The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
Gov. FLOWER TELLS A STORY
,Roy1 4 DOLLAH BTLL THAT HE
"s-oLE" from 4 THIEF.

~. state from Lnwiess Rcpusiicsnism-
,,ow fac Game TO A ppoint Judge Maynard
senator sIit Had Nothing to DO with II.
Til. Governor ard Mrs Flower came to town
-, friday and put up at the Windsor Hotel.
vb,re GOV. Flower told the following story
x.stc,say afternoon to reporter OF The Sun:
-Wb.,, was very small boy and lived in
,.ss,,on county and worked in u store. had
.1,lnr bill II was tho first dollar bill had
sr,r owned. and II had n picture on 1t OF q train
=, ,,srs. The first railroad to enter Jefferson
.o,nty VAS ia l34O. This WAS before 1S4o.
and had nevor seen train OF cars. priced
a.. III, almost as n uch for the picture as did
for It's Nalae.
"wejl d couple OF nights after got 1t In
Sjted an other boy 10 come and soc Inc at the
,tor, whore slept and to stay over night. /
had that dollar bill In an old sheepskin wallet
,,,t was slowed away in an inside pocket 1t
h,rncu ed that the next morning slept pretty
Is.s. that is to say until 5 o'clock-anG the
clher hoy was up before me. Now. the first
ca.tor,c or in tho store that morning was man
who wanted 20 send some money awny in
latter and asked me II could give him dol
lar lill for two halves. l said could. and
,u,io,! out the old sheepskin wallet and un-
rolled aud unrolled md uurolled it until
q.
gone
"Wcl. toll the customer I'd have to disap-
,oint him, and did hoap OF thinking that
dcy Tire result OF it was that I invited that
bcy to como and stay again that night He
didn't want to. but he came waited until he
Ind begun to snore and then l got up softly
and searched his clothes. Down In the bottom
Of his waistcont rocket my fingers felt a pieco
Of still paper ] got that paper out and took
Il over to the stove. where got the light OF the
burning woolAre. and unrolled 1t. 1t was my
dollar bill | stuck that bill in my pocket l
didn't think / had be'p stealing: only re-
covered what belonged to me. and that fellow
never accused me OF stealing. either.
y think that story illustrates this Maynard
business pretty we'll Here the Republicans
had stolen the State. and had refused to give
Il. task For nine years they had held to their
theft against the demands OF the people. Tho
State Legislature belonged to the people. The
people erioI out for It. Isaac Ii. Maynard re-
covered It for them recovered what had been
stolen from them. The people have now got
bacS their own. This year, for the first time In
nine years. the people will have a chance la
ee:t their representatives on the basis Of a fair
sppor,ionment There We're no cries of thief
whsn fog years counties with a population
IN the Legislature. while districts in the
city Of New York with a population Of consid-
erably more than 100000 had but one repre-
sentative. l say there were no Republican
c.iss OF fraud and theft then. The Republicans
knew that il they gave to the people anything
ike An equal representation in the State Leg
stature they couldn't send Frank Hiscock or
Mr.. Rvarts or somebody else to the United
States senate. Now that the wrong has he
str hse sTf sn dSa
like to know. Stealing what belonged to us?"
The Governors eyes tiszed. He spoke
smashing his fst down on the table, beside
which he WAS sitting.
NJ Nov regardinG my sppe9intme 9t Of Judge
neral OF Judge Rueer at Syracuse. ard was on
my way back to Albany, Cn TO that time no.
to nc as a candidate for the offlce On the train
lsaw Judge U'Brien. and In tho course Of half
an hours conversation he said that Mr.. May
once OF Acknowledgement He was an able
Awyer Christian gentleman. and an honest
man, the Judge said, and he said that could
not do better than to appoint him TO the place
made vacant W the death OF Judge Ruger.
Between that time, and the next morning l
MAYNARD would make 4 splendid appointment
Inc following mornin. announced the APP
Ton Of Seaatae ill., my Rss n ~ isf beeanss
believed Judg, Maynard 10 10 an honest gem
uemaa and an able lawyer.
=, The Bar Association sought to have tho
Judge !mpeaehed by the Assembly. The
, Proper eonlmttse u: that body examined into
careful investigation. 1 am informed. and
t9en they reported TO the Assem- bly, that judge
Marina m1Iagnard hal not done anything that was
on that report and that closed that question.
v, year from that time, there came az other
vacancy and IreappOinted the Judge. Before
IN sai Il
reprssented tho Bar Association not to make
ue nhpointment ! said to them; Gentlemen.
e erd 81 Judge MAYNARD since he has been on
s nl "shch Of the COURT Of Appeals will hear
1 JS1 /, you hnd ANYTHING IL his record as 4
TEeappoint him, They found no objection to
TO make founn hn had been a faithful.
hhsIi'ant and painstaking Judge. and that no
va, nni n"fE 19ng eroat work. The matter COM
reaEt"nted tho Judge"
election Of tbs state tickot!" asked the re-
~ think the whole ticket will be elected
n. What effect do you think the attitude Of tho
''lS DO Maynard nay ,srdt ~ asked the reporter
sGy sIsct 70 sEeak Of II will not cut much Of
10 Sreas. think TINT the abuse is very likely
H.. palIiJ IUt inc Judge. TACT. i
nave heaid OF good many Republican law
,y o,s VINO nave al ready made up their minds to
Nv, ,gae ior Judge Maynhrd for no other reason
u NAN thht they think h is being unfairly and
s s"t,est'S abused. What have the Republicans
- - a!tach us on any wayI Look at tho
iaeotd OF the state Administration. 1t has
so eeu sueh that all that 1t costs the people
,itner schools and for all their other State
an sratops and their state Govern ment is one
h einaer OF cent on Il hundred dollars. There
hus h'thing nlse to attack US on these men
sam, 20 20 hack to this political lawsuit for
Sanlp niEn material. They are trying TO get
tpnn me stolen goods / never saw such
ona ny eler'ion in nv life. Tho origin OF the
iloInV Mo"s 81 these men In the Bar Assocln-
ham na ."ldert. Carter Horn blower Peck
,tar u HiIn III rest. was an opposition 10 Som
No. I 1iItL !hey did not like senator Hill and
tncy ~ NO, want him ever to ucceod in get
eau, "S mo tho United States Senate Be-
rssn ,s the getting Of the State Legislature
s.na,ee" ~ his election to the United States
puais9 ,he' We're angry. and they want tn
coya,inu e man VINO vas responsible for rs-
en, vi''n w the stolen goods and making Demo
mamS success possible. II is hard TO make
ErhoI Dem"crats helieye that old Justiae
An% ANIL H. VIZ stTit;y honest In his Sto7 y0tn
Pre-. lfM u"y WrfD not cheated out of tho
maj Sovnnt.! election IN 1915. liut ] Hotirs
IN SS22.io OF the tnrn who we think cheated us
Iajnn,l hse now aAxlors to defeat Judge
mar, governor said that II ho took any active
nj a.