The evening world., 1894-08-04
FLOWER The JONAH.
Sentiment in Favor of Throwing
the Governor Over.
He 10 Grovelling and Pleading fol
denomination.
Waiting for the Arrival Of Senator
Murphy.

oARAlOGA, N. L., Aug. 4.-Gov.
Flower Is pulling every string at his COM
mand to save himself from being thrown
overheard by the machine managers.
There Is a 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. s,.
The Governor naturally does not want
to be sacrificed. He is earnestly trying
to save himself by making personal
pleas to the Tammany magnates up
here.
Saratoga is enjoying the sight of the
Chief Magistrate of this great State
grovelling i'll the dust before the gods
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 Murphys cottage, in the hope
Committee at home. But Murphy is not
expected here until next week, and the
Governor will have to defer his suppli-
cations until then.
The conversation between Gov. Flower
and Mayor Gilroy was long and earnest,
but the earnestness seemed to be all on
the side b o; Of tn che GPyernor So absorbed
cigar go out. The trouble Is, Gov.
Flower has been talking too much and,
as usual .wher his interviews are not
lHsplFeu, he HAS put MS IOOt III
EXPRESS It in elegant political phrase.
harmony talk, which has caused more
discord than hundred fddles out of
whatever he says for the party is recog
nized as official, and of course when he
talked harmony the rest had to sing the
same song, and now they find they have
While they publicly indorse the Cover
nor's, views, privately the politicians
repudiate Flower and his solemn nom
sense"
After his visit to Mayor Gilroy, Gov.
Flower sent his card to Lieut.. Gov.
Sheehan. The Erie County boss con-
scented to see him, but how he succeeded
in patching up peace with him can only
be contectured 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 cam
didacy without consulting any one. The
very people ne 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
The Waterfowl statesman has fur
nished the rope for his own execution.
AS Tammany leader expressed it: He
in it, ' Wv" Ae"'' 'e' MIN lie
All this is eminentiy satisfactory to
LIEUT. Llent' Gov. SheShan, who, IL ready to
counsel Clark reached here last night.
District-Attorney Ridgwsy, of Brook
iyn, Will be here this afternoon, but
there will be no formal consultation
graphed to Mrs. Murphy yesterday that
until next Thur sday.
The Democratic State Committee will
n Hy he
and place for the State Convention
Saratoga. the last week In September,
Will probably be selected.
Nothing definite has been decided upon,
but II Gov, Flower 10 to be renominate ted
there VIII have to be an overwhelming
change in sentiment
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 a 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
again. but for the preservation of the
local organization, which is fast slipping
from HUI Hugh l. MeLap9ghlin's grasp. The
Ex-senator p: H. McCarren, the mouth
piece of Hugh Mclaughlin, conceded this
In an interview, which could be con
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 It. 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
ly be shaped then, and 1t will be def
nitely known whether it will be Flower
or not.
Coy. Flowers visit to Richard Croker
IL taken as an indication that the Gov
ernor still recognizes him as a power
Mr. Croker manages to keep i'm touch
with the politicians and they with him
He is still a drawing card, as is evil
denced by the large attendance of sub
leaders, who flock around him and pay
homage to him whenever they get an
, opportunity.