New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-23
FLOWER IN THE LEAD.
FORECAST OF THE EMOCRATIC MACHINES
STATE TICKET.

FORECAST OF THE DEMOCRAllC MACHlNC0 .
STATE TICKET.
CHAPLIN DROPPED AND DIsTRIcT-ATToRNEY
RIDGwAY PUT FORWARD FOR ATTORNEY
GENERAL-CLEvELAND MEN MARKED
FOR SLAUGHTER BY d. b. HILL.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEI
Albany, March c2.-It begins to look to the
Democratic politicians here as if tker State ticket
this fall would be as follows:
For Governor-Roswcll p. Flower, Of New York.
Lieutenant Governor William =. steehan. Of Buffalo
secretary OF state-Frank Rice, of Cananda:gus-
Attorney General-James W. Eidgway, of Brooklyn.
Confederation D. Riley. Of Plattsburg.
state Trcasurer-Elliot Danforth of Bainbrdgc.
STATE Enginecr-JOhn B0gart. OF New York.
Politicians will remark two new names in this
list-those of Mr.. Ridgway and of Mr.. Riley; but
then their candidacy is only few days old.
Mr.. Ridgways candidacy is significant Of one
notable thing, and that is that Mayor Alfred G.
Chaplin, Of Brooklyn, is no longer candidate for
Governor. Up TO six weeks ago Mr.. Chapin
apparently had Governor Hills support for the
nomination. Then came the water-works scandal,
and Mr. Chapin's friends, and even Mr. Chaplin
himself recognized the fact that he would have
to withdraw from active politics for time for
repairs. In other words, he had become an I'M
available candidate for Governor in 1891. Per-
haps when the water-works scandal has blown
over' he may come forward again a candidate
for high State office, but now lie must, out Of
prudence, keep out OF sight. This being the
case the Brooklyn Democrats set aside Mr.. Chaplin
and bring forward James w. Ridgway, present
ct-Attorney of Kings County. a candidate
for Acknowledgement. If the New-fork Demo-
Gratis are to have the nomination for Governor
in the person of Mr.. Flower. then Kings County
Democrats must have some place of prominence
upon tie State ticket to console them for the
compulsory retirement of Mr. Chaplin. 1t had
heen supposed that Isaac III. Maynard, present
Deputy Attorney General, would be nominated for
Attorney General but since Boss Mclaughlin,
of Brooklyn demands the nomination of Eldgway
there is no question that Maynard VIII be ses
aside or consoled with some other Office As for
John B. Riley, he is now Chief Examiner of the
Civil Service Commissioners, and is most efli-
cient officer in that place. II has been known
fo-t two or three years past that he wOuld be
candidate for Controller when Controller WempleS
term should be about ending Mr.. Riley was
the manager of Smith NJ Weeds late canvass
for the United States Senate, and of course as
n candidate for Controller will receive Mr.. Weeds
aid.
Mr.. Flowers canvass for the Democratic
nomination for Governor al present is in excellent
condition lie is unquestionably at the present
time the leading Democratic candidate for Cow
ernor with the support of the Newly ork Demo-
Gratis and of large number Of rural Democrats
His only active opponent at present is Lieutenant
Governor Jones The canvass of General Jones IS
a lively one, and undoubtedly he will pick up a
large number of rural Democrats. 1t is possible
that he may hold away from Mr.. Flower many
rural delegates that some other Deuocfatlc canu!-
date will bc brought forward by Governor hul.
The man who is the most likely to he brought
pI tlsn lasf Al
Mr.. Flower and General Jones is Judge Alton h
Parker, Of the Court of Appeals Mr. Parker
managed ID. B. Hills successful campaign Tor
Governor in sS5, and therefore Mr.. Hill has great
confidence in his political ability But Judge
Parker does not wish the nomination for GoV-
ernor and therefore the current running III Mr..
Flowers favor is likely tO grow stronger and TO
nominate him unless Governor HUI lnterfercs Mr
Hill himself has reason TO feel grateful to Mr.
Flower for large contributions made py MN 10 me
Democratic campaign fund in lssj, when Nr.
Hills political life threatened with extinction
by Ira Davenport. II therefore seems likely 70
Democratic politicians here that the Governor VIII
permit Mr. Flower TO be nominated.
AS for William f. Sheehan, of Buffalo, he does
not seem TO have an opponent for the Denscratlc
nomination for Lieutenant-GOvern0r lie Is q
bitter partisan, but he has genial nature which
wins him hosts of friends in the Democratic party,
ard therefore his canvass for the Democratic
nomination for Lieutenant-GovernOr is prosperous
The nominations of Frank Rice for Secretary of
State and Of Elliot Danforth for State Treas
urer are for second terms. They Will have no
1t may he added that the great struggle at
the State Convention will be over the Demo-
cratic State Committee for 1892. Who shall con.
troll it? David B. Hill or Grover Cleveland?
That committee will largely mould the Democratic
State Convention of 1892, at which delegates
will he elected to the Democratic National Con-
vention of that year. Mr.. Clcvelands and Mr.
Hills friends viii have q tusse for the control
OF that committee Mr. Hill intends 10 crush
the Cleveland Democrats a, the State Conven-
ton 10 be held this fall II necessary. there will
I've some contcsting delegates in Congress districts
row controlled by Cleveland men. and the present
Cleveland State Committeeman will be deprived
Of their seats. Mr.. Hill intends 10 have New
York State unanimous for d. B. lliiI' at the
National Convention of 1892