The sun., 1896-09-17
TEACHER WILL ACCEPT.
HIS FRIENDS sAY HE ISN'T PAR
TIcULAR AMOUR THE PLATFORM.

mated for Governor, Although After the
Financial Plank Had Been Decided Upon
by the Subcommittee . Boon Was
Started for Justice Mnyham-HuutinE
Eor Candidnte for rLieutenant-Governor. or.
BUFFALO, Sept. 18.-They thought at one
time to-day that John Boyd Thacher had os-
capod. A report went over the town that ho had
withdrawn as the candidate for Governor. This
report was untrue, but for time 1t made
things very unpleasant all around. Anthony
N. Brady of Albany. who has the Thacher boom
In tow, hopped about denying the story. and
nobody knew moro about the matter than Mr..
Brady, aud he was confident that Mr.. Tharher
would not pull out without first notifying him.
The managers of this Convention have had hard
enough trouble trying to get candidates to ac-
cept nominations without, at this time having
their labors increased and complicated by
Mr.. Thacher's withdrawal. 1t is true
that there is an opposition here to Mr..
Thacher's nomination. 1t is of n personal ma
ture, and it was started by Cuyler Ten Eyck Of
Albany. who has n personal grievance against
Mayor Thachcr. Mr.. Ten Eyck is an artist
He once painted a portrait Of Gov. Flower to be
hung in tho Executive Chamber at Albany.
Gov Flower did not like the painting. and sent
Il to tho Mayors office, and Mayor Thacher,
when he became the chief officer of tho city of
hills. promptly turned 1t to the walt. Mr.. Ten
this morning with n trunk load Of handbils
against Mayor Thacher. He has dropped them
all over town. He has plastered these hand
bills in all the corridors of the hotels Tho hand
bill 10 headed John Boyd Thacher." and says:
"The attention of tho delegates 10 called to
the fact that those who urging tho nomina-
tion OF Mr.. Thacher for Governor are men not
in sympathy with the platform or nominees,
but are gold meu-more Republican than DEM
Mr. nj
yention at Saratoga, placed himself on record
as unalterably opposed to silver and equally in
favor Of gold At no time since has he ex-
pressed any different views; but IL such q
thing were possible. he has emphasized
his views and opinions When Mr.. Bryan
in August visited Albany Mayor Thacher
absented himself from the city, SO as to avoid
welcoming the Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent to the capital Of tho State. His purpose is
to conduct his canvass, II nominated, lnde-
pendently of the national canvass. The nom-
ination, II made. will be for barter and trade.
Select no one who is not in full sympathy with
the national candidates. Let there be no COM
promise. no surrender"
Whether there is any truth in the foregoing
statements not is not the question here at the
moment The intention is to continue Mr..
Thacher in the race. He must not be allowed to
escape Nevertheless, Mr.. Thacher Is very Sc
verely criticised in other quarters for allowing
his name to be used in this Convention. Ono of
his critics recalled to-day that he was Chairman
of the Saratoga Convention on June "a. Just
before the New York delegation went to Chi
cago Mr.. Thacher. as Chairman Of that Con-
venton, then said:
-" The party of Jefferson and jackson, of Ben
ton and Tilden, has always favored tho best
money in use. the money adopted as the stand
ard by the m ost enlightened nations of tho
earth. Neither consideration Of expediency nor
tho selfish interests OF those who own silver
bullion should lead Us to depart from the safe
and sure path. II it had done no other thing in
its four years of power and responsibility. our
party should have the gratitude and confid ence
Of the country for stopping the coinage Of .
hfty-cent dollar"
Mayor Thacher's critic winds up thusi
SHOULD this doub!e-faced, shifty politician be
nominated the sound-money conscience Demo-
Gratis would find lot OF fun in making hash of
him."
Notwithstanding all this the managers Of this
Convention PRAYING aloud every moment
that John Boyd Thacher shall not be allowed
10 escape. They say they need him in their
business.
1t has been a day when everybo has come in
for good hacking. 1t Is a Convention where
elimination and recrimination follow fast and
faster. Even Norman f. Mack has come in for
another swiping Mr.. Mack is owner of the
Buffalo Times. and he is the rankest Bryanite
in tho community. Mr.. Mack was a delegate
TO the Chicago Convention. He also attended
the Saratoga Convention, but, before going to
that Convention. where Mr.. Thacher stated so
soundly his views on the money question. Mr..
Mack had this to say in his newspaper as to
what should be done at the Saratoga Conven.
ton.
Tho State Convention which assemblies at
Saratoga on Wednesday will adopt a platform
declaring for sound money as interpreted by
Mr.. Whitney. Senator Hill, and eI-Gov. Flower.
There will be no equivocation or uncertainty in
the language used. Let the men who adopt 1t
60 to Chicago and fight for q similar platform
there Tho hope OF the party is in forcing the
Democratic National Convention to be guided
by reason and not fanatcism. New York State
has the two men In the Democratic party capa-
BILE of winning the contest for Democracy az
Agains unsound currency and party disruption
at Chicago. IL 1t can be won. Let David B. Hill
and William c. Whitney attend the Convention
and save the party from its would-be de-
Gtroyers."
Now 1t is pointed out that Mr. Mack in his
Newspaper has Joined the ranks of those whom
In June he described as the would be de-
stroyers" of the Democratic party. and is en-
gagged In villifying Democrats who were "guid-
ed by reason and not fanaticism" in June. and
who prefer to be so guided in September.
And so 1t has been all day long. Every ono Is
pointing at his neiRhbor and making faces.
This was the situation up to nightfall The
situation of the day from the adjournment OF
the Convention was that John Boyd Tacher had
drawn the black bean out of the hat. and he was
expected to keep II and not to fling II away. He
will be politically shot to death in the Conven-
t!on tomorrow. A good many folks wanted to
know why the Convention adjourned until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The facts are tina,
the managers OF this Convention. besides not
being altogether sure of Thacher, at odd
moments stump for candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor. Those who
wanted It could not have 1t, for the reason
that they were not geographically agreeable to
Albany, where Mr.. Thacher lives. None of the
candidates mentioned for Lieutenant GovernoI
was considered first choice, and It was neces-