The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-06

was also in the hands of the State Com
mittee, with recommendation that
the nomination for Governor be offered
to Justice Gaynor.
This rumor couii not pe traced to its
source, and II was emphatically denied
! by Senator Hills friends that there
: was any truth in 1t.
1t was stated that the programme was
| for the State Committee to select can
: didate in place OF Justice Gaynor, and
then to fill the vacancies on the State
: Committee, settle contests and. after
! naming an Executive Committee, ad-
J journ.
After this the Notification Commit
! tee, according to programme, Is to for
! mally notify Senator Hill, Daniel Lock
J wood and the new choice for Judge
OF the Court of Appeals of their nomina-
! ton.
GaynOr Gives HlnckIcy the lie.
Justice Gaynor arrived at the Brook
4, lyn Courthouse about 1920 this morn
ing and went Immediately to his private
room. He was in a bad humor and sent
word to several lawyers who were wait
ing to see him that he would not hold
court to-day or see any one.
! To the reporters. however, he granted
an interview as follows:
II see that Major Hinckley says he
was surprised at my letter of declna-
ton. l can hardly believe that he said
! this for he has had my oral declinatlon
for several days
! Yesterday In New York was asked
to reconsider. This was at p. NJ. and
: in the presence of St Clair cKelway.
! We came away and at =. NJ Mr.. Nc
Kelway informed Major Hinckley per-
sonally that l had thought 1t over as
J requested, and that l adhered positively
. to my previous decision not to run.
II then wrote my letter. / see he also
I, intimates that when Mr.. McCurdy came
: to Riverhead he went away in doubt
: leave 1t for Mr.. McCurdy to say that
he went away in the slightest doubt"
MckeIwRy Crroboratcs Him.
Judge Gaynor also sent the following
, letter to St. Clair McKelway, editor of
the Brooklyn Eagle, who gave it out for
! publication with a statement from him
self:
am greatly surprised to read In some Of the
, morning papers an alleged statement by Major
| Hinckiey that he was surprised by my written
thought ! would run. / cannot believe that he
! made such a statement, but against any lmpre.
sion which may prevail. | must ask you to vouch
Tor these facts saw Senator Hill and Major
Hinekley In their rooms In New York
city from 1 to o'clock yesterday afternoon
lou were present without any previous
knowledge on my part that should
meet you there. | was aS.-s to reconsider NV
oral deciination communicated to Major Htnckley
! several days ago, but not made public | did
say ! would think the matter over with friends
ana let them know the result during the after
noon AT about O'Clock you. at my request,
communicated 10 Major Hlnckley personally by
telephone that my declinatlon must stand and
4. that was positively out The statement that
when Mr.. Delos McCurdy saw me at Riverhead be
| left me in any doubt whatever l leave to that
: gentleman's discretion.
What Mr. McKelway said in substan-
tiation was this:
What Justice Gaynor says about my
statement TO Major Hinckley late in
tne afternoon Is entirely correct"
AL OF Justice Gaynors friends were
about this morning saying, II told you
So and expressed their pleasure at
the turn OF affairs.
Sulzcr Sure Of Hill.
state Committeeman Suffer- in a talk
with an Evening World" reporter this
morning said. that he felt sure HIN
would accept the nomination; that he
was not the kind OF a man to weaken. A
man equally as strong as Gaynor would
be nominated for the Court of Appe,ls
There were a number OF available candl-
dates, In Mr.. Suffers opinion, but he WAS
not at liberty to give their names.
The feeling is general among the com
mitteemen that Hill will head the ticket
and that a strong man will be found for
Gaynor's place
Hill sim Cheerful
Senator Hill, looking quite cheerful.
left the Hotel Normandie early this
morning and went over to Democratic
headquarters. He did not care to talk
Tor publication to newspaper men, but
ne was unreserved with the members OF
the state Committee An effort to get
from MIN an expression on Justice Gay
nor's withdrawal was fruitless.
Il have nothing to add to what | have
already said" was the remark credited
to him.
what ne had already said was this:
This Is the most remarkable thing
I've heard OF in some time. Never mind
boys You remember, way back in 1855
Roswell =. Flower was nominated for
Lieutenant Governor, and after waiting
week or two decided to pull out. That
didn't feaze us a bit. We picked nm
Jones who paid the freight of whom
few had ever heard, and my, didn't we
wallop them.
Then in 1888 there was a hunt for
6locum or some other big man. but
finally Hill and Jones were nominated
again, and We won by an increased
majority.
"Of course, l am sorry that Judge
oaynor has declined. Personally. as
you know. didn't want the nomination
Tor Governor but you can depend upon
1t that / am going to stick to the shin.
Let's pull together and give our
opponents the biggest licking they ever
had"
All the members OF the Notification
Committee-Messrs. Bourke Cochran
James d. Bell, Charles Z. McClelland
Amasa j. Parker and James W. Hinck.
iey-were among the early arrivals a,
headquarters. The candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, Daniel Lockwood, wa,
not then in evidence, but It was report