New-York tribune., 1891-03-07
InNES IS ELOWER.

JONES ! y. FLOV In
orovn issue Of fact has been raised inyolv-
;rc tho noli.Ical fortunes of those two dlStln'
ou;shod Democratic leaders, Llcutcnant-UoV-
crnor Edward +. Jones and Congressman nos
VOL p Flower. Has Flower pledged himself.
practically. if not in terms TO abstain from Ihah
inc a canvass this year for the Democratic nom
ination for Governor? Yes, says Jones no.
saws Flower. Both of them are POSITIVE. ak
ing with a correspondent on IhurSday' Jones
made these observations:
The last time l saw Mr.. Flower l had q long taH
with him IN relation 10 my candida y ana lft'Ni 'ou
| him expected be nominated. lie icpH'u ''"' 'o
world bc frank with me and assured me that lie Wa not
a candidate for the nomination ana sholh ~ H"''',n
toward securing It that he well pleased with i-
p,c,ent place and desired u continue to represent IL,
district IN Congress. that he fully realized my claim auu
my strength with the people, and that was chlueu
to the nomir alton; and he hoped "oud get H. a. ~
knew of no one whom he preferred or who coud pon
50 large a vote as / could Mr.. Flower Is an honorable
! ntcuan and have no doubt oi MS hearty S"Ppo''
Did he pledge his support j.
| Not I'm so many words. / did not ask hlm' ou'
| every assurance that implication could aioN was
given.' ...
This is clear, unequiyocal and to the point
+. eliminates Flower from the canvass for the
nomination save as promoter oil the Jones
boom. BY "evcIy assurance that implication
could afford" the Congressman promised TO ran!
around the ambition Of the Lleutcnaht-"ON-
eruor. There is no ml>talnS the SISiihcdh'c
of this. In virtue OF that kind OF cifcunNtliltia
evidence which is conceded TO be stronger IMAM
direc; evidence. Jones looks upon Flower aS
lone, man. He does not contend that Flower
ever went before a Notary Public or Commis-
sioner Of Deeds and in the presence OF TWO or
uorc reputablr witnesses signed his name to
parchment binding himself to spend the spring
and summer getting GUbcmatoral delegates
for Jones. Nor was il necessary that anything
tbuS formal should be done by Flower. The
word Of a gentleman Is Us good is his BOND, ana
when Flower b. every assurance that lmpilea-
ton could afford declared that he WASH gong
70 seek the nomination and that he backed
Jones. why, of course Jones was satisfied, and
would have scoIned to ask Flower TO put 1t
down in writing
Now. if the Congressman had only kept quiet
or if he had aVailcd himself OF the opportunity
afforded by the Jones interview TO come out III
a graceful card stating that lie was for Jones
for Governor first, last and all the time, and in
no contingency would allow his own name 10
90 before the Democratic convention, the
Jones boom would have gone forward rejoicing
But alas for the frailty OF the memory OF Il
Democratic Licutcnant-Govcinor, or, alas Tor
the uncertainty Of the Democratic white Con
grcssnan Flower suffers 4 reporter TO ask
him Il few questions in regard to the nomination
for Governor that he may contradict point blank
Joncss version Of Flowers relation to the Jones
boom. 81 never told LicutcnInt-GOlernor
Jones" SAYS he, "that would not run for Coy
.crnor. ! told him Oast summer thai,
could not pledge myself so far i'll advance.
LAST Nov embor / wIOtc to Mr. Jones
saying 1 had changed my mind about being Il
candidate Whcn wrote To Mr., Jones
he knew that | would accept the nomination ii
if were rendered me. | am receiving each day
letters from all over the State which say that
in case | am candidate for the GOycrnolShip
| should have their support III preference to any
one else" These uttcranceS OF Mr. Flower are
as frank as those Of Mr.. JoncS-but different.
the CongreSSman's favolitc candidate for Gov
crn0r is not Jones, but Ii0wci-Ros"cll =.
Flower. Flower proposes TO run for his party 5
nomination with all his might "eycIy assurance
that implication could afford to the contrary
notwithstanding. Now that Congress has ad-
ioulned and he has plenty of leisure, he can be
counted upon diligently To canvass The state
for two purposcs-to pick mp delegates for him
self and TO knife the Jones boom.
The general public will not care to meddc
with the painful issue thus raised. Jones OF
course holds that Flower has been guilty Of
pcriidy of the bascSt sort-peridy to a coniidins
friend Flower, on the other hand Is doubt
less convinced that JoneSs memory is out OF
order. That Jones deserves the nomination
rather than Flower is generally conceded by
Democrats They have not forgotten that
Flower LETT their party in the lrch in 1855 by
resgnng from the State ticket after the con-
yention had adjourned, thus embarrassing theiT
canvass. Tncy have not forgotten that Jones
came forward in the emergency ana consented
TO fill the gap in the ticket Nevertheless, 1t Is
well understood that the Democratic bosses stand
ready to trample upon the fundamental prln-
. cpe of Civil Service reform by denying Jones
his promotion in order to nominate Flower
Flower is their man, not Jones. However, it Is
by no means certain that Jones will not capture
!. ths convention in spite OF the machine lie is