Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-16
LITTLE SLEEP LAST NIGHT
Delegates and Leaders Busy With Con
 ferences and Dickering.

ferences and Dickering.
 SARATOGA, N. Y, Sep. 16.-Not many of the delegates to the Democratic con vention went to bed at all last night, or if they did it was only for an hour or two car ly this morning, for most of the night was spent in conferences and dickerings.
 The Committee on Credentials did not get through with their work until long after midnight. Ten minutes was al lowed on each side in all contests. The Erie County contests consumed the most time. William $. Mackey, speaking for the contestants of the First district out lined the condition of affairs in Buffalo as serious. ''The Democrats of Buffalo, y he said "asked the committee to bring about d settlement of some kind which would unite the party in Erie County. Whatever the committee should decide, the contestants would acquiesce in the decision, but he could not promise them Democrats would do so He de scribed the conditions of the election of delegates in the First district, charging the stuffing of ballot boxes at caucuses and other irregularities.
 Chas. F. Witcher, speaking for the regular delegates, charged the contest ants with being bolters.
 The New York Democracy then made a strong appeal for recognition. The speakers clairod they would support the ticket at all odds, but there were thousands outside the organization who would feel the injustice of denying them admission.
 After listening to other contests the committee went into executive session and announced after adjournment that their decision would be reserved
 The Committee on Resolutions listened to large number of resolutions bearing upon the silver question, among them a proposition looking to the endorsement of free coinage. Just before the conven- tion adjourned a substitute was adopted declaring the convention to be opposed to any dollar of value less than 100 cents The Kings County Democrats caucused before going into the convention. They | decided to act as unit.
 Some of the County Democrats went home this morning. They said there wat no use remaining, so long as they were not going to be recognized. Although the Brooklyn Democrats felt that Mayor Chapin's hope was gone, they decided last nj -;ht to place him in nomination, nevertheless. The nOmi- mating speech will be made by ex-Cor- pUration Counsel William c. De Witt, one of the most entertaining speakers of the city. Gen. Isaac s. Catlin, who used to be n Republican, and who is a broth, er-in-aw of Secretary of War Tracy, will second the nomination. The Kings County delegates will vote for him, anG will vote negatively on any motion to make the nomination of Flower unani | nous.
 The Brooklyn contingent, fully 1.00( strong paraded the streets last night Red fire Ii chted them along the way. 4 cannon boomed for them on the corner above the nited States Hotcl. Th' parade was not for the purpose of making the people who lined the streets be lieve that Chapin would be nominated but to impress upon the visitors that he and no other Democrat, is their choic on this occasion.
 C. r. R. Coe, Lieutenant-G -Governo Jones' private secretary, was worried this morning because he had not re ceived some word from his chief. He is delegate from Rensselaer, County. q Flower is nominated,' said Coe, "all h has to is to stay home and keep signin checks"