New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-16
WHO WILL BE COLLECTOR.
sppcJAI. EFFORTS FOR THOMPSON.

.,s CHANCES NOT GooD-OrHER CANDIDATEs-ThE
GovERNOIsHIP
Ass,s+ont District Attorney Fellows, who spent Sun
dav in Washington the forerunner OF numoer vi
other intimate friends of Hubert o. Thompson VINO
have arranged to call the President TINS week 10
urge the claims of the late County Democracy oSs ior
Collector Of the Port report that he had withdrawn
as a candidate In favor of William b. smith was oeeu
vesteraav by one of his intimate friends Thompson
will remain a candidate until the place ia hi'ed, sau
This gentleman He will not resign his claims III
favor of anv one VIII he be appointedf confess
that have not much hope of his success though Sec
retary Whitney and Secretary Manning have poth
nromised to do their best tor him." The emphasis
which this gentleman put on the word - promised
revealed curious phase of the contest over TINS Once
When Manning and Whitney went into the Caoinet
Thompson believed that he as certain OF the once
Of Collector as though he had been appointed lhey
,romised a. TO see him through" and Thompson was
content to leave the matter in their hands. some
weeks AGO he began suspect that 1t would not ne se
far him 70 trust himself entirely TO Manning and MT
new and no began a. once to get MS ircnus W Si
upon tho President and urge his claims ne ,ie9 ~ 70
Ger q unanimous endorsement" by the County dc,
mocracy organization but to his amazement he iound
that with no patronage at his disposal ms quonuas
friends deserving him Mayor Trace rtrrs5 the
Organization putting his friend Purroy IN the executive
chair Thompson with his usual political sasaeity,
acnuiesced but IL longer "ii"9 mn"
~acc have practical control Of the County Democracy
They are both urging the President 10 apPoinl as
Collector William A. Cole. business man ana tnti M
Der OF the Produce Exchange. How great lne;r
nerest Is IN Mr. Cole is matter of doubt hat there IL
no question that they do not want thompson 70 ge
Collector, any other person who wiz use tno
eral patronage to antagonize that OF the mhhicipd
Smith NJ. Weed when Last in the ey expressed great
confidence IL the Ss Whe member Of the
legislature Mr. Smith regarded as a sort OF
spokesman for Governor Cleveland on the moor OF the
Assembly, and frequently announced what the 10Y
ernor would do with bills il they were not amended
Thn. intimacy an1 Smiths services In the state Com
mtee and the fact that the resident was iof s Ma
time after the Chicago Convention guest at ar
Weeds house. led many persons to think that VT
Weeds candidate will win But his lack of fitness Tor
the place and the Mugwump opposition, are counter
40 presdent Simmons, Of the Stock Exchange Is said
70 be the Tden candidate and also the -nal choice oil
Mavor Grace Mr. simmons has popular support
which leads some Of his friends to CONT certainly upon
his suceess However. Mr. Simmons himself haS
recommended the appointment of JosePh ). y onohne
who according TO one OF the Presidents clerks has
more letters on file in his behalf than any other cand
date Mr. ODOnohuo has q nominal connection WIN
Tammany Hail. and Mr.. Simmons IL also counted as
bolonr1pg 70 that organization. Civil Service Com
missioner schoonmakor is regarded as likely eandi-
date Boss MeLaag hlin, of Brooklyn, has no chance
nc nus OF Governor m that Is regarded
az evidence that he does not look for any Office Tor him
self from the President ,,,,..t
Democratic politicians foreshadowing something OF
tb ADMINISTRATIONS intentions concerning the nohia-
ZION for Governor If William T. Smith or any oth,
than a strictly business man IS chosen II Is tioisIt
that Governor Hill will be the loser. a. matters now
stand the nomination probably lies between Hi and
Flower. with the chances in favor OF the former.
Flower has large rural following, ana IN has also
considerable support in the country In aHa'n ne j.
certain of the Brooklyn delegation, and II Hubert D.
Thompson il not made Collector he will do what he can
for Hill. ut, ~. =.
cjtv official yesierday that the tendency nos Il TO
nominate for Governor a well-known. stiaish.ol!
Democrat, without any regard to hugwump OF Siyii
Gry5ce Reform IDEAS Unless the strong arm OF the
Administration is used to repress this growing feeling
n will control the next State Convention lhat y
what makes Hill and Flower the leading candidates
row II the Administration should interfere believe
| that their friends would combine and control the
ion