New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-06
AGAINST ALBANY.
THE LOCAL DEMOCRATS WIN.
VOTING TO HOLD THE STATE CONVENTION HERE
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VOTING TO HOLD THE STATE CONVENTION HERE
on MAY ia VICTORY FOR CLEVELAND.
The Democratic State Convention for the election
OF delegates the National Convention will be held
in this city on Tuesday, May 10. This decided
by the State Committee at Its meeting here yesterday
The time for holding the meeting was practically the
choice Of all the members. but the place was not.
Governor Hill's friends wanted It held in Albany,
and under the leadership of Judge Muller. John
o'Brien, Assembly fnan shechan and others fought
hard to get IT there, but their efforts in vain
The Administration was too strong and II only re-
CURED one formal ballot 10 show II.
All Of the thlrty-four Congressional districts
represented at the committee meeting yesterday at
the Hoffman House and except in three instances by
the regular members from them. Ex-Mayor Grace,
who is in Europe. had Police Justice Power for his
proxy. f. A. Defendorf appeared for Levi j. Delano,
John Mccarthy.
WHO THE Committeeman ARE.
The other members arc Ist District, Conrad Meyer
I'D, John Y McKane, who was recently bounced from
the Kings County Democratic Committee IIId, Dis
trictAttorney Ridgway, of Kings County; With. John
Catin; With. James J. stevin With exMayor Edward
Cooper: With Edward Kearney; Xth, Richard Cum
bingham; XIth, Sheriff Hugh Grant; xIIth. Congress-
man Bourne Cochran; XIIIth, Richard Croker; XIvth,
James j. Mooney; XVIII, George W. weiant; XVIII,
John oBren the aqueduct contractor XvIIth Charles
NJ Preston; XyIIIth ex-Mayor Murphy Of Troy;
XIXth, D. Cady Herrick OF Albany XXth John Foley
XXIst Assemblyman George l. Weed; XXIId Thomas
spratt; xXTIId S. Mason Smith: XlIvth, Clinton
Bechwith; XVIII william D. Kirk, 1r.; XXvIth,
Charles ". Brown; XVIII, William A Pouchcr;
XXvIIIth. william l. Muller; XXIXth Austin La
throp; XXXIst Patrick J. sutley; XXXI1d, General
Peter O. DOYLE; XXXIIId, John NJ Wiley; XX2IVth,
James ". Mcmahon.
In addition to these there host of local leaders
and prominent party men, including Hugh Mclaughlin,
Of Brooklyn; Commissioner Brennan, Attorney Cen
erai Tabor ex-senator Cullen, Aqueduct Commissioner
Ridgway, Police Justice Wede subway Commissioner
Gibbons Roswell Flower, and the Presidents former
robust partner Mr. Bissel who came here with United
States District-Attorney Daniel N Lockwood. Of
Buffalo osensibly to urge the claims OF that city as
the place for the convention
The Buffalo business men, Mr.. Bssell said. had
subscribed SO 900 or 1000 TO defray the expenses
of both the Republican and Democratic conventions,
but his arguments had little weight with the COM
The County Democracy and Tammany members
the other friends Of the President held caucus De
fore the meeting and decided that New orK would DC
the safest place to hold the convention and this
practically settled the question
AN EASY VICTORY FOB THE CLEVELAND MEN.
Chairman Murphy Ill with neuralgia and the
meeting had to be held In his rooms, which werc
crowded to sufocation After the roll cali the claims
OF Albany were presented by the propretors OF tho
Delavan House, and those of Buffalo by Mr. Fleming
II was decided TO take q informal ballot ms ie-
suited as follows: New-York 10, Albany 13, Buffalo
4, Syracuse 4. . go VII, -. 49,.
city. And I'll withdraw Buffalo, added General
Doyle. A., Ao,u,a,
The Kings County voted together again ior
Albany and so did several other members Dut tle
New Yorkers gained five votes to the Governors
three and carried the day. the vote being for New
York to 10 for Albany. The date was fixed on one
ballot Then D. Cady Herriok arose and read the
call for the convention. The call, as ADOPTED re-
quests the Democratic electors 70 choose three DELE
Gates from each Assembly District to the conventions
when four delegates aarge and their aternates and
two delegates and alternates from each Congressional
District will be chosen 10 go to the National Conveh
ton in St. Louis Suitable resolutions In regard w
The death NJ William E. smith and ex-LeutenantGov-
ernor Dorshemer were passed and the committee ad
iourned 49,, III, 49, ros. 10 tho
Kings County delegates led to the report that the
trouble between him and the county commttoe hau
! been adjusted Color was given to 1t also by a
stofpn1ent by Ny Murtha, which was III erect lhat
while Nick ane was he cOuld name his successor
This remark was in such contrast with MI Muf'ha
previous utterances as to inspire the penei tnau
reace had been declared 10 was on Mckanes terinS
MeKane himself preserved silence on this point