New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-14
THE BOSSES FIXING 1T UP.
A CONFERENCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC
MASTERS IN ALBANY.

NH0hSn, 4oOnHnt' ShEbHAN AND bhhNI oEND
GOVERNOR HILL TO THE REAR-TAMMANY
HALL WANTS GovERNoR-BRooKLYN'S
BIG DELEGATION TO SARATOGA.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rnBUNE-y
Saratoga, Sept 13.-The masters of the Demo-
cratic party in this State met in Albany to-day
and, OF course, with the aim of relieving the
Democratic State Convention of all trouble when
it meets on Tuesday, prepared party platform
and decided who are to be the companions upon
the Democratic State ticket of Roswell p Flower
Tammany Halls candidate for Governor. 1t is
a long time since Tammany Hall has had can
didate for Governor ever since John T. Hoffman
counted in by the repeaters of the organiza-
tion in 1870. The public memory is long as to
the gigantic thefts of William NJ. Tweed and
other leaders of the Hall then and therefore its
strenuous and powerful support of Mr.. Flower
has been kept in the background purposely. With
Tammany Hall Governor once inaugurated and
golden prospect opened of mighty raids upon
the treasury Of the richest city upon the cOnti-
nent, the Tammany Hall leaders will not be so
restrained in speech as they have been the past
six MONTHS while Mr. Flowers nomination was
in process Of being fixed" by them in secret.
The present masters of the Democratic party in
this State, all of whom attended the conference
in Albany to-day, are Richard Croker and Hugh
J. Grant, of New-York; Edward Murphy, jr., of
Troy, and William F. Sheehan, of Buffalo. Messrs
Croker and Grant control Tammany Hall In New
York, while Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Sheehan have
each created strong Democratic organizations in
their own cities. 1t is by Tammany Hall methods
extended through the State that Mr. Flower will
be nominated, and it is by Tammany Hall that
l.. ill L. 1al
ent at the conference of these Democratic chief
tains in Albany, namely, David B. Hill, but he
was there to follow the procession and not to
lead it. Messrs. Murphy, Grant, Croker and
Sheehan were the actual commanders Mr.. Hill has
been deposed by his former lieutenants. 1t is
they who will nominate Mr. Flower and not
Mr.. Hill.
HILL DISTRUsTFUL OF FLOWER.
There is reason for believing that Mr.
Hill dstrusts Mr.. Flower, and fears that he will
become candidate for President IL elected Gov
ernor. 1t would therefore be to Mr.. Hills inter-
est TO defeat the nomination of Mr. Flower as q
possible rival for the Presidency But Mr.
HIPS lieutenants quietly undermined their
chieftain and gained so much support for Mr..
Flower that Mr. Hill "made virtue of necessity"
and said he also favored Mr. Flowers nomination.
But until Mr.. Flower has been nominated, Demo-
cratic politicians will look out for some movement
by Mr.. Hill which will defeat the formers nomina-
tion. 1t can be stated also, upon authority, that
Mr.. Flower himself has shared this suspicion of
Mr.. IIills friendship, and has been careful in
speaking about the convention to friends to use
this phrase " II shall be nominated" But what
ever Mr.. Hills private Judgment about the wisdom
of nominating Mr.. Flower, he kept his views to
himself at the council table to-day. Messrs. Muir
ply Grant Sheehan and Croker substantially said
" We intend to nominate Flower for Governor,
and Mr. Hill acquesced in the expression of their
will.
To-day also according to report, he had the
SOLDERING experience of having the members of this
junta disregard his will in the matter of the nomi-
nation for Licutenant-G Governor. Mr.. Hill, it is
said, when Mr.. Sheehan was not present, advocated
the abandonment Of the latter as a candidate for
Lieutenant Governor. This was a cOld-blooded
proceeding upon Mr.. Hills part, when one
remembers that Mr.. Sheehan has been labOring
hard for the past four months in Buffalo to de-
fend Mr. Hills interests there and thus risked
damaging his own future political career while
executing this work for Mr.. Hill. Mr.. Sheehan
arrived in Albany from Bufi<lo early this morn
ing, and little later visited Governor Hill at
the Executive Mansion There he evidently dis
covered that Governor Hill intending treacher
ously to oppose his being nominated for
] Lieutenant Governor. At any rate, Mr.. Sheehan,
who is a man of quick resolution, jumped into
a hack and drove to Troy. There he found
Edward Murphy jg, and brought him to Albany
Mr. Shcchan informed Mr.. Murphy it is reported,
of the facts of the situation. lie might be said
to have told Mr. Murphy, u stand upon the
edge of a prccipice so far as this nomination for
- - r
preparing to push me over. You only can res
cue me-"
MURPHY GOES TO sHEEHAN'S RESCUE.
Mr.. Murphy has a warm heart lie went 10
the Executive Mansion unaccompanied by Mr..
Sheehan and there it is said in talk with Governor
Hill insisted upon the nomination of Mr.. Sheehan
for Iieutenant-G Governor. why Governor Mr.
Murphv is reported to have sad it would break
the young mans heart not to nominate HIM now
after what ;Te has done to earn this nomination"
Then the Governor at last pretended to SuohhC
10 Shechan. Murphy, Croker and Grant
Rut Mr.. Sheehan's friends here are dStrust-
fn of Governor Hill still, and say that he plainly
now is hostile 10 Sheehan and must be keenly
Wa tched. Mr. Sheehan has telegraphed to MS
friends here that he will he a candidate before
the convention for Lieutenant-Governor, whether
he wins or loses. This indicates Enthusiastically
that he will go bfore the convention, even II
Governor Hill openly opposes his nomination. III
is said that the conversation between Governor
Hill, Mr.. Sheehan and Mr.. Murphy about
,Sheehan's nomination for LicutenantGovernor
was of most exciting description Mr.. Sheehan
friends here denOunce the Governor lot DIS
They say that proof has Just reacned
them that Governor Hill sent for Assemblyman
Charles P. NcClelland, of Westchester County, ana
urged him to become a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor against Mr. Sheehan They also say
that il was direct act of hostility upon Governor
Hills part to Mr.. Sheehan to permit Charles
E. Peck the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, to
become candidate for Lioutenant-Governor.
fixing UP THE SLATE FOR THE DELEGATES.
Mayor Grant arrived in Albany from 1Sew-
York last night, and registered at the Delevan
House Shortly afterward Richard Croker ar
rived there from Richfeld Springs. Then came
Mr. Shechan from Buffalo this morning. lie
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