The herald., 1894-09-25
New York Democrats Are
All at Sea.
Nobody Can Call the Nominee
for Governor.
The Galleries Will Probably Name
Senator Hill.
He VIII Decline as Have Gsynor and
FIowor-Tammany Booming W.
q. Whitney-Potiticai
Gossip.
By the Annotated Press.

Weatner Sreeteu tub DeuoCtasio uoi0
gates and boomers this morning. The
politicians have been arriving in small
patches ever since Saturday. but the
majority are not yet on the ground. The
principal work of the leaders who are
here has been to confer with the orders
of the Unitarian national gathering ana
attempting to come to an amicsble ar
rangement in regard to the use OF the
convention hall. The Unitarians claim
the hall belongs to them by priority OF
engagement, and Lieutenant-Governor
Sheshan and Mayor Gilroy, while ac-
knowledging the fact, are trying to get
them to withdraw to the town hall Tor
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Unitarian people finally compro-
missed. They will give up the hall to-
morrow from IL noon until 6 O'Clock In
the evening.
On Wednesday at IL O'Clock the Demo-
Gratis will convene at the old Casino
where Governor Flower was nominated,
and finish what business remains. Inc
refusal OF the Unitarians to accept the
offer Of church made them will cause
great confusion. The newspaper and
press associations will suffer much by
this, az there are no wires at the CASINO.
THE POLITICIANS ALL AT SEA.
There is not a man versed in the ways
of conventions of political parties that
ever saw scene like that which con-
fronts the Democratic convention. The
predicament is explained at O'Clock In
very few words by Lieutenant Governor
| Sheenan. He said:
so nf N n mere
that knows who the nominee will be
until the convention meets tomorrow. 1t
| 10 any body's or any factions candidate.
and the sogysRtlQp viii pe. Q. Democratic
THE GALLERIES WILL NOMINATE HILL.
1t is perfectly probable shere will be q
repetition of this convention OF 1876,
when the galleries nominated Seymour
for governor, he afterwards declining to
run, and Robinson being selected as the
candidate. The reception that will be
accorded to Senator Hill by the conven-
| tion will undoubtedly take on a remark
able phase. II is probable that he will
be nominated by acclamation from the
galleries. That he will decline. however,
is almost certain.
THE PROPER THING TO DO.
Senator Hill arrived late this evening
and opened headquarters at the Grand
Union hotel. Said he:
II received word that 1 was to be tenn
porsry chairman of the convention to-
morrow. l know nothing about who is
| the most probable candidate"
He was shown the telegram to the
Associated Press, about the declinstion
of Mr.. Gay nor, and ne said laconically :
''It seems the proper thing is to refuse
to be q candidate.
TAMMANy FAvoRs WHITNEY.
Several Tammany delegates were seen
tonight in regard to the placing OF Tam.
msny's strength, and every man favors
W. G. Whitney. When asked as to the
Flower boom, they seemed to be unani-
nous enough, but expressed little hope
of his retracipg his withdrawal. The
Tammany delegates will hold a confer
ence tomorrow and will probably come
out as one man for him or Whitney. 1t
| is announced by the Tammany people
that Whitney will be home Tuesday and
will be in Saratoga Wednesday. This is
| in itself significant, for Whitney was not
expected to be visitor at the conven-
ton. Further, those who arranged for
| cided to wait whole day in talking up
the nominating of candidates, and it is
urged this in favor of Whitney's boom,
because the delay is evidently to let Mr..
| Whitney's decision be known before faRl
action is taken.
APATHETIC BooMs.
The Erie county people, who were
credited with having boom for Daniel
S. Lock wood, and the Monroe county
people, who were credited with a similar
move for Frederick Cook for governor,
are rather apathetic tonight.
For lieutenant-governor the name
most prominently mentioned is that of
Frederick Cook, who it lie said will ac-
cept the place under Mr.. Whitney, but
under no one else.
For Judge of the court OF appeals
Spencer Clinton OF Buffalo has the call
but D. Cady Herrick of Albany 10 men
toned as a very probable candidate to
appease the anti-machine men.
eAYNoR's DEcLINATIoN.
R1vERHEAD. N. Y, Sept. 24.-Judge
Gaynor will not be candidate for gov
ernor of New York. He sent courteous
but positive letter of declination to Sara
toga tonight, gu bmitting that he was
grateful to the people for the handsome
way III which they elected hinfsto the
supreme court, and that he would not
consider it decent to 80 soon appeal to
them ior their suffrsges to gain another
position.
GAYNoR STILL A CANDIDATE.
SARATOGA, Sept. 24.-Gaynor's adher-
ents tonight regard the judges letter
simply as an explanatory epistle. Judge
White, who has charge of the Gaynor
boom. eaid:
Judge Gaynor is very much OF can
didate, and the telegram received is
simply a declaration OF his views, and
not declination OF the nomination.
We are confident ne will bs nominated"