The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-22
qaE NEW YoRK CAMPAIGN.
sun Anybody,s Fight. for tho Democratic
GOVERNMENTAL Nomination.

stNI Anybody's Fight for the Democratic
4 GnbArpatariaI Nomination.
NRw YoRk, August 9l.-The meeting Of
tho Democratic State Committee, its peace
able proceedings and its seemingly eager
endorsement Of tho Administration are
regarded here as throwing much less light
than was expected upon the chances OF
the various aspirants for the 6ubernatori-
al Nomination. Two elements which were
expected TO reveal their attitude more or
less clearly are as mysterious as ever.
These elements are tho Kings County del
ecation, who arc regarded as holding the
balance Of power, and the wishes Of the
National Administration The most pos
tive and distinct feature OF the Saratoga
gathering was the amusing eagerness OF
the boys to 'catch on" to the straight
administration tip" All the candidates
spent most OF their time in demonstrating
that the sunlight OF favor from Washing
ton fell exclusively upon them.
This attitude was extremely distasteful
To the average dissatisfied rural Democrat
whose postmaster has not yet been re-
moved, and who came to Saratoga hoping
10 finda crowd Of sylnpathizers who would
stand by him and talk right out in tho
meeting. eionnd the sympathizers, but
they were all pafalyzel into obsequious
Silencein Difference to the necessity OF coll
ciliating the Mugwump vote. The result
was that Governor Hills friends claimed
that the Administration would willingly
see him nominated, and they succeeded in
making out quite o catalogue ot minor
evidences OF administration favor, the
strongest item being the fact that the
Governor and Dan Lamont took ride
together in BinghBmton the other day.
The friends OF Edward Cooper make out
theclearest case. They point TO the Gus.
tom house, to the promises which Hubert
o. Thompson freely makes Of patronage,
to tile sly way in which the civil service
obstacles to the use OF patronage are being
swept out OF the way, and argue that all
this would not be done without the consent
Of the President.
Then the hackers Of the ever-hopeful
Roswell p. Flower build an ingenious
structure OF negations. The Administra-
ton, they say, would not wish the nomi-
nation OF Cooper because OF the very fact
that 1t would be said that he was made
the candidate by the use OF Federal pat
rOnaHe, anu tue AutululstIhtluuG Guulu4lot
favor Hill because his policy as governor
has been contradictory to that OF Cleye-
land, and moreover, he could not get the
independent vote. Hence the brave con-
clusion that Floweristhe chosen one. The
friends Of Hewitt are in tlIe same category
as those Of Cooper. Meanwhile General
S!ccum aud Daniel N. Lockwood hover
watchiully in the rear.
The local feeling here to-day is that
Cooper or Hewitt has the best chance OF
making the nomination. Still the dis
agreement between the Civil Service
Commission and the inner political power
oftne Custom House is a cloud upon the
horizon that may grow black and stormy
before the Convention. 1t is a question
that nobody pretends TO answer, whether
Boss McLAughlin's contingent from Kings
county will be willing to see the nomtna.
ton OF New York City man at the head
OF the ticket, which would, OF course, pre-
vent, for territorial reasons, the nomina-
ton Of State Senator Jacobs, OF Brooklyn,
for Lieutenant Governor. The Kings
county rings have been counted for Hill
because OF his vetoes Of reform bills for
Brooklyn, but there has been developed
some uncertainty as 10 this. AS for Tam.
many, the feathers oil The braves droop
low, their countenances are humble, and
they ask only for place and the rations OF
Office,