New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-22
DEMOCRATIC POSSIBILITIES.


There are said TO be several Democrats who
are willing to lead their party this year in New
York. each believing that his personal strength
nav enable the party TO pull through ana eject
him Governor Mr. Flower has been set asid"
for excellent reasons and all the other chnIi-
dates appreciate that he is not eligible. hut
,hcv uossibly fail 10 perceive with equal clear
ness their own weakness The temptation Is
great If a man could only pull through in this
state. by good luck. great skill lavish use OF
funds. personal popularity or in any other way!
he might probably become the candidate on Inc
Democratic party for the Presidency. 10 De
Presidential candidate Is something. even II one
fails II puts a man in line Of NOMINATION
some wears later AZ all events. and then condi
tions may be more favorable. Besides there Is
ALWAYS the chapter Of accidents. and nobody can
he certain that the Democratic candidate in 1896
may NOT somehow succeed if the PopnlisiS help
Even to run for Governor in New-fork TINS
voor if he defeat should not be too severe"
would make man 4 hopeful cahdialc i"r HIS
party in the Presidential contest.
|, is said that Mr.. Whitney Is coming back
inst in time 10 make known his Willingness 10
Tho convention before It reaches final action
He was a good Secretary OF the Navy, Is aple
rich and personally popular, and 1t would De
the effort If his friends. Of course, L" make "
onnear that he Is out with President Clcv'-
land and does not represent the present offensive
Administration But 1t is probable that Inc
Nova Scotia coal syndicate. for when frcs
dent Cleveland battlel So stubbornly. VIII cause
Mr.. Whitney a great deal Of trouble II he De
comes candidate. IN spite Of multiplied deciara
tions that he has nothing 10 do with that cor
marathon and Is not the Whitney who Is inter
estod therein The close relation which has eX
listed for years between him and President
Cleveland could not well be thrust from Inc
minds Of men. and rs a candidate for Governor
he could not afford 10 anaSoniZe or or"hh me
Presidents friends 1t would be nuts ana
cheese 10 some other Democrats 10 get MN
badly beaten merely because he would be re-
rar,ed as the Presidents personal represent
alive
Senator Hill might make himself nearly IRE
sistille in the Democratic party il he could carry
New-Yorli this wear. But that is just the rea-
son why he cannot carry Ncw-iork. Nobody
knows better than Senator Hill himself that he
has enemies who would be delighted 10 see him
fry IT, Sitting in the Senate, the one Democrat
who refused to vote for the Sugar tarih anu
tbe income tax, and asking nothing he IL not
vulnerable But if he were a candidate III ms
State the chance TO snitc him under the min
rib would be particularly cntcing To The friends
of the President. and also 10 the friends OF many
Senators whom he has dashed ana Illuminated
Moreover. Senator Hill Is personally Identified
with about all that Is most objectionable ana
offensive in the record Of his party in This Siate
and city. and not even admiration for his course
on the revenue bill would lead Democrats who
want good government 10 vote for him. Logical
". he would be entitled 10 the opposition OF
every man who voted against Maynard.
Candidates who mean nothing In particular
can be- found under every bramble bush. Judge
Gaynor Representative Lockwood and others
IN great number could be set mp with the pros
pect of meeting somewhat less antagonsm than
Senator Hill or OK Secretary Whitney would
have TO encounter. But the nomination Of any
such man at this time would be not only con
fession Of weakness; II would place the party
in the weakest possible position. candidate
who is not strong with any element of his party
Is Just the man not TO put up when there Is A
desperate fight ahead.