The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10
E.P.WHEELER'S
CANDIDACY.
1t Causes Worry for the Hill
Managers and Gives Joy
TO Republicans.
WHAT THE NOMINEE HAS TO SAY
The Notification Committee Will
The Notification Committee Will
Find Him Ready with a
Letter of Acceptance.
HUSTLING NOW FOR IND0RSERS.
Shepardites Claim to Have Already
Over 1000 Of the Necessary
5000 Signatures.

The nomination of Everett p. Wheeler
for Governor by the Democratic Party
Reform organization otherwise anti.ma-
chine Democrats) has made Jubilant the
managers of Levi p. Mortons cam
paign and is having a correspondingly
depressing effect upon the machine
Democratic leaders. The Endorsement by
the Party Reform organization of the
other candidates on the Hill ticket
makes all the more pronounced the in
tention of the reformers to knife the
Senator at the polls.
Said gentleman very near to Thomas
c. Plat this morning:
This will help us tremendously. or
course, we expected to win anyhow. but
Shepard and his friends have made as
surance doubly sure for us by this move.
Mr. Wheeler ought to poll at least 70, 900
votes, and they will all be drawn from
the Democratic party. With the reform
feeling running as high as II is now, the
Republican candidate for Governor
should be elected by an overwhelming
majority"
At Democratic headquarters in the
Park Avenue Hotel there was no at
at the action OF Mr.. Shepard and his
friends. destinations were freely thrown
out that "Morto n's barrel did it," and
the uestion, wonder how much he
gets for it?" was asked in a scornful
way. In spite Of the anger displayed
there was a disposition to belittle the
Party-Reform movement, and 1t was
predicted that its candidate would not
poll 10000 votes.
Thncher Alone Cheerful.
Mr.. John Boyd Thacher Chairman of
the Democratic Campaign Committee.
alone was cheerful. His logic Is as
peculiar as his temperament Said he:
1.-The nomination Of Mr.. Wheeler for
Governor will help Hill in this way.
He will receive the votes of those per-
sons who are dissatisfied with Mr.. Nor
TONS candidacy. Morton will suffer and
not HILL"
Lieut.. Gov. sheehan, who came
around about 10 o'clock, looked glum.
He was asked what he had to say about
Mr.. Wheeler's nomination.
Not a word" was his short reply,
and he couldn't be made to talk about
| it, either.
over at Republican Headquarters, at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Chairman
Hackett said he didn't want to be con-
sidered as exulting over the news. but
he couldn't disguise the gladness in his
voice. when he said:
I'VE have no cause to complain about
the nomination of Mr. Wheeler. That
is all 1 care to say just now"
Thinks 1t VIII Weaken Hill.
State Senator Henry ]. Coggeshall, Of
! Oneida, said:
"Wheeler's nomination will certainly
weaken the Democratic State ticket. II
there are any Mugwumps around this
will bring them out"
J. c. Davies. chairman of the Oneida
County Committee. was very much
| pleased over the new ticket. He said
that at the last State election the Re-
publican plurality in his county was
| 1900, and he had no doubt that the fig
ures would stand this Fall
| John McEwen. who was Fassett dele
gate from Allegany County. said that a
great many Democrats In Al,gany Coun-
ty who were dissatisfied with Hin and
who were not so sure about Morton
| would now vote for Wheeler.
What Candidate Wheeler snys.
When Everett p. Wheeler entered his
| Office at 20 William street this morning,
he was met by an Evening World" re-
| porter, to whom he said:
II may be said to have begun my cam
paign already. feel confident that this
movement means the regeneration of the
Democracy. We expect that In the fu-
ture politics will be lifted to a higher
plane and nominations viii not again be
dictated by the baser elements OF the
| party.
THE movement WILL / am sure, result
|