The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-18
Decision Announced After q
Conference with Fill
and Murphy.
MISTRUSTS HIS OWN STRENGTH.
After Leaving tho Governor Mr.. Hill
Gees to See Ishn Boyd
Thatcher.


ALBANY. Sept. l8.--Gov. Flower to-
day declined to be a candidate for re-
nomination for Governor He made
known this determination at noon to
the Associated Press correspondent 1t
was after long interview with Senator
Murphy and Senator Hill. both of whom
came to the Executive Chamber shortly
before 10 o'clock.
Gov Flower received the Senators in
his private office. Col. williams was
the only other person who was present
at the interview. Just what took place
no one knows. That the whole situa-
ton as to the Fall election was COW
cred there cannot be the slightest doubt
The Senators remained with the Gov
ernor for over two hours. during which
time all entrances to the room were
guarded by messengers and orderlies.
At the conclusion of the interview Col.
williams approached the Associated
Press man. who was standing In the
ante-room, and said: You may an
nounce that the Governor has decided
not to allow his name to be used at the
State Convention at Saratoga next week
for denomination"
hc lcpOlt luGH dbhcu " seq Tie
Governor. When interviewed the Execu.
tive said:
II am convinced that my nomination
IL 1t should be accorded to me by the
Convention, would not be SO likely to
command the full vote of the party as
would the nomination Of some other
Democrat, and l am too DESTROYS OF
Democratic success to stand in it's way
"a his is an important year for the
party. Republican victory in November
would be likely to mean a perpetuation
Of Republican control for many years In
this State and Republican success In
the nation in 1896 Our ticket must have
the earnest. aggressive support of every
Democrat to assure Democratic victory,
and that nan should be nominated for
Governor who can certainly command
that support. AS for myself, / need
not assure the Democrats of New York
that [ will be found, as / always have
been in the past. battling in the ranks
for the success Of the. ticket which my
party shall nominate
Colonel williams said to the reporter
shortly after the conference. that the
Governor had had this matter In his
mind a long while. but did not come to
any determination, until last night. He
and announce that for the good Of the
party he had better withdraw. The
Colonel did not think there had been
any opposition to the denomination from
within. The Governor himself was the
one who made the proposition.
Col. williams could not state any
thing as to who would be the candidate
He said that the future must develop
that He presumed that a number OF
candidates would spring up.
When asked what he thought OF
John Boyd Thatcher Of Albany, he said
that he believed him to be good man.
one who would appeal to all elements
of the Democratic party. He did not
know whether Mr.. Thatcher was can
didate or not.
He said that the Governor had thought
that probably a certain portion of the
party would not take as well to him
(Flower) as to some other candidate
who could be nominated. Everything
which had been done was for the best
interests of the party, and for the pur'
pose OF making chances OF Democratic
| success the more certain.
| Senator Murphy declined to be inter
| viewed. He said that the declination Of
| the Governor to be candidate had beer
wholly voluntary. No influence hae
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