New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-17
HILL MEN WORRIED.
AFRAID THEIR HEADS ARE COMING OFF

THEY SAY FLOWER AND MURPHY AEE GOING
INTO BUSINESS FOR THEMSELVES
There Is an anxious lot Of Democratic state ohceF"
In and near this city waiting for the return % o'
hin from Washington Many OF them have boon
hanging around the hotel during the last three days
with the hope OF getng a few minutes conversation
With him. They men rrho were appolh'e0 10
orloe under NJ. Hi when he was Governor ana
who have been allowed TO retain their PAGES DS
Governor Flower. Among them are the men VINO
comprise the leader, IN the iii machine OF this
STATE one o. the most powerful pcllcai OrG'mHd i'l'
that have ever been constructed. VIII" MI HI
was Governor it was his policy ID appoint to once
only those men who wOIld be Of value 10 him ana
To him alone. The officials who received these aP
point ments included every one from me ci"pio!e'
around the Executive Chamber 10 the highest OI"l's
Most Of the men who We're thus favored by MN sun
retala their places, and they are loyal 10 tie man
who made them ON this account Willie Ros"ei
p Flower is the Governor. the Democratic macIi"o
in this state is Hin machine
There have been rumOrs that come from those VINO
pretend TO BE- pretty close 70 the Governor 'dC ~
has become tired OF being side Issue 70 senator iii'
and that be would like t. build up stale machine
Of his own, TO be known a. the Flower machine ~
l. certain that he would hav. the support Oh E0"aru
Murphy IT,. the chairman Of the DoInocrauc olato
Committee and tic probable colleague Oh senator iini
IN Washington. Mr.. Murphy has always boon CON
sistent Flower man. and he wa one OF thoNe Demo
Gratis who ALWAYS maintained that Mr.. Flower should
some time on other be tho Democratic CANDIDATE lor
Governor. Governor Flower does not pretend
to DO a good enough politician to run IL
state machine all by himself as
Mr. Hill has done but he would like TO build up ono
that could be managed for the political benefits OF
Flower, Murphy and others by Mr.. Murphy. WIN
machine run by Murphy the Democratic nomination
for President in 1896 would not bc too great thins
10 Ionlrr ri To On MS i
within the next months there will be many changes
in the state departments, and those who were put
into places of trns ana power by Governor Hin VIII
lind themselves out ia the cold. ana elod
Flower mep in their places. Mr.. Murphy, through
Martin :chencl the Chief Engineer and surveyor now
controls Public Works. In which is ali the paiICh-
age Of the canals there would not be many changes
In THIS direction. Enough IN who hold mlno'
places would be welded ont that this branch Oh
Che state government would b. entirely under Inc
Flower Murphy mana cement. one Of the most I'M
portaat departments in the state from political pom,
OF view Is the Prison Department al the bead OF wiich
is General Iathrop, an intense I'LL man. 1t Is said
that his head will be among the first drop into Gov
emo. Flowers ba lct ter him viii 90 Warden Brown,
0i Sing sin. Prison, and Warden DurSt0n OF Auburn
Prison. All o. these mCn have been valuable men for
Hill and stand much in the way of a new machine.
Another man slated for dismissal Is said 20 be FLOR
ence Donovan. OF the Commissioners OF ArbitEi'
ton and Mediation. Donovan has been an active
Hi lieutenant since he Quit working as conn
positor and went into politics for living. The state
Factory Inspectors also have been extremely uSelul
to Hill as political agents. ana the state DAIRY TOM
missioner with his subOrdinates. has been an. alds
lieutenant.
eomc OF these men are now In the city TO see ii
by anv possible means senator Iiill cannot proven
the Flower axe from falling their ncciss lAey
hone that the senator can arrange II In some way
so that they can continue to hold their ofhceS Iiei-
X no doubt that senator I'LL would make haTu bst
for them lie knows that with every Hill man VINO IS
out OF lob he loses political strength, and WIN every
Flower man appointed Governor )ver gains rs mnSA
rs Hi loses. Some OF these men VINO
src now trembling In their shoes
did not give up hoping that senator Il "ouIu ietCh
N. NormaDdc last night until late hour II he Is
there today he will be kept busy listening to inc
tales which they will have 10 tell him.