The Portland daily press., 1894-03-07
TROUBLE PREDICTED.


Governor Flower Declined to Take. the
Action Which Might Have Prevented 1t.
New York, March CA despatch from
Troy printed in the Tribune this morn
ing said: Governor Flower today threw
all his promises and pledges to the winds
and proved the inconsistency of his pre-
vious actions by refusing absolutely to
sign the measure through which it would
have been possible for this city to have
an honest election tamorrow. If there is
fraud and corruption here at this election
the responsibility must rest with the
Governor. Today he was appealed to by
the clergy of this city to sign the meas
ure providing for a non-partisan board OF
election inspectors, but he was obdurate
in the extreme. Twenty-seven OF the
leading clcrgymen here signed petition
asking him to do this justice to city
which now has an unsavory reputation
throughout the entire state on account OF
the vicious political crimes which have
been perpetrated by one of the most un-
scrupulous political rings ever suffered
to exist. The petition was presented to
the governor by one of the leading
clergymen of this city, who pleaded elo-
quently and ardently for his signature to
the measure. 1t required no such elo-
quent appeal to him to secure his sigma
tuse to the measure which was hurried
through, giving to Albany the same
thing for which the decent people OF
this city asked. But the conditions, as
between Troy and Albany, aye not at all
similar. Edward Murphy, Jr.. the chair
man of the Democratic state committee,
would be more likely to lose control of
the municipality should the Non-P Partisan
Inspectors bill become law. Governor
Flower and Senator Murphy are mem
bers of the same faction in the Demo-
cratic party, but the Albany Democratic
machine is Cleveland organization.
while the machine here is a Hill-Murphy
machine to which Mr.. Flower is looking
for denomination.
'.The measure relating to Albany had
quite as many technical errors as has the
Troy bill, and vet the Governor did not
long delay signing it, The decent peo-
pie here are thoroughly wrought up ov-
er the situation, and they will remember
Gov. Flower for his act of cowardice in
denying to them, at the dictates OF Sena-
tor Murphy, that which they most earn
estly desired-an honest and fair cleo
ton. Trouble is likely to follow, and
those who are familiar with Troy and
and Troy methods of carrying elections
know what that means. The Murphy
men are desperate, and they will stop at
nothing to continue themselves in pow
er. At the same time, the Independent
Democrats and the Republicans are de-
termined that there shall be fair cleo
ton and that the votes shall be counted
as cast. If this is not permitted trouble
of serious nature will follow, and for
it all the chief executive of this state
will be held personally responsible"
In Other Cities.
Rochester, N. r., March 6.-The Re-
publicans today elected tia~ entire tick
ct by majorities ranging from 2000 to
3OOO.s Geo. w. Aldrich, Republican
state committeeman. was elected may
OF.
Newburgh, N. Y, March Gin the
charter election here today, the Repub-
licans elected all their candidates. Benz.
B. Odell was elected mayor for the fourth
term.