The evening world., 1894-08-09
FLOWER WILL HEAD IT
No One Anxious to Be Second on
the Democratic Ticket
Convention Likely to Be at Saratoga
Sept. rs.
Suspicious Number OF Coroncrs TAX
ing Part In the Affair.

SARATOGA, n. Y. Aug. y.--This
night the Democratic State machine Will
send out its political death warrant In
the form Of a call for a State tonven-
ton. There are two New York Coro-
ners here. Fitzpatrick and Shea, and
third one, Dobbs. Is supposed to be In
the neighborhood to hold the inquest.
II New York Coroner is wanted send
10 Saratoga for him.
The Democratic State Committee viii
meet tonight In the club room Of the
Grand Union Hotel and issue the call
for the Convention on the lines laid out
by Senator Murphy In his communica-
tion to The World" on harmony. II
will be an invitation to Democrats to
unite at the primaries.
AS the machine has control of the
primaries, the ants would have about as
much chance as man would have
against an opponent In fstic contest
with his hands tied. They want none
Of that brand OF harmony
Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan announced of
hcially this morning that Senator Muir
ply will not be at the meeting. Mayor
Gilroy will probably preside in his stead.
Another who is not expected to grace
Grant.
or the New York members. Mayor Gil
roy, Lawrence Delmour, Coroner Fitz-
patrick. Speaker sulzer and Nicholas
Muller MIL ,,, who represents part OF New
cepting Grant. are represented by prox-
ies-Coroner Shea. for Henry u. purroy.
who is IN Europe: John J; Carroll, for
Police Commissioner Martin, and John
Z. McGoldrick. for Police Commissioner
Sheehan.
This village will be selected for the
Is. one week after the Republican Con
vention. The Convention Hall has been
secured by the unitarians for Sept. "A.
.. Is and p; and If arrangements
to let the Democrats have the meeting
place for that day the Convention will
be held In the old hall In which Flower
some OF the superstituous ones prefer
the old hall. They think they Will have
more luck there.
The first Convention they held in the
new hall when Maynard was nominated
brought defeat.
The leaders are badly scared. They arc
shrewd and far-seeing me l. and foresee
II Mayor Gilroy feels as blue as he
looks he must be unhappy indeed.
,. GOV; Flower Is pleased. however, to
Isad f snd m hope hop He wants renTm
he will be the candidate OF the machine
Is certain He Is going into training for
tne campaign Immediately after the
state Committee adjourns.
He starts on q stumping tour on Sat
urday. and will be on the road until the
middle OF September.
Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan Is not willing to
be martyr. and will not be Gov. Flow
er's running mate again. Sheehan would
rather apply the knife than to be knitted
Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan. District-Attorney
Ridgway and ex-senator McCarty. OF
brooklyn, acting as a committee. have
secured the old Casino Rink as the
been done In a general way as n defer
ence to the. superstitious thoughts OF
many that the new hall will hoodoo the
Maynard was nominated there last
October and beaten in November by
lob,ooC Hill was put In nomination at
the old rink In 1888 and Flower in 1891
Both won out without trouble, and
there are hundreds of gamblers here
who believe that good luck would come
back II the rink Is selected. Ex-
Senator McCarty. explains that the
endeavor to get the rink was only in
the way of a safeguard, but It is never
theless a fact that the new Convention
hall Is at the disposal of the Demo
Gratis.
Locally the feeling is strongly against
one Of the features OF Saratoga, and
every man and woman in the place
wants II doomed. Edward Kearney and
John j. Scann-ll, believe that difference
| should be paid to the wishes of the
residents, and there Is possibility that
tonight at the meeting OF the State
Committee, there will be a determined
objection to holding the Convention
anywhere In Saratoga except in the new