The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-18
REMOVED BY GOV. FLOWER.
TWO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS
RESIGN ny INQUEST.

New Men Arpointed In Plnce of Sietcher
and Postr-A Rumor TINT Eus,nce'. R-sir-
nation has P~en Requ-.ter-Hc is Charged
with Com lining win y. Siont Enssc to
Defcnt Speaker Ru.h'- Rec 'cction.
ALBANY. Nov. 17-Thcre Is much speculation
here rs to the true inwnrdness OF Gov. Flow
er's action in removing John A. Slcicher. Re-
publican. and William A. roste, Democrat.
from their places on the State Civil Service
Commission. These men. with Alexander c.
Eustace. President Of the Board were ap-
pointed bv Gov Hill. and tho MuEwumrs
jumped at the conclusion that Gov. Flowers
action was n slap ut Senator HILL Gov. Flower.
however. explains that tho reason for tho re-
moval OF the Commissioners was that he de-
sired to have men OF his own selection In tho
Board. as their duties arc of an advisory and
confidential nature. T. Prentiss Bailey. Demo-
crat. editor OF the Utica Observer. succeeds Mr..
Poste. and willard McKnstry. Republican.
editor OF the Wutcrtown Times. succeeds Mr..
Sleicher The office is worth $1,000 q year.
with travelling expenses in addition.
HAS EusTACE BEEN ASKED TO HrsrGN7
ELMiRA. Nov. lit was rumorcd hero to-
day that Gov Flower had nsked for Alexander
L. Eustace's resignation as Civil Service Com
missioner. Tho statement was generally
that cx-Speaker Robert 7. Bush. who was de-
ieated for the Assembly. has been working to
this end Mr. liush charges that, Eustace en-:
tered into q bargain with j. Slont Fnssett and
he used the county organization and Demo-
cratic money to this end Eustacc in in, erviews
to have boosted OF II. Ijr Bush is said to have
procured aiiidaIits to this effect from a nun.
ss 90 h. n no and
quest Tor Eustace's removal. and also de.
mandcd Tint he be asked to resign as State
The,tIouble between Bush and Ens,ace orig
natts las snrnx when t the was
mitte.man. 1t i said that the cards were all
EeSa and nat M in
routed. The feeling hetwcen Bush and Eus-
taco has been very bitter over since. and there
Civil service commissioners work that Dr.
Bush was defeated for Reelection. DR.. Brush
that the Elmira Gazette also knew that he was
,2, t e, sauEEhtcred Consequently Bush and
cumuatinG evidence against Eustace and
Mn rysi it to tn create sentmen TINT
daily paper in oprosi tion to the Goscie. They
say Gov. Flower declared that he did not nro.
are therefore certain that if Eustace's resig-
nation has not been asked for it will be in
fsSs rim. r E tSa VA an!
tiun had been requested. He replied:
don't know anything about 1t. and am too
busy to discuss it."
Being further pressed. he treated the sub
Ject very lightly. and said he did not fell ut all
worried about receiving such request.
1t is wei known. said he. that two days
before election orders were sent out to let the
national leaders go in III" interests Of certain
weli-known local candidates. 1t was bad
management and AL policy. and Is charge
able to certain would-hc leaders. 1t is I'M
brothers worked for the success Of the straight
Democratic ticket"
This matter has taken very deep hold here.
and promises To make trouble for a long time
to come. Eumor also tells Of Il com bination in
which this trouble enters and which forms, it
IS saih n strong lcason why the E,starc fuc-
ton did not wa Mt Lush in the Legislature. 1t
is no ni.,snor loss than getting Gov Flower
out OF the way by elcctnE him United States
Senator. as tho Governor has displayed too
much determination to run his own machine.
yass and have him elected senator and en-
deavort TO force il on him. under tho belief
that II Sheehan was advanced to the
Governors chair no would more readily
conform to the wishes Of certain politicians. |
Wild and impractirable ms this may seem. It |
has some foundation and in con- |
Of the developments in the Eustace |
rase it has been freely discussed here. 4 |
published. interview with DIR: Bush made him |
the Democratic state Committee. His friends |
statement that the Doctor told the facts con-
tanned in the interview to friend in n confi- |
Dental way. and had no idea that they were to |
be used in an interview.