New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-04
GOVERNOR HILL AT WORK.
GENERAL. ZONES WILL PAY THE FREIGHT
FOR THE GOvERNORsHIP NEXT TIME


AIhanv Fcb I-Goyernor Hill Is conscious some
DAVIS that the head of Government OF SIX millions
NJ neople has no time that he can call MS OWL
a. enter tbis building every morning about 10
o,cIocks he said the other day. giancing toward inc
door of the Executive Chamber IN the Ne" Oaploi as
~ every moment he expected Vis'lor' win une III
tenton Of at at once attacking my correspondence
know that there viii DO toWaru hunuroo "'yA'
10 look over and dictate replies 10 anu an III
-. 90 cot IN work However, no sooner sit down
a, tho table IN that interior room ana have arrangeu
,h ,ottors before me for examination than Mr. Earl,
nv messenger, comes IN anu s"Ss 'Ho' "O
two or three gentlemen ou'sne VIM "Sn 70
see me- But 1 go-and uo"t come pacA'
for there is constant suealn VI ,ll'o o Ho'n
that time until O'Clock, when inc hAe'uu'e Onanocv
4, closed Then I 20 back to the Interior room ana
Ga that tho afternoon mail has about doubled my
,ot 90 e,ters. and Colonel Rice This private secre-
tarv, and myself are lucky II We find time to do much
cleo than examine those letters for tho remainder OF
the afternoon for after INC Executive NhainDcr
20 formally closed am compelled to receive and chat
with a good many men. Why Just before ne" rear
Day It seemed as II every man ID the sta'o was COM
rol,ed IN see me ,lpon some matter oil business
"a me- onru,I message and an inaugural speech to
-. a,ag arno,ntments to make and conferences %
lola eo,rdino tbe amendments to the branch OF the
Court NJ ANNALS And right in the middle OF sem
tence of the MESSAGE where was striving 10 Keep tho
thought connected in would come Ear with message
from the outside that several Vlstors "ero tore "aI
inc To see me; but / would 60. impatient 10 nUirh
Quickly But visitors would never notice that was
I'm hurry the contrary, most OF tnem "ouu set.e
down IN their chairs with comfortable air as II for
an afternoons talk and in many cases would begin
their business chat by saying: WALL now' Governor
didn't we have a glorious election
awbat is your method of work in writing message
III fhunp
AT have all the facts desire collected replied tho
covernor get them all into my head arrange men
taIlv the order In which will make the points desire
70 present and then write. find that after you have
the facts and have mastered them u Is easy 10
writeD The Governor paused moment and then
laughing said; "PerhaIs the chief difficulty IN writ
ing is not what to say, but what not 10 say
In 1875 tho Governor, according to veteran poll
nelan. showed that he could evado saying what no
ought not to say and yet In certain sense said u
YNu remember said this politician "thst Horatio
Seymour declined the Democratic nomination Tor Gov
ernor in 1875 and that the Democrats had 10 recon
vone the Democratic state Convention Mr.. HIN paid
several visits to Albany TO learn Governor Tlldens
wishes lu regard 10 the domination. Mr.. Tilden being
the Democratic candidate for President he OF course
had the hight TO dictate the nomination for Governor
But Mr. Hill for long time found Mr. 11den I'M
willing to disclose his choice. Finally the day before
the convention to meet Mr. Hlll came to Albany,
saw Mr. Tllden learned his secret, and started for
Saratoga 10 nominate Mr.. Tdcn's candidate. There
were a GOO many newspaper correspondents aboard
the train and they knew that Mr. Hill II any one was
aware OF Mr.. Tndens selection for Governor.
group OF tho newspaper mon were gathered about Mr.
Hlu and one OF their number said Come Mr. lilll
tell ne who Is Mr. Tllden's candidate You might as
well tell us now for when We set to Saratoga we shall
soon discover whom you are pushing for Governor
Mr.. Hin smiilngy replied: NO gentlemen, cannot
show yon my hand until I reach sarasoea. Then
viii promptly. And to all thoF urging he invariably
replied: 4 said l would show you my hand when
reached Saratoga, and intend 20 keep my agreement
Mono OF d, newspaper correspondents was oil, b
.ead this riddle Yet thoy wcre somewhat chagrtno1
upon reaching Saratoga, when Mr. HlI said to them
4 said that would show you my hand when wc
should reach here. Well hern n IS Samuel Hand,
OF Albany Mr. I'M had Mfr. Hand nicely running
for Governor next day, when he declined to be
candidate and Lucus Robinson was nominated
A captious critic RI Governor Hn's last message
calls attention 70 THIS sentence in o. II Is suggested
that the existing election laws b amended By proyid
ing that reasonable distance nom the nolis be set
aside or reserved by ropes" The critic asks; Can
you set aside dlstanee'i'
Governor Hin IS bothered a politician iust now
with a good many legaccs from Governor Cleveland
~ the way OF fnie NNttfh NhA INC ihttHF tVNtlNtA
and personal friends Of hls who were given Office
by Governor Hll out Of compliment. Naturally, tho
Governor In the Iato campaign incurred certain polltl
cal debts which he would lke 10 pay; hut these
appOIntees Of Governor Cleveland show no willingness
to surrender their places 20 tho friends Of Mr. Hll.
The Governor, II Is reported, would like 10 remove
three Cleveland Democrats who are State officials, and
put three OF his own adherens In their places These
men are James shanaban, the superintendent OF
p.ttf. VI 10 A,r oh NJ fIa Sfufe
Robert a. Maxwell, the superintendent Of the Insur-
ance Department, and Willis S. Palno, the superln-
tendent of the banking Department II Is even
said that the Governor hag requested Mr. Panes
resignation and that the latter has declined 10 gyo
II, saying that he thinks no merits reaopolniment.
Mr. Paine is a strong Tammany Hall Democrat Much
surprise Is expressed therefore, that the Governor Is
trying TO remove him from office.
One Of the best lllsed State officers is Lieutenant
Governor Jones whose :" skates big musaches,
novel method OF Advertising HIS business and speeches
al county fairs subjects OF state talk. lie IS
always good-naured and merry In his chat with peo-
po, full of good stories and g0od-humored gossip
that his presence Is invariably welcomed His fair
ness as the presiding officer OF the Senate, which IS
rather vexatous frequently TO the Democrats, is
another element Of his popularity Moreover, he
has good war record and treats all old soldiers
with especial Kindness Speaking tho other day
about war times, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jones said
any first experience OF presiding In Senate
Chamber was rather peculiar. was colonel OF the
9th Massachusetts, the first which arrived In Washing
ton at the outbreak Of the Rebellion Congress-
was not In session, ana a. there was
other shelter for the regiment, they put IL into
the Capitol We used the Senate Chamber as a
headquarters and Il was there that ! lrst presided
and learned how to preside over the State Senate Of
New-Yorl And, Nv the waS, believe ! can
say what no other army officer can, and that is
that the President Of tho United States called upon
me, and not ] upon him, upon arriving In Washington,
President Lincoln was profoundly anxious for Washing
ton before the 9th Massachusetts, arrived owing the
number Of Southern sympathgegs In the city lie
was afraid these southernors would deliver the city
IN JEFF Davis Consequently, when ho heard tha;
soldiers from the North had arrived he was very
glad and with his entire Cabinet, he paid us visit