The evening world., 1894-09-27
A CAREFULLY LAID PLAN.
Flower First Disposed Of, then
Whitney Was Put Out
of the Race.
SLATES 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 win
be revealed in II, and the wonderful
enthusiasm with which the body nomi-
mated Senator Hill for Governor will not
show quite so much spontaneity as ap-
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-
tion dropped upon their deliberations.
and SOME of these critics are declaring
that the peep thus obtained of the Con-
vent!on machinery has convinced them
that Senator Hills nomination was a.
much of a cut-anddried affair as that
Of Levi p. Morton.
Just here 1t may not be amiss tn call
attention to the fact that THE Evening
World" on Sept. TO- last. said In its
news columns:
Here Is the Prediction.
| It need surprise no ono II David Bennett Hin
Is named by tbe 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 /, conference with Senators Hill and Murphy.
| was for the purpose OF clearing the way for
| Hills nomination.
| The reasons for this impression not hard
to ind Hllrs ambition is to become President.
| a.d the logical candidate OF the Democracy for
President in 1896 will be the Democratic Cow
etnor OF the Gtate OF New York-if. indeed New
York should happen elect Democratic Cow
| ernor this Faii.
Gov. Flowers determination not to try for .
renomination reached very suddenly. and was
announced at q time when every supposed
he had what is, In rRce-track pariance termed
"a cinch." His recent tour OF the farming dis
trlcts and his speeches to the farmers seemed TO
indicate that he stumping the State to win
delegates and his sudden change OF heart
and mind is interpreted to mean only that he
has been notified by the machine bosses that he
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. It is
confidently believed. would strengthen the machine
and perhaps heal oridge over the differences
that now exist between certain of the party lead
ers In the State.
Senator Hlll hai not announced his candidacy,
but some Of his friends In this city who usu-
for publication, however, that Hill Is almost
certain to be pitted against Morton for the Gov
ernorship,
Some of the Incidents.
The same authority Is to-day declaring
that Mr.. Hills candidacy might have
united the Democracy of@the State but
for several unpleasant incidents that the
leaders prepared a prelude to dis
tract attention from the real slate.
The authority referred to enumerates
these Incidents in this way:
1T was the purpose of the party man
, ayers to demonstrate deliberately that
there was no other available candidate
but David B. Hill. and how they did It
is a matter of record. The record may
be interpreted differently however. by
different persons.
MY own view is this: Flower was not
in the secret. and so while the others
were plotting he was going ahead with
a personal canvass. on the supposition
that he was to be renominated.
/ Flower Crushed.
when the leaders had perfected their
plans the first thing they did was to
crush Floy sopes. He was told
that his ssrd was bad: that the
Brockway Investigation and his veto of
the bill designed to supply the Lexow
Committee with funds had killed his
chances. II may be he was told OUT
n right that Hill was to get the nominA-
tion, but doubt II the managers would
, intrust him with so important a secret
c at IA time when he was so bitterly
chagrined. Anyway, Flower declined 10
run for personal reasons
with Flower out of the way. the next
man to kill off was William C. Whitney,
who had been talked OF as a candidate
for Governor. Well. l believe that q
friend OF Mr. Whitney was indcued to
ask him by cable II he would try for the
nomination, while at the very same
time another friend was prevailed upon
TO cable Mr., Whitney the danger OF such
a course. and the information that Hill
and the machine leaders were prepared
to fight him tooth and nail and down
him in the Convention.
Dummy Candidates.
BE this as It may. II is a matter a
history that Mr.. Whitney at once puI
himself on record. while still In Europa