Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-26
SHEEHAN FOR SENATOR.
NEITHER FLOWER NOR MURPHY
WAN 7 THE OFFICE.
Grover Cleveland and David 3. KIN Are Per.
sonallT Inleaslsi IN The Award Of
This tsnaoriaI Tssa.

New York, Nov. 25.--If political
wiseacrcs are to be believed fhe Dem.
ocratic leaders OF his state do moi intend
TO make Edward Murphy United
States senator. Back Of tic broad m.
nouncement that Mr.. Murphy could
have the senatorship il he wanted il
which cameArom Lieutenant Governor
Sheehan and Richard Croker the third
day after the election, there is said 10
be an arrangement 10 choose either
Governor Flower or Lieutenant-C over
nor Sheohan TO succeed Frank Hiseoel,
Mr.. Murphy. Senator Hill and MI
Sheehan arc pictured as having a com.
mon Interest In getting Mr.. Flower out
OF the governorship and sending him 10
Washington, because il he retains tho
gcvernorship he will be renominated
in 1891 and then will be in line for presi-
dental nomination in 1896 AS formida.
bic rival 10 Mr.. Hill. Mr. Sheehan
would like toseo the governor in the fed
eral senate, because thenMr. Sheehan
would be governor, Mr.. Murphy would
prefer Mr.. Sheehan for governor 10
Mr.. Flower, for the reason that the re.
lations existing between Mr.. Murphy
and Mr.. Shcehan are such that Nj.
Murphy would have his way in nearly
everything relating to state patron
age. Thus the ambitions of the three
principal Democratic politicians of the
state organization are alleged 10
concentrate on Flower for senator
But the governor does not want to be
United States senator-at least not
now. His advisers tell him that he
ought to reach out for the presidency;
that his course should be TO serve out
his term as governor, be reelected by
another large majority und manage
things so that he can 20 to
thoa national convention in 1896 with
tho New York delegation behind him.
This is long look ahead. Many things
may intervene to spoil this plan, but a
partial understanding has been reached
between III. Croker and Governor
Flower that other things being equal,
the latter she'll have the support of
Tammany in return ior the distinct adj
vantages TO be enjoyed by the New
York city organization In the event OF
success.
Governor Flower has been asked by
Mr. Murphy il he would not like to be
United States senator. Mr.. hlower5
reply was that he would regard it as Il
big thing TO go 10 the senate, aud that
he had often thought oftrylng TODD so,
| but that Mrs. Flower did not want TO
leave Albany, and that she would much
rather that he ROMAN governor than
90 to the senate. He indicated plainly
that he did not wish to be put up by
the state leaders for the senate. Per-
haps he may reconsider this determi-
nation.
As result Of Flowers refusal it is
whispered that Mr.. Sheehan will 90 to
the senate. and that this purpose shall
be masked by letting it appear that
Mr.. Murphy is the candidate.
Mr.. Murphy has never held any legis-
lative position. He is not fond OF
studying public affairs. A Legislative
| question presents no curious aspect tc
his mind except as il separates votes
upon one side or the other. lie is not Q
public speaker. In private conversation
one day last winter he said that he wa.
too old man TO go to Washington and
be a mere clerk for his constituents
He would not care, he said, 10 be the
associate In the senate Of a man like
Senator. Hill. whose training, repntG'
ton and SNOWY accomplishments would
draw all the public honor there was in
being senator from New York, while
he would be obliged, in order
TO keep his strength al
home to run around getting places Tor
people or urging the passage OF per,
sonal bills. More recently he has said
that he would rather remain at home
attending to his brewing business and
swinging the party organization as one
OF It's commanders than TO 70 to WASH
ingtqn.
1t is intended, says the wiseacres
that speculation in respect to Tho, soma
torship shall be put at rest until th'
verv niobt of the caucus. The oppo'
sition Of mugwumps is to be directed
against Murphy and held there until
the time comes to nominate Sheehan,
The opposition viii have spent itseh
against Murphy and he and his politi'
cal confedorates can quietly snip II
their man.