The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-27

AZ declaring in positive terms that he
did not want the nomination, and would
not accept It.
Then the machine men proceeded TO
select some dummy candidates to mask
their real intentions. John Boyd
Thaoher. Of Albany, was brought for
ward as Hills choice and Daniel Lock-
wood as the choice of Lieut.-Gov. Shee-
han.
Then the 'reformers' began to urge
the nomination of Judge William ].
Gaynor, Of Brooklyn. and his boom soon
assumed such proportions that the lead
ers had to concoct a scheme to pune
ture II.
More Care for GaynOr.
TT was necessary to exercise more
diplomacy with Judge Gaynor than had
been called into play against the others,
however. He stood for Reform first,
last and all the time. and had great
strength. It would not do to approach
him as a party to q deal. and so II was
decided to pretend to offer him the
nomination and at the same time make
Il impossible Of an honorable acceptance
by innuendo attacks upon his private life
emanating from among the delegates
70 the very Convention that seemed
anxious to have him accept.
'.Judge Gaynor's manly retort upon
such methods was made in letter
given out Tuesday night, In which there
appeared this indication that Judge
Gaynor understood the purpose of his
enemies. and seemed to strike at Hill:
The Judges Advice.
'pe not nominats any one only because his
staticn a. . private oitissn is high or because
powerful people or powerful combinations are at
his back, nor Jet simply because he has held
poiitioai onos. however high. for say to you
that Il IL Of more consequence what your can
didats has done and 10 capable Of doing for the
people than what the people have In the past
done for him.
'T would change my mind and gladly try to
obey ths voice OF the people this Fall. but after
shs disposation betrayed towards me By some Of
your fsilow-dsisgatss cannot.
'"Then the farce of sending J. Sergeant
Cram TO meet Mr.. Whitney and ask
him to accept was gone through with.
and the other candidates were all elimi-
mated except Senator Hilrs mask-John
Boyd Thacher. He was reserved for
the last.
Then Came Belmont.
''Then q strong effort was made to
strengthen the mask. Perry Belmont
was solicited to allow the use of his
name for second place on the eleventh
hour slate Then came o complication
the leaders hadn't counted on.
"'why not first placer asked Belmont.
Because that In promised to Thach-
err he was told.
NATURALLY Mr.. Belmont grew indig-
nant. Thacher. indeed! Wasn't he a
better man than Thatcher, and did they
think for . moment that he couldn't
get q bigger vote than the ex-Mayor of
Albany Boshi
And 30 Belmont declared himself out
Of II in q hun.
"Then Charles p. McClelland, of
Westchester County. was approached.
and not being in the secret he con-
scented. Then the slate that was put
up to be smashed was completed, by
the addition of the name OF Judge Rob
srt 7. Titus. Of Buffalo. for Court Of
Appeals Judge.
''Ths leaders then entered the Con-
vsntton. the slate carried very care
a. In the van. lest 1t should fall to
pieces Of it's own weight before the time
agreed upon.
Letting Out the Secret.
''while Mr.. HIT was pronouncing the
bsnediotion. according to programme,
upon Mr.. Hills mask. the machine
agents were letting some of the boys
Into the secret, and telling them that
Hill was TO be surprised by q stampede
for him that would compel him to ao-
cept.
$50 willing were the boys that they
could hardly contain themselves until
TEACHERS obituary had been finished.
''They whooped things up. with what
result all OF us know.
1.-THE newspapers have told US of the
antics of Mayor Gilroy. Senator Murphy.
our own Bourke Cochran, Jacob Cantor.
Senator Guy and Col Fellows. and COM
ment on this part of the deal Is I'M
necessary.
whether this 'hurrah Convention has
picked the winners remains to be seen.
The ticket will meet with some opposi-
ton In New York. Kings and Queens
counties, and may come out Of the cam
paign badly disfigured."
Col. Murphy's Opinion.
A little different view is taken by
Col. Michael C. Murphy. Excise Com
missioner. and a man who stands very
high In the counsels Of Tammany Hall.
He was enthusiastic to-day in speaking
of the action of the Saratoga Conven-
ton yesterday. He said:
up to Ii o'clock. noon. the Demo-
cratic party was In a state Of chaos.
About that time the leaders had agreed
on a hybrid ticket. which. in my opin-
ion. could not have carried ten counties
in the State.
when the rumors spread that the
Thacher ticket had been decided upon
q gloom spread over Saratoga village,
rs well as over the minds of tie people
there assembled. that was appalling.
The managers began TO see that a big
mistake had been made. and they be-
gan to consider seriously II there was
not some way to rectify 1t.
Fortunately for the Democratic party
there were some clear headed men there
who saw that the situation demanded
decided action. and that remedy must
he cd