New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-09
HILL IS SUSPICIOUS.
rEIGNING OPPOSITION TO CLEVELAND.
HIS NEGLECT OF HIS ADuf RENTS DREADlNG THE
CANDIDACY OF FLOWER FOR The GOVERNOR

CANDIDACY OF FLOWER FOR The GOVERNOR
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Albany, July s-Covcrnor Hill is engaged just
row IN tho cndcavor to provo himself victim OF
Administration hate Wcrr he to remain prciecty
aquc,ccnt he would probably bc rcnomInatcd for
Governor without opposition There IS no general
confidence I'm tho success OF the Democratic ticket
this year to call forth much competition for tho
nomination. As the Governor, serving his first ,crm
h. would naturally have the call on the nomination.
Eut that does not suit his restless and suspicious
nature Io suspects all kinds OF projects to defeat
him. In his three years and half of tho Executive
chair pronounced partisan he IS, he has failed TO
form about him any devoted band of aids or man
ayers. lie has In his train at present not ono dis
tlnguishcd leader on whose devotion he can I'M
pcitly rely. II Is a curious commentary on his pre-
tcnce Of spolls distributing, prccncc on which hc
so proudly declares himself Democrat that he has
not influential adhccnt anywhere in public plare
Muller who Is nearest him. has $4,000 place, but
he is not influential. william Purcell. who has
So. 600 place Us 2 member Of the Board OF Arbira
ton. with which he IS heartily disguised, remembers
his rejection a Railroad Commissioner to give thar
place at a. 600 TO Michael Richard. TOO well to iecl
jealous. General SckcS, whom Hill mado CNil
Service Commissioner at $1,000 year doesn't care
enough for the place to make a move even In Tam
many Hall for the Governor and James H. Man
ming. who holds similar place. merely emphasizes
his gratitude by the most cXravagant devotion 10
Cleveland and his low-tarlG issue In " The Argus
Maxwell, who was HIS personal app0nice over the
Insurance Department at $1,000 year IS at open
warfare with him, and looks TO retention In hl'
present lucrative Office In Of HIS reelection
only by cnlstng the Republican Senate in his behalf,
and having a new nomination by ITlll next year re-
jccicd or hung up General Laihrop, HIPS appoince
as of state Prisons, is the only ore OF
the state officials Of standing and influence VINO Is
stanch adhorcnt Of the Governor and his adherence Is
more matter OF honor than preference, for ne Is
hampcYcd in hl, department by appointments forced
upon him by HI, TO which he made most strenuous
moic,ts These are tho only important positions
IN all the large list OF state offices, bureaus ana de-
ranmcnts which have been filled by lilils own ap-
rointccs. For. incredible as It may appear, III vie"
OF his character an anti-Clcvcand man, ne has re-
tanned without effort at replacing them by mon OF
b, own every one Of the Cleveland appoinccs whom
he found in Office. Shanahan. superintendent OF Pub
!lc Works: Tainr. superintendent OF TIE baniuhs DC
rarfmcnt: Perry. Commissioner of the capitol An
dcws. superintendent Of Public Buildings, win all
the various Keepers OF Buildings; Bebre and Aleu-
commissioners OF Claims Brown, Dairy commissioners
who handles average appropriation OF
100000 yearly AID has an army OF
INSPECTORS: the three state Assessors, ami
Erumclkamp the superintendent Of the Onondagl
salt springs are all original appontc"s Of Cleveland
not one Of whom has Hill offered TO replace ny
hungry and thirsty adhcfent OF his own Ana ms
cutlery AGAINST the general nonparisan Character OF
Cl.y,lari', appontccs throughout thai noble reform
err, two years of state Administration, and all Inc
trlc-bluc Old original members Of the party felt
sure Of receiving their portion when llill came H.
II IS true that iii had Republican senate to
contend against. he ms frequently informed pro
TESTING fr.cnds. Idt the fact is that hostile senate
did confirm both Muller and Maxwell, AMI was
willing at most times. until iIil chose |"
g,m with them. TO confirm any APP
lohtmcnt where Democrat SUI cue L,',' "a
IL IS not now possible that III SHsc VI o ;,nn onn
present senate any succeeding fclMuIcah one,
would conccdc him The privilege even Oh ITllatnG a
Cleveland Brmocfat WIN one % III, Nv u: Wo,
helms ~ make the Governor weak in trciu, ,Mot'-
9yct Governor nm mas lie rr"u v'c and WI fii
bis closest Il 'i's lie pd' IL, , " uss ,a w
trouble ScnatOr Cantor h> devoted lcilcscni"'s t
i'm The senate d. vctoinc his PCT measure for me
a message where he even attributed ciooheI ways 10
fused shcchaG his argent request for veto OF the
Elevator ill which affected ShcChan's own const!il-
cedjna Bsn"crats a. Huh McIauehln Bouric Cock
ran and George Eaine-. il" j. ON the most ungeEalh
tor Pierce Lc coutrycl caily 10 make himsni most OBJ
noyoa, by hosting tanto. over their heals mo me
one TIM he might have formed an alliance. he Is no"
PREPARED 20 his mos dangerous contestant or tAc
In such emcresacy as this 50 prePared for for
ration Interference i'm state affairs Even While be
race. of on Tie slightest call H. identify himself with
the Cleveland ratification meeting. he indus iriol-y
c,Ifiyafrs the Lc'i,f among his followers tAa' hc IS
MOI with the Admins ration. In this town IN syria
rusr I'm Rochester, wherever there Is division on
Cleveland and nm line, AZ all. he has iEdu,r ously
circulated the imprcs,on that he Is to b. opposed by
the Administration prOV'e. and his faction IN thlh
.lu,fi,lv etr.gI tic idea that his reject will be
Nm. signal for general slaughter Of the Cleveland
ticket II H. nos.ihlc that by such mano"uvrnss ne
rlYv Obtain his lruchcovctrd rcnomiua'ipn though
Admin t,atlon lead herr arc outspoEcn I'm the bclct
~ az II a suicidal hDd To give him further power
They claim thai with tn" nomination ht would &ct
ucarhnroIsly. icng miuch viii the belief ihai be
could ram far ahead Of the National Ticket whereas.
n he falls 10 get the nomination. no matter bow, his
claws VIII be shurn and the Ian and Me under such
nomination a. that Of Flower. Will pull a ii1le n II
f. possible get thom TO DO anyhow Flowers lttlc
blossom appears already in Ia country papers. ara
his delegates will appear I'm time al the convention
one thing is certain. The Hi contingent Itself
would rather see him nominated than llll.