New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-24
FLOWERS FLIMSY EXCUSE.
HE WILL NOT HAVE THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL TAKE CHARGE OF THE
ELECTION CASES.

INAsMrCI As CHARGES Rave BEEN PREFERRED
AGAINST FELLOWS. THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE
MUST REFUSE THE REQUEST or THE
COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY TILL THE
CHARGES HAVE BEEN PASSED
rFoN MORE CRITICISM OF
THE ovERzEALors Young
MEN or coon COY
ERNMENT CLI'np.
The Committee II Seventy yesterday got notice
that the action of Governor Flower upon the re-
ques; t. dircc. the Attorney General To attend
special term Of the Court OF oyer and Terminor.
for the prosecution of election frauds ana offences
by public officials in this city. would be delayed
IN consequence Of the charges which had been
made against Distrlct-Attorncy Fellows. When
Joseph Larocque. the chairman # the committee.
arrived at his law onc, in Broa1-s, yesterday
morning b" found awaiting him letter from thr
Governor which had been mailed in Albany on
Thursday afternoon. The letter Is as follows:
state Of Ncw-York Executive. chamb,r
Albany. Nov. -. lSi'.
Mcssrs Joseph Lsrooqle. Horlce Porter. Charles c.
Gentlemen: Your communication OF yesterday
GATE with inc tures requesting me 10 require u,
A court OF over ava Tcrin.n,r be- held In the city
of Ncw-York on the first Monday 10 - cenn't nrN,,
for the purpose o; MANAGING an c'n!HctnS ci, criIa
acons an1 proGce ranf ,ose, to g5%gs 'om @f pnb
iic officers IN watch request IN" p''r'r'-At'o'hey
Yesicrtay charges wrrs Fglerr,d @s1nSt s
which | have sent him ana asked him to answer
i'ntli these charges are tried prefer not to take
any definite action With regard - the subject oi
'''' ''''' RoswELL p FLOWER
To Tribune reporter Mr. Larocquc said in
the afternoon:
1T is to be regretted that the 9 vernon should
make use II the charges against Co.one fel-
lows as n reason for delay ana Il c'rrs" IL Is To-
h. regretted that the charge were presented To
the Govern y 80 soon. f5r If the prcsen,ation of
the charges hal been delayed l.ttie longer the
Governor would not have hai such an ales
excuse Now nobody believes that the five Young
men who presented the charges against C'i'nr!
Fellows Intended 10 interfere with ih" Com
miitec If Seventy. but snc" It was notorious
that We had asked tn Governor t. direct the
Attorncy-G.ucra % bei.n ln inv s'isa;ion .n tn'
city, and that w. hll ha.r rorfrrring WITH
Cllon", Fellows after IN" refusal ~ the Governor
t. act until we either bad got Colonel Felio"ss
.c,ncurreuc, ln ogr request or had made charges
AGAINST him il ha. seemed O. Us THAI cine younN
men might have consulted win as bef .re pre-
sentlrg The charge
NOTHING To HE roNE FOR TIME
what further action 's Oh" 'lmw.ft"" =
Seventy O. take now?' Nj I.arocque was asked.
Il i, not -.c tnat w. can 3. anything for
,i,ne" ,ya. his reply. .hecausr the Governor ha,
~, declined f. gran, Guy request. hu, has stated
tina, he would de.ay action un,A he had disposed
u tho charges. W" may possibly receive another
communication from mr." soon i'""' "'''''"~ W.
''nt - MN i''''i '''''"@ .''''' 81. ''' ''''.
forwarded IN" communicative 10 WIN ur 'hi''7'-
uent = Dlstrct-Auorn'y Follows w. were n't
aware that charges had 'r"n presented 10 "n'
hpi ~" desired 70 adA ln We" 'i '"' 'i''F'N'
thai they seemed 10 b" an aii.t'on'i reason i'r
the selection = 'h" N''rn"f-f'"'i"i i' ''"'
~" desired inV'@''R''''h. ''''''' '' '''''''
Attorney would Poe obliged p" take som" n'"' J."
sep!Ning {" Tho charges cur I"''S' '''''' '" ""'
Governor 'iN h'' ''''" ''.'' '
after b" had sent t' us IN" '"n"'1hi'h'I'h VIII ."
was received THIS morning.
III Colonel Fellows is removed from Office. ana
a new District-Attorncy appointed. VIII che Gov
ernor then have reason t. deny Your request on
the. ground that the n"y man should conduct the
invcsrigation?"
we cannot 'ci what the Governor NAV 10. but
IL might be said that II now l''siri't-Nttorn'y
was appointed. however nigh his character anu
great his ability might be- n" would rave hlS
time fully occupied with Tn" or rlinary du'loS ''
his ofiico and could n spar" tim" f'r th' in-
yestigation II is important that IN" inv'stga-
tion should proceed with as lit'l" delay as posii-
bic and while the interest ~ the public In the or
fences c'hini'"' "H '''' '''' 90 ''' W
ON TAR WITH THAT VETO
,,..r,., c,.,a,, c,,t,h s,id. 81 r.uard this
,,, ,. ,r ,i,. an ,b mar, or Governor
49,. M M , ,, Nth his vet, - I'M. ar,i.ro-
,,o,t.o g., ~. ,.v,.re.s ~ th.. investigation II
49,. p.,,.. r.,..r,,r,r, H. does mot want To- aiI
49, a.. ,.,...,,,,.,, ~ b .,, helm :, and h.. fin l-
In IN. charges against tho pisiri-t-Attorney an
..Ii.o.,I x..,t... r,,r delay rillfS.