New-York tribune., 1891-09-16
TAMMANY'S HOUR OF JOY.
FLOWER TO BE NOMINATED TO-DAY.
HILLS MAN MAYNARD wrrHDRAwN FROM TKu
FIGHT FOR ATToRNEY-GEyERAL-THE CON.
TEST OVER THE SILVER PLASK-4
ROUNDABOUT DECLARATION
FOR HONEST MONEY.
yBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNEj

JBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRfBUHEl
Saratoga, Sept. l5-Roswell p Flower. the Tam
many Hall candidate for Governor and then Tam
many Halls candidate for President Of the United
States will be nominated by the Democratic State
Convention tomorrow for Governor, practically
without opposition. It is true that the Kings
County Democrats may cast thirty-six ballots for
Alfred c. Chaplin. but then the remaining 355
delegates will prostrate Themselves before the
Tammany candidates. and put their necks under
his feet
It will therefore be but the truth 10 declare
that the Democrats of Ncw-York. with a prac-
tically unanimous voice. acquesced in demand OK
Tammany Hall in 1891 that of its active
members should be nominated for Governor. Mr..
Flowers friends in view of the apparent certainty
of his nomination for Governor, already advo-
eating his nomination for President II Mr..
Flower should carry New-York State by $4,000
majority said one of them this afternoon, moth
ing could prevent his nomination for President;
because this majority would be far larger than
any that David B. Hill has ever received
Richard Croker. the boss of Tam
many Hall. predicts that Mr.. Flower
would have 10000 majority. 1t Is
an odd circumstance that the Brooklyn Democrats.
when they heard Of this statement of Mr.. Croker.
said he must be classed as humonst with Baron
Munchausen. They could not see over 5000
majority for Mr.. Flower, and had 10 strain their
| eyesght somewhat TO see that Governor Hills
friends who seem to be rather scarce since Richard
Croker and Edward Murphy, jr, wrested away
from him the control Of Gbe Democratic party In
| this State look forward 10 Mr. Flowers nomina-
| ton tomorrow with dread in their hearts. They
perceive Mr.. Flowers intensely ambitious nature.
| They remember that he was c%ldidate for the
namnation for President in 1884, when 1t was
obvious to every except himself that his
nomination was an impossbiity They also re-
member that this very Edward Murphy, jr., who
with Richard Croker is now in control Of tie
organization of the New-Yor< Democrats, was
| the chief backer" of Mr.. Flower in 1884 in this
! hopeless enterprise 10 be nominated for President,
and they ask themselves whether Mr.. Murphy
and Mr. Flower, once in control at Albany, would
| not use all the vast patronage Of Governor OF
| New-York in making another attempt 20 nomi-
nate Mr.. Flower for President. With three candl-
! dates for President in this State pulling wires
David B. Hill, Grover Cleveland and Roswell T.
Flower-the Democratic voters Of the Common
wealth apparently will have distressing time for
the next six weeks before election day.
MAYNARD DECIDES TO WITHDRAW.
Governor Hill had another bumilatng expert
ence to-day-one which may perhaps bring home to
1
cratic voter in Soratoga-namely, that his days as
boss" of the Democratic party OF this
| State are over. His choice for Attorney Gen
| eral has been Isaac II. Maynard, at present
Deputy Attorney General. Mr. HILL IL is said. ar
gued that Mr. Flower is such a baby in politics
that he must be surrounded with careful nurses
and steered7 away from dangerous places Mr..
Maynard in Mr.. Hills opinion, has great talents
as "steerer' of political infants. He is also
| an excellent adviser of babies and men, Mr..
| Hil therefore, upon Sunday, pressed Mr.. May
nard's nomination upon Daniel e. Griffin, the
personal representative of Roswell p. Flower, who
had come to Albany to have a chat with the Gov
ernor. According TO Mr. Griffin the nomination
of Mr. Maynard was the especial thing in which
Mr. Hill seemed to be interested Mr.. Griffin
yielded to this pressure and promised TO support
| Mr. Maynard. But when Governor Hill proposed
| to Edward Murphy, jr., and Richard Croker thai
Mr. Maynard should be nominated for Attorney
| General they both said No." They also frankly
told Mr. Hill that they regarded Mr.. Maynard as
weak candidate and should oppose his nomination.
Mr. Hill thus learned that his former lieutenants,
Murphy and Croker, in revolt against him
Mr. Murphy undoubtedly opposed the nomination
of Mr.. Maynard because he was of the opinion
that, if there any political baby-tendins
necessary in Mr. Flowers case. he would prefer
TO act like mother himself toward that gentle
man and not have Mr. Maynard step in TO execute
that Office As for advice TO Mr.. Flower,
there is no question that Mr.. Murphy feels con-
Adent TO give it himself and prefers not 70 have
| il impaired by such a confederate OF Mr.. lilli
| as Isaac H. Maynard. Undoubtedly he also saw
that it was Mr.. Hills intention In thus
pushing Maynard TO leave behind him In Albany
when he should go 20 Washington some man
10 influence Flower upon political matters In his
Hills interest But as already stated. MIR. Muir
ply was too shrewd TO permit Mt iiiIl 70 execute
this scheme
Nevertheless. Mr.. Hill persisted in his attempts
to nominate Maynard Mr.. Maynard himself came
to Saratoga yesterday, and, supported by all the
adherents that Hill has left, fought hard to secure
the nomination; the Governor meanwhile directing
operations through 7. 5. Williams, his private
secretary who was in Saratoga. Tie influence OK
| Daniel G. Griffin also eXerted IN Mr.. May
nard's favor but this only made 1t evident that
Mr. Flowers personal representative has no
strength except that which he derives from Id
ward Murphy, jr, and Richard Croker. In the
meantime also Mr.. Murphy and Mr. Croker hal
told their followers, who comprised two-thrus OK
the delegates TO the convention, tnat their choice
for Attorncy. Ccneral was Simon w. Rosendale.
To-day Mr. Murphy and Mr. Croker resolved to
stamp out Mr.. Maynard's candidacy. lie was in-
formed coldly that he could not have the nomina-
tion and that he must suppress HIMSELF
40 n candidate. Mr. Maynard is a sensible
ncrson; he recognized the fact that
Murphy and Croker are the masters
of the convention. He did suppress himselP'
bv announcing his withdrawal as candidate.
Then he packed up his trunk and returned 10
Albany TO inform David b. Hill Of what had
happened TO him.
| ,-,Is Mr. Rosendale was left in the field without
an opponent for the office OF Attorney-General.
His nomination by acclamation tomorrow Is con-
ceded by every one. Democratic politicians who
after this desire nomination for a State office
will find that certificates Of nomination issued by
David b. Hill are worthless.
Mr.. Hill attempted TO set aside William I.
| Sheehan MS a candidate for LeutcnantGovernor.
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