New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-19
FLOWER OUT OF THE RACE.
HE DECLINES TO BE A CANDIDATE FOX
GOVERNOR
rovv,xcvn THAT HIS NOMINATION WOULD NOT
BE LIKELY TO COMMAND 4 FULL NoIE o'
THE PARTY-JoHN BOYD THA'HEH
SEEMS To BE HILLS CANDIDATE

iBY TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIHCNE''
Albany Sept 1s-To he close observer OF poll
ties II has been apparent for some time 'nA' "''
Hill element in the Democratic party was "s'"s
10 shelve Roswell 7. Flower While the |'N
land faction was urging his renominauoh' i",
Cleveland men had a little debt 10 pay an"
even at The sacrifice Of the State ticket were
bent upon paying 1t. But Senator DAVID b' III"
was too shrewd for them He saw that whl'e
Mr. Flower was gaining strength in country as
tricts he was losing caste In the cities. fd''
Couutv Kings County, ana even Newborn
Countv had 50 to speak. "soured on him. MI
Iiiu was kecn-sighted enough To see ali thls' an"
for some weeks had been looking about Tor an
available candidate.
In the first instance he called Frederick COOK
ex-Secre,ary of state down from Hoohes''r anu
offered him the nomination for Governor MI
cook declined. and then tie Senator cast ao'"'
again lie called into his conferences 'uS"'' -
Cady iIerrick the leader Of the cleveland pe
nlocracv of Albany County. and together th''
Matched IN a truce The basis = the truce ""S
the naming Of John Boyd ThacheT' of N'''"H'
AS the man for gubcrnatorial honors' cen" ,,,,,
| land man for Lieutenant Governor. an" 4 mn
man for Judge Of the Court Of Appea's' 'He '"'
latter to be agreed upon Ialer ,-A.
| Governor Flower returned 20 town last nieh'
ana sat up late at he cxecuIlve r""Nc2 vas
/ alone with him most of the time. Ine TWO W.. W.
| a, the Executive Chamber carly ms ih'rm'N
jus; before 10 o'clock senator iil'I 'r "aS and
! TO the private chamber Of the Governor. air
notice was given that there should be 20 ul9'uIp -
! ance 10 matter wro applied. but lhtef On 'm 'r.
ator Edward Murphy, lr; oi IroH Da',, ~, ,b,s
| Of Watcrtown. ard Anthony y bIauH, ~ ''.'a @
| ci,, knocked and were admitted. For TWO ionE
hours the conference continued. h'h II W IN,
| up The Governors privat" secretary k'n ,bo,
! mis- typcwri;tcn statement Of the PoN"rh"' u'''
he would not allow his nam" 10 be pfeSeH''" w.
tho Democratic Convention next week.
am convinced that my nomination If nd !, I1orc not
bc accorded 10 me hy ,ht Sn yoc Of the par;"
as would tho nomination Of soinr other , q -,
and too desrou1s 4i M ,ncr,,ni wear for
,be marty Republican victory in No'cinp'' ,,,, M''
he likely to moan ns ea,e and Rcpubli-
can success in the Nation in lS' cur ti'H"' @ M.
hay" locra, inG e. nsro btmocrac victory. md that
/ man snoud br nominated foi 'ot"i'FF For nVscf /
nccd no, assure the Domocrats o. N~" % 3rH t ,,I'
viii be found. have al"ayc nsef ~ n ,b s Xxx;
! battling in the rank5 ior tna sue - '''
/ which my party shall nornih't''
IN dealing on; the typewriter copies c'lon".
Williams said tha; the action Il Mr. fl'"'r was
~, hastily arrived at for h. had been cohs'u''
Ing the step for some time. hut had not de''i"1
definitely until las night
When the conference h.a broken up senator
11r took his way to the house ~ 'hh h'l
Tbacher. a short dis;nnc" from the carst". n
Uavk-st. The nature 4 the interview "as y u
revealed 10y either parry s"n1'oI I'a ~, W. ,yilne
nothing but Mr. ThacheT pro!'SS'' /" u" "''''''N
to tell all he knew. He said'
lam ns much surprised NJ my ONE rossinly couit
be at the decision oi M oooe,no' baJ assumed That
ne was the logical nomnce am qut" qu SG'N -, ,I1. III
~ ~ ,houghtfuj man could not have arrived az I'M
coo,,rSion 30 w,,hom, grave deberaon. and hay,
had no intnatlon nat ne was IN ,d G mos
Srt,''., ,,f conscientious official htt MS term "l