New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-26
present incumbents.
HOW THE CANDIDATES WERE CHOSEN.

MANY's TRIUMPH.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
SARATOGA, Sept. 25.- The Democrats COM
peted their ticket to-day under an atmosphere tt was
moro chilly the convention than ON the outse lhc
feeling that led to adjournment last nght without
moiit or any acton toward making the nomination Oh
Hill unanimous had not abated when tue delegates re-
convened this mornng. The Committee on Kesoiutons
sirius gied for hours with the Civil Service reform anu
other blanks while the leaders OF the party were "ok"t
even harder to do something to smooth Tue uouo'eu
waters and 10 strengthen the ticket The representatives
of Governor Ill., approaching the mntin"ns utterahces
of his opponents set about to nominate man
for Lieutenant Governor who would make up or the ue
6cepcjes OF head of the ticket The place was onereo
70 Oswald Otteadorfer OF New-York. VINO declined III.
General slocun with show OF some indienation maze
like resi- onse Mr.. Hewitt would not even listen 10 %
su,,cson thai he should accept NJ soldier OF states
man COULD be found wOad agree to 20 on the ticket
with IIl The resentment which the THOMPSON element
had shown over His nomination alarmed his Ifiehds
more piit ulary because OF Its probable eucct on tue
trcusury of the state Committee. The rcu conrae'rs
and we'll paid oce holders nearly all IN the County
Dcuocr.cy oryauization. IL theee men who last
wear furnished OF money TO carry the saie
far Cleveland without their aid to debauch the voters
the Governors friends recognized that his Sht woud De
hopeless QUE .
In this emergency they turned to the perennial hoswe
p Flower whose barrel had teen on tap for so many
wears I'm vain cueavor be nominated for President
or Governor or to secure cabinet ONCE The we'll
known fact his trst election to Congress cost MIN
large sum money said to exceed S3oOoO AMI the re-
,or believed by all the Democratic politicians that lie
had In three years spent vast gums OF money In politics
,r the hone of securing an office. ncted the friends OF
Hui TO vigorous efforts hia acceptance OF ecoud
place ON ticket They were not EMBARRASSED oy inc
loud complaints of the Brooklyn delegation that te
place had promised Senator Jacoos ana that
would Do base treachery refuse HIM the nomination
fll4ta one
mot entertain tue proposition The friends OF william IL
Smith, Of Pattsburg, made similar complaints because OF
the promises made To nim Mr. Flower was not uh-
Justice of these complaints ana at hrSt he
refused to acetpt the place The Hin man
ayers then Desought the aid Of Boss Thompson ana at
his reaest Mr. lie had long but una' aling confer
euce with Flower Thompson. WHO was not Unwilling 10
ses the Brooklyn Democrats goosed, to Use his own
language then vent personally TO see MI fiower ana
after a long conference with him came out ana an
nonneed that he would accept II elected 1t Is dnder-
stood that Thompson depend upoa Mr. Flowers
assistance in legislative schemes at Albany.
Tho rammany men OF course. delighted with
tins announcement So far they had been tue dictors
of tna enny,nton Their refusal TO enter into any con
binaton against Hill prevented the success OF the plans
IN ds,eat h, nomination. Now 1t proposed 10 nOm
nate for second place on the icket man Win
barre supported the John Kelly bolt of 1879 ana
also 10 strike powerful blow at Iainnanys nat
Rrooklvn rival Tamniauys acceptance OF Flower as
others to whom Hill had made Promises OF support could
do uotbng but ys their disgust In expressive II
moi ju the most refined language Io make matters te
more uncomfortable for the BROOKLYN crowu the bhi
managers coully Informed them that Controller Chah
must he rohouinated. He had not supporter In the
Kings County delegation, but he had slight reputation
as theoretical if not practical civil Service rcformer
while Hill aud Flo had made no concedment OF ther
contelnpt for ideas. Hence II WAS dee ned neces
eapy ~ pace MN on the ticket. Tie Brooklyn delrga-
fatp
lowed the dose, bat win Dao sracS .,.,o,, 6,orai
AZ WIS decided TO renonnaie Attorney-Gcncrai
OIr,eu Notwithstanding tnat Flower claimed TO come
frou TIE same rural retreat. -, IT, Ia
been the most active Hill man IN tho state, having
boed up there and every where In ne chorts 10
ussIst capturing delegates. Ius Ihthiui sci'ice
conned for nothing compared with the interests OF
Daniel Manning and the friendship O tue PRESIDENT
private secretary. Mr. Maunlg Is large stoekhoaer
In q bank which desires the state deposits ana MI
Lamont had millionaire friend IN Cortland County VINO
desired to enter Iublic life ihs was case Mq'o ~
reference from WarmnFton was not disgnised Mr.
