The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-17
THE NEW STATE COMMITTEE.
Few Changes In It's Personnel and No
Change in lts Loyalty 20 Hin.

Few Changes In It's Personnel and No
Change in lts Loyalty TO Hill.
SARATOGA. Sept 1G.-The new State Com
mittee met to organize Immediately after tho
adjournment OF the Convention In tho club
room OF the Grand Union Hotel. On motion OF
Mr. Griffin. James W. RidEway was chosen to
preside temporarily. Edward Murphy. Jr.
was then 70 lected Chairman OF the committee
and briefly spoke his thanks for tho renewed
expression of confidence in him. Samuel a.
Benrdsley OF Oneida was reelected Secretary.
William b. Kirk Treasurer and Charles II.
De Frecst clerk OF the committee.
William Hamilton OF the Thirty-flrst district
then called attention to the vacancy in tho
Thirty-thrd district which adjoins the one he
represents. Tho six delegates from part OF
Erie county and the six from Niagara county
had been unable to agree upon choice.
Niagara pronounced for W, Caryl Ely. and tho
rest of tho divided dozen for John NJ. WILEY.
In the hope that choice would yet be made.
MIR Hamilton moved that the committee should
wait until it's next meeting before filling the
vacancy.
W. Bourke Cochran moved as an amendment
that W. Caryl Ely be elected. The vote was 26
o2l in favor OF Mr.. Ely. Mr.. Hamilton. who
voted in the negative, explained that he had u
netting sGainss Mr. Ely but was In favor OF
The usual motion was then adopted empow-
ering the Chairman 10 appoint an Executive
Committee and other good Democratic mate.
rial. and the committee adjourned subject TO
Inc ps H o! the State Committee is very
little changed. and it's political complexion as
to The ~. strength q The I L NM %.:
in the First. district. Changes the head
Only change in lie Brook Iyn delegation is the
McCarty. another evidence, OF the we'll under:
stoo a RI that the presdent o OF
A But h CHANCE
in the attitude OF the Kings county four. III.
. Of being slassed as the friends OF
linn New York; n.a IL moi Of .sht
this loss IN brooklyn is made up at once 6y
9n5 eTd the seT s
m fiS ush Vk Grant ". Gou1is A cock
The w as ds
from the tribe Of Tammany are Register Frank
down the list until tie Twen.ie,G , district Is
cyrus Stewart This Is, e gain to the msshine'
as Stewart was rather the other way. Tho re-
there Were lively contests at the caucGses o and I'd
the conventions in this district which included
saratoga, Schenectaoy. montgomery. tulton.
and Hamilton count les. There are no re-
elections Of men who are classed BY the
the 4 wenty. nin,h district is reached. There
the nomination OF Frank Campbell on the State
ticket made the selection OF successor to him
on the committee necessary. JuhnC. FlanA-
gan gan. the successor. is described rs being all
Ia,rick J. sntle>'s successor. William Hamil.
eass.d inst The s nent but ha ne is
ing Of Gerhard :, Lang in The place that
hnd he not been nominated On the Stat ticket.
1t is unnecessary to say makes no nj Grafton
In the strength Of the machine side. So, 1t is
seem by those who have made careful an
nIysis ofthe situation that the control OF the
STAT organization Is lust where it was before.
The most interesting feature Of the changes
is the selection Of Mr.. sheehan's successor
was very friendly with Groyer Cleveland. even
after he went to the Viii House and
broke OF many Of his Buffalo associations.
Mr. ,Sheehan in tho primaries and conventions
IN Erie county this fall wa, inspired by the
charge that be was trying 10 get delegates for
himself for Lieutenant 6 ovsrnor and for state
Committeeman at the same time. Tho choice
Of Mr. Lang will therefore do much to keep
what arc called tho Erie troubles from hurting
Mr. Sheohan's vote.