The sun., 1902-06-22
>i\O> r0R GO,ER>OR ~ raOs
IN lrriden, That Gave Wis Tr'rusis an
Oppert unity tn sire Him lp.

ALs,Sy. June Is The friends ~ SAMUEL
FREDERICK nixon. SPEAKER ~ The Assembly.
Sav that h. i- In training for N" nomins-
ton for Goyprnor in 1874 His uph"lding
II III. dignity - IN. officc ~ the Governor
on IN. occasiou ~ the unveilins of the
soldiers and sailors Monument in New
YORK CITY on Decoration Day would indicate
that hts friends hsve sized up Mr. Nison-
fu'ure pohtc ambitions about right
Before GOV Odell started for his Parinr
Coas, trip he had promised 10 attend 'h"
uny.iling C-rrmonie- About week 10
fore Dcss,rai ION Nav the Cornmit'-" having
tho unwilling rxerri-es In charg~ waited
upon Acting Governor Nixon and requested
him 'n 10 present Mr.. Nixon d-clin"d.
saving he did not Desire 20 represent IN"
Governor IN snv capacity ~ all unle-- 'h"
Governor especially requested him 10 do ="
4 t.w ,Iavs af,ec~ard NJ NIXON rec~ived
\ telegram from Gov oi-ll requesting
HIM a. Acting Governor, 10 represent IN"
state on that oc~asion. This Mr. Nixon
consented - do
IN. pucs,. on that occasion assembled
at ,h.. Ho,sl Majestic IN New York Citv
Will. awaiting the line 20 form one group
IA the drawing room " IN" hotel Comprised
Acting Governor Nixon. COL Archie Baxter.
James q Graham the t,nN~rnors -ecre-
v.
~ The committee appointed ~ receive the
,;ov"rnor aud tho msmiPrS 81 the Gov
ernor'- STAFF shortly aft"r this party
entered the drawing room thev w"r" fol-
lowed hy another par'v which ~er" lh"u
Gen Miles Mayor Low and other dl-tin-
g,Iishei officials The latter party paid
no attention to the tiovernnrs party, and
Cen Mile, with h's hrras' hedecked with
medals ~ all descriptions. apparently was
'hc shining hgh, ~. ,"ar, 'honsh,
,o h, IN charge of the ceremonies Tho
line of parade ws- forming IN front ~ III"
hotel and the hands logan 20 play sud-
deny col Brown exclaimed
The pro,p--on H. ready IN NOV. Gen.
Nil-. will tak. the right " line and tho
Acting Governor and his stan will follow
Previously Col Brown had -aid nothing
nf this order in 'he line. and IN" Acting
G;oyernor remarked To the members 81
his party that II he rode IN that I'm" ,"
would take the position belonging 'o the
dignity Of the Office of the Governor ot
the stat. of New York. which Wa the right
81 line or ha would not ride IN IN" lin.
az all IN the meantime Cen Miles and
his party. having taken their carriag"' 'oi,
Brown hurried hack 10 th" hotel drawing
room and approaching Mr. Nixon. -aid
"Gov.rnor the pro~e-rion - r"sdy 10
move and i- waiting for vou
To this there Was no respnnre "" ''oN-
ernor and his party ,nrrnnhdrd W h~
all pro1.@dings. conscious ~ the position
In ,he line due To the dignity ~ tho ofn""
81 IN. Governor 81 the State A. this point
commander Frve. who represents the stat"
Naval Militia. on the Governors STAN, "a
Ii,..d the Governor and said
-Governor. have ! your authority to
repr--.n, Won IN this situation as W" dis
cu--ed II This morning
Tho J,overnor -aid Certainly
Then Commander Fry" went 10 the car.
,,sye IN which were seated Gen Miles and
Nayor Low and Col Brown and -aid
-t,entlsmen, I represent tho 6oNernor
81 tho Stat. of New York. He - here
today in his own domain. and IN publl"
function ~ this character u sccond IT,
pre,adenoe 90 no person In any stat" of
,he Union, barring the President He will
no, consent 10 RIDE IN the line to-day 49,
ond 10 a Navor ~ anv municipality or to
any General IN the Army of the United
state. His carriage will have tho night
~ lin. or IL will Withdraw from tho hn~.
After = hurried consultation " was de,
cisjed that GOV Nixon'- carriage should
have the right of line. and " held "
during tho parade. Commando Fry"
placed a yo,ing Jack tar beside the coach
man with the-r instructions
so long a. this carriage has ~" risht
Of line e. ahead. The moment the car
,iare ~ Mayor Low and Gen. Miles seems
10 take that position withdraw from IN"
line Immediately