New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19
y O. THOMPSON IN CONTROL
rur DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
SiEETING.
coxrnAcroR o'BR1EN MADE cHAlhMArm oa
rtos TO BE AT SARATOGA shfi.
ray rxLxeRArn TO THE rRrsusEl

o,pIroaA. Aug. 1S.-The Domocra'io o
committee tonight adopted eau ~. e.n,amns,
s.-.s f,onventjon at Saratoga on ihufsea'' ,.v
=. Tn.rs was slight contest over inc u~V'' -.
-. 80 ,.vored September %. lively oon'es. ~
nempel o., holding the convention, one-tniraoi oi
a.,.rs w favoriug Syracuse. However,
.,yad twenty-three votes and Syracuse oniy ,na
,sar victory OF the Saratoga hotels Vh41 o'
,s,cht,est argument with the members VI ''
tee,. c,o. ovsr the question OF
Al u"' No. q chairman should be eiee'eo
,.oe of Daniel Manning, whose re'e 49,
o,la be submitted as the noe".s oana
u,t,.e Ia the evening so -.
yTa,an uo.el Hubert o. Thompson, VINO leu 'no n.
.,or ,oress at first opposed the eiectoh VI ".'
~ ,sar,nv that the hostility Of many Demoora's
cava,ara vould be disclosed. On the other n~nu
y.atsr r. Faulkner and other ant[Aomn's.ra"on -.
.,.s aax,red that test vote should 90 'ahou On
a,tar before the committee In order 10 snow 'po o
- ~.-,a that the Democrats were not 90 unsui"o"'
. s'1o - the Administration as Mr.. Thompson ae-
as. hava a. appesr All day long the skirmisnins
r this matter continued. The anti-Adninistraoh en
,,rea,eped TO run @. G. B. walker ior ''"
.,a,,st any man that the ADMINISTRATION uo" n
name There was coud Of runners Tor the ',,,'l
.r.t,an among them State Treasurer Maxwell W,ii"a
~ a,,n senator DAILY, Maurice j. Power. Ed"afd
rooner Charles Davis. Congressman stahineoAei nv
taruey. General OBrien, John A. MCCALL, nup u
,sndent OF tho Insurance Department. "nnam
p,ygles Superintendent of fupnc 'nsti"
senator Newbold. Edward Kearney ana Jonn pous
The Tammauy Hall members OF the state Committeo'
,,sv., cahill Hugh J. Grant, f. I. Wood. and William
70 Kirk ostentarously kept aloof from the CONTEST
.uhoush IL was apparent they shed no tears o'e' IL
1onsn,enous In the movement 10 eject chairman was
srCougressman d. N. Lockwood, OF Buffalo, "ho noi",
,a rgeve,and for Sheriff. Mayor. Governor ana fres
- "a 4. understood that he has be-
-. bi,ter opponent OF the Administra-
,,on. with Lester B. Faulkner he famed Resistance
TO the Administration plan not 10 eject ~ on"u''a
yoyard uightfan Thompson made. suooeA on1nee -
Man He proposed that John OBnen, OF Du'cne's
County should be elected temporary chairman oi INC
committee Mr. O'Brien having announced that ne IN
tended TO resign the committee as soon as ne
f,onveution met Faulkner and LOCKWOOD aoecP'e
Thompsou's compromise. OBrieD's eiecuon "ouiu
mean nolhing His duty would simply be to call tne
state Convention 10 order. FernaP' oN'
ICON that the INSTRUMENTATION men ae-
ceu,ed this peace-onering that the Tammany Kan
men said that as OBrien largo contractor Oh INC
new Croon Aqueduct they did not dare TO vote asa1'
him Accordingly. long before the committee pe' was
known that there would pe oo oonsosS WV ~ ~
manship matter. !.
the committee met in the club room OF the orand
rIuan Hotel II was crowded With the members OF the
eomm,ttee and prominent Democratic politicians ine
most conspicuous figure In the room ~as 'n". u ~.
