Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-28
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
THE GREAT CONVENTION OF DEM
 OCRATS IN NEW YORK.


 NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-One of the grandest political demonstrations that has ever occurred in this country will take place next month when will be held in this city the convention of the National Association of Democratic Clubs.
 On the 3d of October the New York State League of Democratic Clubs will hold its convention and on the 4th and 9th of the month will occur the quad rennial convention of the National As sociation of Democratic Clubs.
 These gatherings will be held in the great assembly hall, now in process of construction in the structure known as the New York Industrial building, which covers the entire block bounded by Lex ington avenue, Forty-third and Forty fourth streets and Depew avenue.
 The auditorium is an immense affair, and will comfortably seat 14 1000 persons. The stage to be erected will hold 500 in- vited guests and others. The decoration of the interior will be of the most elab- crate character, including the disposal on the platform of tropical plants, shields of the several states and devices fitted to electrical illuminations, etc.
 On the evening of the Sd of October there will be a great street parade of German clubs for the purpose of offer ing a fitting welcome to the visiting clubs, to whom will be further extended the courtesies of the state and metropo- lis by Governor Flower and Mayor Grant, of this city, and Mayor Boody, of Brooklyn. On the following night a great torchlight procession will be the feature to mark the close of the first days proceedings of the convention itself.
 A grand stand is to be erected on Madison square, and the delegates marching past in solid phalanx will be reviewed by Grover Cleveland and Adlai D. Stevenson. Many novel fea- lures will be introduced, which will make it exceedingly picturesque. One of the innovations will consist of the in- troduction of enormous search lights dis posed at convenient points, whose rays will be thrown from the rear, thus making the avenue as bright as day while still protecting the eyesight of the marchers.
 As may be well imagined, an under taking of such magnitude has involved an immense amount of planning and VI | the committee of arrangements in the ! Hoffman House has been for the past two weeks the busiest political head quarters in New York. William D'H l Washington is the chairman of thi> committee, and Frederic Goodwin sec retary. Charles J. Canda, of II Pine street, ex-treasurer of the Democratic national committee, has accepted the position of treasurer.
 MT. William c. Whitney has headed | the subscription list with a check for the sum of $1 ,000.
 The preparations for this great demon. | stration are well advanced, and there is | every assurance from the present indica tions that the entire plans will be car ried out with perfect success. The gen | tlemen whose names have been men | toned are ably assisted by this executive committee: Ex-Mayor Franklin Fdsop | ex-Sheriff Peter Bowe, Senator William l.. Brown, William H. Burke, T. Ashby | Beall, M. w. Carr, General Ferdinand P. Earle, William Forster, John J. Gil ! roy, Frederick w. Hinrichs, William B | Hazeltine, Frederick R. Lee, David Nc. ! Clure, D. McCord, Nicholas Muller, Jr. | Jordan l.. Mott, Henry c. Miner, Frank B. Murtha, Augustus w. Peters, of the | Consolidated exchanges; ex-Assembly l man Louis F. RannOw, Walter Stanton | Assemblyman Walter SHlzer, Charles l G. F. Wahle and Clermont H. Wilcox.
 Ex-Lieutenant Governor Chauncey F | Black, president of the National Asso citation of Democratic Clubs, has WIT L | ten strong letter of approval cf the ! thn 1X-iTi T onstrations to Secretary Goodwin, whicl is supplemented by another equally strong letter of indorsement written by Lieutenant Governor Sheehan, chair man of the campaign committee of the Democratic state committee.
 At the last meeting of the genera committee in charge of the arrange ments this resolution was adopted:
 "Resolved, That this committee, rec ognizing fully the importance to the Democratic party in the national can vass, not only of the city, but through out the country, of the successful ac' complishment of the work of this com mittee, urgently recommends to all ! Democrats and Democratic organiza. tions of the metropolitan district that the efforts of this executive committee be accorded ardent support and earnest cooperation, to the end that this conven ton shall not only be made a success and it's deliberation prove of great infu ence on the canvass for the election o1 | Cleveland and Stevenson, but also re fleet the greatest honor upon the De mocracy of New York"
 The work of preparation is now going forward briskly in the hands of these subcommittees, which were created al the meeting of the executive committee