The Sauk Centre herald., 1894-09-27
HILL WAS NOMINATED.
The New York Senator Couldn't Stem
the Tide of Popular Favor at
Saratoga.
CONVENTION s'lAMPEDED.
Practically the Whole Vote Was Fol
Him---Whitney Declined to Be
a Candidate.

SARATOGA, Sept. 2.-It was lou
o'clock when Chairman ID. b. Hill
raped the convention to order, and III
minutes We're spent in bringing the del
egates to the requisite condition OF
silence to permit the transaction OF
business. The committee on credentials
reported in favor of the sitting delega-
tians in all of the contests except that
from Monroe county. In that case both
delegations Were permitted to sit IN the
convention, each member to have half
a vote. The Shepard people from Kings
county left the hall With this excep.
ton, the greatest good humor charac
terized the adoption of the committees
report.
The report of the committee on per-
manept organization, recommending
Senator Hill for permanent chairman,
was adopted.
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan, chair
man of the committee on platform then
arose, and pleading cold, handed up
the platform to be read by the clerk.
When some routine business had been
disposed of, the convention was ready
to nominate candidate for the COVER
norship.
Galen E. Hit first took the floor and
proposed John Boyd Thacher for the
office. Mr. Hits speech was highly
eulogistic of Mr.. Thacher, whose bust
ness and political career was recounted
with particularity.
After Mr. Hit had finished, Delegate
Reynolds from Allegheny county rose
and said:
"Mr. Chairman, l desire for Ale
ghany county to put i'll nomination our
first and only choice, David b. Hill"
In an instant there was pandemo-
MUM. Delegates were standing on
chairs, crowding the aisles, pushing
towards the platform and yelling them
selves hoarse, tossing hats and canes i'll
the air, and shouting chill" "Hill."
Senator Hill stood pounding the gavel,
his face pale and his lips shut. He
hammered vigorously but as he did SO
the din increased.
''Three cheers for the next governor
of the state" shouted man at the
rear, and up went mighty shout.
After five minutes of the remarkable
scene, there was some order restored,
aud Senator Hill said:
81 am grateful to the Democrats for
but cannot accept the nomination
offered me-" Cries of Yes" Eyes"
81 must say no to you"
Again the tumult broke out and again
Mr.. Hill was unable to stop it, He
banged the gavel, appealed to the band
to play and looked appealingly at the
crowd. There was no cessasion. The
band played, but its music was drowned
by the shouting of the delegates.
Colonel Fellows got recognition and
asked that the clerk be authorized to
call the roll of counties. This was done
and when Columbia, Kings and Lewis
were reached the delegates shouted
'.Hill." Then New York was reached,
and Senator Guy arose. He said that it
was time for the party to turn around
and look for man that could undoubt-
edly lead them to victory.
"They must have giant to snatch
victory from the jaws of defeat"
He paid remarkable tribute to SEN
ator Hill and then the tumult increased.
When the roll call was finished it
showed practically unanimous vote.
After the tumult over the nomination
of Governor Hill had somewhat SUBJ
sided, Mr.. Lockwood was nominated
for lieutenant governor and Judge Gay
nor for the court of appeals.
The convention then, after giving
three cheers for the ticket, adjourned.
Hill Calls 1t an Outrage.
Immediately after the nomination of
the ticket, Senator Hill was asked by an
Associated Press correspondent what he
thought of the situation.
"Oh," he replied, with no little anger
expressed in his face, .'its an outrage,
its an outrage" +"