The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-24
JUDGE GAYNOR SELECTED.
HE IS SLATED AS DEMOCRATIC CAM
 DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR

HE IS SLATED AS DEMOCRATIC CAN
 DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
 The Tam,nany Men Had 1t All Their own
 Way at Saratoga Previous to the Conven- ton to bo Held on Tuosdny-Governor Flower Gives His Views on the sifunaon'
 Saratoga, Sept. 23.-Democrat!c states men from below the Harlem had 1t 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 near ly the entire advance guard of Tues days convention crowd. Not more than a dozen leaders from outside New York and Brooklyn have put in an ap- pearance. The Tammany men and the regular machinists are at the Grand Union. The Shepard democrats from Kings are at the Windsor. The leader of the state democracy, ex-Secretary Charles s. Fairchild, Is also at the Windsor. All the talk about candidates to-day centered in William J. Gaynor for the head of the ticket. It was ad- mitted on all sides that he had been slated for the place.
 Apparently no one has been pushing his boom, but 1t has grown to such proportions 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 reformer and an anti-machine man did not apparently prevent Tam many men and the machine men from accepting him as the logical candidate. The reformers on the other hand, seem- ed apathetic. They were charged with Jealousy and then they suddenly be- came Gaynor men.
 To-day a new complication presented itself. Tammany made an assault on the Gaynor boom which may demolish it utterly and may even terminate Judge Gaynor's chances for further po- litical preferment. Judge Gaynor is a divorced man and this is to be used against him, though the divorce was obtained nearly twenty years ago and he has lived for many years happily with his second wife, by whom he has four children. The story was known in Brooklyn last fall when MT. Gaynor was elected to the bench by affaover- whelming majority, but it was not pub lished at that time.
 The friends of Judge Gaynor say that his courses when the divorce was ob- tained was that of a magnanimous ohivalric gentleman. and that he de- serves nothing but praise. The Tam many men who are circulating the story say 1t is better to have the story sifted now than to have it sprung by the re- publicans after the nomination and de- clare that they are acting in the inter- est of the party. It Is also said that Senator Hill and other leaders have in- vestigated the story and found nothing in it to injure Judge Gaynor's chances should he be nominated.
 Others here, however, say that the democracy Is not in a position to con- duct campaign of defense of character 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 now and Wednesday, as it is>not believed the nominations will be reached until then. No one here thinks that either Senator Hill or William c. Whitney will run, and the other candidates who have been talked of are of too small calibre for an off year. It 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 on 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 au- thorities.
 When the democratic state committee met here thre weeks ago the question of obtaining the hall arose, and after sev- eral conferences with the town authori- and the representatives of the Unita- rians 1t was announced that the latter would give way to the democrats
 The Unitarians, however, decline to- give way. They used the hall to-day for their services, and have announced a love feast there for tomorrow and other proceedings for every day until Thursday President Mitchell, of the vil- lage trustees, states that a representa- tive body of citizens will wait upon the Unitarians tomorrow, and ask them, as favor to Saratoga to give way to the democrats on Tuesday. Should they refuse, he says the old Casino will be put in shape for the democrats. As the Casino Is without a platform, without seats, without telegraph wires and is a .barn-like structure, there will be a heap of trouble if the democrats are forced to go there.
 Albany, Sept. Ex-Governor Flower was asked tonight who he thought would be nominated by the democratic convention on Thursday. He replied
 "The strongest man, whoever he is. I have no candidate. I am for the ticket when 1t Is nominated" The gov errlor added:
 T hope the convention will give rep resentation to both the democratic or ganizations in New York city. It is not a wise thing for the party, it seems to me, to let the two great organizations in New York and Brooklyn have the