New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-03

INCOMING ADMINISTRATION STRENOIhIN
THEM:ELvES For THE BATTLE
,yrou rnr REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF 1Hr 1aInr<H
Albany Feb. 2.-It is quite apparent ''a'
is the settled policy Of Governor Flower to nave
o battle royal with the Democratic Natoha'
Administration. and that in this policy hc is sis-
tanned ny Senator Hill. Senator-eect Murphy
Lieutenant Governor Shccllan and Richard croker
Already one sees in the acts submitted 10 the
legislature or under preparation TO DO prescn'co
70 that body the anti-C lcveland forces endcavor-
ing 70 strengthen themselves that IL Mr.. CIeVe-
land does attempt 10 use the Federal patronage
against the State patronage the superior Tore"
of politicians will he on the side OF the anti
Administration leaders. Amendments are already
pending 10 the charters of New-l ork. Utica ana
Rochester which were drawn mp TO increase the
political power of the anti-Clcvcand Democrats,
and amendments TO the charters Of 6uflalo and
Fmra it is said. will shortly be introduced with
q similar aim When these amendments are made
and a personal registration act has been passed
cutting down the vote in the rural part OF the
State. the antClcveland leaders believe that they
can hold the State against all the efforts Of the
Cleveland Democrats to rc-establish themselves
in power in it.
Governor Flower. az the leader Of the anti
leNrlUnu ltnOcTlIS Has also bc2uu 10 'UTU
State patronage against the Cleveland Democrats.
Even David Ii. Hill not quite so determined
a. Roswell T. Flower has shown himself to he
TO have one harmonious body OF Democratic
onice-holders from Montauk Point to Lake Erie
ready 70 support an anti-Clcvcand policy. Mr..
Hill permitted the Cleveland Democrats OF Albany
County TO have few Offices in the state Capitol.
Mr. Flower within a month has had nearly all
these men dismissed from Office, and has been
supported in this policy by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Shechan ant Speaker Suller.
The Governor Lieutenant Governor and Speaker
OF the Assembly are Trustees of the Pubic
Euildinqss This Is a State board that ha' charge
Of all the buildings Of the State in Albany, ana
also has the power Of appointing all the employees
Of the Capitol and the state House. Inc
officer who fulls their orders is known as super
intendant Of Public Buildings lhis once Is
now hcld hv Michael Dcehanty, an agch man,
who has the good fortune to he fathcr-in-law OF
Senatcr-clect Murphy. Under orders from fi'wer'
shochan and Sulzcr in the last month. Supcrin-
,ondcnt Dclchanty has been Diminishing the Clcve-
land Democrats of Albany County employed III
the State Capitol and the State House. ana
flI;ng their places with anti Cleveland Democrats
Today more Cleveland Democrats were dismissed
from office. They were Thomas j. Reilly ana
Robert NoNon, elevator men. who have De'h c'h-
ploycd in the Capitol for SIN years ana "'i'
excellent men: George Myers, carpenter h'l"r
Potter HUGHES and Dennis Lannigan, ceIar"ci
1LomaG Il, Turns, elevator man; Na'huci
oowd a fireman and veteran "i INV
war. employed in the Stat" lia'l' ana
James Gailncy, watchnan. employed 10y on
trcllcr Campbell, State Engineer Sch"nck' H'''"
Treasurer Danforth and Charles NJ Preston 'up'r-
ip,cndent of the Bank Department. The places
Of all these men were at once hiHd wv wv
an .ointmcut by Governor Flower, Lieutenant
Governor Shcchan and Speaker .'ulzcr, "a trustees
Of the Public buildings OF arti-Clcvcinnd Demo
crafts Mr. SuIzcr thus reveals more clearly than
before Richard Cookers real attitude towai" 'n'
incoming National Administration
The ncwspapcr organ Of the Cleveland D'mo'
Gratis of the interior Of thu State, The Albany
Argus is printed here Speaking oil ines IT,
movas and appointments, II says Inc IT.
movals and appointments cover Albany 'ouh'S
mca as,;sethcr, and tcstify that the state pa'-
ronagc l.. 70 be used against te ino,',,in.t.'.1
orcarization of 10y County, the n''n removed
being organization men IN each cas-" anu 'uc
men appointed opponents OF me couhN 1rS"u
7alion r fI, r1h m Argus james Ii Man
Ming. son of the late Daniel Manning, 'icVc'
lands first Secretary OF The treasury, ia"rS
dscoscs what lie thinks oil ,n,7 az, i'e'V Tleyc
land democrats of Albany County. Mr.. Man
uinpn;nc il Nrvor of Albany Und one OF tn" most
conspicuous Cleveland men III the State. hen
ne sneuks out and di-cl,Srs what Tn" ' '"r-
land men tire thinking. hls words VIII conlinhhp
an almost National attention Mr. Manning
gays editorialy i'll The Argus under the SIG
nifcant title Of Where VIII IL End:
The treatment that accorded 10 the Democracy Of
Albany County The Ave or six years hnncda"y pre-
ccdne January l. accustomed them to lok Tor iutv'
and NOR. ,tciou, blows those the STATE CAPITOL
most Noci.efuis In teir professions OF Democracy. tln
they cy,r Lal 10 meet the opn from the s1%hlitan
marty During tho the fact that ALBANY Deno
rrat favor d c nomination Of Grover Cleveland for the
pr, dcncy was deemed sufficient for his punish
mont This ''punishmcnt" tome with iqisnimity
and has been forgiven and forgotten Any man
Ia. right ~ desire Pre- dcnt and must not be held
10 strc. accountability for his acts while that mania i
upon him.
But since November. 1892. tho system Of
uroscrption has renewed In undcmo stie
fashion, The fact Albany holding position In the
C.ll voted for Grover Cleveland and did what he could
tn secure his election l. deemed sufficient for
his removal aud such lengths hos this policy been
carried that with and steadily dwiDdling number Of
honorable exceptions may safely that Albany
empoyc in capitol building voted for Harrison out
right refused 10 for Clevciond east himself
cullen vote for the nominees OF the National Democracy
while using his tongue to do them mischief
We are believe that this state OF affairs exists
without the knowledge Ct Roswell +. Flower.
1t is Iespt fully brought his attcnt
tenton Of the Of the STATE Tor surely no one
can be 20 blind o. not 10 where 1t will eud.
FOR A HEARIHG ON RAPID TRANSIT.