New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
BRYAN DUE HERE TODAY.
EXPECTED TO TAKE A HAND IN THE
STATE MIDDLE.
ELLIOT DANFoRTH MOST LIKELY TO BE PLACED
on THE TICKET N TEACHERS PLACE AS
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.


to-day to take a hand in the Popocratic State
muddle which has been still more desperately
complicated by ,he withdrawal on Saturday OF
John Boyd Thacher from the Governorship race.
Mr. Bryan H. scheduled to arrive here from
his visit to Mr. Sewal about 1870 this afternoon,
and will be driven to the Hotel Bartholdi. where
rooms are ready for him William =. st. John
and his galaxy OF free-silver retainers will meet
and welcome Mr. Bryan
The Popocratic candidate Will find also at the
Barthod about fifty distracted Popocrat poll
tcians from all over the State. who. few hours
after his coming. are to assemble in the biggest
parlor OF the hotel. on the second floor. as the
Democratic State Committee. TO perform the
task OF nominating a candidate for Governor In
place of Mr.. Thacher. Mr. Bryan. IT IS thought.
will be ready to advise the badly ratified com
nitteemen as to the course they should pursue.
1t was rumored yesterday that the free silver
candidate for President had decided the question
for them I'm advance. and will be prepared TO
order a nomination through which % hopes to
retrieve his fortunes I'm this State. Who this
candidate will be nobody able to say with
positiveness last night but all the signs were
pointing to Elliot Danforth. Of Chenango, the
brand new chairman Of the State Committee.
HILL WON'T COME
Strenuous efforts made yesterday TO get
Senator Hill to come to this evenings meeting
uf the State Committee, but without success
Calvin J. Huson. Of Yates County. "Charle' De
freest's successor In the office OF clerk TO the
state Committee was sent to Woferts Roost
yesterday bearing messages from Mr. Danforth
and other present leadc.s Mr.. Huson returned
from Albany early last evening He had been
back at the Rartholdi only short time when II
had l..,,o rfo
that Mr. Hill had absolutely refused to come to
New York for another session with the commit
tee. Mr. Huson refused 20 speak Of his inter
view with the senior Senator but he did not
wear his usual happy smile last evening. Mr..
pefreest's successor is a shrcwd and affable poll
tcian. whose tact and skilfu management gen
orally bring him success But he did not look
Ike a winner his return. later train
brought citizen Of the interior 10 the city who
had passed the day in Albany Iie made re-
port that threw light on Mr.. Hills refusal to
come 10 New York to-day.
80 Bryan IS going t. New-York. TO he there
n the meeting ~ the State Committee tomorrow
night the Senator was quoted as saying wen,
let him 60 there and run II Nothing would In
ducc me 10 interfere with his plans. ! shall not
bo present at the meeting ~ tn" committee.
pANFoRTH. SAYS ST. join
Many pOsslllllil"S TOT TN place lndN Hd' "'i
left vacant were talked ~ about the Bartholdi
and othrr places where politicians gathered yes
terdav 10 discuss the unprecedented condition Of
collapse IN which the advocates Of population
and National dshonor find themselves in the
Emplre state Whenever st john was asked
for an opinion oi who should be nominated ne
Invariably replied "Danforth." Mr.. ST. John
was strongly ~ the opinion yesterday that when
BRYAN arrived this aftorno) he would say Dan
forth. too. Other candidates were spoken Of be-
sides the cxState Treasurer. Amos j. 'un-
mlngs has many supporters in Tammany, VINO
ID not heliey, he can be reelected 10 Congress
from any district in New-Y"rk where he can get
a nomination. John Brsh"n walker ot ne
Cosmopolitan" and W T. Hearst ~ The New
York Journal" were talked ~. The promotion
~ Wilbur F Porter from the second To the hrst
place the ticket seemed the wise thN)g 10 W TX
wan people who wanted Congressman Cuih-
mings for second place II the Governors snip nom
nation went 10y him. The shouters Tor HHN'I
and Sulzer' kept up their claqu". ana hH'S'u
that fhe man who resembles Henry Clays por-
traits would have many votes from up-countIN
delegates II ne could get none her" IN New otk
As to Mr.. Hearst It was said that under no
circumstances would hc allow his nam" 10 u"
used on the other hand. it was cCntended that
Mr Hearst was not eligible. for IN" reason that
h. had not lived n year In the Stat" slh'' h' re-
moved from California. Speedily. however,
friends Of Mr.. Hearst appeared at the Barthodl
and elsewhere To deny the statement as TO ms
ineligibility. and to say that the newcomer rom
the Golden Gate had been resident OF New
York for more than year already
THE TALK ABOUT UNION.
The scheme Of uniting the Democracy on
Daniel g. Griffin. Of Watertown the candidate
Of the Brooklyn Sound Money or National De-
,,ocracv was revived Yesterday, and IL de-
.Iar,d mat il had the support Of Sound Money
Democrats Of standing. as we'll as lot or sll-
yerites who were reported ready tp accept Hrli-
fin if the committee would nominate MN, hos-
we'll p Flower was mentioned as one Of the pro-
motors of the schrrne to secure the Endorsement
or nomination Of his townsman but MI rloW,
er's friends denied on his part that ne Favored
any such plan. which they described as absurd
and nonsenscal to the last degree
How could Mr. Griffin the standard bearer of
sound money In this State. accept the nomina-
tion of a party that has s"aho"ed the lineage
Mat form" they asked.
II was the general impression yesterday that
Elliot Danfor'h would finally be forced into the
raco Mr. Danforth was CHEEKY ana good
natured when spoken 10 about the 'ssibility Of
bis nomination and while saying that he did not
want the honor. which must prove the emptltst
,hno ~ that sort ever offered to citizen OF this
state he practically admitted that he was seri-
nuslv considering il. Unless Mr. Bryan. when
he arrives this afternoon, has somebody else 10
present. Mr.. Danforth bids iair TO see ms name
heading the PopOcrat State ticket. Mr. Dan
for,b was a member Of HilFs state Returning
Roard OF 1891. which. under the direcf on or
MAYNARD accepted the fraudulent Mylpd re-
turn Of Dutchess County and changed Repub-
,t.a, s,onate into fraudulent Dem cratir body.
Mr. Danforth's candidacy now, some or ms cyni-
.nt fri.rds said would AFFORD MIN an eycell' nj
onnortunity 10 explain his actions Of that period
ard clear himself Of the odum that has since at
tached To the members OF the Election Bpard OF
that year.
THE STATE CRAFTSMANSHIP.
II Mr. Danforth is nominated vacancy may
follow in the Craftsmanship OF the Fopocrat State
Committee 1t is not customary for candidate
for Governor for any important state office
., r.main at the .dd OF the &C mmttee charged
with the MANAGEMENT OF the campaign. Samuel
7 ridden was chairman Of the Democratic state
Committee before his nomination for Governor,
hut no vacated the place before the canvass be-
gan II was true that Mr. Tilden had a prospect
~ election and was successful. while Mr.. Dan
forth has not the ghost Of a show. Therefore.
members of the committee who favor his nomi-
nation believe that he need not step down and
,,.gil, NOT le ed a q SD n