St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-16
Flower Will Get Into the Hap-
ness for That Purpose
To-Day.
The Resolutions Will Con-
denim the Excuses Of the
q Last Congress.
Democratic Platforms Of 1884
and 1888 Are Considered
Good Enough.
Massachusetts Republicans to
Name Candidates for State
Offices To-Day.

| SARATOGA, n. Y, Sept 15.-There
has been long conference this after
! noon and evening in the headquarters
| of the Democratic state committee. Eff
| forts have been made to reconcile the
| County Democrats and to secure them a
| representation less than that which has
heretofore been theirs by precedent.
| The Counties declare they will
| accept nothing less than what belongs
| to them. AS yet nothing has been ac-
eomplished. Tonight the rumor spread
| that some other candidate would be
| placed on the state ticket for governor
in place of Flower. A Tammany man
| says 1t looks as if there would be pos
| sibility of the nomination not going
to him. Something must be done
to unity the discordant elements
in the convention. In spite of the ru-
mors afioat there is no good reason to
doubt that Flower will be nominated on
the first ballot. The counties and other
conIesting delegations in the state are
| eaucussing together, and maintain mys-
FERROUS reserve. They will not disclose
| their purposes until after the committee
| on credentials hand in their report.
| The committee on permanent organiza-
| ton quickly finished their work. George
| Raines, of Rochester, was continued as
| permanent chairman. The committee
On credentials have the heaviest part of
the work to perform. They listened for
| hours to contestants.
The Resolutions Committee
met at p. IN. A subcommittee was
| named TO consider the platform and re.
| port 10 the entire committee. The sub
| committee meeting adopted plank
| generally reaffirming the national plat
| forms of 1884 and 1888. denouncing the
| Sherman silver law as being no solution
of the gold and silver question. and con-
| demning the eXcesses of the Fifty-frst
| congress. Also strong platform deal
! ing entirely with state issues. When
! the whole committee reaSSembled at 9
| O'Clock the report of the subcommittee
was presented. Mr.. Tracy, of Albany,
| offered resolution amending the cur
rency plank to make it more explicit.
| To this amendment there was con-
| siderable opposition, Mr.. Croker offer
| ing a substitute which was accepted.
| The platform arraigns the Republican
! legislation of recent years; commends
| the recent assembly legislation; con-
| dennis the senate for not passing meas
| ures in the interests OF labor; expresses
| sympathy for the Jewish race; contains
| planks condemning the senate's action
on the worlds fair bill, and Endorses
| Gov. Hill and the other Democratic Of
| fieials. The ticket tonight is universally
| conceded to be:
Governor, Flower.
Lieutenant governor, Sheehan.
Attorney general, RoSendale.
| Secretary of state, Rice.
| Treasurer, Danforth.
| Comptroller, Campbell.
| Surveyor, Schenck.
ASSemblyman McClelland will NOM
| mate Mr.. Sheehan for second place on
| the ticket in the convention tomorrow.
The committee on contested seats de.
| cIded III most cases to give the contest
! ants a half representation, but Tam
many was given full representation in
| New York city,
| The following resolution was offered
| in the convention to-day in regard to
| the force bill:
Resolved That the convention commend
| the successful fight of the Democratic men,
| bers OF congress against that revolutionary
| and despotic legislation known as the force
| bill and that its thanks are especially due
| TO Senator Arthur P. German for his wise,
| gallant and successful leadership in the
| fight.