The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
ADVANCE GUARD ARRIVES.
That Gaynor is Undoubtedly in the
Lead is Everywhere Admitted.

Lead is EveryNxhere Admitted.
Saratoga, Sept 23.-Democratic states
men from below the Harlem had it all
their own way here to-day. The Tam
many leaders and those of the state
democracy from New York city, and the
democrats from Brooklyn formed the en-
tire advance guard of the Tuesday con-
vention crowd. Not more than a dozen
leaders from the other towns of New
York and Brooklyn have arrived. All the
talk about candidates is centered in
William ]. Gaynor for the head of the
ticket. 1t was admitted on all sides that
he had been slated for the place.
Apparently no one has been pushing
his boom, but it has grown to such pro-
portions that all other booms are pigmies
in comparison. The growth of the boom
has many surprising features, however
The fact that Judge Gaynor is a rabid re-
former and an anti-machine man did not,
apparently, prevent Tammany men and
the machine men from accepting him as
the logical candidate
The reformers, on the other hand, seem
apathetic. They were charged with jeal-
ousy and too suddenly becoming Gaynor
sented itself Tammany made an assault
on the Gaynor boom which may demolish
it utterly and may even terminate Judge
Gaynor's chances Of further political
preferment Judge Gaynor is divorced
man, and this is to be used
against him, though the divorce was OBJ
tained nearly twenty years ago, and he
has lived for many years happily with his
second wife, by whom he has four chill
dram The story wa knOxpn in RrnOlx1Vu
last fall, when Mr.. Gaynor was elected TO
the bench of the supreme court by an
overw helming moiority, but it was not
published at that time.
The friends of Gaynor say his course
when the divorce was obtained was that
of magnaDimous, chivalric gentleman,
and that he deserves nothing but praise.
The Tammany men who are circulating
the story, say that it is better to have the
story sifted now than to have it sprung
by the republicans after the nomi-
nation, and declare they are act
ing in the interest of the
party. 1t is also said that Senator Hill
and other leaders have investigated the
story and found nothing 10 it TO inlure the
chances of Judge Gaynor should he be
nominated. Others here, however, say
that the democracy is not in position to
conduct a campaign of defense of charac-
| ter this year and this assault upon Judge
| Gaynor will make him unavailable as a
| candidate.
The availability of Judge Gaynor will
! be discussed pro and con between this
| and Wednesday, as it is not believed the
| nomination will be reached till tLen. In
! the interval there is chance for dark
horse to be entered at the last moment.
No one here thinks that either Senator
Hill or William G. Whitney will run, and
the other candidates who have been
talked of are too small caliber for an off
year. 1t may be dark horse after all,
but the general opinion here is that
Judge Gaynor will be the man in spite OF
Tammany's opposition.
Concerning the other places or The
ticket all is guess work. In addition to
the other perplexities which beset the
democratic leaders, the Unitarians, who
are here for their annual conference
have laid claim to convention hall by
prior arrangement with the town authori-
ties.
When the democratic state committee
met here three weeks ago, the question OF
obtaining the hall arose, and after several
conferences with the town authorities
and the representatives of the Unitarians
! it was announced that the latter would
give way to the democrats and the date
and place for the convention were then
settled. Now that the Unitarians are
| here and nave used the nall to-day Tor thelT
services where the Rev Edward Everett
Hale preached, they have announced a
love feast for tomorrow, and other pro
ceedings for every day till Tuesday
When asked to give it up for once by the
enterprising citizens of Saratoga, who be.
lieye in booming things by having all the
conventions in a week that can be in
duced to come, the Unitarians declined to
| give way.
MIR. Caleb MITCHELL president of the
| village trustees, said it is true that the
Unitarians have the call on the hall He
said that representative body of citi
zens will walton them at 10 O'Clock a. m,
tomorrow and ask them as favor to
Saratoga to give way TO the democrats on
Tuesday. Should they refuse, he said
the old Casino will be put in shape for the
democrats. AS the Casino is without a
! platform, without seats, without tele
graph wires, and is barn-like structure
there will be heap of trouble if the
democrats are forced to go there,