St. Paul daily globe., 1891-09-15
TALK OF The knife,
The County Democracy Not
to Be Given Seats To-Day
at Sarato ga.
Its Delegates May Go Home
and Quietly Knife the
Ticket.
Roswell P. Flower to Be Nom
mated Easily on the First
Ballot.
Some Talk Of a Bolt of Shee-
han by the Cleveland
Contingent.

recognize the County Democracy as en-
titled to representation in the conven-
tion. The County Democracy held a
caucus early this evening. A resolu-
tion was passed demanding that
the County Democracy be given
its full moiety of representation
i'll the conYention-thirty-six votes.
When it became known that this had
been done the opinion was freely ex-
pressed that unless something was con-
ceded to the County Democracy the
ticket would be "knjfed'' in New York
city. The state committee met at s
o'clock. Mr.. Griffin, of the twenty
second district, moved that the clerk
call the preliminary roll. This was
done. 1t contained the names of the
seventy-two Tammany hall delegates.
The County Democracy men raised a
question as to the correctness of the roll,
and the clerk explained that it was the
only list he had received. Mr.. Foster
moved to substitute the names of thirty
six County Democracy delegates and to
withdraw the names or thirty-six Tam
many Hall men. This precipitated the
fight which had been impending, and
heated discussion followed. Mr.. Nc
Mahon moved that the list of delegates
as read by the clerk be adopted. After
debate which extended over more than
an hour, the motion of Mr.. McMahon
was declared carried by a vote of tWen-
ty-two to ten. On the announcement of
the vote the representatives of the
County Democracy Withdrew
from the committee. George Raines
was elected temporary chairman. There
is no doubt of the nomination of Flower
for governor on the first ballot. d. J.
Griffin, who is Mr.. Flowers personal
representative, said this evening that
Mr.. Flower would have every vote on
the first ballot except the thirty-sx
from Kings county. Mr.. Griffin puts no
faith in the threat of second couven-
ton. He says it is ''bluf"
"When men are beaten, they must
take their medicine" he said.
The Chaplin men would like to see
second convention organized. They
were feeling very blue this morning and
all through the early afternoon. No one
outside Chapin'S headquarters would
talk anything but Flower. Hugh Nc
Laughlin, the leader of the Kings
county delegation, who had come to a
convention for the first time in years
to give personal supervision to Mr.
Chapin's campaign. was especially dis
gruntled. The Chaplin men gained
some spirits when the Kings County
Democratic club. 700 strong, marched
down Broadway five abreast, headed by
big band, and wheeled into the Grand
Union hotel. The arrival of this dele
CATION of
Chaplin ShOuters
did not give them any courage or de-
ceive them about the prospects; but it
gave them company in their miserable
condition, and was very welcome. 1t
was O'Clock when the Kings county
people came in. Tammany hall had
sent 400 braves, who arrived on three
special trains at odd hours. They made
no demonstration when they came in,
with the brilliance of their crimson
badges with ''Tammany Hall'' outlined
on them in metal script. The Albany
phalanx. 100 strong, followed the Kings
county delegation. 1t presented the
grandest appearance of any of the visit
ing organizations. The New York
County Democracy came in about
o'clock, bringing 300 men and a brass
band. 1t was voted by old timers that
there were more people gathered to-
getber i'll Saratoga this evening
than had ever been in attend
ance at a Democratic convention be-
fore. And the enthusiasm was none
the less because the principal work of
the convention seemed to have been
outlined clearly in advance. 1t was an
nounced this evening that even the idea
OF holding night session tomorrow to
go OIL with the business had been aban-
dOned, and that when the temporary
organization shall have been completed
and the committees appointed to-
morrow the convention would adjourn
until O'Clock Wednesday morning.
This is the programme tonight. 1t may
be changed in the morning, but as mat
ters now stand the business of to-mor-
row will be chiefly the meeting of the
committee on credentials.
Erie COunty's Trouble.
Hon. Wilson S. Bissell, of Buffalo,
arrived here to-day. In discussing the
trouble in Erie county, he said:
1--WE are III very bad shape in Erie
county,"
''Do you refer to the Sheehan contro-
versy?"
''Yes. that is the trouble.'
'sWhat effect will Sheehan's nomina-
tion haVe?'
''If he is nominated for lieutenant
governor it will mean a loss OF 5000
votes in the state"
Whom do you prefer for the second
place?o
Anybody who can help the ticket to
victory; anybody but Sheehan. With
Sheehan on the ticket he will suffer
terribly. We are here as Democrats and
in the interest of the Democratic party,
and'; hope to. preVent what, in our
judgment, would be greao anistake.D
There is now some talk of the with
drawal of the Cleveland men from the
convention in the event of Sheehan's
nomination. What is there in that
story?"
''Oh, don't think that can be true.
There will be no second convention"
The representatives of the Cleveland
Democracy Of Erie county, under
the leadership of III. p. Bis
sell, Col. Norman E. Mack and
A. +. Scheu, held conference tonight
with view to bringing about COM
promise with Mr.. Sheehan, agreeing to
support him for lieutenant governor
provided he would agree to place Mr..
Scheu on the state committee. Mr..
Sheehan offered to appoint man Of his
own choosing on the committee, but
would not consent to yield the place to
Mr.. Scheu, The conference, therefore,
availed nothing, and the breach between
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