The evening world., 1894-10-06

meet
the matter shall be settled by "A meeting
OF the delegates to the State Conven-
tion. They shall be forced out and new
State Committeeman elected in their
-. places"
Mr.. Bell said he had waited patiently
for the State Committeeman to resign
and had hoped that they would not wait
to be forced out"
Caucussipg with Hill.
..... After the adjournment of the Com
mittee Senator HILL Chairman Hinckley,
Lieut. Gov Sheehan, Candidate Tor
Lieutenant Governor Daniel Lockwood,
De Iancey Hicoll Superintendent Of
Insurance James +. Pierce, Gen. Dan
Sicbles and Senator Jacob Cantor had
n long and earnest conference In the
priyate committee room They remained
together until almost time Tor the Com
mittee to reassemble. Others were
from time to time admitted to the
conference, but no one could be found
who knew what was going on behind
the closed doors of that room
IL was stated that after the State
Committee finished its work the cand'
dates would be called together the lor.
NAL notification given and lot OF
oratory uncorked.
As TO Gaynors Successor.
All this time there was more or less
guessing in the corridors OF the hotel
as to whom the Committee would name
as Justice Gaynor's successor on the
ticket.
The names most frequently mentioned
in this connection were those OF eX-Cor-
poration Counsel Henry X. Beekman
Grace Democracy, and this fact revived
the talk about Grace Hin deal.
''They are both gid men, and either
mould the am s saee s11 t w in
spoken to on the subject. But as you
value your life don't say who said so"
he added.
~ the probable choice of the Commit
tee were James G. Carter, of the Good
government Club Calvin Frost. Of
Edward F. Rapelio. senator Hlrs
choice. however, will be the Commit
tees choice.
Before the state Committee went into
quarters that Senator Hills declination
was also in the hands of the State Com
mittee, with Recommendation that
This rumo. coGii not pe traced to Its
source, and II was emphaticnlly denied
by Senator Hilrs. friends that there
was any truth in 1t.
II was stated that the programme was
for the State Committee to select can !
didate In place of Justice Gaynor, and |
then TO MI the vacancies on the State
Committee, settle contests and. after |
naming an Executive Committee, adj
1ourn.
Gaynor Gives HinckIey the Lie.
Justice Gaynor arrived at the Brook |
lyn Court House about 1920 this morn |
Ing and went Immediately to his private |
room. He was in a bad humor and sent |
word to several lawyers who were wait.
Ing to see him that he would not hold |
To the reporters, however, he granted |
an interview as follows:
II see that Major Hinckley says he |
was surprised at my letter of declina-
ton. can hardly believe that he said !
this, for he has had my oral declination
Yesterday In New York ! was asked |
to reconsider. This was at 2 =. NJ, and |
We came AWAY. and at Z. NJ. Mr.. Nc |
Kelway Informed Major Hlnckley per-
sonaily that ! had thought it over AS
to my prev ous decision not to run -
II then wrote my letter. | see he also |
intimates mat when Mr.. McCurdy came |
! leave 1t for Mr.. McCurdy to say that |
he went away in the slightest doubt"
Mckelway Crroborntrs Him.
Judge Gnynor also sent the following
letter to ST Clair McKeiw editor Of |
the Brooklyn Eagle, who gave IL out for ,
publication with statement from him |
self:
! am greatly surprised to read in some OF the
morning papers m alleged statement by Major !
Hnck,ey that he was surprised by my written
estimation and tAat up to Its appearance he
, mS%s ! would run, l cannot believe that he
a any
sion which may preTail, | must ask YOU to yourh |
i n these facts saw senator Inil ana Major
City from to o'clock yesterday afternoon
gu were present without any previous !
meet you there. was 49, to reconsider r"n my
ofal declination communicated to Major Hinckley
say ! would think the matter over Win frieni.
and ana let them know the result during the after.
communicated to Major Hinckicy personaIIy ~;
telephone that my declinston must stand and
VA Sn , was n positively out. Ths statement that
lett me In any doubt whatever | leave to maj |
genteman's discretion. " '"'
q, What Mr.. Mckelway said in aubstan-
What Justice Gaynor says about INV |
statement 10 MajoT Hnckley late in
'hs Al, at ~ noon is entirely correct"
about this morning saying, II told Won
go, and expressed their pleasure AZ
the turn OF affairs
suiEer Sure of hin.
State Committeeman sulzer. in TAN, 4
with an Evening World" reporter This
morning SAID. that he felt sure HiW
Mouiu accept the nomination; that he /
was not ne Kind OF man to weaken. \
man equally as strong as Gaynor woull !
pc nominated for the Court Of Appcri. /
ihere were number of available Cauii- /
oates, IN Mr.. Suffers opinion. but he WAS !
not at liberty to give their names
me Keeling Is general among th, com
mitteemen that Hin Will head the tirl,nt
ana that a strong man will he found for
Gaynor's place.
Hin sim Cheerful.
Senator Hill, looking quite cheerful
lett the Hotel Normandir early This |
morning ana went over to Democratic
headquarters. He did not care TO talk .
LOT puphcauon TO newspaper men, but
ne was uhreserVed with the members OF
the state Committee. An effort to get
from him an expression on Justice CAV .
hor,s withdrawal was Ruthless.
nave nothing 10 add to what I hayn
to him. N''"''eH
What he had already said was this.
lhls Is the most rgmHrkahle thing .
I've heard OF in some t.,rp Never mini
boys You remember, way back in lSSs .
Hoswell 4. Flower was nominated f1r
Lieutenant Governor. and after waiting
q week or two decided to pull out. That
didn't feaze us a bit We picked M
Few had ever heard. and my. didn't W..
Then in 1888 there was a hunt for
Blocum or some other hIy mon -,