New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-02

members OF the Legislature as thought he intended
to remain in Albany until the end of the session.
Meanwhile Lieutenant Governor Jones Is absent nom
Albany two three days every week. pushing his can
vass for the Democratic nomination for Governor
This week also the fact has been disclosed that Will
lam Purcell, OF Rochester, former chairman
Of the Democratic State Committee, Is pushing
Senator McNaughton, Of Rochester for the
Democratic nomination for Governor. Both the
Jones movement and the McNaughtOn movement must
be rank heresy in the eyes OF Governor ILL., since he
had not been consulted about their canvas5es. Nor
has Roswell p. Flower apparently gone to the Gov
ernOr and gained his permission to become candidate
for Governor Mr.. Hin will evidently be compelled
TO push forward his candidate for GOvefhOr
else tho various county politicians VIII get COM
mited to some of the various candidates already
in the field. Mr.. Flowers canvass is apparently In
prosperous state. and he is gaining support which
Mr. Hill may find difficult 10 detach If he should de-
sire TO do What is highly significant Is that some
OF the personal lieutenants OF Governor Hill are
quietly making new alliances in STATE politics.
They desire TO have strong influence with the In
coming state Administration If 1t should
happen to be Democratic one. They were
and stiI are friends of Governor Hill, but they
are politicians, and, therefore, they are deter
mined to ngrstiate themselves with the Democratic
candidate for Governor. whoever he may be- Accord
ingly, politicians expect to see Encouragement OF
forces In the Democratic party if Democratic Gov
ernor should be elected this fall.
1t is probable that the Democratic party will have
some tribuatl0n at the time II holds Its state conven
ton this fall There is reason to think that Lleuten
ant-G0vernW Jones Will seek nomination nrst i0r
Governor at the hands of Farmers Alliance state
Convention, and then will ask the Democratic state
Convention to indorSe his nomination. Jones, OF lng
hamtOn unucily for himself, has gained no hold upon
the leaders of the Democratic parry, and therefore is
compelled 10 lean upon a popular support TO bring
about his domination. Popular support has sometimes
nominated man, even In u Democratic state COnVcn-
ton, which is close corporation :, - =, ou
Governor HIPS intimates say that IL he Is com
PEELED 10 resign by an extra session OF the Unlted
states Senate, and to go TO Washington. he VIII
make sensation there. One OF these friends
said the other day: "What the Democratic party
has needed in the United States Senate is leader.
1t Is well to have leader Of the German type, but
Hill adds 10 the qualifications which German pos
sesses as a party tactition that OF being ready
speaker. Now at Washington, II Republican senator
makes speech against the Democratic party, no
Democratic senator replies Immediately Three or
four days afterward some solemn old Democratic SEN
atOr gets up and makes reply 10 which one listens
But Hill has his wits abont him. lie would not per
nit Republicans speech TO 20 out to the country
quanted with the recent political history of the
country that he could make such speech at once.
The Governors friends also think that he has added
to hts political reputation by refusing 70 honor the
reQuistol Of Governor Bulkeley, OF Connecticut But
Mr. Hill will realize soon that this decision Will Ger
tainly embarTass him. Tomorrow, probably. he VIII
receive fequiston from Governor Bulkeley asking
for the surrender of John Colbert. Of DanbnIy Conn.,
now in fall at Carmel Putnam County, N V, charged
with horse stealing 1t is hard TO think Of much po-
horse thief With every additional refusal of regu-
ston Mr. H1l's embarrassment will increase Per
hapS he resign Governor TO escape te cOnse-
quenccs Of this action.