The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-24

The State Committee will meet to.
night to arrange the preliminaries Of
the Convention. Major 3ames 1 W., minR
Chairman. Samuel W; Beardsley VIII
resign as Secretary. There will be few
other changes.
Hitch over Convention Hall.
A hitch has occurred over the posses
sion CT the Convention Hall The Uni
tarians meet here on the same day as
the Democrats, and they claim the
right to Convention Hall by prior ar
rangement. An effort will be made to
induce the Unitarians to relinquish the
hall for one day. Should they refuse,
the old Casino will be put in shape FOR
As the Casino Is without a platform
without seats. without telegraph wires,
and is In "A barn-lke structure: there
ton Is to be held there
The superstitious ones prefer the old
hall. 1t wag there Flower was nomi-
mated and the Democrats won. May
nard was nominated in the new Con-
vention Hall and the. Democrats lost.
w. Bourke Cochran. who arrived here
committee Of the unltarluns to see II
they could not come to some amicaole
advancement about the hall; ,,o,o, cu-
roy said the matter was one for the Gil
zens OF Saratoga. who invited the Demo
Gratis to come here. to settle with the
The Tnitarians finally decided not to
give up the hall to the Democrats except
for short time .o ,inS 6" tha th niS
Casino.
The trouble over the hall arose be
cause the Unitarlans repudlated the &c
ton OF a local committee, which
promised the Democrats the use OF the
hall and which made arrangements Tor
the Unitarians to meet in the Presby-
terrain Church.
Must Use the Casino.
Later in the day the Unltarians were
prevailed upon to allow The Democrats n}
morrow afternoon to effect temporary
organization. Meantime the old Casino
VIII be fitted up for use c, y
Brown, Of Newburg. ls candidate for
Judge OF the Court Of Appeals. He Is
from the same judicial district as Judge
only conditional. The Tammany legions
will be here this evening at o'clock.
and then things will begin to hum.
Senator Murphy had a conference with
Daniel N Lockwood, Of Buffalo. Later
came apparent. when Lieut.. Gov. Shee-
han called a caucus of the Erie dele
gates. He advised them to coniine their
enthusiasm for Lockwood or any other
Senator Murphy told lockwood he
thought It best to consult Senator Hill
Sheehan did the rest.
Under the circumstances. there VIII be
a two days Convention. After organic
ing or Tuesday, the Convention VIII ad-
tonin to meet Mt the old CASING on
Wednesday at II O'Clock. II Mr.. Whit
ney L. a candidate. this day may i'm
prove his chances.
No one here Is authorized to speak for
Mr.. Whitney. Col. Payne, his brother,in
law. says. as far as he knows. Mr.. Whit
ney is not n candidate.
air. Hi Is believed to be opposed to
Whitney's nomination, because III elected
II wou.l make him II formidable rival
TO Hill In tho Presidential. race In 1896.
to his nomination II will not he because
Gaynor Is his personal choice. but be
cause he thinks IT expedient, as Judge
Gaynor is not likely to submit to ma
The John Boyd Thatcher boom for
Governor Il located at the United States
Hotel Judge D. Cady Herrick Is In
Charge Of u Some think Judge Gaynor
story, while others. like Mayor Gilroy,
think II may nominate him.
Two Tammany men, one an intimate
friend OF ex-Mayor Grant and another a
bent OF powerful office In New York
both members OF the Constitutional Con.
vent.on. are accused of having circulated
q. the Gaynor story.
clares the story was started by shepard
people here Tor the purpose of inturinU
Mr.. Gaynor and making him and his
friends uncomfortable, On the other
nominee OF the regular Democracy
strong advocate Of Judge Gaynor''
no,ninalion for Governor.
nut Mr.. Pesrsqll is said to have
selfish purpose. He wants TO succeed
Gavn0r AS Judge.