New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-17
SULZER'S GINGER-POP BOOM.
IT ASSUMES SWELLING PROPORTIONS IN
THE CONGREssMAN's cyl >.

pI'T IN OTHER RESPECTS IT Is FAR FROM CON
v1NCING-oNIY ELEVEN VOTES IN HIS FAVOR
N THE TAMMANY DELEGATION.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrPrNE1
Buffalo Sept 1G.-When Tammany Hall at II
o'clock tonight. by a vote of 0S TO l. approved
the candidacy Of John Boyd Thatcher. OF Albany.
for Governor. all doubt ceased in the minds OF
those politicians that Mr. Thatcher would be nomi-
mated tomorrow. II is true that the supporters
Of Congressman William sulzer OF NewYork.
yet express an ardent belief-which is shared by
that gentleman hinself-that silver wave will
sweep over the Convention tomorrow drown the
gold bug" John Boyd Thatcher. and nominate
certain man named Sulzer for Governor. Mira
beau L. Towns of Brooklyn, said tonight that
Suzer would have 277 votes out Of 40 in to-
morrow's Convention and young Harry W. Cor
neil. son Of Ex-Governor Alonzo b. Cornell, ex-
pressed a similar conviction.
Laren y. Sessions who has had considerable
experience at conventions said tonight: 1T
strikes me that the Siilzor candidacy Is good
deal OF a ginger-pop agitation You know when
you brew gingerpou in the cou-try YOU have to
take great pains in hotflirg. because II swells
swiftly and unless YOU TAX" care it will burst
the bottles in which u has been put. About
fifty fellows who are brewing Sulzer. il appears
10 me- have swallowed a good deal Of ginger
pop. and unless they make speeches In his
favor and then get themselves into newspapers.
Will be in danger Of bursting. ! encountered
one fellow coming out OF the Convention to-day
who was hOllering for Suzer. and who had so
increased in girth since breakfast that feared
for his lfe. ! expect tomorrow these ginger
pop fellows will get loose in the Convention and
shall have fun
Mr. Suffers support tonight seemed largely
among the hayseed delegates. although Mlrabeau
L. Towns thought he had obtained some sup
port for Sulzer in Kings County.
Mayor Mcclure OF Syracuse said tonight
that the Onondaga County delegation would
present the name OF William b. Kirk for Gov
ernor Tomorrow This is a silver county and
It's support had been relied upon by Suffers
friends The Erie County delegates also had
been relied upon ny Sulzer for support. They
announced tonight that they only con-
cerned In nominating Judge Robert c. Titus for
Judge Of tho Court OF Appeals and would take
no part In the contest over the Governorship.
But the boom 81 the agile and irreptessbe
Sulzer met it's rnost blighting and whitening
frost at caucus held by the Tammany Hail
decoration at the Genesee House. presided over
by John c. Shenhan. Mr.. Suffers friends were
in high feather and announced. among other
signs Of victory" that John Boyd Tha Cner had
declined TO accept the place AT the head Of the
ticket This was promptly denied by the leaders
OF the Albany delegation. who assured the dele
gates that Thatcher would accept The Tam
many caucus adopted the unit rule and passed
a resolution empowering John c. Shcehan 90
cast the 100 Wigwam votes for John Boyd
Thatcher.
While the caucus going on Mr.. Suffers
hackers were filing the hotel Hobbies with
stories that he had 21s votes pledged 20 him
without counting Tammany vote. Mr.. Sulzer
was present at the caucus IN person. There
were % delegates of the 100 present. counting
Sulzer When the vote first taken To- adopt
the unit rule and indorse ThacheI therr were
eleven votes against 1.-THE three from SulZers
district the XINth: three from keenan's dis
trict the XNIih: three from John Scannell
district. the XVIII; one from Timothy DRY
Dollar Sullivan's the II1d and Frank Adams
Acer Of the XXIXth. Then Alderman John 7.
oakley of Suffers district. asked that the eau
Gus indorse Sulzer. The vote in favor Of Suzer
was the same as the vote against Thacher and
the Unit rule.
ON the motion to make the vote unanimous
ninetv-eight delegates voted aye John 7.
oakley. Suffers district leader. alone voting
no" Oakley stood Loyalty by the impersonator
Of Henry Clay.
Judge Wauhope Lynn made a speech. and
though ne did not attack Sulzer he urged that
Thatcher be selected and supported 10y Tam
MANY John G. Sheehan made no secret OF his
concurrence In Judge LYnn's view Of the stu
alton.
name is 10 be presented 10 the Convention to-
morrow Mr. Shcehap gave his lieutenants 10
understand tonight that ~ had received as
surances from Thacher that the latter would
accept the nomination.
At 1915 "A II. the Suzer wake was still In
Progress AZ the Genesee House.