Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-24
FOUR MEN IN THE FIELD
Uncertainty as to the Democrat ic Candidate For Governor.
LOCKWOOD IS OUT OF THE RACE.

Senator Hill insists That He win Not Be a
 Candidate - Judge 6aynor, John lloyd
 Thacher and Frederick P. Cook Each
 Have a Boom Anoat.
 SARATOGA, Sept. 24.-A situation more strange than any that has yet confronted the Democratic party, and tho like of which has never been seen by any of tho assembled party leaders, is presented here today within 24 hours of the time set for the nomination of q candidate for tho office of governor of the state of New York.
 No selection of a candidate has yet been made, acd while one name is prominently mentioned here today no one person can be said to have anything like n mortgage on tho nomination. Ono week ago the ticket to be nominated by tho Republican party was printed with q show of conf dence that later was verified Today nothing can be indulged in but specula- tion.
 It is truo that Judge Gaynor's name Is on every lip, but when it is known that the delegates here number less than 25 1t Is easy to see that events of tomorrow may change the whole current.
 Four Candidates In the Field.
 So far there are four candidates men. tioned for governor-Judgo Gaynor of Brooklyn, John Boyd Thacher of Albany, Frederick F. Cook of Rochester and last, but not least, David B. Hill.
 Daniel L. Lockwood of Buffalo was mentioned. but 1t is said by those who know that he Is practically out of the race, and that Mir. Sheehan's support, which may dominate Erie, will be thrown toward Frederick Cook. Every effort will be made. however, to induce MT. Cook to ha r.In ha frl- ft, case either Judge GaynOr or Senator Hill is a nominee
 As to MT. Hill as Q candidate, Lieutenant Governor Sheehan said: II conversed with Senator Hill on tho matter Saturday aft ernOon before leaving Albany for Sarato- ga. He not only said he would not be n candidate, but insisted that should not broach the subject to him any more and hoped that no further mention of hiJ name would be made.'
 Notwithstanding the assertion of Mir. Sheehan there are some people hero today who profess to believe that Senator Hill may be induced to accept With this feel ing prevailing, Tammany, at Its meeting tonight, will, at the suggestion of Senator Cantor, send committee to wait upon the senator and try to prevail upon him to be n candidate.
 Would MT. Hill mako a good cnndi- date:" was asked of Charles $. Fairchild.
 II must decline to answer that ques tion," said Mir. Fairchild Il am not hero in the interest of any candidate, but simply to see that all Democrats have . representation in tho convention
 Mir. shepard, who represents the same faction in Kings county as Mir Fairchild represents in New York, was asked if there was anything new in their contest He said:
 We shall appear before the committeo on credentials and ask that our whole del egation bc seated. So far as nominations are concerned, WIG arc for Judge Gaynor. '
 With the first trains this morning the boomers began to come in, and by after noon every candidate will be represented Senator IliIl himself will be hero today and will be able to answer all questions as to his candidacy, but at the same timc as an instructed delegate from Albany he will have to talk and act for John Boyd Thachcr.
 Mir. Thacher's friends will be hcre this afternoon. They will claim that the nom- ination was offered to Mir. Thacher first after the dcClinatiOn of Governor Flower.
 Judge Gaynor's friends arc on the ground. and the Eric delegation will be in soon. When Erie gets here, tho question of whether Mir Lockwood Is still to be pushed as n candidate or not will be dc cided, but the indications now arc that the delegation will devote Its attention tc booming the interests of Judgo Titus oi Buffalo for tho office of judge of the court of appeals.
 For Second Place.
 For lieutenant governor thcre arc three names mentioned today-Frcderick Cook of Rochester, John J. Linson of Ulster county and Jacob R. Cantor of New York,
 
 second named. Tho sentiment in favor of Mir Linson is based upon the assertion that his legislative record Is similar to and the equal of Senator Saxton. Like Sena tor Saxton, he Is n ballot reformer and introduced in tho senate tho first ballot reform bill. the formers being based up on 1t. While n friend of Senator Hill, hC was never identified with any faction anC is well liked by tho antimachine faction. For judge of the court of appeals only | ono candidate Is mcntioncd-Judge Titu, of Erio-though there is n rumor that tho name of JudEs, \. B. Parker will be pre- sented by his friends.
 The contests so fnr for tho seats of dele gates are from New York, Kings, Alban, and Rockland. A settlement has beer 1 effected among the Oswego delegates. | is strongly intimated, despite all tho tall of harmony that has been present for thu past two weeks. and which. 1t was said would result in Tammany agreeing to al | low the State Democracy to have some 0 the seats, that that organization wil strenuously object to any of the Grace Fairchild people being given seats in tn | convention. This would change the sit uation entirely and create n good deal O feeling. It Is likely, however that tines matters will be settled by tho state com | mittee at its meeting tonight.
 Speaking of the state committed. 1t i said here that the suggested election c MT. Hinckley as chairman in place of MI Murphy has met with n good deal of or position and that 1t Is possible that h may not obtain the prize.
 There was Q little hitch in the obtain ing of the convention hall for the holdin of the convention. Tho Unitarian COT ference folks, who will begin their meetin here today, say, however, that the hall b, longs to them and that they have made n arrangements with the Democratic leaC CTS to give 1t up. In the Unitarian churc it was announced that the Lords suppC
 would be administered in tho oonventio
 hall at 1l:30 Tuesday morning. The pa
 ty leaders, however, declare that they s
 cured the bill through proper authoritie
 and it Is believed that the little difficult
 will be amicably settled.
 Sermon by Edward Everett Hale.
 SARATOGA, Sept 2I.-As a prelimin
 " to the Unitarian national conferenc
 which will assemble here this eveninl
 Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale of Bostc
 delivered a sermon in the convention hal