New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-27
IT WAS A PITCHED BATTLE.
BUT BRER DAVID HE WAS on TOE
LONGEST

STATE COMMITTEE HALF IN Two, AND iHERE
IT STAYS, II TO II, SINE DIE-NoBoDY
WAS ELECTED TO TAKE HUBERT "
THOMPsONs PLACE.
IBY rELEGRArH THE TRIBUSE1
Albany, Jan. 2G.-Will Grover Cleveland have
the support of the Democrats of his own State as
a candidate for the Presidency, or will they go
to the Democratic National Convention and ask
that David b. Hill be nominated?
This question asked by nearly every poll
uclan tonight after the adjournment of the Demo
crane Committee. 1t was natural that they
should ask it, in view of the fact that Mr.. Cleve
land had not been able to persuade the committee
to elect one of his supporters a member of the
National! Democratic Committee. That fact
regarded as hlsnuy Slgnmcant of the Presidents
weakness IN his own party. Mr. CleNeidnds Tres
trade message Is thought to be the nam cOuse
OF his unpOpuiarlty among the Democratic work.
lngmen. Democratic politicians have detected
this sentiment among their constituents, and
many of them have swiftly taken an attitdde Of
hostility to the Pres dent. 1ammany liall Ior
Instance has Just passed criticism on the PresI-
dents message by adopting resolutions faVorIng
protection to American industr and American
wOrkmgmen. To-day the Tsrulmany Hall mem-
bcrs OF the Democratic State committee voted
in opposition TO the Presidents candidate for
member Of the National Democratic Committee.
THE Presidents FIELD oFFIcEKs.
The Delavan House, where the contest between
President Cleveland and Governor Hill took place
this afternoon. The President had sent several
Federal officials To give orders To his supporters
on the committee. Among these were Daniel y.
Lockwood. of Buffalo, United States District
Attorney, who nominated Mr.. Cle\ Gland success
Sivcv for Sheriff, Mayor Governor and President:
James d. McClelland Deputy Collector Of the
Newly orI Custom House, who brought here Cot
lector MaeCne'S orders; and c. c. Lodowck. Of
Troy special agent of the Treasury Department
The Presidents cause was also supported by
several Cleveland men who yet remain in the
StaJc Department. Among these were Robert A.
Maxwell, Superintendent of the Insurance. De.
partmont and Philo ID. Backus, of the State
TreaSurcr'S office.
THE GOVERNORS LEGION.
Governor Hill sent every State official under hb
command 10 the Dcayan House to work to elcci
a Hi committeeman. The chief of these mcr
was William J.. Muller. Judge of the Court Of
Claims Then came Charles j.. Peek. Commis-
Cantor and Ives, and Assemblyman Sbcehan. TO
these should BE- added the Ncw-York AQu"duct
mcn Aqucduct Commissioner Ridgway and John
OBrcn, the Aqueduct contractor.
BRER HILL HE STOOLS TO CONQUER.
The Governor had selected Roswell p Flower
banker, of Ncw-YorlS, who refused to stand on the
same ticket with him in 1855 as a candidate for
Licutcnant-G Governor. as his candidate for the
place on the National Committee. II was. thcfe-
fore 10 be expected that Subway Commissioner
GlbbenS of Now-l Orll. who was formerly Mr.
Flowers pri '2tc secretary, should come 10 Albany
10 work TO elect his former patron. II speedily
became apparent when these political forces came
into conflict that Governor Hill had definite
object namely, to elect Roswell i. Flower. This
movement somewhat aStOnlshed the Cleveland
men until they were told that Mr. Flower had
subscribed $4,000 toward Mr. Hills cam,ri III
expenses when the latter tho Democratic
candidate for Governor in lssj. Mr., Flower had
much injured Mr.. Hills canvass by declining tie
nomination for Lieutc tcnant-GOyernor, and is said
to have subscribed this money rs a repa'ailOn
BprR CLrvFLANp nv GOT HANDFUL.
Tho Cleveland men did not have a definite pro
eramme. They had three candidates presented
for their choicr-namely William II. Murtha,
REGISTER Of Broolllyn cx Mayor Edward Cooper,
# New-(orll and Henry J. Mowry. of Syracuse.
The Kings County committeeman four in number,
said they were Sold7 for Murtha and would
have no other man. Mr.. Kirk. Of Sy-acr.ss,
pressed the selection of his f,ilow town>nan
Henry j. Mowry. the dispenser Of Nr. ClevelanTs
patronage In thar city The County Dcmocra y,
after learning thai the four iammany Hal mem
borN would not support Mr. Coorer. withdrew lin
md decided to support Mr.. Mur'ha. All TIE
Cleveland members of the committee. with the
exception of Mr. Kirk. also resolved 10 support
Mr.. Murha The Cleveland maragers th6G ht
that even without Mr. Kinks vote III V won'd s'il
have erOugh votes to elect Nr Murtha urtll they
discovered that John Y NcKanc one Of the fogr
Eroolylyn commtt"cman ha+ decided 20 vote for
Mr.. Flower the candidate Of Mr.. Hill Then 70
was remembered that Mokanc was rec 'ntly ey--
pccd from the Ncmncratic Courtv Committee "
kines County after charges II party tr"aNh"rv had
been made against him Nv Mr. Mnrha, char
man of the Campaign Committee.
BVTR IITfT WF RrEN WpEKIN ~ THF DARK.
The Cleveland men also sad thSs
several Of their committeeman had given
a pledge TO vote for Mr. Flower before they had
learned that the hitter WAS Governor Hills canfi-
date I'm fact il was learned hy the Cleveland
men that Governor II II for m pnth past had heen
at work secretly getting votes for Flower IN o7er
to put IIill man into the Natl nal Democ a'ic
Committees The Cleveland men were much
Hu>tcrcd by these discoveries. and some OF t,em
said just before the committee met that they
were beaten.
BRTE Hrpg PT,YIN FOX.
When the committee mot this evening the
Cleveland MANAGERS resolved first TO give Their
vote to Murtha and then to transfer ii to MowY,
if IN peril of defeat in order % get Kinks Vote
Kirk is the special repr sentative IN the com
mittcc of Daniel $. Iamtnt, the Presidents pri-
,atr sccrrtlry rcprese nting as h. does Oorthnd
Countv the former home OF Lamont. When re-
rr.o,bnd with a.. suspected trachcrN KIRK ~
s,id ,o have told the Cleveland m'n that "oV-
,rnnr Hill was threatening To remove a PERSONAL
frirud Of his II. j. Brumekamp. the suIenn-
tcna,nf of the salt springs AT Syracuse, unless ne
voted for Flow,r The only WY that n could
avoid doing 81 and cN use himself 10 'ne Governor
MAS To vote for fellow townsnan-llenrS j.
MOwry. ~
inr roRcrS rUAT FoUGuT up BATTLE
When the committee was called TO order cary
this evening il Was found that the members and
proxies present Weres
Dist.
l. Cord Meyer. IT,
\. Mckaue.
3. James W kdgway.
l. John Met drty.
>. JOHN Cot Ter