iaoonTs conference with lIil atiugainton settled the
maIter. Maxwell alone Of the state ocals %as saoti
fcc and Fitzgerald the unknown Cortland Couhty
rns arc,eary of state hunt was made for
German aud to phaszc the absence OF any sympathy
brrwer such a man found In Frederick Cook. Of
Rochester. intimate friend OF william iufced anu
another millionaire. Objection was maze that MT COOK
naue was not suggestive OF German origlh Dnt Was
explained that his name was oSrhy ssaaeG
fIcieut and tboug had been defeated as candidate
foT MAySs wss 81 after IL O'clock, two hours later
than the time fixed for calling the ccnyen-
ard the other leaders finally got things satisfactorily
fixed Then the convention was called to order ana the
ticket was com pleted In a short tiine
PIGHTI>G OVER THE PLATFORM.
The contest that had been threatened on the Civil
Service plank was avoided by compromise. There
was fight In the committee. number OF It's members
demanding an absolute condemnation OF the whole
"scholastic bumbug" as surveyor Beatue designated
e. but with the OF the Presidents let
Ter stl rcverberating in their ears the
majority of the committee decided that It could not be
done Tne plank was altered virtually to condemn
this reform Furthermore the plank indoising Inc
Administration OF President Cleveland was made tame
iu COMPARISON with the glowing eulogy which was paid
(ioveruor HIlls. The anti-Admnistraton Democrats
were satisfied with their victory ana proniseu 10 nahe
on record that the minority Of the com
Ittce declined to approve even this slight commenaa
form The plank concerning preferences to soldiers ano
sailors copied after that in the Republican platform
Neither one OF these panks approves the principe VI
the Earl bill That bill exempted soldiers and sailors
from any examinations wsseVsf oer nass,pS se axana
The attendance at she convention to-day was small
and the delegates departed with apparent enthnsL;
asm. The studied neglect Of the Administration ana
tSs asre nSaceass ass in the Ss''aS Dominating
9nere repeated declarations that TINS or Una. ;.
straight Democrat and likely 70 continue SO. Whsn M
Eeclesne said that the Democrats S oyeG & indeat
ing the difference between him and the Presaep "1 T
the Mugwumps loved for the enemies lie made. ,,,I
condemnation OF the Mugwunp Dewspapers Of Hilis
nomination evidently pleasing TO some OF ms irepus
car happen 10 the Governor his nomination mad been
approved by those fellows | should have certainly
Thought his case hopeless They perhaps mean well
but the Democrats OF this State VIII not vote for any
man who is satisfactory 70 the Mugwumps. 30 am
glad they have left u.s." :, ,r
Another one of the Hill leaders on hearing Joseph W
Harper, who 10 here condemn the ticket remarked
"No ticket the Democrats could have named would
supported the Mugwumps this year. as one
year of the OF adversely was enough for tne
but they will help rather than hurt u.s."
OF course Democrats who agree with John X feiow, e. D
that better nomination could have been made, DO no
regard the Mugwunp detection with satisfaction Ihe
Tzmmany went home In great state OF Jnblauoh
They victorious every turn and once moro they
In with the upper