New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-07

10 smile when some cou-try committeeman Gus
tered about him and prophesied successful cam
paign in spite of the depressing way It was open
ing 4 conference in which Mr. IIlll, Congress
men Daniel y Lockwood. W. Bourke Cochran
Iicuicnant-G Governor Sheehan. senator Cantor.
Mayor Gilroy. Corporation Counsel Clark. Police
Commissioner Martin Chairman Hlnkley and
other machine men took part consumed an hour
or more. /, was known that the consultation rc-
Ia led 10 Judge Gaynors successor on the ticket
Mr. Iill was extremely anxious 10 get some prom
inent Anu-Snapper lawyer to step into Mr. cay
nor's shoes. Before the committee WAS called TO
order IL was known. that Frederic L. coudert.
James c. Carter and Clifford A. Hand had all de-
cned to d. 50. These were some ~ the nanby
pamby lawyers" as Senator II!l styled them
when the Bar Association Of THIS city issued IT'S
famous arraignment Of Judge Maynard
MIR CARTER SCORES HILL.
When Mr.. Carter was asked by reporter II II
was true that he had refused the nomination
offered him by Mr. Hill and his committee hc
replied:
The namby-pamby lawyers have the same
opinion Of Mr. Iinl this year that they had Of
Mr. Maynard last year"
Finally the state Committee got together I'm
one Of the large rooms On the noters ground
floor, Chairman Hlnklcy presiding and Charles
r. Dclrecs. acting as secretary There wer"
present, when secretary Drfrecst called the
roll. Cord Meyer Jr. II Maspcth. ohn McCaTJ.
John Dclmar Michael j. Concy and John W
Weber. of Brooklyn Mich las Muller. Jr.. OF
Staten Island, Henry l.. Purroy, Edward I.
Fitzgerald. W. Bourkc Cochran, William Sulzer.
Thomas +. Grady James j. Martin. Hugh J.
Grant. Thomas f. Gilroy and John Il. shea. OF
cw-York; William II. Clark. Of West Farms,
James ". Hnkley. of Poughkc-psic; Frank j.
Malloy of Troy; John Bowc. Of Albany; Elliot
IIan owl Brown.
Judson. Of Gloyersville; John Kelly, Of Malone:
John Treanor, proxy for James y. FLANAGAN. OF
North Bay; l.. Babcock, Of Norwich, John +.
Gaynor Of Fayetteville, Frank Rice. proxy for
John Farasa1, Of Canandaigua; James B. Day.
Of Hornel.s 80; George ". liallen. proxy for
w Cary Ely. o.: Niagara Falls: Norman H.
Mack and Augustus i. Scheu. II Buffalo. and
James W. Mcmahon. Of Ellicottville.
MANY REFUSED TO RUN.
It was soon whispered around that the search
for n can lidate for Judge had been unsuccessful.
and the doors soon opened again To .et out the
Snapper committeeman, more doeful ana un-
happy. If possible than when they went In The
committee had adjourned until O'Clock to allow
time for Offering the bait to other lawyers. Dur
ing the long wait the bar Of the hotel was well
patrOnzcd in the vain effort T. Keep up heart
During the recess the vacancy on IN" ticket
was offered 10 Judges Cullen and Bartlett, Of
Brooklyn. and to +. Ellery Anderson. Austen 4.
Fox and Henry X. Bcckman, OF thls city. lhry
all refused 1t. At last Judge Charles !. Brown,
Of Orange County, was Thought OF, ana Cha'r-
| man liinkley gave out The news mat the Judse.
had accepted. Mr.. Hnklty is the sam" vcracious'
| d, rson who announced Friday evening, half
an hour before Judge Gaynor's declination was
| made public. that Judge Gaynor had accepted
| the nomination and fooled number Oi reporters
| into writing long stories Which were never
printed. on the Frightening prospects OF the IN
| terrified Democracy. 1t was nearly p m before
the selection Of Judge Brown was made known,
| and fifteen minutes later the committee again
assembled behind locked ana well-guarded doors.
| Mr. De Fr5est subsequently reported that thc
vacancy in the With Congress District was iiIled
| by the ccction of John J. Donovan, and that IN
| the XXXIst by clecting Frederick w. Smith.
| with the understanding that he is 10 serve only
| during this campaign while for ihe vacancy IN
| the XXTVth Wilbur f. Porter the member VINO
| represented the district in last years commit
tee. was chosen. Police Commissioner James J.
Martin substituted De Lanccy Nicoii in his stead
| as a person Of Mr. Nicolrs iu.ncy and pathos
| was needed to assist in the specch-naking.
| Chairman Hlnklcy announced that he had ex-
,nined al the papers relating to the election of
ex-senator John McCarty. John Demar and
Michael J. Coffey, OF Kings County and certiiled
| that they had been honestly and fairly elected.
| But Mr. Hinkley's certificate could not hold
| these brooklyn patriots in their PAGES Senator
| hin had sacrificed them on the harmony aitar
! IN the hone Of appcasing the disaffected Shepard
| ran,Ie ana in obedience to the Senator's orders
| ,bev nromptly placed their designations on Mir.
| ne Frees,s desk The filing OF the vacancies
will be looked after soon.
JUDGE BROWN NAMED.
The announcement OF William J. Gaynors re-
| fsaI 10 run on the Hill ticket was made by
| Chairman Hinkley laconically as possible,
| whereupon william II. Clark. of Newburg. arose
| and. after paying a glowing compliment to Judge
| Charles F. Brown. proposed him for the Gaynor
| vacancy De Lancey Nico here showed why MT
| Mor,in had made him a State Committeeman FOR
| one day only by coming forward to second Judge
| Browns nomination. II might have been due 10
| AR NcoIps persuasive eloquence. or perhaps 10
| Tho fact that Mr. Hill and his coworkers could
not find anybody else. but. at any rate, when Mr.
NicolI sat down Judge Brown was nominated
| claimed his hands together Q couple OF times and