The sun., 1896-09-22
A SAWDUST CANDIDATE.
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CRY TAMMASY RoPs.

"hero Nnh Ihey hott Tof-Fopocrntn
Money Men nContemptuous.
The letter written by John Boyd Thacher, tho
candidate for Governor Of the Buffalo Conven-
tion. seems to suit nobody. Elliot Danforth,
Chairman of the Popocratic State ommittee.
was at the Hoffman Hodse last evening. Ho
had hunted all day for headquarters. The Popo-
Gratis at the Hotel Barthodi had invited the
new State Committee to take up adquarters
with them. The offer was declined with thanks.
Mr.. Danforth believes that he has secured
apartments on tho fourth floor OF 10 East
Twonty-third street, and then again II that fails
he may be able to secure headquarters In tho
old barroom OF tho Hoffman House on West
Twenty fourth street. Mr.. Danforth was
with Senator Hill ut wolferts Roost
on Sunday night just after Mr.. Thacher
Issued his letter from Albany. Mr.. Danforth
did not care to say anything about the Thacher
letter. He smiled. though, when he said that 1t
undoubtedly had complicated the situation.
Railroad Commissioner Samuel A. Beardsley.
and Charles II. De Freest, the clerk OF the old
State Committee, were also not talkative, but
all hands had n shruR and grin. and few had
curses for the letter. II was the universal optn-
lon OF those who seemed to be conversant with
the facts that Mr.. Thacher showed his letter to
Senator Hill before he issued IL for pu ALLEGATION
and that its purpose was to secure, IL possible,
the endorsement for Thacher OF the sound
money state Democrats at their Convention in
the BrooKlyn Academy OF Music on Thursday.
II was not believed for an instant that Mr.
Thacher will get what he is after. Edward NJ.
Shepard one of the most influential members
Of the sound-money Democratic State organi-
zation, made the following statements con-
cerntng Thacher's letter:
1t makes no change In the situation except
TO add to tho reasons why Mr.. Thacher should
not be accepted by Thurday's Convention. MIR.
Thacher says he Is against the money plank in
the Chicago platform. but he will vote for Bryan
and Sewall. Mr.. Bryan says that he Is for
the whole platform. The platform is for repu-
diaton and for several other grave public evils
which Mr.. Thacher does not oppose in
his letter to-day. Mr.. Thacher's letter
should secure for him the suspicion of
the Buffalo party and they should over
whelm him at the polls In my opinion It has
made him simply impossible to the Convention
Of Thursday. and as increased the reasons why
the National Democratic party should oppose
the Hill organization. and all local organiza-
tions acting with II, with full set OF honest
money candidates for State, Congressional and
candidate or only half honest money candidate
PROPOSED for those positions by the Buffalo
feel sure the Convention Will take this view Of
the case, because II is plain that it ought to
take II.
Senator Thomas F. Grady. who was TEN porary
Chairman Of the Buffalo Convention, said:
do not like Mr.. Thacher's views on the
money question. think that II he had uttered
them before the Convention he would not have
got the nomination.
So. i would appear from these conversations
that Mr. Thacher has offended both the sound
money mon and the advocates Of the Chicago
platform which was endorsed BY the Buffalo
chairmnn Danfor,h said that he expected
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Roposrs.io Nssion.! Sonmii,es he seiec,ien s Of
mit.eeman n place % Of A Wila% Il M F. % sheeSan nom It
was tntimated that the Thacher letter might
State Committee tonight. 1t was recalled that
a q number OF speakers IN the Buffalo Conyen-
the Chicago platform. were opposed to the
nomination of Thacher. They told how he had
at the
on th part Of ThasheF from
Grady. speak ing for Tammany Hall in the Con- |
yention. assured all these speakers that John
crat Of honest convictions.
Some men have TO tell where they belong"
Mr.. Grady TO the Conycntion :, bu:
TSacherS A"'" "n'f' 70 nnu 'onn ho'a
Mayor Mcguire of Syracuse, Judge Downs of
tested vigorously against Thacher's nomination |
and spoke for ,Sulzer. declaring that ali knew
Revenue Collector, Louis w. Pratt Of Albany. |
Convention. that. Thnchsr was ali right and |
that there would be no trouble with him on the |
Tbacher. Nj. Thacher's letter de- |
monstrates according to those familiar with the |
tn 5hS ID in tas ss
rs they were buncoed In other matters In the |
Convention. The sopnd-money Democrats of
Thursday night. declare that they will have
nothing whatever to do with Thacher. For
falo Convention say that Thacher occupies a
most uneyiable position and one that is any
Tho deep disgust which enveloped Tammany's
delegatlon at buffalo, and which spread itself
eyer the entire orEaniza!i9n as the result Of the
and found expression in words at n meeting or
The Iammany Hy,atl; campaign ;n speakers Yesterday
were the wigwam leaders that they left Thach-
Lions which was drafted by the Executive Com
mlttee. and a proposition was discussed to ig-
be adopted ut meeting of the General Com n
heard sold ie J@sS sSan sSsi sCd
brick when he got tho Tammany leader to agree
% support Thacher In tho Convention. The
cause, having put themselves on record uneQuiv-
ocally for free silver: coinage and all the other
that their nominee for Governor should sub
scribe as freely to the same isms. They had
been led TO believe that he would and he didn't.
md the Sheehan crowd are afraid IammanY
may not get the free silver vote which IL will
need II there is any and II It's returns are not
20 be ridiculous on election night:
The first open outbreak against Thacher oc-
,urred at a meeting of the Tamnany volunteer
,ratora held in the room OF the Committee on
0rganization, yesterday afternoon; Chairman
Maurice b. Blumenthal was presiding. and the
speaker were discussing tho best way of pre-
'enting the CAM mpaign issues on the stump. when
Benjamin Patterson OF the Ninth announced
hat under no circumstances would he say word
to the candidacy Of Thacher for Gov
,rnor. He said that Thacher had been nomi-
lated only to bet'ay the party that nominated
aim.
Several men tried to shut Patterson up with
points Of order. but he seemed TO have he SYM
'athy OF the crowd. and Chairman Blumenthal
permitted him to have his say.
After he got through Senator Foley and Civil
Justice Roesch tried TO smooth matters over by
that the question of boiling or sup
porting candidate was not function Of an
body 0f speakers. but should
De attended to by the regularly constituted com
nittees OF party. This provoked n resolution
'Or the appointment Of q committee OF five to
Wait on tho Popocret State Committee at It's
Meeting tonight and present the objections to
he candidacy OF Thacher. The motion was