New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-30
GOV. HILLS SLATE READY.
THE CONVENTION AT SYRACUSE TO HAVE
AN EASY TIME.
PLATFORM AND TICKET ALL TO BE FURNISHED
FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAMBER IN AL
BANY-THE LIST OF CANDIDATES.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUYEI

Syracuse N Y Sept. 29.-A few of the dele
! gates to the Democratic State Convention to be
held here on Tuesday arrived here tonight, and
IL is already plain that the delegates perceiving
that they are called here merely to adopt the
State ticket and the State platform drawn up
oy Governor Hill at Albany do not think it
necessary to come here many hours before the
| convention is called to order Mr.. Hill apparently
ms already sent here his orders in regard to
the Democratic slate down TO an unimpOrtant
ihSpectorshp of prisons. Mr.. Hill will graciously
permit the convention TO squabble over the State
lreasurershp, sinecure. Otherwise he names
| all the Democratic candidates for State offices.
| Here is his slate:
For Secretary Of State-Frank Rice of Canandaigua
| Ontario County
conrollei-Edward wemple of Fultonville, Mont
gomery County.
Attorney General F. Tabor, of Buffalo,
| Erie County
State Engneer-John Bogart OF New-York.
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals-Denis o'Bren, of
WatcrtOwn Jefferson County.
| 1t is limited that the Governor, after permitting
the Convention to play for while with the nomi-
nation for State Treasurer, will suggest the name
of Elliott Danforth, of Norwich, Chenango County,
and that this last name the slate" will then
be taken by the convention. Yet the orders for
rooms received by the hotel proprietors show that
| Democrats of class are intensely interested
| in the operations Of the convention. They will
be here early tomorrow morning. In fact, from
the way the liquor saloons of Syracuse are blazing
with light tonight and from the crowds that
stand within their doors, one would
pect that many of them are already
in the city. The Whis1ey Governor has
invited the whiskey y-dealers Of the State to at
| tam kia and box- ptpd biS
invitation. 1t will be remembered that Mr.. Hill
boldly issued this invitation He wrote the call
for the Democratic State Convention in the Execu-
tive Chamber at Albany and it to his obedient
servants, the Democratic State Committee, for
adoption. II was innovation, this direct invi-
taton to the liquor element to attend the conven-
| tiOn, but the committee made no opposition to its
audacious wording. The call said;
"Al citizens who are opposed to inequitable
and oppressive sumptuary legislation are invited
to elect three delegates to attend State Conven-
| tion to be held in Syracuse on October 1, Sso."
Certainly nothing could be palmer, and therefore
the liquor dealers in many Assembly districts have
elected themselves as delegates to the convention
Some old-fashioned Democrats express annoyance
az this innovation Of Mr. Hill. One of them said
tonight
"Mr Hill is attempting to build up personal
mrty at the expense of the Democratic party.
Take these whislSey dealers, for instance.
| They have been emboldened by HilTs
support OF them that they now come into our
caIcuses and Assembly District conventions, ana
attempt to dictate what we shall do"
Another Democrat related an incident which
occurred at tho hquor-dealerS State convention
at Rochester early in September One liquor
dealer said to another at that convention; BERN
| ard r. Kearns, the president of the State Wine,
Ale and Liouor-dealers' Association, last fall
went into the Executive Chamber at Albany
| and put sl00, 900 upon Governor illls desk.
That is to aid you to be elected said Mr.
Kearns But l cannot take it for myself, said
| Governor HILL oh, WELL said Kearns, we
know, who il will be used for, and then Edward
| Murphy. ir the chairman of the Democratic
| State Committee, who had taken kearns to Cover
| nor Hill gave the former a receipt for the
| 81 100000 and took the money This money,
| the Democrat said. was sent to Governor Hill
by the whislley diSters of Kentucky. 1t was
| onlv a portion of the money expended by the
liouor-deaers to elect Hill Governor. In all they
| expended $500, 900 for this purpose. One wonders
| whether all of that 100000 was passed across
the desk of the Governor in the Executive Chamber
| in Albany, as was the case with the slOV,OOO
| received from the whisley distllers of Kentucky.
| The whiskey men of this State are to be en-
| couraged by a plank in the Democratic platform
denouncing the proposed Prohibition amendment
| to the Constitution denOuncing the Republican
| party for favOring a restriction OF te liquor
mafic. and favoring the free sale of
all kinds of liquor under the guiSe OF
demanding "a revision of the Excise laws of the
State. Excise laws revised by Democratic LeglS-
lature would of course be revised in the interest
solely of the I0uor-dealeIs The direct support
Governor Hill will receive from the liquOr-dealers
is made clear tonight by the arrival here OF James
T Snarkman of New-York the manager Of the
uolitical interests of the brewers. Mr.. Sparkman
for several years has been especially active at
Albany, opposing the passage OF hlgh-hcenSe ahd
Touor taxation laws He accompanied here
by Senator Charles A. Stadler, of New-l ork ana
Henry L. Gregg, of Hudson, both brewers, ana
both the representatives OF the State Brewers ana
ualtsters, Association Mr. SparIman frankly re-
,eals the political aim of the lquOr-deaers by
uniting his name the register OF hotel as
chairman of the Young Mems Independent CluO
This oroanization is merely the disguise the beer
and ale brewers assume on going into politics this
fall 10 elect Democratic Legislature pledged TO
tear down the barriers against the Tree sale OF
liouor. and especially the barriers which prevent
the free sale of liquor upon Sunday. Inc he
cents of the Young Mems independent Cluo nave
the following well-knOwn brewers among their
members: George Ehret, Jacob RUPERT, Henry
Clausen Peter Doelger, Edward Z. Schaeher,
Frederick Oppermann, jr Charles Z. ChuSsen,
William Foster, j. Christian, T. Huhel ana
Henry Lunther. 1t is also Significant
- the close relations of the indie
o,pdent Club with leading Democrats that
!, s boominc Elliott Danlorth for State Treasurer
ard Denis OBrien for Judge of the Court of
,nnooIs One Of the visitors on the brewers to-
r,orro,, will he Colonel John S. Gayner. formerly
. member of Governor Hills staff, who said
year ago: -.
~ In politics would rather be backed by the
o1oors than bv the churches