The evening world., 1894-09-27

not accept IL.
Then the machine men proceeded to
select some dummy candidates to mask
their real Intentions. John Boyd
Thacher, of Albany, was brought for
ward as 'Hills choice and Daniel Lock-
wood as the choice of Lieut. Shee-
han.
"Then the 'reformers' began to urge
the nomination of Judge william j.
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. 1t would not do to approach
him as a party to deal, and so 1t 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
to 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.
no not nominate any only because his
station as a private citizen is high or because
powerful people powerful combinations are at
his back, nor yet simply because he has held
political once. however high. for say to you
that 1t is OF more consequence what your can
didate has done and 10 capable OF doing for the
people than what the people have in the past
done for him.
81 would change my mind and gladly try 10
obey the voice OF the people this Fall but after
the disposition betrayed towards me by of
your fellow-desgates 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 a 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 complication
the leaders hadn't counted on.
"'why not first placer asked Belmont.
because that is promised to Thach-
err he was told.
Naturally Mr.. Belmont grew indg-
nant. Thacher indeedi Wasn't he a
better man than Thacher. and did they
think for a moment that he couldn't
get bigger vote than the ex-Mayor of
Albany? Bosh!
"And 80 Belmont declared himself out
Of 1t In hum.
"Then Charles 2. McClelland. of
Westchester County, was approached.
and not being In the secret he con-
sented. Then the slate that was put
UP to be smashed was completed. by
the addition of the name of Judge Rob
ert 7. Titus, of Buffalo, for Court OF
Appeals Judge.
1.-The leaders then entered the Con-
vention, the slate carried very care
fully in the van, lest 1t should fall to |
pieces Of its own weight before the time |
agreed upon.
Letting Out the secret.
while Mr.. Hit was pronouncing the
benediction. 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 n stampede
for him that would compel him to ac-
cept.
so willing were the boys that they
could hardly contain themselves until
Thacher's obituary had been finished.
''They whooped things up, with what
result all of us know.
THE newspapers have told us of the
antics of Mayor G!lroy, Senator Murphy,
our own Bourke Cochran, Jacob Cantor,
Senator Guy and Col. Fellows. and COM
ment on this part OF the deal Is un-
necessary
whether this 'hurrah Convention has
picked the winners remains to be seen.
The ticket will meet with some opposi-
tlon in New York, Kings and Queens
counties, and may come out of the cam
paign badly disfgured."
Col. Murphys 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
VI the dCtlOH Ol lHt SdTdlOBd 1OnNeI-
tion yesterday. He said:
up to IL o'clock. noon. the Demo-
cratic party was in state of chaos.
About that time the leaders had agreed
on a hybrid ticket which, in my opn-
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
as well as over the minds of the people
there assembled, that was appalling
The managers began to see that big
mistake had been made. and they be-
gan to consider seriously If there was
not some way to rectify It.
FORTUNATELY for the Democratic party
there were some clear-headed men there
who saw that the situation demanded
decided action, and that remedy must
be quickly applied.
Talk of the Lenders.
''Mayor Gilroy. Burke Cochran, Will
lam H. Clark and James ]. Martin got
together and talked the situation over.
They quickly came to the conclusion
tnat Hill ought to be the candidate for
Governor. Then they found that Dan