The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-26
LAST EDITION
NOT FOR WHITNEY
Positively Will Not Be Can
didate For Governor.

Bu The ASsoctdt>d Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-William G. Whit
ney was interviewed at Quarantine this
morning on the arrival of the Majestic
and announced positively that he would
not under any circumstances accept
the nomination for Governor. He
declined to state at length
his reasons, but gave the impression that
his business interests would not allow Of
his accepting the nomination. "There
are plenty of better men in the Demo-
cratic party" he said in reply to
query as to his opinion on the
subject OF probable nominees. Mr.. Whit
ney is apparently in the best OF health
and says lie has enjoyed himself i'm
mensely while abroad. He was accom-
panied by his daughter.
After he had finished his breakfast. rIr.
Whitney adjourned TO the smoking roou
and seating himself in corner, prepared
himself to be interviewed by some twenty
reporters.
SIN the first place, he said, 81 will not
accept the nomination under any circum-
stances. L stated that very positively
before left in cablegram to somebody
or other, don't remember whom.
There are plenty of better men in the
Democratic party; men who would be
more acceptable and more successful than
/. i regard David b. Hill as the very best
man for the place. think he would poll
an enormous vote.
"Of course, 1 think the next
Governor will be Democrat.
/ an not well enough posted in regard to
the news of the past few days to
hazard guess as to the probable selec-
tion of the Democratic convention. I
hope to see strong man nominated"
Whitney Confused Things.
Bv The Associated Press
| SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 26. 26.-Tammany's
adherents were thrown into a condition
bordering on panic when The Associated
| Press bulletin today announcing that Mr..
| Whitney has declined the nominatian koT
| Governor was read.
Senator Hill said he supposed that he
| would have accepted, but Lieutenant
Governor Sheehsn looked disappointed az
he read the dispatch.
John ID. Crimmins, personal friend Of
Mr.. Whitney, has received message stat
ing that Mr.. Whitney declined for
| purely personal reasons. There
was great rejoicing, however, among
the other candidates and the booms
| people asserted that their candidate
| would be nominated on the first ballot,
and some of the Tammany people sided
with then. The Buffalo people, on the
contrary, said that the candidate should
| be chosen from western New York, and
that Mr.. Lockwood was man who could
| unite all factions.
Said Senator Cantor: "Hill is the logical
candidate"
| Mayor Gilroy said: 81 see nothing but
HILL"
The committee on platform went into
secret session about IL o'clock, where for
two hours they discussed the platform.
The principal discussion was on the tariff
endorsement and a proposition advanced
to Mr.. Sheehan to condemn the
income tax. Bourke Cochran declared
that under no circumstances should the
party indorse the tariff bill rs whole.
Instead, it should declare for some
features. This caused a long wrangle,
which continued until it was time for the
convention to assemble. AS it will be
presented, the platform will not be much
changed from what was reported yester-
day exclusively by The Associated Press.
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