New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-16
"BOOMINGn GOVERNOR FLOWER.
TALK OF HIM AT ALBANY AS A COMPROMISE
SOME REASONS WHY SEVERAL STATE LEADERS
MIGHT PUSH HIM At CHICAGO.

ZONE KEASONS WHY SEVERAL SIAlE LEHDHHo
MIGHT PUSH HIM AT CHICAGO.
YnoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rRIBrNra
Albany. May l5.-WIll Roswell p. Flower be the
Democratic candidate for President This 1ueS-
ton Is asked In view OF the development here the last
Two or three days Of n welldefned boom in favor
Of Mr.. Flowers nomination. The Democratic official;
IN the great white granite Capitol are full Of It,
What Is moro interesting. Mr.. Flower himself seems
to lie acquiesclng in the movement lie is reported 10
have said &" should have been Governor long ago
but for Hill and Cleveland. Now that they destroying
each other. do not that called upon 10 shc'
any tears Mr. Flower. therefore, Is not dlscouraghS
the May Convention movement. lie rather Is said to
be quietly encouraging il. When the Democratic state
Convention meets At syracuse upon Nav 81 ana elects
n contesting delegation TO the National Conversion
favorable 10 the nomination OF Cleveland. his satisiac-
ton will be complete. II is trIe that Mr. Flower
himself heads the regular delegation from this state
10 the National Convention, and that this delegation
is supposed to be solid for the nomination Of Iill but
this doesn't matter, for with two delegations from
New York knocking at the door OF the convention, and
each one bitterly denouncng the candidate OF the
other, Is II not obvious that Democrats outside OF
Ncw-fork may think Of nominating one Roswell l..
Flower as compromise candidate OF the two factions
Mr. Flowers friends Of course are now pointing out
that he carried the state Of York last fall by the
large plurality OF 47o37. whereas Hill when he ran
for Governor In 1888 had only 1911 plurality, and
Cleveland beaten BY Harrison the same year by
1873 votes.
Mr. Flowers nomination and election as President
would make william F. Sheehan the Governor OF the
state-a programme that has its attractvenesS 1t Is
said to Edward Murphy. ir.. Of Troy. and Richird
Croker. Of Nry-York. Those who know Mr. Croker
intimately say that he has always dslikcd Hi. and
in consequence 1t would be easy matter far him al
the National Convention TO desert Hill and support
Flower for the Presidency Mr.. Murphy also is SAID
to have had differences with Mr. Hill year ago which
he has forgotten. As for Hugh Mclaughlin, OF
Brooklyn, who will have little bunch OF delegates AT
his command. he is reported to have said. when Mr.
IIill refused to keep his pledge TO nominate Alfred G.
Chaplin for Governor, that "a man may lie TO me
once and ! will believe him: but never twice. and
since then Mr. Mclaughlin has looked coldy upon the
aspirations Of Mr.. IIlil TO the Presidency.
Mr.. shcehnn has always been liked By Mcssrs.
Murphy. Croker and Mclaughlin. lie has ably exc
cutcd the Legislature since 1884 every particle
81 legislative work which they entrusted to his hands.
As Lieutenant Governor he has been an c>peciilly
efficient agent OF theirs, and has indeed become one
Il their number. Indeed II Mr.. Croker could boast
4 controlling the Democratic organization OF New
York City. Mr.. Mclaughlin that Of Brooklyn, and Mr.
Murphy that Of Troy, there vas ample reason on
Nr. slechans part to boast that lie controlled the
Democratic organization In the big and booming city
Of Buffalo. Mr. shcchan's elevation to the Govcrnship
therefore would be pleasing 10 McsSrS. Murphy. Croker
and Mclaughln In many ways Mr. >hcchan would
be better Governor for their purposes than Mr.
Flower Is at present.
Tho Democratic state Convention 10 be- held AT
syracuse on MAY 81 Is mistakenly considered solely
Cleveland moment. 1t would have been held II
Grover Cleveland had MT been in existence. 1t Is
ncld primarily TO organize new Democratic party in
the state. and tho convention will create organ
izntlon which Will continue after the National Con
vcntlon Is held. The Democrats who are directing
the movement. m,n lhc William II. Grace and Charles
: Falrchild, Il Ncw-York. and Wilson :. Blsscl
and John g; Milburn. OF nnfalo intend TO create a
permanent Democratic organization outside the limits
Il that which t. now termed the regular Demo
,ae ec Is Who r1 haxe d sSns con-
irol If the machinery Of tho Democratic party ana
have 6Sg" %ns 0F Two pn yS"' o, to all 'e PoS
in IT, When =2.oO0 Democrats, "'r OF
ss.ooo Democrat, IN Ere CUNT =, sign ls
pcmocIacy II 1, obvious that The nm Murphy Croker
scchan DcmoS@c DO not fePeen, the V0e KIM
county. ont Of -2d-5 who voted there last fan. ign
9 snSGISn! Hr It Cd f in lse snap @
NJ February - his action WAS not aplh"VeI p LtH
ro npo Democrats sign the enrolment in WORK It
Is also crnr that Cookers proceedings do not meet win
entire approval among the Democrats OF mat dN'
enrolling Democrats In tho >iatr Democracy !, gong
portion II the Democrats Of the state viii have formally
Joined the new OishhiHlloh INV ~ wv '''t hl''l
cs'ng circumstances about the stat" Democracy organ
zaon IL that IL j. quietly receiving the ala oi parts
of The r nIlnrS." Thus her" In Albany no one can
question Tint senator Norton Chase. who heads the
State Democracy organization 81 Albany County; Is w
mo fear O discipline NJ the hands u the leading Albany
Democrats. While the Albany Democratic organlLh
ton yet In good standing In that Democratic faction
cOntr rolled bC I'M. Murphy and >lechan II yet has
been threatened frequently by them With being de-
prvcd Of lis position that II evidently Is opening door
10 nm alliance with the State Democracy, II ncedu, In
The future
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