The evening world., 1894-09-27
WAS IT ALL
CUT and DRIED q?
Political Critics Deride the
Spontaneous Homina-
tiOn Of Hill.
A carefully LAID PLAN.
Flower First Disposed Of, then
Whitney Was Put Out
of the Race.
STATES MADE TO BE BROKEN.
"The Evening World' Predicted
Before the Convention that
Hill Would Be Chosen.
STATES MADE TO BE BROKEN.

When the inside history Of the New
York State Democratic Convention OF
1894 is published some peculiar facts VIII
he revealed in 1t, and the wonderful
/, enthusiasm with which the body nomi-
= mated Senator Hill for Governor Will not
show quite so much spontaneity as APP
peared upon the surface.
Political critics in this city have al
ready begun the task of picking holes
in the gaudy curtain of personal popu-
larity" that the leaders in the ConVen-
tion dropped upon their deliberations,
and some of these critics are declaring
that the peep thus obtained of the CON
yention machinery has convinced them
that Senator Hill's nomination was as
much of a cut-and-dried anair as that
OF Levi T. Morton.
lust here 1t may not be amiss to call
attention to the fact that THE Evening
World" on Sept 49, last. said In us
news columns:
Here Is the Prediction.
II need surprise no one II David bennett mn
10 named by the State Democratic 'onNent'""
next week as the partys candidate Tor doNerhor'
The Impression seems to be general among
local Democratic politicians to-day that Gov
Flowers withdrawal from the contest Tor the
nomination. made public yesterday after he ha'
had 4 conference with Senators hin and Murphy
was for the purpose OF clearing tho way Tor
Hill's nomination.
The reasons for this impression are not hard
TO ind Hilrs ambition Is To become President,
a.d the logical candidate Of the Democracy Tor
President in 1896 will be the Democratic Gov
ernor OF the State of New lork-it. indeed. New
York should happen TO elect Democratic Gov
ernor this Fail.
Gov. Flowers determination not TO try for
reconciliation was reached very suddenly and WIS
announced at time when every ono supposed
he had what Is. In raoe-track parlance. termed
"a cinch." His recent tour Of the farming dis
tricts and his speeches to the farmers seemed to
indicate that he was stumping the State TO win
delegates and now his sudden change OF heart
and mind is Interpreted to mean only that he
has been notified by the machine bosses that he
must stand aside and lei mn try for the goal.
Hill is the acknow edged leader OF the machine
In the State. and his personal popularity. II is
confidently believed. would strengthen the machine
and perhaps heal or bridge over the differences
that now exist between certain OF the party lead
ers in the State.
Senator HIN has not announced his candidacy.
but come of his friends in this city. who usu-
ally speak by the card" saying to-day mot
for publication. however, that Mn is almost
certain to be pitted against Morton for the Gov
ernorshp.
tr Some of the Incidents.
The same authority is to-day declaring
that Mr.. HIS candidacy might have
united the Democracy of the State but
for several unpleasant incidents that the
leaders prepared as prelude to as
tract attention from the real slate.
The authority referred to enumerates
these incidents III this way:
rs 1T was the purpose of the party man
ayers to demonstrate deliberately that
there was no other available candidate
but Da sttsr 81 and h TGs r .nsy aa
be interpreted differently, however. by
] different persons.
my own view is this Flower was not
in the secret, and so while the others
were plotting he was going ahead with
a personal canvass, on the supposition
that he was to be renominated.
Flower Crushed.
when the leaders had perfected their
plans the first thing they did was to
crush Flowers hopes. He was told
that his record was bad: that the
Brockway investigation and his veto of
the bill designed to supply the Lexow
chances. 1t may be he was told out
right that Hill was to get the uomina-
ton. but ] doubt II the managers would
ehagrined. Anyway, Flower declined to
run for personal reasons
with Flower out of the way the next
man TO Kill off was William G. Whitney.
who had been talked Of as, a candidate
foT Governor. Well, l believe, that a
ask him by cable If he would try for the
nomination. while at the very same
time another friend was prevailed uuon
to cable Mr.. Whitney the danger Of such
course. and the information that Hill
and the machine leaders were red
to fight him tooth and nail and down
him In the Convention.
Dummy Candidates.
BE this as IT may, 1t is matter OF
himself on record while still in E.urGpe
as declaring in positive terms that h,
ald not want the nomination, and would
Then the machine men proceeded tc
elect some dummy candidates to mask
fSe,r real Intentions: John Boyt
Inacher, OF Albany was brought for
ward as 'HilPs choice and Daniel Lock
han.
Then the 'reformers' began to urg,
me nomination OF ldge William ]
Saynor OF brooklyn and his boom sooI
assumed such proportions that the lead
ture it. f'''o
More Care for Guynor.
1T was necessary To exercise NOR
baen nsiigy, WIN Judge Gaynor Than ha,
ppsen caIIed INTO play against the others
however he stood for Reform FIRST
iast ana az the time, and had grea
strength. 1t would not do to approach
nun as a party to deal, and so I, wa
oeclded TO pretend to offer MIN IN
nomination and at the same time max
u impossible of an honorable acceptanc
by lnnuendo attacks upon his private liz
emahatnS from among the delega .
70 the very Convention that scene
anxious to have him accept.
Judge Gaynor's manly retort upo
Lott
given out Tuesday night, in which theT
appeared this indication that Judg
Gaynor understood the purpose of HI
enemies and seemed to strike at Hi
The Judges Advice.
DO not nominate any one only because h
station a. private citizen is high or beca
powerful people powerful combinations are
Ma back nor yet slmply because he has he