New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-04
TAMMANYS EARLY BIRDS.
FIRST DELEGATES TO REACH SARATOGA
ARE CROKER'S OWN.
MAYOR GILRoY, CORPORATION COUNSEL CLARK
AND COUNTY CLERK PuRRoY REACH
THE CONVENTION TOwN-A
MCCLELLAN HOOM
TBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

tBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRlBCNE.l
Saratoga, n. Y Oct. 3--It is significant OF the
fact that the Democrats of New-Yorh City now
control the Democratic party in the State that
the first three delegates to the Democratic State
Convention who have arrived here are from That
city These delegates Mayor GilrOy, Corpo-
ration Counsel Clark and Henry D. Purroy County
Clerk. They came from New-lork TINS evening
and took possession of some of the best rooms
Of the Adclphi Hotel, which is to be the head
quarters of the Democratic State Committee.
Other rooms in this hotel have been engaged by
Democratic statesmen" Adjacent to the State
Committee rooms two connecting rooms
which will be occupied by Senator Murphy and
Richard Croker Across the hallway from these
rooms is suite of rooms bedroom, bathroom
and audience chamber-whch will be used by
the King of Buffalo, William F. Sheehan.
Mayor Gilroy,' said The Tribune correspond
ent to the Mayor, will George B. Mcclellan be
nominated for Secretary Of State by the Demo-
cratic State Convention ?'
Il should not he surprised If he would be. :"
replied the Mayor lie then added, hastily :
HIt there has been no consultation about the
matter by the organization, and therefore nothing
positive can he said about it
By the word organizati0n,- Mayor Gilroy un-
doubtcdly meant the leaders et tho State Demo-
cratic machine and not merely the Tammany
Hall portion Of it, What be intended 10 say was
that Mcssrs. Murphy, Croker Gilroy and Sheehan
have not vet had a consultation about the pro-
po.al 20 nomiratc Mr.. Mcclellan. Mayor Gilroy
WAS positive that Mcclellan would be n strong
candidate if he was nominated Mr. Mcclellan
he said. has demonstrated that he is a man Of
ability in two official positions that he has held
Moreover. his fathers name would be n tower Of
strength 10 him. Why, | believe that even
popular nan lIoratio Seymour was not as
popular as General Mcclellan. When nominated
a. Governor of New-Jcrsey the General swept
the State"
Mr. Mcclellan has headquarters at the Haley
Cottage.
Another name" which may be considered by
the cony. ntion is that OF Samuel j. Tilden, nephew
of the Democratic Governor of that name. This
Samuel j. Tdcn lives in Columbia County, and
h- large wealth is composed Of dollars which were
mainly intended by his uncle to be used in build
Ing and maintaining a great public library. The
nephew contested the will AMI broke il. and thus
gained possession OF the library money. Mr..
Tilden has engaged rooms at the Adelphi Hotel.
near those of Senator Murphy. and evidently hopea
that he may receive the nomination for Secretary
of State. Governor Flower. who is shooting deer
in the Adir0ndacks, has sent word here that he
will come TO Saratoga in his private railroad car
Oh Thursday, and attend the meeting of the con-
vention. All the Democrats, leaders thus far are
expected. except Senator David b. Hill. That
lenr.cuan mform, d Congressman Tracey yesterday
that he should not attend the convention. Sena-
tor HILL il can b. suspected, does not wish to be
too closely identified with the nomination Of Isaac
H. Maynard for Associate Judge of the Court OF
Appeals although he has insisted upon the nom
ination of that criminal
Some Democratic politicians who arrived here
late tonight from the western part of the State
declared that they are positive that George H.
Mcclellan will be nominated for Secretary Of
Statr and intimate that Licutenant-C
ShecIan has given out this news of the machines
choice Mr.. Mcclellan. they say, was probably
selected for Secretary Of State 1T the conference
which Senators Hill and Murphy, Lieutenant
Governor Shcchnn and Richard Croker held in
New-Nork on Sunday last. Mr. Net ican Is Il
Tammany Hall delegate. The Western Ncw-fork
Democrats say that the New-Ycrh City Demo-
Gratis rather opposed McCl'lans nomination on
H." ground that they desired him TO run for city
Offices of more prominence than that OF Presi-
dent Of the Board of Aldermen, and argued that
a State Office would put an end 70 his political
career The Democrats of the interior Of the
State. however demanded his nomination, and
the Tammany Hall leaders therefore consented.
Richard Croker Mayor Gilroy and County Clerk
Purroy were members OF an advance guard OF Tam
many politicians who started for Saratoga yester-
day They left the Grand Central Station at
~ m The rank and file will 90 to-day. About 800
delegates TO the Democratic State Convention,
alternates. hangers-on. etc. Will start FOR Sara
toga at | o'clock this afternoon