The evening world., 1894-09-21
BRAVES UNPLEDCED.
Mayor Gilroy Says They Have No
Choice for Governor.
Delegates. He Says, Will Be Free
to Choose for Themselves.
Gaynor's Boom Assuming Huge
Proportions in Brooklyn.

"Tammany will 60 to the Democratic
State Conventioo, at Saratoga, absolute
ly unpledged. Tammany will support
the nominee OF the Convention. but 1t
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. l am not going to Saratoga in
advance to consult with the leaders
My visit there will be in accordance
with an arrangement made several
weeks ago to spend few days quietly
at the Spa
Mayor Gilroy's words are significant.
They indicate that Tammany Is either
keeping hands off the .Governorship, to
not say we did it, II the wrong candi-
date should be selected by Hill. Murphy
and Sheehan. or there is a hidden purpose
In Tammany's apparent inaction or In
difference.
Tammany's attitude may be part OF a
plan to convince the people that the
machine has retired from business, and
thus stave off factional opposition.
With Croker in retirement. and Tam
many keeping in the background. and
Senator Murphy out of the State Com
mittee, It may not be so difficult to har-
monize the antis. and induce them to
additional inducement to harmony is
the withdrawal OF Gov. Flower.
An Improvement is already noticeable
In the situation. DEMOCRATS have been
lnsnIrAd with confidence. and TALK
that Morton will have waikover Is nc
In fact, it is believed that IL the Demo.
Gratis nominate the right kind of man
unfettered and untalnted by machine
connections. he would draw largely the
support of the Republicans who are dis
satisfied with Platts dictation.
There are thousands of Republicans
who would vote for the Democratic nom
inee as a rebuke to Platt.
Tammany men say that the man te
e Gaynor. 'n OF BroSokiyn. Gaynor meet
with more favor In Tammany Hall thar
any other candidate.
| The boom Of Supreme Court ..Iustic
| candidate for Governor has been grow
ing with such mark edy rapidly in King
| County since Morton's nomination tina
to-day, it was talked about by ever!
Regulars, independents and Mugwump
who gathered about the public building
this morning were OF the opinion tha
he would make the strongest possibl
lawyer Lawyer James mes 1 B. Bell. Chairman o
the Democratic Committee, expresses
the opinion Of the rank and file in tn
following interview this morning:
Judge Gaynor represents an aggres
sive Democracy that would be very TAX
Ing at this time" said he. He is !
and 10 T1gld therefore be
who has been nominated by the Reput
He does not, would not and coul
not represent the money power In poll
tics-a power that. in my opinion.
'If he is nominated l have no dout
that the rank and file OF the reorgar
lied party would work and vote for hiI
Il am sure of It,"
elected tomorrow night would go t
the Convention instructed for Gaynoi
Among the leaders OF the Shepard De
mocracy. however. there is no longe
ment against Gaynor's nomination.
The regulars are OF the opinion this
their adversaries will make an effoi
to have Edward NJ. Shepard nominated
been a gathering in the Shepard heat
quarters last night at which there wa
Many Many Of Mr.: shepard's friends q
:. most prominent opposed to him are sal
7 Their ground for opposition is that i
a now Ais the proper place the suprem
e It was hinted at the meeting la.
Z night that Mr.. Shepard would make
o stronger candidate than Justice Gayno
AS a result of the meeting, politician
ss eeSsa 'nnt aoere y aRd THAI Just
| Gaynor's friends Will get out.