Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-20

neuvered in this state, the voters belong to
that element, and if they could get fair
shot at Gen. Arthur they would astonish
to vote for any man like
Flower, whose nomination will be consid-
cred in advance as a case of bargain and
sale--of put up first and shut up after
ward"
MONEY AND RAILROADS.
Another person told me that he believed
that Flower had arranged to have the gen.
eral support of all elements of the Demo
cratic party, including Tammany hall. I
asked him what power could have availed
him to accomplish SO much and my infor
mant replied: SWELL, it's the money power.
Flower is in with the railroad kings, who
want man in the governors Office who
will not tamper with the anti-monopoly
question. GOV. Cornell signed the railroad
commission bill, and it has alarmed the
railroad companies and they think their
hope lies in choosing some financial Dem
ocrat"
"But," said I, ''if it is understood that
Flower is monopoly man, will he not be
cut in much of the stste?"
"Yes." said this person, Flowers nomi-
nation makes Solger's election pretty sure,
unless these large corporations can tri
umph by the use of money"
My informant intimated that Tammany
hall would be induced to support Flower,
through the intimacy of
Mr.. Kelly with some of the transportation
magnates.
THE APPEARANCE OF JUDGE FoLGER
is on the whole fortunate for the Republi-
cans in the state of New York, who other
wise would have no man during the pres
ent year that would draw votes to him
from the neutral and Democratic ranks. A
lukewarm Democrat who has been named
among the candidates for mayor of New
York in times past, and who employs
more than 1000 persons, remarked to me
yesterday:
IF Folger is nominated I shall vote for
him, no matter what Democrat is put in
nomination.
"Why?" said 1.
Because I think he has made good
secretary of the treasury, and 1 get person
al reports about him from Washington
which satisfy mo that the Democrats have
no man in the state of Now York as gene
rally capable to administer in through ex-
perience, conservatism and sagacity as
he's
''This gentleman, however, is no expon-
ent et any large class, as he sometimes
forgets when it is election day.
1T is very hard at this time to conjec-
ture the extent of the opposition pa rty to
such respectable nomination as
that of Folger would be. There
is nothing in the older history of the man
that would justify Republican in boiling
from him. He has not been thick and
thin Arthur man, nor even a stalwart of |
pronounced sentiments. He was not the |
original choice of Gen. Arthur for secreta- |
~ of the treasury. but was taken up after
Gov. Morgan had declined the appoint
nent when Mr.. Arthur was good deal en-
oarrassed to lay hold of man of sufficient
moral weight to satisfy the expectation of |
,he country. Folger went to him, not as
IN ardent office-seeker, but as a senior and /
4 friend. After Folger took his Office he |
showed complete Indifference to the ex-
pectations of the Arthur machine in New |
York city, and the Conkling machine in
New York state, so much so that his nom !
nation to be governor is an enormous re-
lief to the, machine men, who want the |
treasury to go into real rowdy hands. Con-
sequently Folger cannot honestly be op-
posed by those Republicans who want to |
testify their despite of the machine lead
ers. They might oppose him because the
machine was supporting him, but that |
would hardly be respectable apology for |
abandoning probably the ablest man left |
in New York state, certainly in |
The Republican party, for gubernatorial |
honors and services.
was talking to-day with Mr.. John Tod, |
Of Cleveland, the SON of the war governor
Of that state, and he said:
"Those New York stalwarts and their |
mitators in other states arc forcing that |
'talwart issue with thoroughness and |
desperation hardly ever seen in politics. |
It would appear that they want to renomi-
nate Arthur, though by their confidence
and total want of policy one might think |
they eyen meant to run Grant again two |
years hence, SO as to get even with popular |
opinion" This is the first remark have |
beard for a week going to show that the |
people resent to some degree General Ar
thurs forwardness in upholding his stall
wart friends. Several of his appoint |
ments In this state are disgraceful, Like that |
Of the man called John Knapp, at Auburn, |
and recently that of A. B. johnson, of |
Utica. friend of mine who belongs to |
the Union league of New York remarked |
to me at the beginning of the summer that |
he thought
THI CoNKLING KLEMKNT
In hew York was recovering its infiu-
snce among the rich men of |
the party which had repudiated
1t during the administration of Hayes and
Garfield. My friend said:
"When Conkling resigned from the sem
ate and tried to be reelected his name was
m m2DtlOuad With hoto orI