The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-21
BRAVES UNpLEDGED.
Mayor Gilroy Says They Have No
Choice for Governor.
DELEGATES. He Says, viii Be Free
to Choose for Themselves.
Gsynor's Boom Assuming Huge
Proportions In Brooklyn.

"Tammany will 60 to the Democratic
State Convention at Saratoga absolute
" unpledged. Tammany will support
the nominee OF the Convention, but it
has no choice of its own. Every dele
gate will be free to express his opinion
as TO who the candidate should be-"
said Mayor Gilroy this morning.
The Mayor and Corporation Counsel
clark will leave for Saratoga tomorrow.
Mr.. Gilroy was asked whether he would
consult with Senator Hill about the
slate.
II have no appointment with Senator
Hill. ! am not going to Saratoga in
My visit there will be In accordance
with an arrangement made several
weeks ago to spend a few days quietly
at the Spa
Mayor .Gilroys words are significant.
They indicate that Tammany Is either
keeping hands off the Governorship, to
be %s dS e tSe wrc hSu csna
date should be selected by Hill, Murphy
and Sheehan, or there is hidden purpose
IN Tammany's apparent inaction or in
Tammanys attitude may be part of a
plan to convince the people that the
machine has retired from business, and
thus stave off fractional opposition.
With Croker in retirement, and Tam
many keeping in the background, and
Senator Murphy out of the State Com
monize the ants. and induce them to
unite for q Democratic victory: An
the withdrawal Of Gov; Flower.
In the situation. Democrats have been
inspired with more confidence, and talk
that that Morton will have walkover is no
In fact, 1t Is believed that IL the Demo-
Gratis nominate the right kind of a man,
unfettered and untainted by machine
sUppert Of the RepubIicans ans" who are dis lis
satisfied with Piatt's di .ation.
There are thousands of Republicans
who would vote for the Democratic nom
inee as rebuke to Plat.
Tammany men say that the man to
attract this Independent vote is Justice
Gaynor, Of Brooklyn. Gaynor meets
with more favor In Tammany Hall than
any other candidate.
The boom of Supreme Court Justice
William j, Gaynor AS the Democratic
Ing with such marked rapidity in Kings
County since Mortons nomination that
to-day it was talked about by every
politician in Brooklyn.
Regulars, independents and Mugwumps
this morning were of the opinion that
he would make the strongest possible
Lawyer James D. Bell, Chairman Of
the Democratic Committee expressed
the opinion OF the rank and file in the
following interview this morning:
Judge Gaynor represents an aggres-
sve Democracy that would be very taxi
Ing at this time" said he. "He is
TO w ine matare es
who has been nominated by the Repub-
licans.
not represent the money power in poll
tcs-a power that, In my opinion, Is
the source OF the greatest evil.
IF he is nominated have no doubt
that the rank and file of the reorgan-
lied party would work and vote for him
Il am sure OF It,"
It was said that the regular delegates
elected tomorrow night would go to
the Convention instructed for Gaynor.
Among the leaders of the Shepard De-
mooracy, however, there is no longer
nent against Gaynors nomination.
The regulars are of the opinion that
their adyersaries will make an. effort
1t was learned to-day that there had
been a gathering in the Shepard head
<Na rters last night, at which there was
! Many Of Mr.. shepara's friends OPP
posed Justice Gaynor's nomination. The
most prominent opposed to him are said
e be A. E: Orr and George F; Peabody.
now fills the proper place, the Supreme
Court bench.
II was limited at the meeting last
night that Mr.. Shepard would make
stronger candidate than Justice Gaynor.
As result of the meeting, politicians
believe that there will be split In the
hepard Democracy, and that Justice
Gaynor's friends will get out.
The Tammany leaders prefer him to
ex.Secretary OF State Frederick Cook, of
Rochester. Cook always ran ahead of
his ticket. He is n vote getter, but those
who know the two men say he does not
possess the qualifications to be Gov
ernor.
John Boyd Thatcher, OF Albany, who
Is HIS choice, seems TO have no sup
porters here at all.
William c. Whitney and Daniel g.
Lamont have many friends, but neither
OF them is understood to be a candidate.
, The Twenty-ninth Assembly State
Democracy Convention last night
elected John w. Goff, Edward McCue
ana James II. Lyon, delegates, and T..
y. Wilson, J. II. Thesis and ]. L. Voss,
alternates Resolutions favoring the
nomination Of Judge Gaynor, for Gov