The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-29
In Thacher's Place on
Empire State Ticket.
Decision Was Reached at
Last Nights Meeting.
Boy Orator Was Busy Making
Speeches All Day Yesterday.

New York. Sept 29.-Candldate Bryan
In this city. David B. Hill in telephone
communication with the leaders. Sena-
tor Jones of the national committee on
the ground. Elliot Danforth, the choice
OF three-fourths Of the members OF the
state Democratic committee TO succeed
John IS. Thacher as the nominee for
governor, declining to stand; and state
Committeeman John N. Carlisle OF JEFF
ferson with letter from Judge Porter
practically declining the lieutenant gov
ernorship if the committee deemed IT
wise FOR him TO take the vacant place on
the ticket, we're some OF the curious
sideshow happenings that lent variety
TO the usual cut and dried routine OF
state Democratic committee meeting.
Mr.. Danforth was the selection of
large majority OF the state committee
for the vacant place. John G. Sheehan
had promised him Tammany's vote. and
Bernard Yorke OF Kings had assured
him that he would have the vote Of Kings
county. With these votes combined he
had also been promised the votes of
enough OF the upstate committeeman 10
insure his nomination. But. as he had
stated yesterday morning. he would not
take the nomination unless IL was unani-
nous. And so at 3 o'clock he began to
work for the nomination OF Judge Porter,
the nominee for Lieutenant governor, for
the first place upon the ticket.
AS had been intimated by Senator Hill
I'm an interview, he did not. contrary To
Iumor. wish Mr.. Danforth to stand for
the nomination. Mr.. Danforth called
Senator Hill up by telephone at about
$50 o'clock, and asked his opinion as TO
his (Danforth's) standing for the nomi-
nation. Senator Hil told him that he
thought that he should be contentei
with the chairmanship Of the state COM
n~tee, and strongly advised him not to
run. Mr.. Danforth took the advice, and
Immediately began preparations for a
withdrawal from perfectly successful
canvass. Perhaps the most significant
feature Of this Interview, and one that
undoubtedly led TO Mr. Danforth's with
drawal. was the refusal OF Senator Hill
to give any assurance Of support. Mr..
Danforth is quoted as saying as to
his query as 90 whether Senator Hill
would support him. Senator Hill said:
az can't give you any such assurance"
and to this Mr.. Danforth replied We'll.
If l can't get your aid l am not a candi-
date" The decision. therefore, OF Mr..
Danforth must be credited TO Senator
Hill, and on the same line the pushing
of the Porter boom, although Senator
HiR did not actually like the Porter
movement.
The meeting Of the committee was
called for o'clock, but Ii was delayed
considerably by conference among the
leaders as TO how 10 make up the slate,
the lieutenant governorship bothering
more than all. To the surprise of all,
Mr.. Russell, who seconded the nomina-
tion of Mr. Sulzer al Buffalo. announced
that Mr.. Sulzer declined 10 allow his
name TO be used either for the governor
ship or the lieutenant governorship. 1t
was at once intimated that this action
was taken 10 keep Mr.. Hill's friends
from forcing a Tanmany man on the
ticket.
The slate, as agreed upon by the COM
mittee i'm conference, was Wilbur II.
Porter for governor and Fred c. Schraub
OF Lewis county for lieutenant governor.
This was decided upon few minutes
before the committee met, and al nearly
$ o'clock The first business OF the com
mittee was the report OF the committee
that visited Mr.. Thacher, and which re-
ported that AIR. Thacher declined. Judge
Titus had accepted. and Mr.. Porter left
the matter in the hands Of the commit
tee.
Mr.. Danforth, after the report had been
adopted, asked Mr.. Grady to take the
chair. and then in few words presented
the name OF Judge Porter for first place.
Mr. Carlisle said that while Mr. Porter
was not candidate In the strict sense
OF the word, he would accept. Mr.. Yorke
moved the nomination by acclamatiOn,
but Mr.. Grady ruled that the roll must
be called.
Mr.. Purroy: How are we TO know
how Mr.. Porter stands on the platform?
The notification committee has not
heard his views on the platform"
Mr.. Danforth II am assured by the
state committee that he is In full ac-
cord with the candidates and platform
of the Chicago convention, and / am
also informed by Mr.. st. John that he
has telegram from Judge Porter to that
effect" The nomination was made
unanimous.
Nominations for lieutenant governor
being then in order. G. N. Bulger. i'm an
address, put i'm nomination Freder-
lex G.. Shraub OF Lewis county and de-
clared that he was I'm favor on free silver
and an advocate OF Bryan and Sewall
ON behalf OF Tammany w. III. Rus
sell seconded the nomination, Senator
L. IL. McCarren did the same for Kings
county and Mr.. Mack for Erie. The
nomination was made by acclamation.