The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-25


ther greeted the Democratic delegates
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 leaders of the Unitarian national
gathering, and attempting to come to-
an amicable arrangement in regard to
the use of the convention hail. The
Unitarians claim that the hall belongs
to them by priority of engagement, and
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan and
Mayor Gilroy, while acknowledging
that fact, are trying to get them to
withdraw to the town hall for Tuesday
and Wednesday.
The Unitarian people finally compro-
missed. They will give up the hall to-
morrow from Il noon until o'clock in
the evening. On Wednesday, at IL
O'Clock, the Democrats will convene at
the old Casino, where Governor Flower
was nominated, and finish what bust
ness remains. The refusal of the Uni
tarians to accept the offer of a church
made them, will cause great confusion.
Inc newspaper and press associa-
tons will suffer much by .thsss as there
~ AO WI CD ebC lllG OdolIO.
Democratic in Every Sense.
There is not man versed in the
ways OF conventions of political parties
that ever saw a scene like that which
cOnfrontS the Democratic COMMITTEES
The predicament was explained at .
o'clock in a very few words by Lieu
tenant-Governor Sheehan. He said:
mere is not a man or politician
VINO knows who the nominee will be
when the conve1tion meets tomorrow.
IL IS anyDody'S or any factions candi-
GATE, and the convention will be a
democratic one in every sense of the
word"
1t is perfectly probable there win he
repetition Of the convention of 1876.
when the galleries nominated Seymour
for governor, he afterwards declining
TO run, and Robinson being selected az
tne. cand1date- The reception that will
oe. accorded to Senator Hill by the
convention will undoubtedly take q
remarkable phase. Tt is probabia he 20
VIII be nominated by reclamation from
the galleries. That he will decline.
however, is almost certain.
senator Hill arrived this evenino.
late, and opened headquarters at the
Grand Union hotel. Said he:
received word that was to be the
temporary chairman of the convention
know nothing about who is the 81 r ,,osl
probable candidate" ''4'07'
he was shown the dispatch received
Dy the Associated Press about the a.
cllnatlon OF Mr.. GaynOr and he said
iaconlcaily: TT seems the proper tbine
IS 70 refuse to be a candidate.''
WIitney's Chances.
several Tammany delegates were
seen tonight in regard to the placing NJ
f islnlllld Il.S. strength. and every man
1aYors William c. Whitney.
w men asked as to the Flower boom.
they seemed to be Unanimous a1ora.b
put expressed little hope Of his retraet'
ing MS withdrawal. Tammany dele
gates Will hold a conference tornor-
row morning, and will probably come
QUIZ as one man for William c. Whit
hey. 1t is announced by the Tammanv
p0opIe thdl MI whitney will be home
tomorrow and will be in Saratoors ~,
wednesday This in itself is signifieant
tor MT whitney was not expected to
De a visitor at the convention. Furfbar
tnOse VINO arranged for the meeting Of
the convention have decided to wait q
whole day before taking I'D the nonina-
tlon or candidates, and it is urged this
Is IN Iavor OF the Whitney boom. be-
cause the delay is evidently to let Mr.
WhItney's decision be known Before
final action is taken.
Ihe Erie county people, who wore
credited with having a boom for Lock
wood, and the Monroe county people.
VINO were credited with a similar move
for Frederick Cook, for governor ara
rather apathetic tonight.
For lieutenant-governor the name
mos5 prominently mentioned is that of
frederick Cook, VINO, it is 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 ID. Cady Herrick, of Albany.
is mentioned as a very probable candi-
date to appease the anti-machine men.
Gaynor's adherents tonight regard
the judges letter simply as an exp1ana-
tory epistle. Judge White, who has
Charge of the Gaynor boom, said:
Judge Gaynor is very much a candi-
date, and the telegram received is sim
ply declaration of his views and not
declination of the nomination. We
are confident he will be nominated"