The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-03

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y,r York, Sept. 1.-The Herald Ind.
-. ssI y publishes the following: After
sa s,an a., Of last week in political cir
' .,'. =, S,apgiout the State there is not a
' :, s, ',,'o Of doubt regarding Governor
, T.yij B. Hills ambition to succeed nm,
l lsi'' Of j. course, the Governor has not
i ! 'i,,e5 himself openly a candidate
, s,,'t the actions Of his friends speak
. ", and point only to one conclu'
s,'1" ,So. Iii must be the Democratic
canine, ', at all hazards. =,
Ay Even before the Legislature adjourned
,ss cry went out that Flower and Shee-
, ,.aoId he the team to draw the
lal r HVotorial chariot in the fall OF ~.
E i.n' nI' WAS tickled at the head oil the
l J I., and the Governor was supposed
iI'Sy' LEASED I"s Mt the selection OF his first
I:,, Uv for second place. The Gov,
D, Sl,r WAS not backward in praise Wh men
eeai ": upon this choice, and quletly
sY ,"e il A. his opinion that such a ticket
Ea noli i w =, With SO much peace and
economy SUr'I in the ranks many wondered
%,hythc Governor did not drop ms sex. exc
r Ts Office and accept the distinguish
~ tonor conferred upon him by the
T11isiature. But he did not.
T5s retention Of both otIicesby Cover:
ror nm filed many with suspicion. II
h. I.' really wished to be United states
S, {, why cling to the governors
r IS"a The closest friends Of Hill main;
. ,.;rni earnestly that their chief had
ne" ,S,t' ,be slightest thought OF running
Inv Office and was making arrange
,ra,,s for his six years retirement in
!.II,nTpitrd States Senate. All this gave
Encouragement 'Tc to other aspiTants for
o,%beruatorial honors and set disquiet-
mo minors for time at rest. The Her
vi WAS not deceived, however, and init
mated strongly that the scheming gov
" 1,, would bob up serenely at the
T,oDer moment as a forced candidate
Y Ii. convention. What has since
transpired only goes to confirm this pre-
diction.
FLOWERS WEAK SPOTS.
Governor Hill from the start must
have sized up" the exact strength OF
Flowers candidacy, and felt confident
that at the proper time he would be
allie to overthrow the Watertown man.
Flower was down on the bill as a
ogca:o Democrat, having refused to
yum in 1855 alter being nominated for
Lieutenant Governor because he feared
defeat. Again, he is the chico OF Tam
many, and has for his backing, apart
from that organization, Wall street
sperplators and BARREL" The fact
that Flower is the candidate OF Tam
MANY will hurt him with the county
delegates unless Hill is sincerely for
him. That the latter cannot be for
Flower and still have Presidential incli-
nations is apparent to every thinking
politician, Tor should Flower carry the
State Hill would be in the Wilderness.
BOSS Mclaughlin, OF Brooklyn, was
The first angel to come to the Cover
nor's relief by springing the block sys-
fem on Flower. lie made the pretext
oianimosity to Tammany for the Brook
I'm Bridge "steal" and emphatically de-
Clarcl that Mayor Chaplin would be
pitcd against Flower. 1t was not until
certain things shaped themselves in the
upper part OF the State that a suspicion
u Hill tactics leaked out, and this
this brought to light u new element OF
exposed by the recent pri-
Marics in various counties.
TACTICS or CLEvELAND's FRIENDS.
Strong adherents OF ex-President
such as D. Cody Herrick, OF
Albany; Smith NJ. Weed, OF Plattsburg;
G'Collector Daniel Magono, Of St. Law
renee, and William 4. Poucher, OF
vswCgo, thought they saw the Hill
ddit and sought to check it. The
Cleveland men have no love for Flower
OF IGnmany Hall, but they concluded
that enough delegates might be elected
10 choose Flower on the first ballot ut
tAe convention, and in this way block
Hills game to be the forced candidate.
This accounts for the bitterness and
DENOMINATIONS at Saturdays primaries
N Cayuga and Montgomery counties.
The fight was clearly a Hill and Cleve-
land one, Warden Durston, who was
On hand at Auburn with many of his
prison keepers in the interest OF Hill,
made . bold bluff, but was routed by
The Cleveland forces. Comptroller
NcmpIe, who presided at the Mont
EoMG.ry county convention in the inter-
est OF Hill, was signally beaten. Other
counties had similar experiences, the
prevailing sentiment being a hurrah
10Y Flower and Sheehan.
Becoming alarmed at this state OF
Ai2!lrs, it is claimed that the Governor
laa word sent to the defeated districts
% enter protests, charging Irregularities
or anything else upon which q protest
might hinge, Having control OF the
Ni1'e convention, the Governor could
accept the contestants and leave the
opposition out in the cold. Following
SalS advice, u contesting delegation has
7. GeeE appointed in every district where
'Ay Hill men were beaten.
As may be readily seen, Hill is
laced IN dangerous position, ii not a
t.IaspCHte one, 1t will be necessary for
'4 ss Governor to have enough delegates
'oNd at the convention to elect a State
committee that will be unalterably Tor
a'a IN 1882. The State committee be.
.ns named by the convention which
AseIs on September 10, a bitter fight
" 4usI be expected between tho Hill and
.lsyeIand delegates. The only question
iow is whether the Cleveland men have
~ made \ deal with Flower to support
" ne !2t'er for Governor in return for a
;;leyeIand State committee. Such n
iSi' II successful, would swallow up
, a,i ana leave the road clear for Cleye-