The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-16
FLOWER FOR GOVERNOR
No Signs Of a Break in
His Solid Column.
SHEEHAN FOR SECOND PLACE
The Platform Will Declare for
Honest Money.

Honest money.
Chairman Murphy Calls the Convention to
Order and Names the Hon. George
Ralnes for Temporary Chairnsn-The
BIG Casino Filled with Delegates and
Spectators In his Speech Chairman
Raines Contrasts the Offences OF Platt.
Ism with Nine Years OF Democratic Ad-
ministration OF the Executive ONCE
voorhis Fats In . Clais, for Oae Dele.
gate from Each District In New York
County-The Counties File - Protest
Against the Action OF tho state Com.
mittee-The Platform Committes Decide
to Insert u Silver Plank which viii
Declare for an Honest Dollar Tho
County Democrats Decide Not to Make
Contest Before tho Credentials Con.
mittee The Situation, Present. Past.
and Future. Graphically Described by
an Indian Fortune Teller.
SARATOGA. Sept. 15.-All politicians are
superstitious. like all mon who deal with
chance. and the Democrats arc no less so than
the rest. 1t was natural. therefore. that In .
situation OF such doubt and perplsxity for the
future as this at Saratoga to-day. one OF the
delegates should have sought aid and counsel
OF the Mohican Princess who holds out her
palm TO be crossed with silver at the Indian
settlement opposite Congress PARK. The
delegate went early in the morning. The
beautiful village was no longer itself: even its
sex was changed. 1t mad been OF the neuter
gender. but now 1t was decidedly masculine.
Mon were everywhere in crowds. packing the
hotel Hobbies. thronGine the corridors and
marching themselves on the pavements To-
bacco smoke. earnestness. and profanity
charged the atmosphere OF the village. and In
such strength that only the bands and tho
crowds that cheered their music were able to
make themselves heard above the throbbin9
and incessant uproar Of the multitude Of men.
1t was known that there were women In the
place. because they were seen at meal times in
the big hotels. but they secluded themselves
all day in the bedrooms and the ladies' parlors.
driven from their strongholds by the armies Of
careless and noisy men.
Through the crowds OF noisy beribboned dele
gates the fortune seeker made his way to tho
Indian village. He found it. a collection OF
shods and tents. He passed the tntype takers
BOOTH the stalls Of the bead workers aud bas-
ket makers. and tine places OF the target man
End the peanut sellers. At last he found the
Indian seeress in her tent behind the cluster
OF buildings. She seemed to know he
was coming. The Zap OF the tent was
down. and the faint tinRe OF tho
gray day that made her family visible
was strengthened by the lurid light OF a lamp
that was enclosed in rcd globe. She bowed
to the delegate and. whispering that she knew
his errand. began to rock to and fro In her
chair. while her eyes were closed and the
bead ornaments on her buckskin skirt ratified
against the wardrobe OF her seat Presently
she s.raightened out rigidly in her chair and
her lips began to move.
II know your mission" she began. you
want to know the seen and the unseen. the
mystic and ne real. the forces that are work.
ing the puppet-lke mon who execute the
wishes OF the Empire State. Wait. keep silent.
listen. The curtains Of the present. past, and
future are parting. and begin to see strange
things"
The delegate was all attention. the red color
ing OF the mystic air and the low mutterings Of
the crone impressed him. He felt that no could
never forget word that she uttered.
II see man named Roswell P. Flower" said
the Indian bag. HE knows that his name Is
on every lin, and that all the men who have
assembled here are combining TO elevate him
TO the Governorship OF the State. Messages are
coming 10 him on tho wings OF tho air. and all
nre to tho same effect. They tell him that even
tho flllbusters from beyond tho Brooklyn bridge
eAUcCt 10 JOIN Will tu0 LosL III pIOHlOtluH ulIl
to this high trust. He had heard yesterday
that these disturbcrs meant to fight against
him ali through the Convention by putting up
candidate OF their own for every place on the
ticket He knows to-day that this is false. He
Is to DO named for Governor. He Is to 10
elected. and IL 10 I'll tho place. l 500 the flu
ture as we'll es ordinary mortals soc the past.
But Mr.. Flower Ia not thinking Of tho Cover
norship at oil. His thoughts arc on tho Presi-
dency OF the United States. Listen. I
SEQ that many other great men are
thinking OF the same thing. 1t Is that
which is in tho minds Of the bold men who
have seized tho wagon which Mr.. Hill had
built to take him to Washington. md who arc
driving away with it like mnd. 1t Is they who
aro expecting to take Mr.. Flower 10 Washing
ton In this Hill wagon they were employed to
take care OF in tho interest OF their employer.
Tley hone 10 master themselves hereafter.
and TO make tho next passenger do their bid
ding. But wait. SEQ more.
Down in Delaware" the wrinked old wo-
man continued. 81 see a little smooth shnSen.
dnrk-skinned man. named German. Hc is nm
comfortable; he is angry. lie has friends In
Saratoga who hoped 10 be able TO secure this
Washington wagon for him 10 ride In. Thcy
have been ut work for Mr.. German here to-day.
They have whispered In many mems ears-in
the ears OF tho men OF Tammany. OF Kings
county. OF Irie and OF many places and fac
tons They have said to these men: Hills
wagon Is stolen. You are not his friends. AMI
neither arc you tho friends OF Mr.. Glove
land who also wants the wagon. Why do
you not take up Mr.. German and be
tho ones TO carry him to Washington
for he is going there. and you might as we'll
have the honor as any oneT Only one man
has listened. 1t is Hugh Mclaughlin. lie has
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