The evening world., 1894-09-24
DELEGATES
ALL IN DOUBT.
Gaynor Has a Lead, but
There Is Talk Of a
Surprise
MAY CALL UPON WHITNEY.
Clinton, Linson, Bush and Ives
Mentioned for the Sec
ond Place.
CONVENTION HALL IS LOST.
Unitarians Have First Claim on It
and Will Not Yield to the
Democrats.
CONVENTION HALL IS LOST.
Especial to The Evening world.)

SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 24.-It will
not be settled until tonight whom the
Democratic State Convention, which
meets here at noon tomorrow, will
nominate for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and Judge Of the Court OF
Appeals. The situation will not arrive
until Senator Hill does.
So far Supreme Court Justice William
]. Gaynor, Of Brooklyn, seems to have
call on the nomination for Governor.
He appears to be the popular choice,
but a strong effort is being made by
certain Democratic leaders to defeat
him.
An assault has been made on his
character, calculated to injure his
chances. The story is to the effect that
Judge 0aynor's first wife obtained from
him twenty years ago an absolute di-
vorce. on the statutory grounds. Judge
Gaynor has since been married, and Is
living happily with his second wife and
four children. In the minds of some.
this attack indicates a fear in certain
quarters that he can be nominated.
Mayor Gilroy Is one of the leaders
who believes that such methods of war
fare may act as a boomerang.
why didn't they spring this story last
year when Judge Gaynor ran for an
Office for which moral qualifications were
much greater than those for Governor?"
said he why did they not wait until
he was nominated and defeat him them"
Buffalo for Clinton.
The Buffalo delegation, headed by Dan
lei Lockwood, Augustus F. Scheu and
Norman E. Mack. arrived this morning
with boom for Spencer Clinton, of Buff
falo, for observation-disclosures, and Chief
Judge Titus, OF the Superior Court OF
Buffalo. for Judge Of the Court OF APP
pea!s.
In fact. the Buffalo delegation has a
candidate for every place on the ticket
Mr.. Lockwood would not refuse the
nomination for Governor. He says he
is not making a fight for 1t. but is will
ing to take 1t.
II Judge Gaynor is nominated the can
didate for the Judge of the Court OF
Appeals is likely to be taken from
Buffalo. the home of the Republican
nominee for the same office.
Judge Titus is one of the old school
Democrats, who was prominent and
active in politics in the days of Samuel
j. Tilden. Spencer Clinton is a grand
son OF De Witt Clinton.
The favorite for Lieutenant-G Governor,
however. among others here, is ex-Sen-
ator John ]. Linson. of Kingston. A
number of other candidates for Lieu
tenant-Governor are mentioned in a
complimentary way, among them ex-
Speaker Robert p. Bush, from Senator
Hilfs old home, and ex-senator Eugene
g. Ives, of New York.
All Is Yet in Doubt.
The Oldest politician here does not re-
member a Democratic Convention when
oidates one day before the nominations
are made. All OF which goes to estab-
Hsh more firmly the pre-eminence OF d.
Is. Hill as a boss.
the Tammany bosses are as insignificant
as the CLEAN of the freight is to the
glorious effulgence of the MONDAY sun.
[ammany appears to be playing an
Inferior part here. The Tammany chief
tains are seen, but not heard. None of
i ihem has anything to say. except Po-
VIII make the fight in convention against
delegation of New York.
The principal ground of objection
aedinst recognition reveals Tammany'
weak spot. Tammany fears to place In
me hands OF the enemy a weapon which
may be used 10 cause its own defeat
Fpr, II the State Democracy should
combine with the opposition forces, tn,
combination would have the benefit o.
the official ballot, which they would
Otherwise not have. Tammany's fgh
Tor self-preservation this time. no
Tor candidates.
Talk of IA whitney Surprise.
Il is the opinion OF politicians com
petent TO judge that II William c. Whit
heE were a candidate he could get tn,
nomination, whether Senator Hin wa
willing that he should have II or not
II was suggested that some means ma
De found TO inform Mr.. Whitney OF tn,
situation in time to announce himse
candidate before the Convention ad
JOurns.
Mr.. Whitney is due from Europe OF
ne steamship Majestic on Wednesday
Those who favor his candidacy haV,
been talking OF plan to communicat I,
Convention.
They say the Majestic might be met
the situation explained TO Mr.. whitney
and his consent obtained, To carry gu
thls brilliant coup II would be necessar.