Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-15
The Political PotBoils.
Getting Ready for the Fight in
 New York State.
TWO CITIES FULL OF DELEGATES


 The Democratic State Committee Meets
 in New York, and Arrangements For
 the Republican Convention at Buffalo
 Are Comp1eted-Other Campaign News.
 NEW YORK. May l5.-A meeting of the Democratic state committee was held at the Hoffman house last night. After calling the roll MT. Spratt, of St. Lawrence county, pre- sented the name of Alfred C. Chapin, of Kings county, for temporary chairman. Dis trtct Attorney Ri!geway streauously ob- jected, stating that ttis .sea;...nan from St Lawrence had made the nomination on his own responsibility, aiding that with all due respect to Mir. Chapin the ,iniegation from Kings county did not x.s., ;is selection as such. inasmuch as it niig!a '.s aiterwald said that Kings county had b oil given enough of honor should the deiegatltl from that county urge the selection of Mr. Chapin as one of the delegates at large. Alter some further dis cussion Mir. Ridgeway requesteI Mr. Spratt to withdraw Mr. Chapins rame, which he did.
 MT. Frederick R. Coulert was finally selected as temporary chairman. The list of delegates was then read, and when the read ing was concluded MT. John Y. McKane, of Kings county, asked the committee: to hear him in regard to the contested delegation from the Twelfth district of that county. He sent several af1idavits to the secretary citing certain irregularities with regard to this delegation, and asked that they be read, which was done, and at the conclusion Mir. Croker moved that the matter be referred to the committee contested seats, which was SO ordered. The Westcnester county contest was referred in the same way.
 Charles De Freese and ". H. Delaney were appointed assistant secretaries, and the meet ing adjourned, subject to the call of the chair.
 Mr. McKane is indignant at the refusal of the committee to consider his case, which, he says, is equivalent to the exclusion of himself and his delegates from the convention to-day. He says it means the loss of 1000 votes in his district alone.
 BUFFALO, May 15.-Delegates to the Re- publican state convention Wednesday have already begun to arrive The local committee has perfected all the arrangements, which in clude drive through the city and lunch at the Republican League club. Among those who have arrived are John W. Jacobus, Cor oner John Nugent, of New York; ex-Alder- man Perley, Sheridan Shook, Gen. John N. Knapp, chairman of the Republican state ex- ecutive committed; B. B. Odell, Jr., Smith O'Brien, of Albany; Solon Smith, of New York, and Charles Hackett, of Utica.
 The state committee will undoubtedly be reorganized immediately following the con vention. Changes in New York city mem bers will be made, as follows: A B. Cornell for John G. O'Brien, Solon Smith for c. N. Bliss John ". Jacobus for L. P. Morton.
 There seems no doubt whatever that Messrs. Hiscock, Depew, Platt and Miller 1a f1olo ot 1or fol although Republican of standing remarked that something yet unforeseen might happen to change what everybody now seems to think the wisest selection.
 SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 15.-The Republi- can delegates to the state convention from the Third Onondaga district are James M. Gilbert, c. F. Ayling, Levi s. Chapman, Joseph Walter, E. c. Skinner and Joseph Bondy.
 TROY, N. Y., May 15.-The Republicans of the Fourth assembly district of Albany county elected as delegates to the state con- vention o. F. Potter, Madison Covert, L. E. Sessions, William Beattie, Isaac M. Haswell and George Van Bergen.
 CINCINNATI, May 15.-Delegates to the national conventions of the Union Labor and of the United Labor parties to-day are com ing in rapidly. The Union Labor party was organized here in February, 1887, taking in the greater portion of the Greenback party. At the 1887 convention the feeling against the land idea of the United Labor party was in- tense and emphatic, and there does not now seem to be any hope of fusion, but the fact that both parties are holding conventions at McGlynn is here
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 14-The deadlock in the Democratic state convention over the nomination for governor continues. Taylor leads, and is slowly gaining. The thirty second ballot stood: Taylor, 759; Trousdale, 1 AT; Mcconnell, 113. Necessary to a choice sss.
 | Los ANGELES, Cal. May 15-Many dele. | gates to the Democratic state convention which meets here to-day, are here, and, from present indications Cleveland will be the choice for president, with Voorhees, or Gray | of Indiana, for second place. although Fitz hugh Lee, of Virginia, has many supporters for vice-president The convention will preme court, delegates at large and district delegates to the National convention and candidates for congress.
 | ABERDEEN, D. T., May 15.-Delegates from the Black Hills and a number of counties in southern and southeastern Dakota passed l through here on their way to the Republican | convention at Jamestown. Most of the coun ties represented will favor an uninstructec delegation to Chicago. "We are for the bes man," "For Blaine if he can win" "For tht man who can carry New York and Indiana, etc., were replies of delegates when asked their preferences. Doubts as to Blaine' availability seemed to exist, several counties | being outspoken for Gresham.
 NEW YORK, May 15.-About 5000 Prohi bitionists attended mass meeting of theil party last night at the Metropolitan oper. house. Speeches denouncing both the Repub ican and Democratic parties for their iqno record, and condemning high license as al enemy of prohibition, were made.
 HARTFORD, May 15.-Hon. E. s. Cleve land, who at the last election received 1,5O more votes for governor than MT. Lounsbur, did, but was defeated in the legislative cleo tion, publishes letter stating that on ac count of the pressure of private business h will not be candidate for the nomination for governor this year.
 A Disastrous Pennsylvania Storm.
 WILKEsBARRE, Pa., May 15.-A violen rain storm, accompanied by thunder an, IL