New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-30
IN FLOWERS PLACE.
s1ocUM WOULD NOT BE PERSUADED.
60 GOVERNOR HILL DECIDED on JONES, TO THE
GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT OF SMITH.


On Monday evening 1t was with the understanding 'ha'
General slocum would communicate his answer !eS'oi
day morning to the committees consisting Oh No"Nte
man .Jack" Adams and Goon-and-nnish-tneueAe'
spriggs who had acted as the medium OF coinllu"io
ton between the state Committee and General elocu
william, H. Murtha, Governor Cleveands nom
nee for Emigration Commissioner who failed to OBTAIN
confirmation, sent by Governor Hi TO enaea'or W
Induce General Slocum to reconsider MS ueerh'ion
not TO fiji the vacancy tho ticket There was long
conference Murtha possesses great power Oh persu
sion but not bring General socun to see tnat
would be a good thing to sacrifice himself in losing
fight General Slocum did not say positively 'hat he
would not accept but he could not be brought 10 say
that he would. What be did do was TO complain pt'er
ly of the treatment he had received at the hands OF
"Boss" Mclaughlin and his gang and Ihe Brooklyn
Eaqle They had represented him as persistent ONCE
seeker He could now show them in the clearest ana
most positive that he was not an oiceseeAoi,
at this particular least He had been nomhateu
and elected Congress three times Ihs was the eAte'
of his otfce-seeking
Tha r.s,,t of the mission was reported to Governor
yy, bnt he was not ready abandon tile endeavor 10
get General Slocum the ticket lie said that dehera
slocum's grievance seemed to be against " Boss NC
Iaughlin and the dominant Democratic lact'oh III
Brooklyn. He asked that Mclaughlin DC
sent for This was done When the Brook
lyn &c boss" presented himself to tho Governor
the latter explained the situation and asked that III the
interests Of peace harmony he ana Messrs' Adams
and Sprggs General Socum, shake hahus' "sleo "
bury tho hstchet aud endeavor to induce Gen
eral slocun 10 allow his name 10 be placed on inc
ticket The messengers then departed They searched
for General socum for several hours, but were unable
IN find him. They were nnally compelled to return ana
report to the Governor that his hopedior cuuae au
secluded himself carefully that no one coulu ei MS
whereabouts and another man would nave 70 oe Seeoe
TO FIJI the vacancy Oh the ticket
Meanwhile noon had come and passed. Inc State 'oii
mittee came together again. Each man asked MS
peighbor: Has the Governor given us eanul"a'e
vet No one could adj muca to the STOCK OF lhiorm
tion Each one however. like the village maiden had
homes After waiting for half an hour III an aess soi'
of way the committee adjourned until p H.
Gradually the hours pass I'd No one could learn
anvthpg definite The corridors and barroom OF the
Holman House filed with d!sconsoate De'hocr"'S.
Leaders who should know all that taking place TOOK
newspaper to one side ana askeu "n"'
thew had learned aud who was to be
the candidate. All except two or thee persons
were completely in the dark to what was going on IL
was known in a hazy sort of way that General slocum
was being labored with. aud that was all.
Gradually there began to be apparent feeing thaI
the whole aft rapidly becoming ridiculous Ihere
had been hspers all along that the Governor mad MADE
mistake in coming TO NewYOrk that the office OF Gov
ernor was OF too much dignity to bring Into the huy
burly OF working politics without causing the nooer
loss Of dignity Those criticisms had como In goOd part
from the County Democracy. Bat soon the state Com
mittee awoke the fact that they were becoming
ock to good many people 1t was declared
nv several OF them that unless the Governor made up
his mind pretty there was probability that they
yould go on and name candidate without waiting Tor
him.
"This delay hurts the ticket and renders us rdicu-
lous said committeeman from the Western part OF lhe
State There are two men, either OF whom "oul"
accent aud either OF whom would make good candidate
These are william Smith and General jones' OF HihS-
hantor. Ifit were left TO the committee they would
name william E. Smith and adjourn of-haEd Ihis do
lny or the part Governor absurd and the com
mlttee do not propose to tolerate II huch longer
am sick OF the whole business"
When o'clock came few OF the committee gathered
In the room where the meetings had been held. In
few minutes they told that there was no conclusion
reached and the only thing that could be done WAS TO
take an adjournment until o'clock With expressions
of disgust the management OF the whole thing, the
committee more separated.
During the afternoon the people In the hotel VINO
dropped into the reading room might have noticed on
one Of the sofas a medium-szed man, or hfty-seYen
years with gray Lair and fierce gray mustache some
what after the Judson Fitzpatrick style, with horid
face and wearing neat black business suit lie had IN
abstracted air and apparently waiting for some
thing This one Of the possible candidates iIr
Lieutenant. t.G Governor-General Edward +. Jones, OF
Bnghamton. He was quietly pointed out TO several OF
the committeeman, but few persons apparently knew
him The other candidate for the place. william +.
Smith, fitted through the corridors and neTvousy held
whispered consultations with his friends Mr.. Smith is
young man and somewhat enthusiastic. lie had set
his neart on having the nomination for Lieutenant
Governor when he went to the Convention. and
promises had been held ont TO him by the Gov
ernors friends that were not fuhled NOW u looked as
II he were again as he pnrased H. 10 Pe e9osed;
In looked very much though this was detrmeDtt 70
him instead OF OF strength As the day wore on
aud IL became almost certain that General Socum would
be the candidate the hopes OF Mr; smith anu ms
when il was learned tnat the Governor had decided
General Jones Mr. Smith is not enough Of veteran to
conceal his feelings entirely ana IL was paniuiiy az
parent that he grievousy disappointed HIS sinends
were Outspoken in their DECLARATION mat inc Iiaen m IN
way that would not pc pleasant Tor Governor h ana
when The state Committee met in the evening It was
in the Governors paror II had been quietly announced
ul 80 10 lind General slOclm, and the Governor had
General Jones finding that General slo-
loo" iooRea Srs Somewhat is rpome majority Of them
S sgTs aSs to as idea there nots o
done but " to s6%t 1 gGe@ enas grsce Edward F.
ZONES OF Binghamton, b. DO choice OF the Committee
on the ticket FOR meute @vernOr IN the vacancy
9sseented Ss military recon- aud declared that he
politician in any sense IF tho WORD but S Slsess oS
strength ne ticket the pHsnes, az come me-
% ne .s.ssssa ,S$sf
were any NOR limitations be made. and hearing no
response put question the nomination Of General
Jones II was carried unanimously. committee con
sisring of Lester B. Faulkner Hubert O. Tn0mpson'
Lanes w. Ridg way, w. Bourke Cochran and John NJ
WiIev was appointed inform General Jones OF his
nounstion ascertain whether he would accept He
was found u hotel apparently awaiting the coming
Of the COM ittee . 80.
There was no hesitancy in his He professed his
readiness TO 20 az once before the State Committee,
and within five minutes from the time
of its departure tho subcommittee reap
peared with General Jones lie introduced to the
Committee by General Faulkner, aud said that the
nounntlon had come him unsOught and unsolicited.
He willingly accepted IL and would work with al possible
zeal for success Of the ticket He bad read the plat
fnodi fu and
on H. faint cheer followed the conclusion OF his re-
narks He WAS then introduced to tho State Committee
ana 10 n number Of politicians who had entered the
roou after the committee had formally adjourned
Governor Hill expressed his pleasure tlat
the committee had readily accepted MS