The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-01

Not Even at Home to n sersnadinG Party.
sits for His Picture, Though.

Not Even at Home to n s~ersnadinG Party
sits for His Picture, Though.
Justice Van wyck remained at his home.
172 Hancock street. Brooklyn. until q late
hour yesterday afternoon, his son. William
Van wyck. and Peter Nolan. his personal court
attendant, being on guard to sec that only
favored visitors were admitted. Mayor Van
Wyek was an early caller and had over an
hours talk with his brother. To the reporters
Justice Van Wyck said little.
Have you accepted the nomination for Gov
ernor?' was asked Of him.
Il have not" he replied.
will you accept" was the next query.
Whatever / may say" Justice Van Wyck
said. ION the subject of the nomination will be
said later. All / shall say now Ia that forty
eight hours before the nomination the idea OF
my name going before the convention had
never occurred to me. The nomination itself
was q complete surprise to me-"
A photographer from q local paper was ad-
mitted to the library and Justice Van wyck
posed for him at his desk in some Of his char
acteristic attitudes.
II shall label this view" the camera man
said. exhibiting one Of the negatives. THE
Democratic nominee for Governor. looking
north"
If you do So" Justice Van WICK remarked .
you will do so at your own risk. / have said
nothing"
To some Of his close personal friends JUS
tice Van Wyck said that he had all along been
expecting q denomination for another four
teen years term on the bench. and from his
manner most Of them were impressed with
the belief that he was a very disappointed man
at the stroke of lightning from Syracuse. In
some quarters there was even q strong impress
sion that he might possibly decline the Guber-
material nomination. but this view is evident
ly not shared In by either Hugh Mclaughlin
GanlEation. for at the WillouRhby street head
quarters il. was declared that Justice, Van
Wyck could not possibly decline the distin-
Guished honor and that in case he did 1t might
be difncult for him to secure a denomination
for the bench.
Brooklyn contingent to the Syracuse Conven-
ton came back in high feather. They were
welcomed at the other end Of the bridge by
made a big commotion with brass bands and
transparencies. An impromptu parade was
made its way through the tanele OF trolley
ears, to Clinton. On REACHING Remsen street,
he ~SSaaM tReir "a as sed i ehie Il IN 20 a f mare ddRG
Square to the '"~6oodo9sd" Thomas Jefferson
bedecEed.." There there was q tam1ituoqs
period OF five minutes cheering for Van Wyck.
The Sevsnteept6 Assembly district cent,n-
SGenai hsioee Shea and George eoi Upipi RGteEe
took the nearest trolley route to the home
OF Justice Van WICK to give, him his
first serenade and congratulate him
on his nomination. .Alighting, at the
marched proudly to the Hancock street house.
f his@d %as BY ssn { efpd dn os PSSisdi II Ths tho Se aniss re-
publican neiGhborhood and naturally caused a
SIX minutes. After the band had played
q lively air and three cheers had been
given for the nominee, Mr.. Uppington entered
the house for the purpose OF bringing Justice
Van Wyck to the stoop and II possible inducing
returned In less than two minutes. and he was
evidently unsuccessful In his mission. for he
made the announcement. that Justice Van
Wyck was out. thus by q slight economy Of the
truth, as Is ayerred, possibly saving the nomi-
nee from an embarrassing situation. The
Seventeenth district boys hurried off with
the unpleasant consciousness that their
first campaign efforts, had been a flzzle.
The eSe ebs;r s tSr a ~ tSsEy Se1 aS4sssvs masf T baSs
added to their chagrin. Later on Messrs. Coler
and Shea were In conference with Justice Van
Wyck at his house. The confab lasted until
near midnight. but to all other inquiries at the
house 1t was said that Justice Van Wyck was
The Brooklyn delegates say that they car
ried of the chief glories at Syracuse. and ex-
Warden James Shevlin incidentally came in
for special praise for smoothing the way for
mating Of ex-senator Hill. who will not. It is
assumed. be Invited. as he has been In many
previous years. to make. the opening speech
of the campaign In Brooklyn.