New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-28
THE ALBANY CONVENTION.
Continued from First Pa
on the stage. The seats on the stage VIII acconlno
date several hundred persons.
MEETING OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.
ITS MEMBERSHIP NOT TO BE INCREAsED-oUT-
LINE OF THE PLATFORM.

ITS MEMBERSHIP NOT TO BE INcREAsED-oUr-
LINE OF THE PLATFORM.
Albany April 81 (SpcclaD.-The State Committee
met this evening at O'Clock In the Kenmore Hotei'
to complete the arrangements for the convention to-
morrow Those present were: Ist District. stephen
williams: lid Charles T. Dunnell: IVth ID. VI. liur-
ley With, Francis T. williams; With. william II.
Corsa: With Lucas J.. Van Allen: With. John Col
Inns IXth, John II. Nugent: Xth. william N. Hoag;
XIth Clarence W. Meade; XIIth, william Brookfeld;
XIIIth Frank Raymond; XIVth, James W. Hustled;
XVIII D. b. OdeI. IT.. XVIth. Louis F. Payn; XVIlth,
James Ballantne; XVIIltr John a. Quackenbush'
XIXth, George Campbell XXth. John Kellogg; XXIst,
F. d. Kburn XXlId. Isaac l.. Hunt. jr; XNAild'
james f. Mitchell, proxy. for Charles A. Chckerlhg'
XXIVth Hobart Kline; XXVth, Clarence c. Bowl
XXVIth. Edmund O'Connor. proxy for George W.
Dunn: XVIII. John IL. Camp; XXVlIlth, John W.
Dwight; XXIXth, John F. ParkhnHt; XXXth George
w. Aldrdge: XXXIst, james W. wadsworth XXXIld,
John " scatcherd XXXIIIf. A. J. Porter: XXXlNh,
" J. Glenn: additional member. william b. Derrick
The first business taken up was the report OF the
subcommittee appointed. at the last meeting OF the
State Committee to investigate and to report upon the
advabillty of increasing the membership Of the com
mittee Louis F. Payn, the chairman Of this body re-
ported in favor of increasing the committee by the
appointment By the State Committee Of twelve add
tional members This point debated at consider
Offered by General Hustled that the New State Com
mitte be selected from the Congressional districts as
they exist under the law adopted. This plan
will undoubtedly create much confusion for some time
as the new Congress districts in the country are OF
great area and counties which heretofore have been
in different districts have been thrown together. The
Democratic State Committee remains this year as 1t
last year.
on the motion Of Mr.. Adrldge, the State Committee
member from Rochester william A. Sutherland, of that
city, was selected as temporary chairman Of the con-
vention John s. Kenyon, the secretary Of the State
Committee WAS named for temporary secretary. John
w. Dwight announced that there a contest in
seneca and that the leaders Of the respective delega-
lions wished TO be heard before the names
Oi any Of the delegates from that county were
put upon the roll. The committee decided to put
upon the roll the names Of the delegates presenting
credentials and TO refer the control to the Committee
OH Contested seats when appointed. The State Com
mittce will meet In the morning at 10 80 o'clock to
receive from each district the Of the members
of the Committees Contested seats, on RESOLUTIONS
and Platform on Delegates at~Large on Electors at
Large and on Permanent organization.
The Platform which will be presented to the con-
vention tomorrow has not been completed tonight,
the convention will take backward step from the
position wi ch the Republican party has taken on all
Of the great questions OF the day 10 Will be sound
on the tariff and on silver. The theft of the Senate
bv the Democrats the fammany Hall ReappOftiOn-
ment bills the invasion of cities. and the generally bad
and reckless Of the Democratic Legislature will
receive proper treatment