New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-21
HILLS OBEDIENT SERVANTS
THEY INVITE THE LIQUOR DEALERS TO
ENTER THEIR CONVENTION.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION TO MEET AT
SYRACUSE ON OCTOBER 1-GossrP ABOUT
CANDIDATEs-THE CALL AS DICTATED
BY GOVERNOR HILL-TRYING TO
CONCEAL Ills COURSE AS
CHAMPION OF THE
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TarBuEE.I
LIQUOR DEALERS.


IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEEI
saratoga, Aug. 20.-The whiskey Governor has
resolved to have whlsley convention. In the call
winch his obedlent servants, the Democratic State
Committee, issued tonight for the holding of the
Democratic state Convention. especial stress Is put
upon the statement that all invited 10 the
uoh who are opposed to inequitable and oppressive
sumptuary legislation This call, Il Is reported,
dictated by Governor Hill in the Executive Chamber
this afternoon and brought here this evening by Judge
william l.. Muller Of the Court of Claims Mr.. Hill
and AL other Democrats when they the term OPP
pressive sumpuary legislation" all laws that
restrict the sale of liquor Mr. H therefore, plainly
invites the liquor dealers of the state send repre-
sentatves to his convention. You gave me $780,
900 last fall 10 elect myself Governor he says to the
liquor dealers; give me the same amount this fall
and will elect Democratic Legislature, and you
shall have the laws against Hquor-sclling relaxed
that practically there Will be restriction the
sale Of liquor" Mr. Hill put his whIskey convention
at sufficiently atc date to enable the liquor dealers
to think over his offer carefully.
The convention is TO he held, at Syracuse upon
Tuesday, October /. Being held upon Tuesday, the
delegates to the convention will doubtless all start
for Syracuse upon Monday, and they will scarcely
arrive In that city before Mr.. Hs list Of candidates
for state officers and his party platform. written at
Albany, will be submitted to them. There will thus
be little opportunity given to them to consider his
action in pedging the Democratic party TO throw
dows the barriers against the free sale of liquor
The members Of the Democratic state Committee
nearly all in Saratoga by noon to-day. There
also good many Democratic politicians OF note
Lieutenant GOvernOr Jones, who is candidate for
Governor IN 1891, to look over his political
forces. He is going speak at good many county
fairs this fall Governor Hill also intends to speak
al fairs but it Is said that in rural communities Whch
are rather oldfashOned in their notions about liquor
selling he intends TO confne his remarks 10 S'a'e
taxation, economy and how he was able 10 Duy d
musical clock for $500. Then there also came from
Albany together a little group of Cleveland men,
| In this group were District-Attomey hcrrlch, Vi
Albany County Robert A. Maxwell the superintendent
NJ tbe Insurance Department. and Maurice D. Power
the boss7 of the County Democracy OF New-lorh
| They all Acknowledged that Cleveland was reuic"
statesman" and said that they were "lnihg " DO
friendly with David b. Hill II he was whlhS " po
triendly with Them All had recently had chats
with Mr. Hin IN Albany and reported 'hat ho
was in an amiaDe mood toward theH' iri'"y @
| their friends said they suspected that Nr' I'M
,os friendly IN Ferrck Maxwell and Power, because
bo boned for their aid in capturing the Legislature
and that then he was llhy to discard them As aVSers'
with all other Cleveland men, Mr. POWER hdu S'o'
reasons for chat with the Governor ior 'ue P"P'o
of discovering if he favored Tammany HallS uesno
for increased representation In the Democratic o'd'o
! = -cuf
Mr. Power said that he confident that the Governor
ould mot hermit Of any reduction I'm the numbers Oh
o county Democracy delegates, since ne was desirous
% keerinp the Democratic factions In New-fork III
| rood bumor desiring them to make uho" ho"'i""
tions for members of the legislature fur'hernoi''
Mr. Power said that Tammany Hall might nave Vno
,s, otes nov but that it might easily happen that
| tbe County Democracy would have the most Notes
IN few wears The two factions, therefore, oush'
~ have emal representation in the Democratic stae
| Convartion The country members OF the stae
| Committee listened approvingy to Mr' ro"orS
rcasonIng Il being their habit 10 hhocA 'oso'Hei
the heads Of the Democratic iacuons ~
| Network and thus rule 'he olac,
| -, rceent appearances, therefore, Tammany hail
and the County Democracy will have equai Po"or III
the Democratic state Convention lhueed' idto ~
| d. picbarl Croker said that Tammany HAL "ouiu
mako M serious attempt to increase us epreso"'
| ,,othor visitor who exhibited keen interest III
| =, aod,,,s NJ his fellow Democrats was Coibtrohoi
wonp,c who said that. despite his overpaS "onO VI
a,A ooo IN John Snaith, tho Assembly oo'i'is ~
| ~ - ,ras confident of a renOmnatlon' l
have wea.hered worse gales uan 'na'' M
! u-r,e Other Democrats sad "
yvonI conso,inclv that they still thought ne mosiu .
-. ,i,,ated The friends of Attorney yGeIer"h i'O0
,r.ro a,so busy defending him from the So "" ~
| ,hoso who saId that he should not DC hoi"i % -.
cause he has neglected to prosecute u oIthougb
Iobp snaitb the Assembly ceiling coh'ra''''' II,,
| =, Irro last he was requested DS inc N A.,
In juno ,-.,,too 20, 70 take this step. Some oil he
| 80 rorocrats said that II Tabor was lo'0O''N
| go. tAr,ht RuTalo should be conSoled III sum
| anpor and they suggested that 1uu-e -, -,
Tgtns of the Superior Court, be hahieu R ,1 1ras
| tho Court OF Appeals. Mr.. THUS "iu' Ill ~.
,r, rouular in Erie County, ana nhsn' -
nominated to counteract the eheoe VI ",e ,Ihort
,'on which now seemed likely. OF JuaGe AiO'a :.
bt- he
| 49, -, % Annals Mr. TabOPs neglect " Pi''0
IN onat,b e. was said. should be punlsheu Ius' , 90
! Samuel I Tilden punished Auoney-"enei"t -
moi prosecuting tho Canal KING lhi''00 -,,.ed n
! ,hrouch the influence of Mr. Tdeh. was raA On
denomination, and Charles >. fairchli'' WI Pine
stltuted legal proceedings against '"0
| was nominated. , orotc STATE Committee
| -. I,d tbis evening In hall in 'he "ranu 0
| uo,eI II lasted just eleven mihut'S - no.
gr,mne Of Mr.. Hin had been recei'cu' "ia ~ Edwarl
| M reason for delay in carrying A. -. ,.a.i,,
,,rrbv IT, of Troy, the chairman calicu w, w 80 the
TO order and Charles H. De freeS, % 'nv sSovved that
| committee, called the foiL Inv
the following were present:
Cord Meyer, jr.
| II-John Delmaf'
| V-John MeCarty'
| V-John Cottier
| NI-James j. SeNih,
| IX-Wuliam r. Mitchel''
| X-Ricbard A. Cunningham
XII~W Bourke Cochran.
| XIII-Richard Croker.
XIV-Andrew c. Fields.
| XVI-James L. Williams
XVII-Charles NJ Prestons
| XVIIrNTdwari Murphy, irv
XIX-D. Cady llerrich'
XX-Cyrus stewart.
XXI-George S. Weed.
! XXII-Danlel G.. grimm.
mills. Mason Smith,
| XXIV-CllntOn Beckwith
XXVI-George =. O'Neil
XXVII- william A. Poucher.