The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-26
THACHER SAYS NO
He Will Not Run for Gov.
ernor of New York on
a Free Silver
Platform.
WOULD LIKE TO FIGHT BOssIsM
And Had Thought a Fight Might
Have Been Made on Purely
State Issues.
WOULD LIKE TO FIGHT BOsSIsM


the Democratic nomination for Governor.
by the Democratic convention on Septem-
ber II. The platform adopted by that
convention in SO far as lit unequivocally
endorsed the Chicago platform cannot be
subscribed to by Mr.. Thacher sany more
than he could have given his approval to
the Chicago platform itself in many Of
its essential features. The result of
this is his declination to stand as a can-
didate. He has been led to believe that
the Democratic State platform would
be entirely acceptable to him and would
not do violence to the stand taken by him
at Saratoga on June "a in favor of an
international bimetalism currency There
fore he had agreed to stand as a Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor for the sole
purpose, as he says, of striving to keep
the Democratic party in this State to-
gether for the future as well as for the
present His idea was that the fight in
this State should be confined to State
issues The silver wing of the party de-
cline to accept his analysis of the politi-
cal situation in this State and have de-
manded that an out and out silver man be
placed on the ticket for Governor. and
that the fight In this State shall be made
upon the National issues, and more par
ticularly upon the Democratic proposition
OF free coinage at the Is to / ratio.
Mr.. Thacher thinks that his declination
viii result in Wilbur F. Porter, OF Water
town, his companion on the present
Democratic ticket as candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor, being named by the
State Committee at its meeting on Mon
day night in New York city. as the cam
didate for Governor. Daniel G. Griffin.
the candidate of the Gold Democrats
nominated in Brooklyn on Thursday night
also comes from Watertown, and he and
Mr.. Porter have fought side by side for
many years in numerous political con-
tests Mr.. Thacher came into Albany at
$3.50 this morning from his summer home
on the Heidelbergs. about eighteen miles
from Albany He was unacconnpanfed
and there was not one at the station to
meet him except a representative of the
United Associated Presses Mr.. Thacher
proceeded Immediately to his city house
which is located about 500 feet from the
main door of the Executive chamber, in
which he had aspfred to reign for Two
years from January l next. Arriving at
his home he handed the original draft Of
his address to the Notification Committee
of the Democratic State Committee 10
his typewriter to prepare the copies for
the press. He changed it in several minor
particulars. A few of Mr.. Thacher's most
intimate friends called to see him.
Mr.. Thacher finished the consideration
of his address of decination at eleven
o'clock. All he had heard at that fine
from the notification committee was that
IT'S members would meet him at the Hotel
Kenmore at one o'clock. The members
of the committee arrived shortly after
eleven o'clock, the New York and Brook
iyn members coming on the Empire State
The members of the notification com
mlttee are:-Bernard J. York. of Brook
lyn, representing Hugh Mclaughlin the
oia .n9 tlne leader OF the Kings County Com
mittee; Senator Thomas F. Grady. the
official spokesman of Tammany Hal. in
thus campaign when oratory is needed.
mayor Molloy, of Troy, representing
United States Senator Edward Murphy
on the State Committee; Committeeman
Crater of Elmira, Senator Hills old home.
and Clinton 6. Beckwith of Herkimer.
Ihere was intense excitement about the
city M When MT. Thacher's declination be-
came known shortly before noon. AT
the Hotel Kenmore, the utmost surprise.
was manifested by the members Of the
n Nsotlneation 1 COMMITTEES when they learned
OF Mr.. Thacher's decision At noon
Messrs. York, Grady and Molloy were the
only three members of the Notilica ton
Committee in Room "a at the Kenmore,
where the notification was to take place
Judge Titus of Buffalo was with them.
he left the committee for short time
and called upon Mr.. Thacher. at his resi-
denee, and learned that Mr.. Thaeher
would be at the hotel before one o'clock.
There was disposition to have the noti-
hcation ceremonies behind closed doors.
but Mr. Thacher put his foot down on
this programme and insisted that the
members of the press be admitted Mr.
Thaeher arrived at the Hotel Kenmore
at twelve o'clock and proceeded to the
rooms of the Notification COMMITTEES. He
remained closeted in secret consultation
until nearly one o'clock, meantime the.
arrival of Wilbur F. Porter aud the two
absent members of the Notification Com
mittee, Messrs. BeckWith and Cotton,
was awaited.
Calvin J. Huson the clerk of the Demo-
cratic State Committee, was on hand.
There was talk by some, who claimed to
have 1t from the inside that Elliot Dam
forth, the chairman of the Democratic
by the State Committee on Monday night
to succeed Mr.. Thacher as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor
Senator David b. Hill remained at his
house at Wolfert's Roost today, three
miles outside of the city When a repre-
sentative of the United Associated Presses
called 10 see MIN at eleven O'Clock he re-
fused to be Interviewed or to discuss Mr..
Thacher's declfnation in any way The
general impression of the POLITICIANS
about the. Kenmore was that Mr. Thach-
er's withdrawal meant Senator HilPs re-
tirement from active political service this
fail, especially on the stump as he
could not with consistency advocate the
election to the Governorship of
WIN WIN be nominated s. by the state eommia eamlltaa
tee to take Mr.. Thacher's place-that is
a man who will stand squarely and firmly
on the Chicago platform and who will
make his canvass for a State office upon
almost the sole issue of free eoina ee of
silver. When Senator Grady and Bernard
York members of the Notification Conn
mittee, arrived at the Central Station
they We're met by Michael Monihan,
Mayor Thacher's private secretary. Mr.
Monahan stepped up to Senator Grady
and said: -
''Mr. Grady. Mayor Thacher would ike
the members sof the committee to take
lunch with him. With this state
ment Mr.. Monahan handed each gen
tleman and the waiting newspaper men
copy Of the remarks Mr.. Thacher was
to make before the Notification Commit :
tee Senator Grady said :-s'What's S this,
what's this?" ''s'
Mr., Monahan :-stThe Mayors dec,ina-
ton to be made before the Committee. =.
Senator Grady This is most extraor-
dinafy to give this to the press before
At one O'clock all Of the members Of
the Notification Committee and Mayor
Thacher and Judge Titus went into secret
conclave IN the Notification Committee
room. Shortly before this Mr.. Thacher
went down. stairs In to the lobhies of
ths Kenmore and wsa in1nedi ateiy sur