New-York tribune., 1891-05-08
HILLS POLITICAL GAME.
TEMPTING wELLKNowN DEMOCRATS WITH
VISIONS OF THE GovERNoRSHIP.
EXPECTING TO BE ABLE BY THESE TACTICS
TO DEPRIVE FLOWER OF NUMEROUS
VOTES IN THE ooNvENTIoN-w. c.


TO DEPRIVE FLOWER OF NUMEROUS
VOTES IN THE ooNvENTIoN-w. c.
WHITNEY NOT A CANDIDATE.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUsEI
Albany May THE letter of LieutenantG Governor
Jones upon the candidacy Of Roswell p Flower for the
Democratic nomination for Governor has evoked from
the Democratic State officials today good deal Of
gossip about other Democrats mentioned for the same
post All the gossipers agree that Governor Hill is
enticng into the contest all the Democrats of prom
nence that he can and the Interpretation put upon the
Governors policy Is that he believes that with a
multitude of candidates before the Democratic State
Convention he easily select somo close friend of
his and nominate him for Governor. The last man
the Governor reported to have attempted to induce
TO become candidate is william c. Whitney, formerly
Secretary of the Navy, ard now resident OF New
York City. But Mr.. Whitney while living in New
York CITY, is busy man. and not desirous Of political
honors He would not become candidate for United
States Senator and IL is authoratively stated that he
does not intend to become candidate Cor Governor
He will not be a catspaw for David b. Hill.
Another of Mr.. HIPS objects in persuading large
number of prominent Democrats TO become candidates
n &c said is to break down the support OF Roswell
Flower in the interior Of the State. Mr.. Flowers
friends have had organization outside OF that ot
Mr. Hill, aborng to secure Mr.. Flowers nomination
for Governor The headquarters OF this organization
have been In WatertOwn, the former home OF Mr.
Flower. The chief director Of this movement has
been Daniel E. Griffin, the chairman OF the Execu-
tive Committee of the Democratic State Committee
Mr. Griffin of course, has gained friends in every part
OF this state since he has held this office, and he con-
sequently has been invaluablo aid to Mr. Flower In
the latters canvass for Governor. 1t was Mr. Grinn
who gave the names of prominent Democrats TO
Thomas Burns the secretary of the Jefferson Club o1
Watertown, and who sent out the seductvely worded
circulars inviting support for Mr.. Flower.
The canvass of Mr.. Flower in the interior OF the
State has so prospered under Mr. Grmns
management that Mr. Hill is now seeking to
stop its further progress. His method Is IN
genious He invites Donald McNaughton to become a
candidate for Governor That deprives Mr.. Flower
of the support of the Monroe County delegates ~ inc
Democratic State Convention, nine in number. Mr..
HIPS second invitation is addressed to Edward Wempie
the State Controller If Mr.. wempe accepts the In
vitaton Mr. Flower thus deprived of the support OF
the fifteen delegates from the counties OF Fulton,
Montgomery schenectady and Saratoga, which formed
Mr. Wemple's old Congressional district thiTd IN
vltation has gone out to Elliot Danforth, the sVa's
Treasurer who can bring TO the convention the three
votes of ChenangO County. Frank Rice, the secretary
of state, it is also believed has received Nm Py
that he NAV be nominated for Governor. II MI. hic hics
swallows this bait he will come to the convention wio
the votes of ontario, Yates and Steuben cOuntS ne
in number William Sheehan OF couTss, WI! =. ooc @
ready TO deliver the fifteen votes of Erie County 10 any
one that NAV be selected by the Governor. BY this
method Mr. Flowers support is to he cut down to eH-
ceed1gy rnI small u msS N0TtheTn but Of little else
Albany intends TO supper. him. = Is EVIDENT anu p Ian ~,
many Hall may support him, but not unul klchaIu
Croker thinks that Mr. FSTer r. can @ pe da some
mort from Kings County, since Mayor Cnapn Is ue-
stroyed candidate