New-York tribune., 1894-06-04

THE STATE DEMOCRACY.
..,. TIFF REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TH'SosS''
,hanv. June 3.-There is good aea4 OF
H'O -, inst now in the ranks OF the Demo-
e0'., A.. rartv In the State Of New-Nork. ana IN
ciars almost innumerable bearing on the nomi-
,or Governor. Three years of Democratic
"", ',.,n. will be affected by the nomination II
non nominated is elected Governor, and
u' ~,ertlv every Democratic politician of
norce Is anxious to learn the drift of party
D., toward any special man. and 10 TAKE
"ON anv movement for his nomination.
p MANY Democratic politicians, therefore,
g. ,r,o Albany every week nowadays can
u0r NJ Flower and have chat Win 'he
p.'.oro,,c upo. members of the Constitutional Con-
-,or p who coming as they do from various
w.. ~ the state. bring with them weekly 10
,lhanv much political news.
o. nolitical pilgrims represent RosweN r.
60 as hesitating about seeking rehohh-
~, owing TO his belief that no Democrd"c
"'"v ,',o,o for Governor can be elected. yet
''"N Nr Flower greatly desires the nominal
wv 80 hofore the first week In October. when
u0' ~ norocratlc State Convention Will prooaoiy
"' -, no &c convinced there Is chance OF MS
They also say that Mr.. Flower mas
,,,so,f IN the hands Of his special friends
P.' Nurnhy. ir David b. Hill and Hugh
"-rorcb,in Of Brooklyn, and substantially
- ,heno. Gentlemen. If you wish me 10
..,o .- candidate for denomination. Will 1oi-
-. desire even if think am facing &C.
fea; at the polls ,,ou ,,,,r
strengthen. If possible. his grip upon
- .,ocb,nerv Of the Democratic party, 10 use
N.
~ ~ .ooent action in removing Sheriff Beck. the
ss.oher Sheriff Of Erie County. partly had ior
ST., ,.- o,r, the creation Of a Flower Democratic
machine in Erie County. Flower De''o0i"'
.a. nsen anpointed Sheriff who will be expected
=, hiring the Erie County delegates to the Dei''o-
o-.,c state Convention pledged to MT Flo"er
,.,on,nation. II the Governor then desires It.
Mr. Flower and Senators Hill ana murphy
ho.,sver look with apprehension upon the grown
=, the independent Democratic Orgahiza'ioh
,,own as the state Democracy. Edward NJ
sbanard certainly has behind him in his organiza-
,on IN BROOKLYN majority of the Kings county
nsrocrats Hugh Mclaughlin was up mere
.ror BROOKLYN a week ago Saturday 10 tel MI
vowsr about H. Then. in Albany county III
Clinton County, in Oswego County. In Onohuaea
countv in Monroe County in Ulster County III
Cortland County. in St. Lawrence County, ana
Erie County the State Democracy. under the
Lad Of Charles S Farchild, Smith NJ Weed
Daniel Magone Franklin d. Locke and Willam
r Grace command the largest proportion OF the
Democratic vote in those counties.
rha "s,ate Democracy" is opposed 10 MI
Flowers nomination. and will make big effort
at the Democratic State Convention to defeat MS
denomination The National Administration also
under Daniel S Lamont's guidance, will use us
Influence to prevent In the same direction Inc
Cleveland Democrats think they were treated III
most treacherous manner by Mr.. Flower
prominent one said recently:
mo man IN the State did more TO bring about
the nomination and election Of Roswell P. Flower
as Governor than did Daniel 5. Lamont He did
It under a pledge from Mr. Flower that in the
then approaching struggle between Grover Cleve-
land and David p. Hill for the nomination for
President, he would remain neutral. But no
sooner was Mr.. Flower elected than he substan-
TALLY surrendered his office and rs patronage TO
Mr. Hill. and the latter used II to control the Feb
ruary snap convention for the election Of dele
gates 10 the Democratic National Convention.
Moreover Mr.. Flower went to Chicago and there
bitterly opposed Mr.. Clevelands nomination for
President, even going 10 the length Of declaring
that Mr.. Cleveland could not carry the State OF
New-York. After this performance Of Mr.. Flower
In breaking his neutrality pledge TO Colonel La
mont, We feel as If no one could put any trust
in any promise Roswell p. Flower may make
as 10 second term as Governor He Will, or
course, promise anything, but he will not keep
us promises. We therefore shall oppose his re-
nomination with all the means in our power.
one highly interesting movement in Democratic
pohucs mas been disclosed here in The past two or
three days. and that is agitation in favor OF
the nomination of Judge Rufus w. Peckham. Of
.he Court OF Appeals. for Governor. This is all
pased upon the idea that Roswell p Flower, In
view OF the opposition Of the State Democracy
vii, al the last moment decline a denomination.
suoge Peckham is & resident Of this city, where
!or many years before his elevation to the bench
ne was one Of its leading lawyers. What Is es-
pecAily interesting about this movement is the
circumstance that It Is favored by Edward Muir
pny 1r Mr.. Murphy has first favOrite in Mr..
flower and second favorite In Mr.. Peckham
MI Flower thinks in October that upon the
wnole ne would rather not risk renominauon'
then Mr.. Murphy will have ready at hand a
second friend to whom to give the nomination.
murphy and Peckham have been political and
social friends for many years. In 1886 the DEM
ocratic State Committee had the duty Of nom
mating Democratic candidate for Judge OF the
court OF Appeals. Two candidates sought the
nonor. Mr. Peckham and Denis O'Brien. Mr..
reckham was practising law here at the time.
isfhad the support CT Edward Murphy. Jr. for
tne nomination Denis O'Brien was Attorney
General, "a Il he" had the support Of Governor
hln- The Murphy influence prevailed in the
committee. however and Mr. Peckham was nom
mated
Mr. Peckham had a hard contest and was
threatened with defeat, owing 20 the rise or the
nenry George party in the City OF New-Y ork
40 the latter part of the canvass Mr.. Peckham 8
ySw Sw partner. Simon w. Rosendale, went TO New
d.ork. managed TO capture most Of the Henry
ueorge vote for Peckhani. and thus brought
soout his election a Judge OF the Court OF
Appeals
Judge Peckham returned this favor done for
MN by Mr.. Rosendale in the fall Of 1891. Then
ar. Rosendale sought the Democratic nomina-
aon Tor Attorney General. 1t was rather inde-
sorous for Judge of the Court OF Appeals. but
Sasvertheless Mr.. Peckham descended into the
uirty pool Of politics so far as to solicit Ed
,.afd Murphy, jr's. aid to nominate Rosendale
,vr UT Attorney-General Mr.. Murphy granted
suuge Peckhams request. and not only sup
sos'ed Rosendale himself, but brought over Rich
an. .u Croker and William f. Sheehan TO Rosen-
os es cause. With the aid and active support
D. D. murphy, Croker and Sheehan, OF course
II.osehdale secured the nomination, defeating
nss,sc, InSaac n MAYNARD, who was the candidate OF