St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-25
DOUBT OF HIS ACCEPTAN CE.
Ex-Secretary Whitney Next
in Line in Point Of
Boom.
FLOWER BLOOMS AGAIN.
Prominently Mentioned De-
spite His Letter--Gaynor
WithdpaWS.

SARATOGA, y. Y, Sept. 24.-There is
not a man yersed in the ways of con-
ventionS of political parties that ever
saw a situation like that which con-
fronts the Democratic convention in
tending TO meet tomorrow. The pre-
dicament was explained at 8 o'clock in
very few words by Lieut.. Gov. Shee-
han. He said: There is not man
or politician here tonight that knows
who the nominee OF the party will be
until the convention meets tomorrow.
1t is anybody or any faction candidate,
and the convention will be Demo-
cratic one i'll every sense OF the word"
Itis perfectly probable. and not at all
out of the line of possibilities that there
will be repetition of the convention
of 1876 when the galleries nominated
Seymour for governor, he afterwards
declining to run and Robinson being
selected as the candidate. The recep-
tian that will be accorded TO Senator
Hill by the convention will undoubtedly
take a remarkable phase and will be
scene long to he remembered by every
person present, and it is perfectly prob
able that
He VIII BE Nominated
by accamation from the galleries. That
he will decline. however. is almost Ger.
toin, and then there will have to be a
new nomination. Senator Hill arrived
this AFTERNOON late and opened head
quarters at the Grand Union hotel.
From the time of his arrival, until the
late hours of the night he was besieged
by crowds of delegates. To the ASSo-
ciated Press reporter he said: II
received word that l was to be the tenn
pOrary chairman of the convention
today. l know nothing about who is
the most prominent candidate, and l
have no opinion to express as 10 who
will be the nominee of the convention"
Later he was shown the dispatch re-
ceived by the Associated Press concern
ing the declination of Mr.. Gaynor, and
he said, lacOnically: at seems that the
proper thing is to refuse to he candi-
date"
Tammany's braves struck the village
this afternoon. Several of their dele
gates were seen tonight in regard to the
placing of Tammany's strength, and
every man favors William G. Whitney.
When asked as to the Flower boom,
they seemed to be unanimous enough,
but expressed little hope of his,retract-
ing his withdrawal.
EX-Speaker SulZer said: "Willam c.
Whitney is the man. Senator Hill
excepted, he is the man to carry the
state this fall. He will make his per-
sonal wishes SubServient to his party's
demands"
Tammany Is for Whituey.
The Tammanyites will hold confer
ence tomorrow morning, and will prob
ably come out as one man for William
c. Whitney. There is one significant
fact in this startling boom for Whitney,
and that is that Mayor Gilroy. who was
in Europe with Mr.. Whitney during the
past month, has nothing to say when
asked as to the candidacy of Whitney.
He smiles and says: "Wait until he
comes tomorrow, and he will say for
himself"
1t is announced by the Tammany peo-
pie that Mr. Whitney will be home to
morrow and will be in Saratoga Wednes-
day. This is in itself signigcant, for
Mr.. Whitney was not expected to be a
visitor at the convention.
Further, those who arranged for the
meetings of the conventions have de-
cided to wait a whole day before they
take up the nomination of candidates,
and it is urged that this is in favor of
the Whitney boom, because the delay is
evidently to let MIR. Whitney's decision
be known before final action is taken.
The Flower Boom
Is not without some significance tonight.
too. 1t Is urged that in the interview
given out by him in Albany yesterday
he did not seem averse to withdrawing
his decision if the party desired him 10,
His private secretary, Col. Williams, is
here tonight, and in response to inuui-
ries of the Associated Press correspon-
dent, said: 81 am positive that the
governor has no intention of withdraw.
ing his decision in the,matter of nomi-
nation. lit is doubtful If anything could
induce him to change his mind on that
point"
The Erie county people who were
credited with having boom for Daniel
NJ. Lockwood and the Monroe countv
people who were credited with a similar
move for Frederick Cook for governor
are rather apathetic tonight. The Lock-
wood boom looks as if it might die
before morning, and indeed it is said
tonight that Mr.. Lockwood may make a
speech nominating Spencer Clinton, of
Buffalo, for judge of the court of
appeals. This being so would assume
that Mr.. Lockwood had decided to with
draw.
Mrabeau Lamar Towns, of Kings
county, said tonight he had telegram
from MI, Gaynor refusing to accept the
nomination.
For lieutenant governor the name
most prominently mentioned is that of
Frederick Cook, who, it is said, will
accept the place under Mr.. whitney
but under nobody else. If any other
name is presented to the convention
and nominated then the nominee will
be ex-senator Linton, of Ulster.
For Judge OF the court of appeals,
Spencer Clinton, of Buffalo, has the
call, but ID. Cady Herrick, of Albany,
Is mentioned as very probable candi-
date to appeaSe the anti-machine men
The Platform
will renew its pledges of fidelity tc
principles of Democracy, and affirm the
planks of the national platform of 1892
1t will arraigD the Republican party in
the state for attempting to deceive the
people by pretending to cut down the
state tax rate. when III effect it had
put over the payment of approprja-
tons made by the legislature until mex
year for purely campaign purposes
Ihe work oT tile constitutional conyen
tioh will be criticised as partisan anC
tending 10 burden the people with un.
necessary additional expense. 1t vii