Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-16
POLITICIANS IN COMMITTEE.
Trying to Settle Disagrecments Of the Ne
York Democrats.

| lorkuemocraUc convenCon NJ caratoBa unIsneu
its work last night. Most Of the contesting
and sitting delegations were allowed half vote
each. In New York Tammany was allowed the
full representation.
There was a long conference yesterday after
noon and evening in the headquarters Of the
state committee at the Grand Union Hotel.
At the conference were Messrs. Murphy,
Croker and others. Efforts were made to
reconcile the county democrats and to secure
:Aem a representation less than that which has
heretofore been theirs by precedent. The
/ counties declared they would accept moth
| ing less than what belongs to them. PROPOSE
| tons and counter propositions passed between
the headquarters Of the state committee and
the county democrats.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE THAN FLOWER.
About o'clock tho rumor spread that some
other candidate would be placed on the state
ticket in place of Flower. John J. Martin, an
officer Of the citizens alliance OF New York,
| said he would not be at all surprised IL the
| ticket was broken.
1T looks tonight" lie said. '.as IL there would
| be possibility OF the nomination going to Hill
after ALL There seems to be evidence that
something must be done to unity the dis
corclant elements In the convention. The talk
around is that the slate now proposed will be
broken"
| In spite Of the rumors afioat there was no
| good reason to. doubt that Flower would be
/ nominated on the first ballot. His friends said
that he would have the vote of every delegate
/ except those from Kings county, who would
! give a complimentary vote to Chaplin.
The county democrats persisted in their
course and demanded their full representation.
| Ex-Assistant District Attorney John W. Golf
said that he knew Of no second convention
ahead.
| The counties and other contesting delega-
tions IN the state were caucusing together last
| evening and maintained mysterious reserve.
| They would not disclose their purposes until
after the committee on credentials hand in
| their report.
| COMMITTEE on CONTESTED SEATS.
| The committee on contested seats met at
! O'Clock in the afternoon. On motion of James
kidgeway the contest of the fourth assembly dis
| trict in Albany county first heard.
| The contestants in the fourth assembly dis
| trict of Albany county represent the Garside
adherents OF Cohoes, who are fighting the regu-
| lar organization there, which recognizes the
leadership of ID. Cady Herrick i'll Albany
county. Mr.. p. d. Niver made the arguments
| for the Garside party, endeavoring to show
| why his friends should be recognized as the
| regulars. ID. Cady Herrick member Of the
committee, replied on behalf of the Larkin
| organization. Mr.. Ridgeway urged that the
! contest be Immediately decided. This was lost
and motion that all contests be heard before
any decision shall be rendered was adopted
| districts outside of New York were then taken
up in their order. All of these contests, with
| the exception of the first and second districts
| of Wayne are factional contests. The two in
Wayne are merely the result Of local strife
| among leaders the same side.
1t was finally decided to admi. the Tammany
| delegates.
AT WORK ON THE PLATFORM.
The committee on platform adjourned till
Q o clock this evening, leaving subcommittee
| to proceed with the work
| The stumbling block that the committee ran
against was the silver question good many
of the members are fighting shy of the matter.
| Some favor letting it alone altogether. 1t is
safe to say that the plank dealing with the sill
yer question is going to give the committee
! more annoyance and trouble than any other.
One member said that the first draft of a reso-
luton had been met by proposal after pro-
posal amending it, representing all shades of
! opinion on the silver question. On the prison
labor question there is great unanimity. Every
member OF the committee is in favor OF adopt
ing resolution urging such legislation as will
/ prevent prison labor coming into competition
| with that of honest men and women.
Mr.. Jenkins Of Brooklyn offered the follow
ing:
| Resolved. That we stand with the record Of
the democratic party and with the declaration
| of Grover Cleveland against all legislation
| tending to bring about the reckless experiment
OF free, unlimited and Independent silver coin
age"
| CONGRESSMAN Tracy Of ALBANY offored reso-
| linton asserting that the comnnIsorv or nm
| limited nurcbase and COINAGE of siIra, would
| imnair ne sonnanass NJ onr cnrrency or6 on
| danger the business interests of the conmtrr
Discussion followed mon Mr.. Cockran's mo-
ton. which wns tinally carried and this snb-
COMMITTEES was named. Mcssrs ID a Gr;f;n
William Purcell Bourke COCHRAN Mr. Rocers
of Columbia county. congressman Tracy Of
| ALBANY 7 Edward Simmons nj New York ava
David Boody of Brooklyn.
At the subcommittee meeting the discussion
fret arose on the question as to whether the
platform should contain any reference To fed
eral questions further than reaffirmation Of
the national democratic platforms of 1884 and
1888 II was ultimately determined miami
| mously to make reference in the platform to
federal questions otherwise than by reaffirma-
ton
Mr. oocksan snerenpon onered plank gen.
1854 and is3s denonncinr the sherman silver
law rs being no solution Of the gold and silver
question and condempinp the excuses of the
fiftieth Congress The committee discussed
this plank in all its phases and determined to
report it unanimously. together with strong
platform dealing entirely with state issues
| which Mr. Cochran also presented. The senti,
ment of the majority of the committee was
| against taking any action upon Mr., jerks
resolution indorsing Mr.. Cleyeland's letter to
| the Cooper Union meeting last January