The evening world., 1894-09-24
EDITION..
ALL TALK IS
OF CAYNOR.
But Some Delegates Think the
Scandal Story Will Affect
His Chances.
A SURPRISE MAY Be SPRUNG.
Talk of Delaying Nominations
Until Whitney Returns
from Europe.
SECOND PLACE IN DOUBT.
Unitarians Have Secured Csnven.
ti0n Hall and the Nominations
viii Be Made in the Casino.
SECOND PLACE IN DOUBT.
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SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept 2i.-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
j. Gaynor, of Brooklyn, seems to have a
call on the nomination for Governor.
He appears 10 be the popular choice,
but n 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 Gaynor's first wife obtained from
him twenty years ago an absolute di-
vorcc. 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 Gllroy 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 G1vernor?"
said he. why did they not wait until
he was nominated and defeat him thenT'
Buffalo for Clinton.
The Buffalo delegation. headed by DAN
lei Lockwood. Augustus F. Scheu and
Norman L. Mack, arrived this morning
with boom for Spencer Clinton, of Buff
fac. for Lieutenant-G Governor. 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 q
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 It,
If Judge Gaynor is nominated the cam
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-Go
however, among others here, Is ex-Sen-
ator John j. Linson, of Kingston. A
number OF other candidates for Lieu
tenant-Governor are mentioned in q
complimentary way, among them ex-
Speaker Robert p. Bush, from Senator
| Hlll's old home, and ex-senator Eugene
s. Ives, of New York.
All Is Yet In Doubt.
TIE Oldest politician here does not re-
member a Democratic Convention when
there was so much doubt as to the can
dldates one day before the nominations
are made. All OF which goes to estab-
| lish more firmly the pre-eminence of d.
b. Hill as a boss.
| Compared with Senator Hill as boss,
the Tammany bosses are as insignificant
as the CLEAN of the freight is to the
glorious effulgence Of the MONDAY sun.
| Tanmany appears to be playing an
inferior part here. The Tammany chief
talns are seen, but not heard. None of
them has anything TO say, except Po-
lice Commissioner James j. Martin, who
! Will make the tight I'm convention against
the admission OF the state Democracy
The principal ground OF objection
against recognition reveals Tammany's
weak spot. Tammany fears to place in
I the hands Of the enemy weapon which
may be used TO cause its own defeat.
/ For II the State Democracy should
combine with the opposition forces, the
combination would have the benefit of
the official ballot, which they would
| Otherwise not have. Tammany's fight
is for self-preserva,ion this time, not
for candidates.
Talk of whitney Surprise.
II is the opinion of politicians COM
petent to judge that II William c. Whit
ney were a candidate he could get the
nomination, whether Senator Hin was
/ willing that he should have IL or not.
IL was suggested that some means may
be found 10 inform Mr.. Whitney of the
situation in time to announce himself
a candidate before the Convention adj
Mir. Whitney is due from Europe on
the steamship Majestic on Wednesday.
Those who favor his candidacy have
been talking Of a plan TO communicate
with him and spring surprise on the
They say the Majestic might be met.
the situation explained 70 Mr.. Whitney
and his consent obtained. To carry out
this brilliant coup il would be necessary