The Indianapolis journal., 1894-09-25
They Will Hold a Conference at Sara
toga This Morning and Probably De-
eide to Support the MuIti-hillionaire.
GAYNOR NOT A CANDIDATE
He Has Written a Letter Refus-
ing to Enter the Contest.
Hill the Favorite, aud, 1t Is Said, Will
BE Nominated by AccIamatiOn from the
Geileries-Allison 10 Farmers.


not man versed in the ways of oonven-
tions of political parties that ever a
situation like that which confronts the dele
gates to the Democratic convention. who
assemble here in State convention to-mor-
row. The predicament was explained al
O'Clock in very few words by Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan. He said: There Is not
a man or politician here to-nigat that
knows who the nominee OF the party VIII
be until the convention meets tomorrow.
1t is anybody's or any factions candidate.
and the convention VIII be Democratic
one in every sense of the word
| 1t is probable, and not at all out OF the
| line of impossblity. that there will be =
| repetition OF the convention Of 1886, wSen
| the galleries nominated Seymour FOR Cow
| ernor. he afterward declining to run. and
Robinson being selected as the candidate.
The reception that Will be accorded 10
Senator Hill by the convention win ua-
! doubtedly take remarkable phase. ard
will be a scene long to be remembered by
every person present. and IL Is prooabe
! that he will be nominated by acclamatiou
from the galleries. That he will decline.
/ however Is almost certain. and then thers
| will have 10 be a new nomination. Senator
| Hnl arrived this afternoon late and opened
| he ldquarters at the Grand Union Hotel.
| From the time of his arrival until the late
| hours OF the night he was besieged by
| crowds of delegates. To the reporter he
| said: II received word that / was 10 be
the temporary chairman Of the convention
| to-day. i know nothing about VINO Is the
most prominent candidate. and have no
opinion 10 express as to who will be tne
nominee OF the convention" Later he was
shown the dispatch concerning the declina-
ton of Mr.. Gaynor and ne said. laconical-
ly: 1T seems that the proper thing Is 10
| refuse TO be a candidate.
Tammany's braves struck the village this
afternoon. Several Of their delegates were
seen tonight in regard TO the placing OK
Tammany's strength. and every man IA
yors william c. Whitney. When asked as
to the Flower boom they seemed to be
| unanimous enough, but expressed httie
hope of his retracting his withdTa wai ~
| Ex-Syeaker Sulzer said: william Z.
| Whitney is the man. sepator Hll ex-
ceDted. he is the man TO carry the state
| sshservient TO his party's demands" The
Tamnanyites will hold a conference TO-
| morrow morning and will probably CONS
| cut as one man for William c. Whitney
A SIGNIFICANT FACT.
There is one significant fact in all this
startling boom for Whitney tonight, and
| that is that Mayor Gilroy, who was In
Europe with Mr.. Whitney during the past
| month has nothing TO say when asked as
to the candidacy of Whitney. he smiles
| and saws: wait until he comes home to-
morrow and he will say for himself IL
is announced by the Tammany people thar
| Mr.. whitney will be home tomorrow and
will be in Saratoga on "Wednesday. Inis
| is i'm itself significant, for Mr.. Whitney was
| nos expected to be a visitor al the con-
veption. Further. those who arrange ior
| the meetings of the convention have oe-
cjded TO wait a whole day before they
take up the nomination OF candldates: alo
il Is urged that scdns tn.s t5e II m delay IL EVIDENT
lv to let Mr.. Whitney's decision be known
before final action is taken
The Flower boom is not without SONG
significance tonight, too. IL is urged tna1
| i'm the interview given out by him Ia At
bany Yesterday ne dld not sirsd ssg nm to- %
| His private secretary, Colonel Williams, l5
here tonight, and in response 20 IsrnoT inIs,T,es
| | mas no intention Of Withdrawing MS de-
cision in the matter of a nominationl. IL IS -
| doubtful II anything could inouce nlm lo
change his mind on that point"
The Erie county people ,, wh9 f1p Tsrs Danie TN M-
tied with having & tbs Monrne I1Urn county people.
who were credited with similar move
for Fredsrek Cox ,on,rR rGf fe fhocwoo
boom looks as if 1t might die before morn
ing. and, indeed it is said toon1she h na,ao Inao
. mating Spencer Clinton, OF Buffalo; LOT
Judge OF the Court Of Appeals, Ibis oe1nss haS
| so would argue that MI i~oSn"ooo -'-~>
|, Mirabeau Lamar Towns. Of Kings coun-
ty. said tonight that he hsd @ oe,ss - =, !. .
from Mr. Gaynor refusing To accept ma
For LIEUTENANT Governor the name anne n1 most s.
: | prominently mentioned is that of FrederieI
f,ook. who. Il Is said. will accept the place
under Mr.; whitney. but under nobody ,s else. else.
vention and nominated, then the nominee
will be ex-senator Linton: or lister TOT
Judge of the Court of Appeals; Soeneni 5's,
| Cady Herrick OF Albany, rs mentioned As
> a very probable candidate to appease tns
5 The principal work of the leaders who
here today was to hold e0nIeren1ei
with the leaders OF the onltar1an Ian - sr
: | amicable arrangement regarding the us'
Z of the convention hall. The Inita.ria.n1s
claim the hall belongs TO them by priority
of engagement. and Lieutenant Governor
e Sheehan and Mayor Gilroy, while acknowl
draw to the Town Hall for Tuesday and
Wednesday. The Unitarian people analis
toI,g tolmorrow from II. noon. Until O'Clock il
= the evening. On "Wednesday. at III O'Clock
\. the Democrats will convene at the ole
! mated and finish what business remains
The refusal OF the nd mnsarssn5 ,ss, % 10 asesP
- the greatest confusion. The newspape
: and press associations VIII suffer much b.
:. Judge White who has charge OF the Gay
- nor boom. said tonight: Judge Gaynor L
= very much a candidate. and the TELEGRAM
- received is simply declaration or M
y views. and not declaration OF withdrawal
- we are confident that he viii be nom
,,ss mated in the convention despite the fac
- that there is talk of another candidate"
:, The platform will renew its pledges Q
= fidelity TO principles of Democracy ard ar
= firm the planks OF the national platform
- of 1892. IL will arraign the Republical
m party in the State for attempting 20 de
~ ceive the people by pretending 10 cut dow
n | the State tax rate, when in effect iE ha
= put over the payment OF appropriation
II made by the Legislature until next yea
~ for purely campaign purposes. The wor
n OF the constitutional convention viii b
a. criticised as partisan and tending 20 bur
den the people with unnecessary additions
or expense. IL will aliege that the purely re
to form measures, such as the forestry art
- Gle, the charities article the prison iabo
and canal articles. were passed by Demo
cratic votes but that the majority ~
turned the convention into political bod
in by attempting TO make a normally uenl
&c craic State Republican. II will sey th'
Sc home rule has been founded for cltic
V and that the country districts have bee
5. favored as against the cities Of the SAL
or on the tariff II will declare that t5e'
ehf>uld be no mora goocx0I onx18 Il mGN