New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-23
WHO WILL SUCCEED HILL ?
JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER AND FRANK RICE
THE LATEST CANDIDATES.
IT NAY BE A QUESTION OF CITY AGAINST
TRY-sENATOR-ELECT HILL NOT
READY TO GIVE Up THE

CONFERENCE.-THE.
1 FROM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEl
| Albany. Feb. 22-On Wednesday. March 4, the term
OF Office OF David Il. Ill., ScnatOrelcct, will bcGin but
there no signs yet that he will resign at that time
the Office Of Governor Of New.YOrlI on the contrary
all the indications are that Mr. Hill intends to hold
both Offices, at least until December next, when the
| regular session Of Congress will begin. Mr.. Hill also
busy deviSng schemes to project the political power
which he largely possesses by virtue of his ONCE oi
Governor into the term of his successor in tat once
When he departs for Washington he wishes 10 leave IN
the onice Of Governor loyal friend Of his; one
especially who will be true TO him in the months OF
1892 preceding the meeting Of the Democratic Nato
| Convention In the Of those months the Demo
| Gratis Of Ncv-NOrk will hold their state Conven-
lion, and will elect their scventy-two dele
| gates TO the National Convention. Democratic
| Governor inmical u Mr. Hill, ambitions
upon his own account. could then do him irTcparablc
| HARM Mr.. Hill must have tho<support Of a majority
| OF these Ner-Norh delegates to the Democratic ""
| uonal Convention. he must abandon all thought %
being candidate for the Democratic nomination Tor
President And if he has energetic and politically
ekilful friend as Governor of Ncw-lork in l9"- teic
can be no doubt II the attitude Of Democratic poll
cians Of this state toward him that year when the
nomination for President comes under discussion one
Of the most dramatic incidents in the Democratic M
tonal Convention of 1554 at Chicago was when the
late Daniel Manning said, in response to the can VI
| Ncw-Yorl on the r0ll-call Of votes for PTcsheht
L. New-York casts seventytwo votes for Grover 'eNe
land 1t did not matter after that decl"r'uoh ,''t
| Rourke Cochran and Thomas +. Grady dH protest
that a certain proportion If New YorVs delegation
wore opposed to Grover Clcveand's nomination. ana
did not believe he could be elected. The Convention
replied that Ncw-Yorl lad right 10 instruct us dele
| gates to vote As a unit
| But who is this loyal friend Of Governor In
| to whom he can hand over the Governor
| 10 I'd
| INTEREST," Coupled with loyalty there must al1o We
nautical ability and acquaintance with the Democratic
| politicians Of the state. In the OPINION % No,"'
cratic politicians there are only two men "i t9 ~
| in the circle of the Governors intimate p'Iuch a.
| ,ociates These men are Judge Alton b. Parker "i
the Court of Appeals, and Frank RICE, the SecicUiE
| Of state 1t strangely happens that both oi tl''c
mon were formerly strong Cleveland mon ahd indeed
| they are both friendly terms Win MI Oe'cia4'
| now But they their advancement from Ip"P
political station to their present high places "h'y
| 10 Mr. Hill, ard their gratitude has uHquesu''abiy
| made them most devoted followers Of the Governor
Mr. Parker was surrogate Of Ulster County when ap-
pointed by Governor iIil a Judge Of the supreme
| Court. He also aided to secure h'hii1O'h
to be Judge OF the court by the Governor, ara
Ilen was promoted by the latter to the Second DIVISION
OF the Court of Appeals As for Frank Rice. he was
merely County Judge Of ontario County when selected
in 1859 by Governor Hill a. the Democratic caldi'
| date for Secretary Of state.
| Both Mr.. Parker and Mr. Rice have the
| advantage Of being rural Democrats, ard ~
having no en1ngling alliances with either Iammahy
Hall or the Kings County Democrats. As rule
in state conventions the rural delegates arc "agln'
the city delegates, and rule, they arc also the
best politicians. 1t 80 happens also, that In Demo
cratic state conventions the rural Democrats have a
vast majority. The basis Of representation is three
delegates to every Of 12o Assembly districts Ey
this rule of representation there 374 decgatts.
| aud flpt1l
delegates. The two Democratic cities thus have
Of only 1O5 votes out % 37i or not one
| third of the convention The rural Democrats thus
can disregard the choice Of NcwYorh and brooklyn
Democrats for Governor and nominate their own man.
