New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27
THACHER DECLINES TO RUN.
sILvERITEs FORCE HIM OFF THE PoPO-
CRATIC TICKET.
SENATOR HILL SAID TO DE IN ACCORD WITH THE
ACTION TAKEN BY THACHER-PORTER NOT
ON HAND TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF
HIS NOMINATION.
HIS NOMINATION..
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUNE.I ]

ON HAND TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF
HIS NOMINATION.
[sY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUNE.l
Albany Sept. 26.-John Boyd Thacher yielded
to-day to the demand Of William ]. Bryan, John
G. Sheehan and other supporters Of the National
platform Of the Democratic party. and declined
the Popocratc nomination for Governor. Mr..
Thacher kept his intentions profound secret
from the general public until early this morning,
but his intimate friends now say that for three
or four days he has had no intention OF accepting
the nomination. Moreover, they say that Sena-
tor David B. Hill acquesced in Thacher's deci-
sion.
No one can forget that for two months Senator
Hill has been schemlng to nominate some one FOR
Governor who could receive the united support OF
the gold Democrats and Of the silver Democrats
That was part OF his design to bring about the
election OF a large number of Assemblymen ana
his own election as a member Of the United
States Senate. He managed to nominate Tnach-
er. who had made god-standard speech at the
Democratic State Convention. But then the
Gold Democrats refused to act their assigned
part in the Hill drama. They not only declined
to indorse Thacher, but nominated a candidate
for Governor, Daniel G. Griffin, against him. Mr'
Hill's great scheme may be said to have been
slammed with the word Failure" at the State
Convention of the Sound Money Democrats on
Thursday night Then 1t was, prota that
both Thacher and Hill came to their determina-
ton to withdraw the former the Democratic
candidate for Governor.
THE SURPRISE DISCLOSED.
Tho n,embers Of the Notification Committee,
Bernard J. York. Of Brooklyn; Thomas F. Grady,
Of New-York; George Cotton. Of Elmira; Clinton
Beckwith OF hcrkimer and Mayor F. j. Molloy,
of Troy, were greatly astonshed upon arriving
here at II o'clock to-day to have given to them
q tvpewritten copy Of Mr.. Thachers speech de-
clinng the nomination.
"Well this is most extraordinary, said
Thomas F. Grady. glancng at the document
He then rushed off to a long-distance telephone
and informed John c. Sheehan Of what had
occurred 1t was not until two hours after
ward. however, that Thacher read the speech
which he so kindly furnished the members or
the committee in advance Politicians suspect
that he feared that Senator Grady would sub
loot him to some sort of dreadful questioning
about his real attitude toward the Bryan and
Sewall canvass if he did not inform that gentle
man At once that he had withdrawn as can
didate.
PORTER MAY DECLINE. TOO.
Nor did the Notification Committee have the
satisfaction OF listening to a speech from Wilbur
r Porter OF Watertown the candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor. He had been requested to come
to Albany but search about the hotels did not
disclose his presence Mr.. Malloy went to long
distance telephone, and learned from friend or
Judge Porter in Watertown that he did not intend
to come to Albany to-day.
Then came a Newspaper dispatch from Water
town saying that II was hinted there mat Judge
Porter might decline the nomination for Lieu
tenant Governor. The only positive news that
could be obtained from Judge Porter was that ne
would make known his decision about the office
OF Lieutenant Governor in a letter addressed 10
the Democratic State Committee. which Is to
meet in New-York next Monday. Judge Porter
opposed his own nomination for Lieutenant-GoV-
ernor and there may be some truth in the oeher
at Watertown that he will decline that nomina-
ton. .p
Democratic politicians OF Albany that Judge Por-
ter had remained away from Albany win the
thought that he might be nominated for Governor
in Thachers place. Indeed, several prominent
Democrats who labored hard to nominate
Thacher for Governor said late this evening ina.
1t was already arranged that Judge Porter snoulu m
be nominated for Governor as a supstl.u.e . ~,
Thacher and that some Brooklyn Defhocral
would probably be nominated for Lieutenant
Governor Either Jemes w. Ridgway or Euwasu aIi
NJ Grout they said. would receive an oHer Oh 'he
nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
Judge Porters domination lor ucNeiiU,
would place both OF the Democratic canui
dates for Governor In the same town tnis Sed,' 81
date also lives IN Wat-rtown. NO romlhation
by the Democratic party for Governor "oulu ,.
so displease Roswell p. Flower as wouid that
of Porter as the latter's friends opposed the loi
rner's election as a delegate to the Democratic
state Convention from Jefferson county. r,,,,..
The suggestion was made to-day that Elhot
Danforth ex-State Treasurer and chairman Oh
the Democratic state Committee. should be
One candidate the Notification Committee did
find here who was willing 10 accep' t"I pNnio my
nation This was Robert c. Titus, or Butalo
Who accepted IN a formal speech the nomina-
ton for Judge of the Court OF Appeals.
HOW SHALL THE VACANCY BE FILLED?
The Notification Committee will meet in New
York again on Monday next and VIII then IN
form, the Democratic State Committee that MT
Tbacher has declined, the nomination Tor Gov
ernor No State Committee or any srea.
political party has In many years ntaus uSora.,o
non,ination for Governor. In 1876. when Horatlo
cavunour declined the nomination Tor Governor,
the Democratic State Convention reasseiiu,eu
and nominated Lucius Robinson A large mum
ber of Democrats said to-day that the Demo-
rratic State Convention OF this year ougnt 10 re-
asse emble. and that the State Comnlttee ousm. ,,.
not to assume the responsibility Oh hoii'in""s
a candidate for Governor.
MR. THACHER INFORMED.
When the Notification Committee net a' ."e
Kenmore Hotel, the ceremony OF ho'no"'o"
was opened by Bernard j. YORK OF biooA's, 90
chairman Addressing Mr.. Thacher' lie sa'u'
Mayor Tfacher We are com,ss'Unsu n,ify yo Of your
Unanimous nomination by the DemocraHhc TIC sas s,ats
S'onvention 10 the office OF Governor OF tne S'aee
~ Nev-york In naming you for the exaiteu po.
siton the representatives OF the Democra,v p pa' IN
the defence and propagation OF Democratic prin, pn
ciples we deem 1t n privilege TO pring 10 you o%i
the confidence OF your party associates az ~
pressed IN the Unanimous nomination Of Which snn
We now formally notify you and await such repy
ss vou desire us 10 communicate to the state COM
mttee.
THACHER'S DECLINATION.
Mr. Tbacher replled as follows