The evening world., 1894-08-09
FLOWER WILL HEAD IT
No One Anxious to Be Second on
the Democratic Ticket
Convention Likely 10 Be at Saratoga
Sept. rs.
Suspicious Number OF Coroners TAX
Ing Part In the Affair.


SARATOGA. y. y, Aug. 9.-This
night the Democratic State machine will
send out its political death warrant In
the form OF a call for a State Conven-
ton. There are two New York Coro-
ners here, Fitzpatrick and Shea. and
third one, Dobbs. is supposed to be in
the neighborhood. to hold The inquest.
II New York Coroner is wanted send
to Saratoga for him.
The Democratic State Committee will
meet tonight in the club room of the
Grand Union Hotel and issue the call
for the Convention on the lines laid out
by Senator Murphy in his communica-
ton to The World" on harmony. 1t
will be an invitation to Democrats to
unite at the primaries.
AS the machine has control OF the
primaries, the ants would have about as
much chance as a man would have
against an opponent In istic contest
with his hands tied. They want none
Of that brand OF harmony
Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan announced Of
ficially this morning that Senator Muir
ply will not be at the meeting. Mayor
Gilroy will probably preside in his stead.
Another who Is not expected to grace
the meeting by his presence is ex-Mayor
Grant.
OF the New York members. Mayor GIL
roy, Lawrence Dellnour. Coroner Fitz-
patrick, Speaker sulzer and Nicholas
York city, are here. The others, eN-
cepting Grant. are represented by proX-
ies-Coroncr Shea, for Henry d. Purroy,
who Is in Europe; John j; Carroll, for
u; McGoldrick. for Police Commissioners
| Sheehan.
This village viii be selected for the
Convention, and the, date Will be Sept.
p, one week after the Republican Con-
secured by the unitarians for Sept. ~.
cannot be made with the ,unltarlans
to let the Democrats have the meeting
| place FOR that day the Convention will
be held in the old hall In which Flower
was nominated three years ago. In fact,
some Of the superstituous ones prefer
the old hall They think they will have
| more luck there.
The first Convention they held in the
new hall when Maynard was nominated
brought defeat.
The leaders are badly scared They arc
shrewd and far-seeing mel, and foresee
~ Mayor Gilroy feels as blue as he
looks he must be unhappy indeed.
,. Coy; Flower Is pleased. however, to
nation rnd no one Is In his way. That
he will be the candidate OF the ma chine
Is certain. He Is going into training for
| the campaign Immediately after the
state Committee adjourns.
lie starts on q stumping tour on Sat
urday. and will be on the road until the
middle OF September
Lieut.. Gov Sheehan Is not willing &c
| be a martyr. and Will not be Gov. Flow
| ers running mate again. Sheehan would
rather apply the knife than to be knitted
Lieut. Gov Sheehan. District Attorne!
Ridgway and ex-senator McCarty. o.
brooklyn ~, acting as eommittee. hay,
place for the Convention. This ha,
been done In general way as defer
ence to the superstitious thoughts OF
many that the new hall will hoodoo the
| Democracy.
Maynard was nominated there last
October and beaten in November by
10000; Hill was put In nomination at
the old rink in 1888 and Flower In 1891
Both won out without trouble, and
there. are hundreds of gamblers here
who believe that good luck would come
back II the rink is selected. Elk
endeavor to get the rink was only IL
the way Of safeguard. but II is never.
theless a fact that the new Convention
hall is at the disposal OF the Demo.
Gratis.
Locally the feeling Is strongly agains
the rink as the place. The new hall Is
one OF the features OF Saratoga, anc
wants II doomed Edward Kearney anc
John J. Scannlll. believe that deferenc,
should be paid to the wishes OF tn,
residents, and there Is a possibility tina
tonight at the meeting OF the Stat'
Committee. there will be a determined
anywhere In Saratoga except in the new
| hall.