This is a remarkable composition OF the Democratic
| state Convention, considering that Ncw-(ork ana
| Kings County Democrats gave Mr.. Cleveland III l777
"A plurality amounting to Go,37O votes, ana That IN
the remaining counties Of the state the Cleveland
pluIaltles only amounted to 1856 votes
Roswell p. Flower IS quietly receiving the support
for governor OF the Cleveland Democrats all over the
state, and he undoubtedly viii poll big vote at The
Democratic state Convention. Daniel g. Griffin, Of
Wotertown. the Chairman Of the Executive Committee
| Of the Democratic state Committee, has Informally
! announced NJ. Flowers candidacy b. introducing
resolutions IN favor Of his nomination at late meet
ing OF the Democratic Club Of Jefferson County. Mr.
! Flowers summer home IS at WatcrtOwn, and he Hr
thousands q friends that city and elsewhere In
1
as Tammany Hall Congressman, to receive the sup
mort Of Tammany Hall at the Democratic state Con
vcutiOn but that organization j. not likely 10 support
him against Mr. HIS candidate unless he has most
! extensive support in the rural counties With the
aid of the Cleveland Democrats there is 30 dOuD' that
Mr. Flower will receive the support Of the Albany AID
syracuse Democrats well as Of those from Northern
New Yok; but his hard work viii come when he seeks
votcs in We stern AID southern New Cra one Of the
most powerful OF the Governors Acutcnants, william
p SIcchan, controls the organization Of the
Democratic parts in buffalo, and i'll Erie County. In
fact Mr. ShccnH IS the leader OF the Democrats Of
Western New-lO.k. In combination VITA William
Purcell, oil Rochester, Governor lhl'S appJntct p
a member OF the state Board Of Arbitration. Mr
Shechan can bring 10 Il Democratic sta@ Convention
fur ffths of the delegates to Democratic state Con
vsntion west OF syracuse. In Ot!cr words these two
/ can bring u "a convention aOity 81 scycntyivc
Iro5SIyn Democrats control Mr. .hcehan viii have
an especially strong incentive 10 political acuoa thi>
fan inasmuch as he is "a candidate for LlenicnantGDv
crnOr; with bright prospects OF beng nominated for
IN t. two month, ago looked rs II Mayor Alfred
C. Chaplin of Brooklyn, would De- II considerable f1ctOr
in the contest among the Democrats Io@ the nomlna
ton for Governor; but the impression j. gen
cral among Democratic politicians now that
he is "uavalabe' owing to rs conduct in
thc Brooklyn water works scandal, ana that he
will not even De named in the convention In that
case whom will the Eroolyn Democrats support
il can be answered decisivcly That they VIII favor
any man Governor I'M desires them % SupDOr-cs-
ccpt Tammany Hail candidate: There J, an old
fend between ranmany Hall and the brOOhNn Demo
Gratis which fOllids either organization supporting tie
candidate Of the other for Governor. Mr.. Hin Will
undoubtedly stir MP again this feeling Of antag0n,m
between them and play ON one AGAINST the other.
neither a New York nor a Brooklyn Democrat VIII
be nominated, but some rural Democrat viii be
by the rural Democratic votes In .hc Democratic
STATE Convention.
whether the man will be Alton Il. Parker Frank
Rice Roswell p. Flower, or Edward i. Jones. IL will
r"moin for David H. Hi to declare. Ii is thought
NAT Mr. I'M will not namc Mr.. Flower for he suspects
that this afabc gentleman might set mp as candi
ea tnr President II made Governor OF New York Nor
will il be Lieutenant Governor Jones, since the latter
also is OF independent spirit ana htraciaDIe n
nntlcaI matters. Many prominent Democrats think