Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-25
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
New York Democrats.

horses in the air. A large crowd IS
here. Last week when the republicans
were here it was lively, but this week
there are more people, more noise and
more excitement. There are more
contesting delegations and as with the
Milhollanites last week, each delega-
ton of kickers has a big following of
shouters. Between the regulars and
ants there is n constant exchange OF
good-natured banter. The uncertainty
which hides the ticket as in a fog adds
to the excitement and the situation is
one that pleases every democrat
nightly. They expect to see the del
egates fight it out on the floor of the
convention and are predicting interest
ing times tomorrow when nominations
are scheduled.
Democratic leaders from all over the
| State conferred with Senator Hill and
with each other long after midnight
last night. The telegram from Judge
Gaynor was accepted by most of them
as 6nal, and the collapse of the Gaynor
boom revived all the other booms
which have been struggling along for
the past few days.
Albanians shouted John Boyd Thach-
err. Democrats from the central cities
declared that Frederick Cook is the
man. Machine democrats from Erie
and Tammsny again talked of David
B. Hill as the man to save the party
| from defeat. The Cleveland democrats,
reformers, the silk-stockings and even
MANY of the old time machinists revi-
we'd the talk of VIM. G. Whitney for
Governor. If it were certain here that
| Whitney would accept there is little
| doubt that there would be q stampede
in his direction. The uncertainty Of
his position and the absence of any
friend near enough to state positively
one way or the other whether Mr..
Whitney would accept or not hangs over
the convention and may keep the out
come in doubt until the Majestic arrives
and Mr.. Whitney speaks. That a dele
CATION of friends of Mr.. Whitney will
meet him and endeavor to induce him
to accept, is taken for granted here.
Senator Hill discusses the merits of
ths different men who are namedfreely
with his callers, but 80 far as can be
learned does not indicate a preference
for any man, for any place. The Tam
many men are busy to-day talking
Whitney. They urge him as the man
of the hour. In case he is to be nomi-
mated they want Bourke Cochran to
make the nominating speech. With
that for a starter and an assurance
from MI. Whitney that he would not
refuse they say his name will sweep
through the convention like wildfre.
All wings of the party, they claim,
would unite on him and there would be
harmony 10 the democracy of the Em-
pire State which would be more beauti-
full than the Unitarian love feast which
drove the party out of Convention Hall.
The State democracy of New York
city met in Cottage A, Grand Union
Hotel, this morning and organized
with Chas. a Fairchild as chairman.
When the convention met Senator
Hill was made temporary chairman.
Senator Hill, on taking the position
of temporary chairman addressed the
convention. He said the unterrifed
democracy Of the Empire State assem-
bled to-day undismayed at the prema-
ture boasts and assumed confidence Of
their adversaries. "We are not" he
said, "unaccustomed to their annual and
m~oss-covered game of political bluff,
although renewed this year with extra
ordinary vehemence and unblushing eff
frontery. We win our victories on
election days and not by %exuberant
bragadocia in convention halls. Our
opponents fail to recall the fact that the
total vote polled was nearly 100000
short of the full vote Of the State, a VIC
tory which they themselves did not an
ticipate and which their surprised q
astute leader the next day after election
humorously attributed to divine provi-
dence and not to republican strength.
With q united democracy and a full
vote New York is still q democratic
| State and if we are true to ourselves
she will this year resume her
place in the democratic column.
The people have not forgotten the fact
that it was a republican administration
which, in that ill-fated year of 1890,
saddled the country with unwise and
vicious legislation, which has since
crippled its prosperity, endangered its
finance and augmented its public bur-
dens. 1t should be borne in mind that
the financial panic of 1898 was a repub-
lican panic-republican in its inception
continuance and disastrous effects-a
situation largely induced by the re-
suits then existing and impending of
that republican legislation, which q
democratic administration had not lot
In anantinu sanctnrinp or