The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-01
FLOWER VS.. ROOSEVELT.
New York Democrats Have a New
Candidate For Goyernor.

New York, Sept. 1T was a busy day
at Senator McCarren's headquarters
yesterday. The $1,000 contribution of
former Gov Flower the day before, had
stirred up the headquarters officials
like galvanic shock on a pair of frogs
legs.
For the first time since the Committee
OF Ten was named the Tammany lead
ers focked to put themselves in evil
dence. For several hours no one could
figure out why this sudden exuber-
ance of party loyalty was being shown.
Later in the day it came out.
The Tammany organization has at
last a candidate. It's AssembIyman
William Astor ChanIer. No slate has
as yet been made. but as nearly as can
be figured out at present, and this plan
has the sanction of both Mr.. Murphy
and Mr.. Croker, William Aston Chanler
viii be the candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor. Every member of the Tamma-
ny executive committee wants this done.
Every Kings county leader is ready to
stand for 1t. Leaders in Richmond,
Queens and Suffolk are in line.
The matter was considered by the
county leaders who for the past two
days have been in conference with Sen
ator McCarren. Some of these gentle
men object to ex-Gov. Flower for the
head of the ticket; all favor young
Chanler for the second place.
He is wealthy and a big land owner
and tax payer.
He is able, as he showed by his speech
last fall and his acts in the assembly.
He is brave and patriotic, as was
shown by his raising and equipping
regiment at his own expense at the
opening of the Spanish war, and when
that was not accepted, by his taking
standing the hardships of a Cuban cam
paign.
He has shown that he is a democrat
&c, whole-souled young man in peace
and war, and his honesty and integrity
is as unQuestioned as that of Roosevelt
himself.
Mr.. Flower spent an hour with Sen
ator McCarren at headquarters yester-
day. The remainder of the day he was
with his business associate down town.
The ex-governor has been devoting
considerable time during his vacation
to studying up the canal question, in
which he was greatly interested during
his term as governor. He believes that
the canal can be made means of pros
perity and wealth to the farmers of New
York, but he does not believe that more
than one-half of the So, 000, 600 appro-
priated and spent was rightfully ex-
pended. OF this he will talk in his own
language later.
Nothing but kindly words are said at
headquarters of State Chairman Dan
forth, but the shrewdest of the old cam
paigners do not believe that it IS
pedient to put him at the head of the
state ticket this year. They would like,
however, to see him secretary of state
or attorney general, and this would
satisfy Mr.. Danforth's friends in Kings,
Ontario and. several other Danforth
counties.
Mr. McCarren viii have the Demo-
cratic Editorial association before him
this evening. The senator is in daily
communication with Senator Murphy
at Long Branch, ex-senator Hill at Al
bany, Hugh Mclaughlin at Greenport,
L. T., and Richard Croker, who is rest
ing quietly at his stock farm at Rich
field Springs. He is carrying out the
wishes of these gentlemen in trying to
secure entire harmony throughout the
state in the senate and assembly dis
tricts, and so far he has been very sue
cessful as a peacemaker.