New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-26
UNCERTAINTY AT SARATOGA
LEADING DEMOCRATS FIGHTING SHY or
THE NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR
COOK THE LATEST TO DECLINE TIE POSE
HILLS OBJECTION TO WHITNEY ovERCoME-THS
Ex-sEcRETARY's ARRIVAL AND DECISION
EAGERLY AwAITED-A RUMoRED LET
TER OF DECLINATIoN FROM HIM
THE OTHER PLACES ON THE
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Saratoga Sept 25.-This seems to be sre~*
declining wear with Democratic statesmen whe"
the red-hot poker Of the Democratic nominat'o"
for Governor is held out to them by BOSS Hill
Even Roswell z. Flower has had the sasaci"
n decline IL in advance. Then william ). Hay'
nor said he was not desirous OF graspihs ~.
Pressed to take it himself David Is. Hih sa'u
that under no circumstances could ne thihh VI
accepting it, as his life in Washington was pre-
ferred by him. Lastly Frederick COOK, OF Hocn-
ester IL was announced tonight mas cohciuoe"
,bat no does not desire It. Mr.. Cooks retirement
howavar II is said was somewhat forced by the
Daroocratic leaders. owing to their discovery that
Mr. Cook early in life had imprudently got IN
an tha ground floor with George NJ. Pullman
IN the manufacture of Pullman palace cars, ana
had thus acquired the main portion OF MS ior-
tune Of 80 900 900. Mr.. Cook would suHer no"'
the memory of the Pullman strike, IN the op"-
ion OF the Democratic leaders; so they aoViseo
hin, "a withdraw his name from consideration a.
a candidate.
All tho Democratic leaders of any prominence
thus apparently being unwilling 70 turn '"e.
oroers bv accepting the nomination 1t is SAID
that Mr.. Hill tO-nlBHl - iHNiii'NN W
nlan Of attempting to induce William c. Whitney
70 take it, This plan has been repeatedly sus-
pested to Mr. Hill in the last week by Senator
r,a,.ord Nurphy. ir. and Lieutenant-Governor
choobar and by Mayor Gllroy and other Tam
,,orv Hall leaders Mr. Hill is said to have de-
INJURED at first to the adoption OF this scheme'
evidently fearing that If Mr.. Whitney should De
nominated and elected as Governor he would De
forn,idahe candidate for the nomination Ior
President but mis- opposition Is reported to nave
hoo, overcome by the argument that there was
ut,la danger Of Mr. Whitneys election as Gov
amor Resides the Tammany Hall leaders, ana
,,deed The Democratic leaders all over the STATE
said they badly needed the aid Of Mr. Wmtneys
financial barrel in the approaching campaign II
,hev were to have the slightest chance OF eiece-
ing their local tickets Tammany wishes TO use Mr.
Whitney's money to elect Tamany Han Mayor'
the Sheehan Democrats are anxious 10 use II I"
elect q Sheehan Mayor in Buffalo, and the NC
Iaughlin Democrats are desirous OF It's aid IN
electing Mclaughlin Assemblymen in Brooklyn.
HILL WOULD STILL CONTROL THE MACHiND
As for the organization of the Democratic
party In this State. that would not come ihto
NJ wbitnev's hands II he should accept the
nomination since James w. Hinckley. OF Pougn-
keense a faithful servant of David B. Hill ana
Edward Murphy. jr, has already peen siaeeo
for the post of chairman Of the Democra'ic
state Committee. Whoever is nominated ior
Governor the machinery Of the Democratic
partv in this State will remain In the hands Oh
David B. Hill. Mr.. Hill and his supporters care
far more for retaining their control or the ma
chine than for electirg a Democratic Governor.
If Mr. whitney should accept the nomination.
he would thus put himself completely in the
Eaxyo M whitney
cial friends here believe that he will accept the
nomination II II is proffered. They say that
Mr. whitney is not fool and has made
graat reputation as a "fool-killer' that he
knows that David b. Hill is aware that he
NVhitney) went to Chicago and defeated the
nomination of one David B. Hill for President.
and that. therefore, Mr. Hill would not give him
q Joval support for Governor Moreover, a good
many prominent Democrats suspect that Will
lam c. Whitney is the man who has been STAB
bing the Hill management in this State IN the
back for several years. aided by Smith NJ Weed
and that he Is therefore the last person IN the
State who would spring forward to save that
machine as It is tottering to ruin.
1t is reported that ]. Sergeant Cram.
Of Tammany Hall. went to New-York
this morning as an emissary from Mayor
Gilroy TO Mr.. Whitney. to learn II the latter
would accept the nomination II 1t should be
rendered to him. Another rumor has 1t that
Daniel S. Lamont will gain access to Mr. Whit
ney as soon as the ex-Secretary puts his FOOT
on the soil of America, and VIII INFORM MIN,
of the ATTEMPT of the Tammany Hall leaders
70 nominate him Governor. All the minor
Democratic politicians are saying tonight
that Mr. Whitney can have the nomination
by acclamation 1t rumored here this
evening that the Majestic had been sighted
off Fire Island: but news came from New
York afterward, that this rumor was untrue,
and that there was no evidence yet that the
steamer would be here before tomorrow
The Convention is to meet again at II
o'clock tomorrow. Would its leading men,
bers dare TO nominate Mr. Whitney for Gov
ernor without any knowledge that he would
accept the nomination? David B, Hill Is not
such reckless politician lf he decides TO
proffer the nomination to Mr.. whitney, ne
will know in advance that Mr. Whitney will
accept the nomination.
THEY THINK HILL MAY NOMINATE GAYNOR.
Some Democrats would not be surprised to see
Mr. Hill nominate William Gaynor for Gov
ernor, despite the Judges statement that he ID
not a candidate. Indeed, some OF the Tammany
Hall Democrats are quietly saying that their
talk about Whitney has no sincerity and that
Mr.. Gaynor will after all be chosen. There was
a great revival of the talk for Judge Gaynor TINS
afternoon and Mirabeau L. Towns was reported
as saying that II Judge Gaynor should be named
for Governor with practical unanimity, he would
accept the nomination.
There was a considerable boom late tonight IN
favor OF the nomination Of John Boyd Thachen
of Albany. This was on the theory that Mr.
Whitney will not accept the nomination, that
Judge Gaynor has killed himself, as Edward NJ
Shepard put 1t. by "his argumentative decina-
tons" thai Frederick Cook is an impossible candi.
date. and that David b. Hi will not take Il
Mr.. Thachers friends argue that he can unite
the Cleveland and Hill wings OF the party
in this State and poll the entire vote
of the party Mr.. Hill was instructed