New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-08
GOVERNOR HILL AT DISCOUNTED
DEMOCRATS

ryroM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, May 7.-Once more the English
tourist the drummer the gent bride and her radiant
husband are the chief invaders OF that room OF granu
proportions the Executive Chamber OF the new Cspito
ONLY three months ago the office seeker pushed aside
and hid from view the unobtrusve sightsecrs Pres
dentelect stood in the apartment greeting all VINO came
with the Same stoHdlty and seeming goou
nature The crowds filed the room gaE
ing curiously at the great portIu'S
on the mahogany walls of Lafayette, Washington Gun
ton and Seward, and seeking chance for moment
chat with Grover Cleveland All that has passed away
The room now rarely contains more than two persons
when visitors pass its doors. Tho Governor
aad his secretary whispers guide impressVey' n'
visitor sees at the Governors table thlcK-set' pa
headed young hard at work wrtingor swiftly tuin
ing tho pages of the laws OF the State and comparing
them with those OF some recent edict OF tine Les'n
ture He always wears his black Prince Albert
coat buttoned tightly about his breast
giving him the air of man who mover relaxes III
his work He Is hard working man. but he surrenuers
his time cheerfuy to those who have business WIN h
In consequence most Of the work is now done at ng
when the doors OF the Executive Chamber are locked
Persons who pass Capitol late at night rarely
see the lights extinguishedi the Executive Chamber I'LL
long after midnight.
The work-room Of Governor Hill and his private
secretary william G.. Rice tall, neloohng young man.
Is not the Executive Chamber, however but an apart
Inent to the southwark OF It. It Is small room' on
whose walls hang the portraits OF many the Governors
of New-York which gathered by Governor Corneh
with the intention Of forming gallery There Is me
oil portrait Governor ID. Morgan In this COLLECTION
Governor Hill has surrounded himself with appliances
for swift typewriter table for stenographer
largo tables for himself and his secretary telephone
and the volumes OF the laws Of the State. In an
adjoining room he has files OF nearly all the newspapers
printed in the state. This Is innovation. No Gov
ernor before has seemed TO to learn tho DRIFT OF
public sentiment concerning legislative measures from
the newspapers Tie Governor, however, gots goou
many hints regarding bills before the Legislature from
these publications. He is much annoyed. however by
the legislative practice of nnglng all the important
measures of tho session at him at one
time ne-tenths of the session." he said recently
1.-THE Legislature pass unimpOrtant bills and nave
little to do Then suddenly they hur at me scores OF
important measuresbls that affect the insurance com
panes the railroads. the cities in fact everything OF I'M
portance in the state supposed to make up my
mind almost simultaneously on these Bills; although
they all require careful examination"
Judging from the conversation OF Democratic NOM
beers Of tho legislature President Ceveands Admius-
tration is all satisfactory to- the rank and lilo OF
tho party throughout the State Unless radical change
is made policy that soon, they predict an
overwhelming defeat for their party at the fall election
Mr. Manning's visit to Albany Just before
the municipal election here, and his per
sistent refusal to sec any OF the leading
Democrats. except the local politicians OF Albany
caused a great deal OF angry comment Eyon Senator
Jacobs the long time friend and supporter OK Manning
and the leading representative OF Boss" Mclaughlin
TO whose influence at Chicago Cleveland owes his nom
nation was refused interview. The result OF this
snubbng by Secretary OF the Treasury aud o. the
course of the Administration since that time VIII
probably DO the sending OF thirty-hTe delegates
10 tho Democratic State Convention adverse
IN the Gubernatoral candidate OF Clevcands choice,
which Is understood TO be Erastus Corning
"Ihear" said a prominent Republican politician to-
day. that George D. Sloan and Titus sheard are TO be
nominated for Senators in the oswego and Herkmer
districts respectively II that IS true and the evidence
Is abundant Il is Warner Miller will have two de-
voted friends in the state Senate wnen he seeks rcelec-
ton In 1887"