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.

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 rs 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.
Saratoga is enjoying the sight Of the
Cnief Magistrate Of this great state
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 at
Senator Murphy's cottage, In the hope
Of finding the Chairman of the State
Committee at home. But Murphy Is not
Governor will have to defer his suppli-
cations until then.
The conversation between Gov. Flower
and Mayor Gllroy was long and earnest.
the side of the Governor. So absorbed
was he in his subject that he let his
cigar go out. The trouble is, Gov.
Flower has been talking too much and,
inspired, he has put his foot In 1t. to
express It In elegant political phrase.
The Governor Is responsible for the
ds,ord than hundred nddles out OF
tune. AS the nominal head Of his party,
whatever he says for the party is recog-
nized as official, and of course when nc
talked harmony the rest had to sing the
sar!e song, and now they find they have
struck a false chord.
While they publicly indorse the Cover
repudlate Flower and his solemn non
sense"
After his visit to Mayor Gilroy. Gov.
Flower sent his card to Lieut.-Gov.
scented to see him, but how he succeeded
In patching up peace with him can only
be conjectured when 1t Is known how
cordially Sheehan hates Flower, shee-
han may be relied upon to do all in his
power to prevent the realization e the
Governors ambition.
The Governor started the harmony
boom in the interest of his own can
didacy without consulting any one. The
very people he wants to harmonize with
don't want him as their candidate and
since the machine will have to make
concessions to the other side, they will
probably have to give up Flower as a
peace offering.
The Watertown statesman has fur.
nished the rope for his own execution.
AS a .Tammany leader expressed it: "He
has feathered his own nest, let him lie
in IT,
All this is eminently satisfactory to
Lieut. Gov SheShan, who is ready tc
knife Flower. Sheehan and Corpora tior
Counsel Clark reached here last night.
District-Attorne Ridgway, of Brook.
!yn. Will be here this afternoon. but
until Senator Murphy arrives. He tele,
graphed to Mrs. Murphy yesterday that
he cannot get away from Washington
Until The n nsmd dhn,ssa stat. COMMITTEE.
and place for the State Convention
Saratoga, the last week in September
VIII probably be selected.
but If Gov. FlJWer Is to be renominat eG
there VIII have to be an overwhelming
change In sentiment.
1t Is impossible to say what will b.
done and who the candidate for Cover
nor will be. 1t will all depend on cir
cumstances and conditions. 1t liz toe
early yet to hazard even a guess. as ne
one can tell what changes may TAX,
place and what deals will be mad,
within the next few weeks.
Brooklyn will vote for harmony, not L
again, but for, the preservation Of thu
local organization, which is fast slipping
from Hugh McLaughlins grasp. Tht
only way he can hold on to 1t Is b!
fusion with the Shepard faction.
Ex-senator p: II. McCarren, the mouth
piece of Hugh Mclaughlin, conceded Uni
In an interview which could be con
strued In no other way. He said: %
think all Democrats should have voic,
In the management of party affairs"
BY the time the State Committed
meets. things will be more favorable fol
a conference Of interchange of ideas, a,
the bosses prefer to call 1t. There will
then be Democrats here from all ovel
the State. They will make reports, anc
the situation can be canvassed NOR,
thoroughly. The policy of the machin,
for the coming campaign will most like
ly be shaped then. and 1t will be def
nitely known whether 1t will be Flowe
or not.
Gov, Flowers visit to Richard Croke
is taken as an indication that the Gov
ernor still recognizes him as power
Mr.. Croker manages to keep In touc
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 pa
homage to him whenever they get a
opportunity.