New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-10
GOVERNOR HILL ACTIVELY AT WORK
HoN IIE INci ECIiD I'M AUBURN IHiH'' ''
He SAYS or THE NOMINATIoN.
lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUNE.

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He SAYS or THE NOMiNATIoN
ny TELEGRAPH 10 TIE TRIBUNE.
AuEURS, Sept. Ex-Governor Hill arrived in
this city last light ostensbly inspect the state
Prison. lie spent some time the prison to-day listen
ing TO conyics who seeking pardons' but ne III"
not 90 of the warens Office and made no Inspection
Of the prison He did not visit the asylum Tor INC
criminal insane which adJoius the prison. All that the con-
vets had to soy was taken down by stenographer ana
Will be written out for the Governor Heretofore the
Governors have thought necessary to be present
when these statements wore made. Governor DIX III
spectcd the prisons hut until the prc'cn tins no oVher
Governor has here such mission ana the IacV
that Governor lin did not really make any Inspection
to-day taken evidence that his 'lSlt
here for another purpose. He disclose"
what that was by doyOtmg tho afternoon
to conferences with the local Democratic politicians
They were present from various parts Of the county
and from adjoining districts and taken into MS
room IN turns. About 100 OF the leading Democrats
thus closctcd with him In the afternoon Tho sig
ncance Of this movement Is seen tonight IN the uN
OF the Flower men, who have gone over TO HILL INC
majority OF the Democrats here have been strongly III
favor OF Flower who carried the county last year tx
Warden Moses and Charles Durston have been leaders
Of the two Democratic factions here ana theIe ma pr
earnest contest going for delegates The Nose.
faction are supposed bo working I'm tho interest ot
Cooper OF any candidate the Administration hlSHI
want, While Durston II for Flower the Moses iac.IDh
but the Governor suddenly turning MP here IS sad 70
have been IN tho hope OF combining the Two tac ION
IN his behalf lie closcod this afternoon Win pom
Durst0n and Moses The former IS Outspoken now TOT
HI, while the latter Is rcticent
The Governor IN conversation tonight sad wv, nc
expected be nominated and that ho had no knOWlcEe
that the Administration In the least Opposeu 20
him. The Republican nomination, he SAID. was golu-
begging "A wOud have Il unless 10 was arr
ne was certain that Carr would not take any oihcr
place tho ticket The Governor AS MS pro Schce nero
today iudcatcs not confident abOui MS own hon,
nation lie seems lie Processes 70 Dee uuanle 10 'e
and not 10 much whether or not the New loIk
0cogaious are united for Cooper The Governor sSoS
% SiuE sing 90 Inspect ' that prison Whtu ne VIZ
what bo done Boo the rycr counties. Cooper
man who Wa. present watching MI HllIs movement
to-day said that the Governor Is working hW, DIV Ht
viii Doe disappointed. u may not be Cooper 'ut ~ i-
not going 20 bee I. Ifc had ado the conventions c11c'
early 900 counties for him, and not satisfied WIN
that he claiming delegations such as itO'c from
O-wcgo Rochester and some other counties which arc
not FOR him The conventions approved his adWlul@Ta
ton matter OF course. but the delegates were ITO.
instructed for him and they Will nor b" for him except
boz contingency unlikely 10 arise. lii' efforts 20 eet up
boom hy disseminating false reports about Delegates
Will not upII