Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-25
.GAYNOR WlTHDRAWS
WHITNEY TALK INCREASED.
The Platform That WIN De Adopted
Awkward Situation I'm Regard 10
the Convention Hall

NEW YORK, September H-About ""
members OF the State Democracy, the
Grace -Fairchild contingent OK anti-Iam-
manyites, left the city this morning at
$40 O'Clock on a special train from the
Grand Central station. The train consist
ed of ten cars and a baggage-car. fhs-'
Tammany delegates and about thou-
sand friends started for Saratoga to-day
at noon on the New York Central railroad.
They travelled in three special trains
The first train was in charge OF James w.
Boyle. the leader Of the Ninth District;
the second In that Of George w. Plunkitt,
leader Of the Eighteenth. and the third
in that of Police-Justice William ii.
Burke
All the delegates who dropped into the
City Hall before going to the Grand Cen
tral Depot were talking about Judge Gay
nor. and predicting that he would be
nominated on the first ballot. Some OF
them expressed the opinion that Judge
Gaynor would be nominated by acclama-
tion before the end of the first ballot.
UNION AGAINST GAYNOR.
SARATOGA. n. Y. September A.-All
the friends of men with booms and all
the others who object to William j. Gay
nor as candidate for Governor are
uniting in an effort to defeat his nOmina-
tiOn. No one man is being urged for the
place against him. The scheme is to un-
dermine his position and then scramble
for the nomination. The Tammanyites
and many others prefer any man TO Gay
nor, as his well-knOwn Independence OF
machine dictation is not acceptable to
them They are leaving no stone unturn-
ed to accomplish his defeat. Judge Gay
nor has the support OF many Democrats
who are wise enough to see that ma
chine man is not the man TO win this
year. and a man VINO has strength OUT
SIDE OF his party is needed.
The whole situation has been thoroughly
canyassed by Senator Hill and the party
leaders, and they have decided that Gay
nor is the man. Whether their selection
can Withstand the combined attacks OF
the dissatisfied from now until nOmina-
tion is reached is question. 1t is con-
ceded that the Republicans prefer to Sc
some other man nominated by the Demo-
Gratis and that they are doing what they
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friends OF the latter assert however, that
all these attacks upon his private life will
react in his favor, as every charge can
b. met. and he can be shown TO have
acted the part of an honorable man.
1t is practically settled that David Is.
Hill will be the temporary chairman, and
he may be continued as permanent chair
man. although there is talk of selecting
4 Cleveland man for the latter position.
TROUBLE ABOUT THE HALL.
\ committee Of citizens, headed by Gale
Mitchell, president of the village trustees,
had a long and heated conference with
DR. Edward Everett Hale and dozen
representatives Of the Unitarians this
morning. The town authorities ask the
Unitarians to relinquish their prior claim
TO the convention hall in order that the
Democrats may meet there. Mayor Gill
roy. Bourke Cochran, and other Demo-
Gratis were present when the meeting be
gan They. however, Withdrew after
stating that they had arranged with the
town authorities for the hall weeks ago,
and the dispute was for them 10 settle.
The townepeople told the Unitarans that
no attempt was being made TO break falth
with them, and acknowledged their prior
engagement of the hall. They asked the
Unitarians to give way TO the Democrats
and hold their conference in the Presby-
terian church. which they offered for the
purpose They pointed out that the church
was large enough for the Unitarians, but
that nothing but the convention hail
would accommodate the Democrats lt
was also made clear that special press
facilities. including about twenty wires
and tables for 100 correspondents, nave
been provided IN the convention nail,
while any other place that could be used
is without wires and press facilities. The
Unitarians refused 20 yield. They finally
made proposition Offering the Democrats
the use OF Congress Hall Tuesday after
noon for their preliminary organization.
and offered To subscribe 800 toward nt-
ting up any other hall for the Democrats
The proprietors Of the United states Ho-
tel. who are blamed by the townspeople
for putting them in this dilemma, offered
TO subscribe another 800.
These subscription propositions drew
from some of the Democratic politicians
the sarcastic remark that those people
must think we need money"
A COMPROMISE.
The Unitarian people finally compro-
missed. They will give up the hail to-
morrow from u noon until o'clock in the
evening.
on Wednesday at II o'clock the Demo-
Gratis will convene at the old Casino,
where Governor Flower was nominated,
and finish what business remains. The
refusal Of the Unitarians to accept the
offer of a church made them will cauie
the greatest confusion. The newspapers
and press associations will suffer much by
this. as there are no wires at the Casino.
The Committee on Credentials are
promised a heavy job with the contests.
There are half a dozen from other parts
Of the State besides Brooklyn and New
York.
WHITNEY TALK INCREASES.
With Gaynor out OF the way, hope re-
vived in the breasts Of the other as
pirants. and the talk Of Whitney In
creased but only the action of the con-
vention or some new move upon the po-
ltical checker-board tomorrow Will de-
termine who Is to be the opponent OF Levi
i. Morton.
For Leutenant-Governor, ex-senator
John ]. Lindsay of Kingston, Is the most
prominent and there is talk of Buffalo
man. Spencer Clinton, or Judge TITUS
for Judge of the Court of Appeals.
The platform will congratulate the
country on the returning prosperity fol-
OF the Sherman law and the repeal or
the Mckinley tariff law. Ii will commend
those features OF the new tariff law which
agree with the Democratic principle OF
free raw materials. and in measure
voice the sentiments expressed by Presi-
dent Cleveland TO Congressman Wilson
while the tariff bill was in conference.
1t will deprecate any further general
revision OF the tariff bill, and viii ad-
vocate the passage Of separate bills for
the perfection of certain schedules.
II will endorse President Cleyeland's
Administration as conducive to tho best
interests OF the country.
The income-tax provision Of the new
tariff bill will be condemned.
The platform will also likely contain
plank deprecating the existence OF organi-
cations having for their object the defeat
for political preferment of candidates on
account of race or religion.
GAYNOR DECLINES.
RIVERHEAD, n. Y, September "a
After leaving the bench at O'clock this
afternoon Judge Gaynor sent the follow
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