Evening journal., 1896-09-16


Albany Thacher bonn has not boon dis
sipated by the arrival of Tammany, for |
they ms individuals refused to say just |
who they were for As the feeling against |
Mr.. Thacher took form of words there |
was general hustling ont Of booms. The |
Cook boom was again revived, and as il |
TO offset any boom from the end Of the |
state, one was started for ex-Mayor Kirk |
Of Syracuse.
Tho delegates from Onondaga were very
eornest in their ondeavors to have Mr..
Kirk considered as legitimate candidate
aud said that their end Of the state should
be given some recognition
The homo county OF Ex-Governor Flower
brought out little boom for the vx-oom-
missioner of the court OF claims Wilbur
Il. Porter. and argued thnt no had boon
mayor of Watortown flvo times, onco BY
nomination of both parties and IN 1891
he nearly carried Jefferson county as a
candidate for congress. They ask IT, not
only on the grounds OF Mr.. porters party
LOYALTY. long service and fitness, but for
the purpose of offsatting the influence OF
ex- Governor Flower in northern New
York in his opposition to Bryan.
Congressman sulzer Opens Headquarters.
fNgnUrlSNOlnll
che Empire State express and oponod
headquarters, the FIRST headquarters open
cd by any of the candidates in the race
for the nomination. In discussing his
candidacy, Mr.. Sulzer said II find all
along the limo that / am considered the
logical candidate for the nomination Of
governor. My name will be presented by
an up country delegate, and II it Is true
that Mr.. Thacher's boom has begun to de-
cline, / don't see why / should not be
nominated on the first ballot.
When asked IL he was not aware of the
fact that all of the Tammany delegates
were not in favor Of his nomination, he
replied;
YES, but expect at least majority
Of their votes on the first ballot and II
| two ballots are necessary 1 am sure that
! l will receive their unanimous support on
! the second ballot, which will insure my
nomination.
The candidacy of Congressman Cum
mings was one of the strongest features,
and the fact that Tammany might posi-
| bly, have n candidate was looked upon
| with suspicion by the friends of othor
! candidates and threw some sort of gloom
over the assenblago. Senator Charles Guy
! Of Tammany said, however: II should be
heartily in favor of the nomination Of Mr..
Cummings, but 1 do not believe that he
| will be candidate. He will bo returned
to congress, and a sure thing is better than
nothing.
The lieutenant governorship nomination
seemed to be going begging, for Senator
Coffoy of Brooklyn was responsible for the
statement that General Catlin had declin-
ed to be a candidate for nomination. This
was said to be in response to tolographic
query sent by Mr.. Bernard Norko from
Albany before he left Senator Hills The
Syracuse people jumped at this chance TO
got something upon the ticket, and 1t was
said that they might consent to run Mr.
Kirk on the ticket for lieutenant governor.
The Attitude Of Tammany.
The Tammany people maintained a dig
nifled silence when they began to mingle
with the other delegates and declined to
say just who they favored for any place
upon the ticket. 1t had been rumored
that the platform would be fixed so that
while it would indorse the Chicago plat
form and ticket it would be very mild IN
its expression Of opinion. When the Tam
many people heard this they began al
once to raise objection, and If such &
course is attempted in the convention they
win make their objections known In morl
| fOrcible ways.
1t is said that Mr.. Sheehan was notified
that any such action would be vigorously
fought upon the floor of the convention
Mr.. Sheehan himself was very reticent a,
to the action Tammany would take upon
any of the subjects before the convention.
The state committee held a meeting and
solicited as temporary chairman of the
convention Senator Thomas +. Grady OF
New York, and in addition to the usual
routine proceedings passed resolution,
introduced by Committeeman Yorke, au-
thorizing the secretary 60 draft resolu-
ton, TO be introduced at the convention,
giving to the state committee tho power
to nominate a candidate for tho court OF
appeals judgeshlp, made vacant at the
close of the year isU7, without the nooes
sity of calling a state convention in that
year
Inasmuch as this Is the only state officer
to bo elected at that time the state com.
mittco considers that it would be unwisC
and supernuous to call together a state
convention to make that nomination.