Administration Boss" Hubert o. Thompson seated
dtrectly back of him eIMayor Edward Cooper VINO
NAV he the Adminisi raten's candidate for Cow
erpor John keenan,, who shares with Ihomp
eon the leadership Of the County DemocTAy'
sat nv the aBosss" side To Mr. Keenan, seemed 70 oe
ssaened the task Of whipping the 1ammauy Han neu-
Nsys NJ the committee into line. The Tammany Hall
susmbers sat together end Of the room All
Of the seats in the committee were occupied d. CadJ
Hsrrick appeared with Mr.. Manning's proxy, Edward
Kearney with John Deven's. d. NJ Lockwood In place
Of C. w. McCune, who has died. and Norman t. MACK as
proxy for John Wiley. All the other members with the
o.n,on NJ r. O. r. Walker, of tho XxIXth District,
wero present
Mr. OBrlen orered Mr. Napnng's letter Of resignar
top which coldly formal one Ihis was read snd
the resignation accepted: Mr. Thompson then at
once seized the helm tie Administration leader He
presented reroluton praisire Mr. Manning The reso-
ir.ion, which was adopted is ss follows:
esolesd, That in accepting the resignation OF Daniel
anipg as chairman ana menUer S,on 90 tu' ~ hs NC
ucselhsh service to , ae Democratic r,,y our
and our regret at the loss OF that wise
ship which success as party IN The STATE ana
Nation possible and we tender MIN our cohgIatuauohs
M ms eminent success Ia the new neid OF laoor.
The anti Administration WINGED little when they
heard this appreciation Of Mr. MsnninTs oourse as Sec
retary of the Treasury but they swallowed the dose
State Treasurer Maxwell an Administration man.
nominated John oBrien for chairman. John keenan,
seconded the motion and 1t was adopted. Charles r
nrauhis pon eyk Of tne committee who has been a-
poined Marshal OF Northern New-York Was tbeu rccev
ga On motion OF Halliday al Administration man. Pho
N Baekus was elected clerk. Mr. Heri1ck. Adminis
tratiou man. moved thai committed of three he aP
s. ase 70 sdoSied Mr. Thomps gave new order TO
the Administra ion con mi.tesmen IN o ,or' va
on September "a y. T. Wood, 1anmany man. moved
smSer % lie thought there ought be q thorough
canvass made OF the state The convention would meet
Demorratbc Administration 10 power at Washington
Mr. wosd took an astonshed breath AZ tnIs declara,
the s,aiement Continuing, Mr. Wood said that the poo
ts e easa' ss.o conVsnon Mr. THOMPSON
face OF shall be resdy With the A. ba s dele
mr Wood said were bent New-York 1t was TO be AN
unsns election and there was 70 s ad aa pnaa a, Mcksr
an who has been trying all day 70
:sa ss n ry siAss sss after I'M he q
the Democratic party should be fearless" |
ISs s"sh held that on 'As September IT,
but after consulting with friends had s1reed with them
shor, canvass anyhow and the candidate, for State
would need an the ,ne given them to make their
ob,ecto TO Mr.. GOODS notion saying thst ~ dld not
County. Mr. Woods motion theu voted downby
vote OF 27 TO It received ouy The vote OF the ionr
and of BscRSith, Martin and William B. Kirk. Ths
k.ngs County Democrats swung over 70 the aid Of
70 bold convention on september "a was adopted
Then followed BRIEF contest between saratoea ana
was decided N ssratosas favor; the Tamnany Hail
William r KIRK voted faeeouaIy for Consy Island but
changed bis vote 70 saratosa Lock.
Ing selccted and seems much disappointed whom sara.
toga lie Ia said to believe tLat there would
be chance Of defeating the Administration III
Syracuse than In Saratoga IL was notceabie |
that William b. Kirk, OF Syracuse. voted con- |
stantly against the Administration It Ia also |
said that the Democrats Of Syracuse are bitterly OPP
passed to the Administration IL should be said however
that several Administration Iihc Maxwell and Hal
lidsy, voted for syracuse out of local pride.
Reso utons psesed expressing tbs regret OF the
committee az the death OF Edgar X. Apgsr, Charles W.
McCunr and sydney p Nichols.
When ID. Cady BerTck OF Albany, came TO read the |
call for the state Convention t was srcn tnat he had
cunningy ndorsed the National Administration In the
document The anti ADMINISTRATION mcn.showevsr, pre-