New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-05
MEYER LINKED TO MAYNARD
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~ Europe in the spring of 1888 (when his con-
duct was discovered). but he went away on
business; and it goes to the essence of Demo-
cratic character that after the publication of
this amazing confession Governor Flower APP
pointed this man Wood to the responsible Office
of State Assessor, removing Cleveland Demo-
crat and an honest man to do it.
SOME OF THE MEN AT THE CONVENTION.
The crowd tonight has swollen to State Con-
yention proportions.
All the eminence that is going to be here at
all has arrived. 1t consists Of Senator Murphy
Richard Croker and Lieutenant Governor Shee-
han. The greatest of these bosses, having given
his instructions. does not think it necessary to
be present in person. Hugh Mclaughlin will
not attend. either. He is represented by Dis
trict-Attorney Rdgway, who another of
Maynards defenders when the Bar Association
moved for his impeachment and who APP
pears to be engaged in the defence Of prize
fighting a social institution; by that j. r.
Gaynor who made himself ustrious with the
remark that Governor Hill has the saloons be-
hind him. and the saloons count for more in
politics than the churches; by John Y. Nc
Kane the Pooh Bah" of Coney Island who
doesn't quite despise the church, seeing that he
conducts a Sunday-schoo we'll as a prize
ring and a racetrack, and by John Delmar and
Thomas f. Pearsa 1t was expected that Gov
ernor Flower would be here, but the Attorney
General Mr. Rosendale. who has been with the
Governor on a hunting trip in the Adirondacks-
they got five deer-says he will remain in
Albany. He had one of the Senate thieves with
him on his hunting trip, and not the least de-
spicable of them. either-Storm Emans. the
County Clerk of Duchess County, who received
the stolen certificate from Maynard and went
off with it. Emans is here, telling what
fine time he has been having with 1.-The old
man." and what he said to 1.-The old man" and
what "the old man. said to him. 1t must have
been pleasant party.
Except for the Governor the entire Demo-
cratic State administration is in town. The
Controller, Frank Campbell, is looking after his
denomination, which is assured to him by Sena-
tor Hills orders. Elliot Danforth. the Treasurer,
goes out, but he will be in the convention al
the head of a machine delegation defending his
seat against a contesting delegation which says
that as chairman of the county convention he
acted unlawfully and with shameless tyranny.
The chief contest in the convention was to be
made over the Office from which Danforth
tires There have been numerous candidates
for the nomination, but the fight mar
rowed down to two. These Hugh Duffy. of
Cortland, and William b. Kirk, Of OnOndaga.
ex-Mayor of Syracuse Duffys claim seems to
lie In the circumstance that he goes fishing
now and then with the Hon. Dan Lamont,
but this appears TO be offset by Kinks close
relations to Mr.. Cleveland. the purchase Of
whose stable Kirk recently superintended. 1t is
extremely hard &c tell which is the better claim
Both candidates have arrived. and they are
making hot canvass. Kirk who is a mil
Nonare. appeared to be little ahead at one
time. He has brought big crowd of shouters
.ith i'm, fror Syra nd Ia Of
money, which they freely offered to bet their
patron.
THE ESsENCE OF BOSSIsM DISPLAYED.
The bosses seemed at first to be hold
ing aloof from this particular fight. Muir
ply said tonight: " There many
candidates for the TreasurershiY that
shall let them fight it out among them
selves" Isn't that boss's speech for you?
Think Of IT. I'VE shall let them fight it out among
themselves 1t recalls the story Of Dean Rich
mond in the old days of his boss-ship when just
before a convention was to assemble, he pro-
duced his slate and read off the list of the
names of the men who by his grace, were to
be chosen. But you have forgotten State Sur
veyor," said somebody when the boss had done.
Have -" he replied "Why. yes, so l have
well. let's leave that to the convention"
Murphy has the same note in his speech. "We'
we, HILL Croker and I've. three men in Jul
1--WE shall let them fight it out
Mr. Croker has peremptory withdrawn young
Mcclellan from the candidacy for Secretary of
State. and the young gentleman is nearly heart
broken. When he saw in the newspapers this
morning Mayor Gilroy's remark that he would
probably be nominated. he thought that he
had II sure, and he came up here feeling
very proud. But Mr.. Giroy, guardedly
as he spoke and with the evident fear that in
saying anything at all he was going out be-
yond his depth, said too much. 1t is serious
thing for a Tammany 10 talk about who
shall have the Offices whether he is the Mayor
or the Mayors messenger. They all stand on
the same plane when 1t comes to that matter.
1t is the voice Of Mr.. Croker which speaks with
authority, and any other voice is likely TO speak
to its own confusion. Why Mcclellan Is pulled
out was not altogether clear at first. He
was certainly permitted to get deep in, and
there was good reason to think that the nomina
ton was his until the boss put his foot down.
lie did 1t gently In point Of fact he very
nice about It, lie told Mcclellan that the Office
of Secretary OF state political graveyard
and not good enough for such as he: that he
ought to serve President Of the Board OF
Aldermen another term, and then run for some
good city office; that Tammany couldn't spare
him for the State ticket. and that he-Croker-
was disinclined to have a Tammany man on
the State ticket this year, anyhow.
HOPES OF SAMMY TILDEN BrIGHTED.
Mr. Croker owes much of his power to the
quality Of his foresight and the explanation Of
this remark may be found in the advice he
gave to Senator Hill not to insist on the nominal
ton Of Maynard. 1t Is we'll known that Mr. !
Croker believes that Maynard is too heavy
load to carry. McClellan's forced withdrawal for
a time left young Sammy" Tilden the principal
candidate in the field for Secretary of State.
Thomas E. Pearsall Of Brooklyn was talked of
considerably, but he says not with his permits |
sion or desire.
The real fact as to Pearsall is that he Is |
candidate for the Supreme Court in the Judicial |
district Of which Brooklyn is part
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