The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-27
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.

When the inside history Of the New
York State Democratic Convention Of
1894 is published some peculiar facts will
be 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-
ton dropped upon their deliberations,
and some Of these critics are declaring
that the peep thus obtained of the Con-
vention machinery has convinced them
that Senator HIS nomination was as
much of a cut-and-dried affair as that
of Levi p. Morton.
Just here 1t may not be amiss to call
attention to the fact that THE Evening
World" on Sept. 10, last, said in Its
news columns:
1t need surprise no one II David Bennett Hill
10 named by the State Democratic Convention
next week as the party's candidate for Governor,
The impression seems to be general among
local Democratic politicians to-day that Gov
Flowers withdrawal from the contest for the
nomination. made public yesterday. after he had
had a conference with Senators Hill and Murphy
was for the purpose of clearing the way fol
Hilrs nomination.
The reasons for this impression are not hard
to md. Hilrs ambition Is to become President
and the logical candidate Of the Democracy fol
President In 1886 will be the Democratic Gov
ernor OF the State OF New York--if. indeed. New
ala nsmn Env
ernor this Fall.
Gov. Flowers determination not to try for
denomination was reached very suddenly. and wal
announced ut time when every supposed
he had what is, In race-track parlance, termed
"a cinch." His recent tour OF the farming dis
tricts and his speeches to the farmers seemed u
indicate that he was stumping the State to viii
delegates and now his sudden change Of hear
aud mind is interpreted to mean only that h
has been notined by the machine bosses that h
must stand aside and let Hill try for the goal.
Hill Is the acknowledged leader of the machine
In the State. and his personal popularity, 1t II
confidently believed. would strengthen the machine
and perhaps heal or bridge over the difference
that now exist between certain Of the party lead
ers In the State.
Senator Hill has not announced his candidacy
but some Of his friends in this city. who usu
for publication, however, that Hin Is almos
certain to bs pitted against Morton for tho Gov
srnOrship
The same authority Is to-day declaring
that Mr.. Hills candidacy might hav
united the Democracy OF the State bu
for several unpleasant incidents that tn
leaders prepared as prelude to dis
tract attention from the real slate.
The authority referred to enumerate
these incidents In this way:
ut was the purpose of the party man
ayers to demonstrate deliberately tina
there was no other available candidat
but David b. Hill, and how they did
is a matter of record. The record ma
be interpreted differently. however, b
different persons.
MY own view is this: Flower was M
In the secret, and so while the othel
We're plotting he was going ahead VIII
personal canvass, on the supposltlo
that he was to be renominated.
When the leaders had perfected the
plans the first thing they did was
crush Flowers hopes. He was to
That his record was bad: that Il
Brockway investigation and his veto
The bill designed to supply the Lexo
committee with funds had killed b
chances. 1t may be he was told on
right that HIN was to get the nom!n
uon, but doubt IL the managers won
mtrust him with so important a seer
al time when he was SO bitter
chagrined. Anyway, Flower declined
run Tor personal reasons
with Flower out of the way, the ne
man to kin of was William C. Whitnt
Who had been talked OF as "a candida
Tor Governor. Well. believe that
friend OF Mr.. Whitney was induced
ASK MIN by cable II he would try for I
nomination, while at the very sal
ufne another friend was prevailed up
10 cable Mr.. Whitney the danger OF su
course. and the information that I
ana the machine leaders were prepaI
night him tooth and nail and do
MN In the Convention.
Ne this as It may. It Is q matter