The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-13
lie SARATOGA CONVENTION.
LIVELY INTEREST IN THE CONTESTS
THROUGHPUT THE STATE

Sand1dates-COntestlng DeleG AtiOns from
Erie County-Oranss end Dutchess In.
strnct Their Delegates for Flower.
SARATOGA. sept. 1.-THE Democratic boil.
ticians who will spend Sunday at tho Springs
are not Of the news-producing kind. They
include not few who know thing or two.
but who can be very safely trusted to keep
1t to themselves. Yet there is a great
deal OF talking being done. 1t involves
questions concerning the ticket. the platform.
the representation OF the different party Or
Rsnizations In tho city Of New York. and last.
though not least. the contests for seats as
delegates in the Convention. This is subject
fraught with very deep interest.
Many OF tho first corners arrived with the
idea firmly fixed in their minds that the settle
ment OF tho contests would exercise para
mount influence on the work OF the Convention
In the matter OF naming candidates. and. what
Ia OF hardly less political consequence. the
naming OF the new State Committee.
The stories from various quarters OF tho
State about the livery interest in the Demo-
cratic primaries and caucuses. wore seemlnR.
ly not Understood correctly. especially on the
part OF the politicians and newspaper readers.
from the big cities down at the mouth OF the
Hudson.
The impression thsy got in reading OF tho
raised in them that the State Convention would
have to decide. but that is true OF q part OF
them only. Tho others were disputes over
matters connected with the question OF local
CONTROL and never got beyond tho county con-
veutions in tho districts concerned. Mont
gomsry county was ono OF these
There the friends of tho state administration
are known. as elsewhere. as Hill mon. But the
fight against them was not to DO called q
Cleveland Tight. nor even an anti Hill move
ment. 1t was . contest ON the part OF ex-Canal
1t 10 epigram IN caily called. In other words.
an effort to show the Governor that he n ade .
The sindica,iSn was Secured By ,he seisction
o! the Shnnahan delegates. though the action
Sd h' D sIG1 Ssy sSe.s rS:9
one Of The i've counties 10 that CONGRESS dis.
the other contests affected only parts Of soun-
ps peal d at t TIE County Con! en;oas .n''
In Cayuea county. the big fight IN auburn.
Se TN thai he M Sss
y son.::. Ss9s 80 sno.s ,u.'
e sstsess Gsplto Burn
ham ana caneI Division superIntendsnt Ford
tom ''f both In sides are irlsndiy to the present
s. SsSs :ss il s s' sss. :: s.l
The. involve that in oswego and the Ssyuga
carried with money from buffalo.
4 close student OF the situation and q man
from all over tho State have, followed him
here and are right up to date say cay it Is
s:sbs as s
fore the State Convention: They are one
a os. sh ,Se IL G EN- ana IN ~o n
q sbs contested a!s,risSs: ssmp;iss re Txsa.
Is: SsS,ss s!s, rs ss;s:
hay. =, one aisssIes aneon,ssssss: They h:ve =:
ssps:s the TIL. ,hFfH ynss The or 'f E1s
asIos nyoy:s t1Ea ss1 e.
81 Co. al sons sSs I'm. IL
cauouses and primaris.. but they propose to
S Sention III mportaDcs Of ae nise caiouIa
tiion on this point lies In tho fact that at
Congress district viii settle upon and hand in
the name OF a State Committeeman 70 serve In
dsleeases 10 the Natione! Contention.
ousd. Of 81; three IL and
to BE- any prospect. Of tho selection Of any
J IA d
unless the Kings county Democrats taEe that
side OF the fence and some County Demo-
cratic members should retain Q place on the
com ~ ittee and Join in with tho Brooklynites.
There are other Assembly, districts whose
o. her cases do they mu ster enough to dominate
= Congress district.
Conside Tered in relation to their strength in
tie, mum Der thirt,; eight: Twelve arc from Al.
Wells county, three from clinton Smith NJ.
Weed s distriot). three each from Clinton and
n. Wesa's neishtors: thr.: from Brooms
and Hamilton. two from St Lawrence. three
from Eriss Fourth district and ono each from
Thes. last are 10 votes BY Senator Linsen and
Recognized cleveland mon. but who are not
fought oil the delegation on that account.
Should these thirty. seven delegates DO brought
70 one way Of thinking. Win tie Kings County
mon and the su ppnrt Of tho County Democracy,
half Of New York's delegation. or thirty-six
more votes be secured by tho Chaplin boom.
on q Convention roll OF 1884.
Should Il prove true as his friends claim,
that ali OF the rest OF the delegatsa arc for