New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-27
NV FLOWER AND MIR. RILEY
OFFICIAL DISMISSED FOR DOING HIS
DUTY.
..ynoy ABLE OFFENCES OF THE CHIEF CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINEI-PowER OF
BOss's FATHER-IN-LAw.

- prcrIAE CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
u, Feb ac--Govcrnor Flower should hear some
'ss oplnons expressed about him by the Cleveland
o. a,s NJ the state II is to he suspected that II
.,d be vOud come to the belief that he has few
" u among them al the present time, notwith,
IT. ITO, his prediction last fall that Mr.. Cleveland
sa : carry New York by 10000 plurality" Mr.
-rer,s action on Friday in dismissng John b. Riley
b,s Mace rs chief examiner OF the Board OF civil
IT, commissioners has proved TO he peculiarly eX-
sting TO the Cleveland Democrats: for. In view
81 r,owcr's recent avowals of admiration for Mr..
~,a,d,s Cabinet selections, they were chcrishng
,h, ai last he was Inclined To act with the Clcvc
wv wing of the Democratic party In the state Of
s Work Moreover. some of the circumstances ac-
'arv,nc the removal Of Riley have come to their
"Ert,, which have had the effect OF intcnSifying
w, r..entt cat at hi, dismissal They have learned
pn.v's rlq"c was recently offered to Edison Potter,
pocn YAM IA prominent Democrat of that village,
w the statement tat if he consented to accept 1t
VIZ, oe,r,c 10 oppose the Cleveland Democrats here
and ne; I'm all party matters with the anti Cleyc-
-. nemocrais Mr.. Potter happened TO be devoted
nouer Of Vrc>idcntclcct Cleveland, and he refused
oo,, the Office under this condition. Ii was then
800 10 Thomas Carmody. Of Penn Yam, who was
,,s,e 10 the snapper Democratic state Convcn-
~ hold in Albany February -. 1892. 10 boom
n'1,t X I'M Cor the Presidency, and he of course,
rxepted the once ,.,.., s,.,o ,...,.,,..,o,, and
- .s,ors belong to the Governors official family
~, g mich a. do his private secretary aud his
s,r clerk In fact II can BE- sail that the GOV
r. NJ the state j. che civil service Commission.
~ ,he rulrs the Civil service Commission draw up
- rho enforcement OF thc civil service law are sub
rad 10 lin for his approval before they are
.,a The civil service Commissioners eau be
~nored or appointed NJ his pleasure For many
~ therefore, The various boards OF Civil Service
m,s.,,p.rs have been merely instruments -
s.,.- the Governors WILL Wien, therefore. Mr..
49,, removes Mr.. Riley. the chief executive officer
:. ,,a Board Of civil service Commissioners. and
- Cleveland Democrat. and in seeking sue
81, IN him makes II requirement that the man
IN h. an anti-Clcveland Democrat, politicians nat
.uv think the incident highly significant one AZ
- I've true condition OF Mr. Flowers mind toward
r...nsntelec. cleveland and his followers in the
Democratic party
,.c,u,e his political hackers" in Clinton County
,syoca,ea the nomination Of Mr. Cle1land for Presi-
., The chief of these "baCkeIs7 Of Mr.. Riley
we're smith NJ Weed and his son. t;eors" :. Weed,
4, pa,,sbur. George ;. Weed delega" 10
the snapper convention, and he and his fellow
S.,.ys,es from Clinton County Were about the ONLY
ono, IN that convention who had the courage TO nd
,oea,e The nomination q, Mr. Cleveland FOR President
N Weed even mad the audacity ON the floor Of the con
vs,on 10 favor the election of Cevleand delegates
:. ns nsmocratjc National Convention Chief
Examiner Riley naturally was god deal In tho com
MANY Of his friend George Weed ut the convention.
and being coura ceous man. frankly expressed his
Conviction that Mr.. Cleveland ought TO be nominated
"a, President Ills removal, therefore, Is In tho
nature Of punishment for supporting Nr. Clevelani
IN President. fact vrich is not Fel>Aed by Inc
Cleveland Democrats when they hear aboui ii.
NJ Ril.y, however, capped all his political sn' by
fling tt,ers with the Board OF Cvil service 'omni>
aOpers. pointing cut wilful violations OF tn" civil
s,ryice Reform law BY Michael Delchanty, the super
ht.pdent Of Public Buildings. Mr.. Del"hamy Is an
.nsbe Old man. who happens 90 be the f"ther-ln-
ax Of senator-ecci Edward Murphy jr.. OF Troy. IAs
usn who are the official sup"riors OF Mr. Delehanty are
he Trustees Of Public buildings. namely, Governor
Y,xr Lieutenant Governor >heehan and speaker
saka The Public Buildings law gives the trustees
The authority to appoint aud dismis, mt viii the
Superintendent Of Pubic Buildng-. Messr-. Flower,
sechan and suffer- therefore, have the power 10 dis
miss superintendent Delehanty upon I'VE minutes
notice. Blu, 1t need not be said that the iaol una
Michael ID lchaniy l. the father in-law OF fh"arn
Murphy, it, l. known McS~rs. Flower, shcFh"l ana
sulzsr Mr.. Delchanty would have 10 d. good ae"i
before Messrs. Flower. sh- ehan and >uzcr "ouu ~
That Clief Examiner Riley should have Lad the
-mpudencc7 10 point ou that superintendent D Dol,
hanty appointing Mep 10 positions In N" zap
tol without compelling them 70 undergo AN eXalnlna-
len as to Their qualifcaon, as r%luir'a Dy sn
not stand any nonsense Of that kind and Rley
TO be Cleveland Democrat. but TO adj to this IA be-
lsf That he laws Il III" >fstc -hould be lived M to
hat could not be forgiven There are some residents
Of Albany VINO think that Governor Flower would
h.vs done himself more harm by sustaining an ofhocr
OF the state, who WAS merely doing his duty III re-
porting violation Of The liw OF the state.