The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-26
FLOWER FOR PRESIDENT.
He Could Reunite the Party and Proba-
bly, Carry New York.

He Could Reunite the Party and Proba-
bly, Carry New York.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 25.-rSpeciall
The feeling is becoming general among
Democrats of prominence in Washington
City that the events of the next few weeks
will show that it will be unsafe for the
party to nominate either Cleveland or
Hill. The attitude of the two Democratic
factions in the Empire state makes it
plain that neither of these distinguished
Democrats can carry that state in the
national campaign this year. While the
friends of either of these gentlemen are
proclaiming that should either be nomi-
mated, the opposition faction would fall
into line nearly to a man and vote the
Democratic ticket, deep down in their
hearts the men who are doing this talking
do not believe anything of the kind. The
feeling between the Hill and anti-Hill
men and between the Cleveland and anti
Cleveland men in New York, is such that
should either secure the nomination at
Chicago. a keen-edged knife would be used
on election day in New York to do" the
candidate, no matter whether it be Hill OF
Cleveland. So much for New York.
There has been good deal of talk to the
effect that the Democrats will find it neces-
sary to go outside of New York to select a
candidate this year. In some quarters it
has been maintained that Western man
would have to be chosen. In other quS.;-
tiers it has been claimed that Senator Cor
man would be the most available candi-
date. But the majority of the shrewd men
in the Democratic party hold that it is
necessary to carry New York in order for
the Democrats to elect president in this
or in any other campaign. "A New York
man must be chosen to head the ticket"
is the way they put it. Other timber from
the Empire state is being discussed in con-
nection with the presidency. Ex-Secretary
OF the Navy Whitney has a good many
friends. but it is not believed that he is
strong enough to cement the warning fac
tions in that state. Senator Mcpherson,
of New Jersey. is also talked of as a man
who would nearly represent what the New
York Democrats would desire as a candi-
date. After discussing the strong and
weak points of Whitney and Mcpherson,
it has been discovered that neither will do.
Neither can carry the Empire state.
There is one other candidate in New
York that astute men in the party have
their eyes upon at this time. This man is
no less n person than Governor Flower. It
is generally conceded that if any Demo-
crat can carry the Empire state in this
campaign, he is that man. While Flower
is not considered so able politician as
Hill or so able a statesman as Cleveland is
credited with being he is believed to be a
strong, well-balanced and conservative
man, and would draw to him not only the
best men in the Democratic party in that
state, but the rank and file. Now, as to
his chances for securing the nomination
The feeling is becoming pronounced that
Flower believes he can secure the nomina-
tion at Chicago rs a compromise candi-
date. He has been able up TO the present
time to keep himself disentangled from
the battle that is now on between Hill and
Cleveland and, for this reason, will un-
doubtedly be able at the proper time to
draw to him the support of the New York
delegation at the Chicago convention, and
also the Cleveland wing which will be rep
resented at Chicago on the outside of the
convention hall. Ii such compromise
can be effected, there is no doubt that New
York will again present candidate that
the Democratic party will support in the
present campaign.
There is not Western candidate talked
of that can carry New York, in the belief
ol the men WHO manipulate the Demo-
cratic politics in the East. Palmer could
not do it, and Boies would be out of the
question. Either of these men might do
for the second place on the ticket, but
neither would be considered available, for
the reason that they would not be able to
swing New York into the Democratic
column. 1t is still considered dangerous
to place German at the head of the ticket,
because he is looked upon as a Southern
man and would not secure the support in
the North that would be necessary to win
an election. German might do some time
in the future, but in the present campaign
the feeling is now pronounced that it
would be dangerous to present him to the
people this wear