Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-11
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING
NEWS FOR DEMOCRATS
Political Talk in Albany-A Rival of
Gov Hill in the Race -Four Years
From Now.

ALBANY, Jan. 6.-While Gov. Hill ia
sending emissaries throughout the country
to boom him for the Presidential nomina-
ton in 1892 there il another Democrat in
Albany who has firmly fixed his eve on
the White House and L. carefully having
plans to capture the delegation from New
York in 1881 To the average citizen and
tax payer it would appear as semi-idiotic
for any statesman or politician to lay
80 far ahead, but while the tax payer is
thinking Of Gen. Harrison's Inauguration
the sagacious politician is already bending
his energies to the nomination of Gen.
llarrison's successor. Gov. Hill Is too
shrewd and reserved man and too trained
n politician to betray his conf ience or
his ambition to any living man. His
boom is already In process OF construc-
ton, however, and before many months
pass certain Democratic papers in the
West and south will begin to announce
that the Governor is In the hands of his
friends.
His emissaries are already at work The
first obstacle that they have met. an obstacle
that will require the most laborious argu-
ments to remove is, How was it that Hill
carried New York State and the Preside t
did noti" They will find this obstacle prev
alent in every State in the Union. but the
Hi men propose to let time and the charac-
teristic forgetfulness of the Anne rican people
answer it rather than to attempt any eIplana-
ton on their 'wn part. In Albany it is no
secret that the Governor and his friends
have spoken dispsragngly of the national
Administration since election day, and the
news comes very straight from the Execu-
tive Chamber that the Governor has re-
marked more than once that Mr. Cleveland
was defeated because he did nothing to help
his cause along In considering Mr.. Hills
grounds for the nomination in 1892 the Dem
ocratic Party will have to consider thorough
ly to just what extent the Governor and his
friends were responsible for the defeat of
the national ticket in 1883.
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The Governors rival TO- President hon
ors is no less man than LieutGov Edward
Jones of Bingbsmpton. A year ago Mr.
Jones was an active candidate for Governor
but the fates were not suspicious. Between
himself and Gov. Hill relations have been
dr. Jones refused to contribute his full as
sessment TO the State ticket He was appre-
hensive of treschery, and determined to run
his own campaign in his own way The
Governor, who was personally conducting
the campsign, took this as q personal
insult: But that made no difference 10
Gen. Jones. He opened a campaign
headquarters in his manufacturing establish
ment in Biz ghamton, impress into his ser
vice every employe in whose irtegri and
ability. he had confidence, and bombarle'
every Granger society, e5ery Grand Army
post, and every association in the State where
votes were al all obtanable with a succinct
hisio.y of his greatness as q soldier and
business man. From election day, 1885
Lieut.. Gov. Jones and his most intimate
friends have been confident that it ras more
his geuerslship than Hills political strategy
that won that fight. However, Jones is now
a candidate for the Presidency. He makes
no coucealment of his ambition. THE recent
vote shows am the most popular Democrat
in the State" he says with characteristic
frankpess ard truth. No. Sir, am not a
candidate for Governor in 1891" The fac,
that he received 1000 more votes than Gov
Hill is the foundation of his Presidential am-
bition. Mr. Jones's friends declare that Hill
did not poll the full strength Of the Demo
cratic voters. and that his own vote would
have been still more largely increased had
the ballots for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor been separate. However. from
thi, time forth New-York State will train two
demo cratic candidates for ls92-David
Hill, the politician. and Edward + Jones.
the soldier.-Albany c,rr, spondent of New
York Times, Mugwump and Democratic
organ.