The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-07

New YORK, June6.-Ihs Tribune pub
lishea the following from Albany;
1t can be stated on authority which,
iistaIed, would not be disputed, that
the Cleveland Democrats have resolved
to run separate Democratic state tick
Of the coming fall, They will seek adj
mission to the Democratic state con-
vention, which will be controlled by
Senators Hill and Murphy, Lieutenant
Governor sheehan and Governor Flow.
er, hut they see already that their dele.
gates will be refused admission to it,
aud accordingly they arc making their
plans. as stated, TO hold q state conven-
Iion OF their own, and nominate n state
ticket composed OF different men from
those who will be nominated by the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Flower conven-
ton. All the state officers except gov
ernor and Acknowledgements are to be
elected this fall, and also u judge OF the
court OF appeals and delegates at large
to the constitutional convention. 1t il
a big state ticket and will look we'll on
two Democratic ballots.
This purpose to run separate state
ticket, OF course, ia not avowed now in
the presence OF the lesser men of the
Cleveland faction. What they are told
10 ito hustle" for the delegates to the
Democratic state convention, which
will be called by Edward Murphy, IT,,
as the chairman OF the Democratic
state committee.
The contest between the two bodiea
OF Democrats thus approaching may be
said to have begun in the fall OF 1891,
when Roswell P. Flowerwas nominated
for governor. Mr.. Cleveland's personal
friends first suggested the nomination
Of Mr.. Flower, and now declare that
they had pledges from him at that time
that in the pending conflict between
Grover Cleveland and David B. Hill for
the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent he would remain neutral as gov
ernor between them II he should be
elected. Mr. Flower, however, was no
sooner elected governor than he dis.
closed the fact that he was in full sym
patty with Edward Murphy, ir., and
William 4. Sheehan in their desire
to nominate David B. Hill for
President. All OF Mr.. Flowers
appointments were dictated pal.
pably by the thought Of giving Mr.. Hill
control OF the Democratic state conven-
ton, which was to elect delegates to the
Democratic national convention. So
powerful was Governor Flowers in
1iuence that even Hugh Mclaughlin, OF
Brooklyn, q strong friend OF Mr.. Cleve-
land, was compelled to assent to the
programme OF giving to Mr.. Hill dele
cation from New York state to the
national convention "solid" in his sup.
port And then, to make matters worse,
Mr.. Flower accepted the position OF
delegate-at-large 10 the convention,
went to Chicago and in speeches to del
egates venomously assailed Mr.. Cleve-
land, and declared in the celebrated
memorial TO the convention sent forth
by the New York delegates that Mr..
Cleveland could not carry New York.
These proceedings OF Mr.. Flower
forced Mr.. Cleyeland's friends to organ.
he the "Anti-Snapper" movement, to
hold state convention at Syracuse and
to work hard to secure delegates tor
him in other states. They had the
notifying experience at Chicago also
Of being compelled to ask mon to sup
port for President q man opposed by
the delegation from his own state.
MIR. Cleveland having been elected,
his friends say they had q right to
think that tho warfare which had been
waged upon them by tho Democratic
state administration would cease. In
stead the hostility to Mr.. Cleveland's
followers upon the part OF Mr.. Flower,
Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Sheehan was
greater than ever. John =. Riley was
expelled from his Office as chief ex-
aminer Of the board OF civil SER
vice examiners by Mr. Flowers
own act. President Cleveland has Just
shown whot he thinks OF Mr.. Riley by
appointing him consul at Montreal. Mr..
Flower also deprived Josiah X. Brown,
personal friend OF President Cleve-
land, Of his office OF dairy commissions
or, and put in his place Frederick @.
Schrqup, OF Lowville, vlrulent oppo.
nent Of Mr.. Cleveland, Added to this
who had exhibited great hostility to
Mr.. Cleveland; among these men being
Austin Lathrop, the superintendent OF
prisons; Charles NJ. Preston, superin.
tendent OF the banking department,
and james Connolly, the chief factory
inspector. Mr.. Flowers intents
throughout the present year, according
TO Mr.. Cleveland's supporters, has been
to fill the state departments and bu-
reaus with opponents of Mr.. Cleveland.
Senator Murphy has not only shown
his hostility to the President In Mash-
ington, but also in this state in u most
open fashion.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT sheehan, ns is
we'll known, displayed in most glazing
fashion his hostility to President Oleve-
land just before tho legislature i'd
journed by porsuading that body to
pass law deptiving Charles F. Bishop,
the Cleveland Democrat who Is mayor
Of Buffalo, Of his power OF appointing
the police commissioners Of that city,
and giving this power to tho anti Glove.
land controller Of that city, who
promptly appointed anti.C Cleveland com.
missionOrs. This attack upon Mayor
Bishop was especially significant, since
he headed tho Erie county delegation
10 tho anti.Snnpper Democratic state
convention. Mr.. Sheohan, In selling
tho police department oil Buffalo, clearly
docs so with the though. OF using II at |
the polls on election day against both
the Cleveland Democrats and tho 10.
publlcans.
Tho conflict between tho Cleveland
and the antl.Cleveland Democrats i'm.
doubtedly will oxtend to tho election OF
members OF tho legislature. Already
Senators Hill and Murphy aud Gov.
Ornor Flower have had conferences
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