New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-14
is THIS ALL HILLS WORK?
ONE ANTI SNAPPER CANDIDATE AFTER AN
OTHER KILLED OFF.


OTHER KILLED OFF.
The Tammany leaders have been In unusually good
spirits since Saturday night In consequence OF re
rort received from Washington that not one OF the
Anti Snapper candidates who have been named mus
far for Collector would be appointed All OF THESE
asrdrants II Is asserted have received their ql"tus
through the untiring activity Of senator Ill., Who Of
course, knows all about their records public ann
private The willy Senator 1t is reported. was par
ucularly opposed 10 the appointment OF Mr. Poucher,
and It is rumored further that it was through his
efforts tina, the record Of Mr.. Poucher which was
brought out by "The Evening POST In so heartlcss
a way yesterday, made known To the President.
OF course. Mr. Hi did not do this personally. but
1t is said that he that 1t was done and done al
the night moment.
Mr. Pouchcrs untlring activity In Mr.. Clevennds
behalf and his thorough Identification With the reform
elements OF the Democracy for the last year have
made people forget entirely his course as chairman
OF the Assembly judiciary Committee. that white
washed Judge westbrook after the Judge had enabled
Jay Gould 10 acquire control OF the Manhattan Ele
waited Railway Judge wcsbrook. II will be remem
bercd held In OF Mr.. Gouds offices FOR tho
purpose Of delivering an opinion In iavor OF MI
Gould III, action caused a sensation, and Is re-
ferrcd 10 yet one Of the most scandalous acts
in the history OF the judiciary Of this state. MT
PoIchcr however, stood bv Judge Westbrook, ana
succeeded in preventing his Impeachment. The report
which he handed In Hhu uotllls S'''i' I" '"s
nj Judge Wcstbrooks conduct than that IT was In viola
lion of GOOD taste indscree As all the facts In
the case have been put before Mr.. Cleveland, ana as
no Was more or less familiar with them anyway,
and as his faithful organ The POST has come Out
strongly against Nr. Poucher. the politicians do not
EXPECT that Mr.. Poucher Will collect the revenues
OF this port for the next four years
Mr. HIS friends In tho city, and the Tammany
neop,e. who are In the secret, say that Senator
merchants fate Is also sealed The frlghiu casti
gazing administered 10 him and to Senator Parker BY
Governor Flower. In connection with the supphcs ol
the Poughkeepsc Asylum, has been used with erect
and then there are various other points III the III
diciment that has been drawn up against him. liis
record I'm Westchcscr County politics Is not an
envable one several chapters Of 1t have been given
In The Tribune from time 10 lime sample oil MS
record was when he witnessed. with apparent ap
proval the employment Of a brutal Pize-hgh'er 10
assault and nmidatc colored voters at DobbS Ferry
n wear ago. Mr.. McClelland wond probably nave
never been heard Of In connection with the Collector
shin but for the assistance given him BY certain HIS
op,dcd Rcpubllcans who thought they saw In him an
exemplary public official. lie never had any chance
Tor no,,,,aI prcfcrmcnt on the I side Of the house
and he simply followed the fortunes OF Mr. Cleveland
rs the last and desperate hope mat he might get
something out Of II. The moving cause Win MN WIS
hone Of Office, and nothing more
william A. Pardce OF this city has also filed an
.nnco,,on for the Collcctorshp but the It'll people
sav that he has chance. and they VIII have no
a,Gcu,tv I'm putting him out OF the way. They say
,ho same Of Maurice J. Power who would Ike 10 he
onno,ntod Post master. Mr.. Power Is the FORMER
comfy Democracy leader and has stuck 10 tie
fortunes of that organization when almost every one
also deserted IT, The Hill people say that President
Cleveland will dare to appoint him because Mr.
powcr entered into a combination with the hePuph'
o.ps rcor after wear to defeat the Tammany cdhdi'
dates He also made this combination "heh M
Flower ran for Governor. and did his best 10 e"o'
vr Eossett As Mr.. Cleveland himself supported
Mr. Flowers candidacy. and made n strong speech
a, Coopcr Union IN behalf OF the Governor the lam
many people say It will be exceedingly dihcut Tor
h,, IN send the name Of the cx-bOss OF TIE "Couh-
,iosu IN the senate Mr.. Powers friends, however
s.v that these considerations will not weigh Win
Mr. Cleveland since ne Is satisfied now ,nat Mr.
Power was right In opposing Tammaiy Han as ne
did and that Mr.. Cleveland himself regrets more u'i
any else that ne ever maze spe'cA III ' "
Roswell T. Flower. 900, ,r a,,- NAOMI,
II is entirely possible that the I Tnmnssny peoi.
are unduy eiasd over their success IN h.nS ,, V ~,
pnuchcr AID that they Overestimate their sutg'n ~
nerform the same operation upon Mc'iehauu ''u
power But whether this be true or mol. uey '.o
certainly I'm high feather AT present. ana aspseu "
n,.dicf with great confidence that they VIII yr lore
III stratiOn consult with them In niiinH th
outces Their plan. In brief seems to be ~ MI VI,
ONE candidate after another until they are able to get
40 President TO select business man rom New
York who whlo not openly In sympathy WIN tnc
,vr,r.m will vet be willing to dispense the patronage
in n manner satisfactory TO the braves