The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
FLOWER the JONAH.
Sentiment in Favor of Throwing
the Governor Over.
He 10 GroveIIing and Pleading for
denomination.
Waiting for the Arrival of Senator
Murphy.
tspecia, to The Evening worId.)

SARATOGA. n. y, Aug. 4.--Gov. |
Flower is pulling every string at his COM
mand to save himself from being thrown
overheard by the machine managers.
There Ia belief that he Is the Jonah on
the Democratic ship, and will have to
be cast into the deep to save the craft
from sinking.
The Governor naturally does not want
to be sacrificed. He is earnestly trying
TO save himself by making personal
peas 10 the Tammany magnates up
here.
srratoga Is enjoying the sight Of the
groyelling in the dust before the god:
OF the Wigwam praying them to send
succor and denomination.
This morning he trudged down to the
Grand Union to see Mayor Gilroy. Yes
terday he saw Croker and called ut
Senator Murphy's cottage, In the hope
OF finding the Chairman of the State
Committee at home. But Murphy is not
expected here until next week. and the
Governor will have to defer his suppl
cations until then.
and Mayor Gilroy was long and earnest.
but the earnestness seemed to be all Oh
the side of the Governor: SO absorbed
was was he in hts subject that he let his
Flower has been talking too much and.
as usual wher his interviews are not
inspired. he has put his foot in it. u
The Governor Is responsible for the
harmony talk, which has caused more
dls.ord than hundred liddIes uut of
whatever he says for the party is recu2
nized as official. and of course when lie
talked harmony the rest had to sing the
ssr,e song, and now they find they have
While they publicly lndorse tho Cover
nor's. views, privately the politicians
rspadiaste Flower and his "solemn non
After his visit to Mayor Gilroy. Gov.
Flower sent his card TO Lieut.. Gov.
Sheeban. The Erie County boss con
scented to see him, but how lie succeeded
In patching UP peace with him can only
be conjectured when II Is known how
cordially Sheehan hates Flower. Shee-
han may be relied upon to do all in his
power to prevent the realization & the
Governors ambition.
The Governor started the harmony
hoom in the interest of his own can
didacy without consulting any one. The
very people he wants to harmonic with
don't want him rs their candidate and
since the machine will have to make
concessions to the other side. they viii
probably have to give up Flower d
The WATERFOWL statesman has fur
nished the rope for his own execution.
As a .Tammany leader expressed It: "Ho
has feathered his own nest. let him lie
All tnlS Is e1Illnently Satisfactory 10
Lieut.. Gov. sheshan. who is ready to
knife Flower. Sheehan and Corporation
Counsel Clark reached here last night.
DistriGt-Attorney Ritgway, of Brook
there VIII be no formal consultation
until Senator Murphy arrives He teIe-
graphed to Mrs. Murphy yesterday that
ne cannot get away from Washington
The Democratic State Committee will
meet here on that day to fix the time
Saratoga. the last week in September
will probably be selected
Nothing definite has been decided upon
but II Coy. Flower Is to be renomlna ted
change In sentiment.
1t Is impossible to say what will be
done and who the candidate for Cover
: nor will be. 1t will all depend on cir
cumstances and conditions. 1t is too
early yet to hazard even guess, as no
one can tell what, changes may take
place and what deals will be made
within the next few weeks.
Brooklyn will vote for harmony, not to
boost Flower into the Governors chair
assin but for the Of the
from Hugh McLaughlin's grasp. The
only way he can hold on TO 1t Is by
to Pc H. Mcarr reSt the mouth
piece of Hugh McLaughlin, conceded this
In an interview which could he con-
ss;rued in no other way; He said: 81
think all Democrats should have a voice
In the management of party affairs"
BY the time the State Committee
meets, things will be more favorable for
conference OF interchange of ideas, as
the bosses prefer to call 1t. There will
then be Democrats here from all over
the State. They will make reports. and
the situation can be canvassed more
thoroughly. The policy OF the machine
for the coming campaign will most like
" be shaped then. and It will be def
| nitely known whether it will be Flower
or not
Gov Flowers visit to Richard Croker
is taken as an indication that the Gov
ernor still recognizes him as a power
Mr.. Croker manages to keep in touch
3 with the politicians and they with him
: He Is still a drawing card, as is evi.
denced by the large attendance OF sub
leaders. who flock around him and pay
l homage to him whenever they get al