New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-30
THE ANTESNAP CONVENTION.
NOT HOTELS ENOUGH IN SYRACUSE TO HOLD
THE DELEGATES.
MILL HAS AN EMISsARY on THE GRoCND-A
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE AT WORK
WILL THE CONVENTION SEND A PRO-
TEsTING OR A coNTEsTING DELE
CATION TO CHICAGO?
IBY TELEGRAPH TO The IBIDuSEs

Syracuse Nav 29.--The demonstration Dy tne
friends of Grover Cleveland here on tuesday, at
The Democratic State Convention which they IN
TEND holding promises to be an imposing one, ac-
cordng TO the hotel prOpretOrs, who say that thcy
have been overrun with applications for rooms.
Such multitude of Democrats who think they Will
have chance of getting office if Mr.. Cleveland
i, elected President coming that 1T has been
deemed necessary 10 lodge some Of them in sleep
lng-cars, which Mr. Depew, the Republican president
Of the Ncw-York Central. has kindly furnished.
To-day the only indication OF the coming
convention was the figure of Samuel A. Boards
lev of Utica. Mr. Deardsey is not a Cleveland
man far from it, He is one Of the most vigorous
of the lieutenants of David b. Hill, and as such.
al his suggestion, was recently appointed State
Railroad Commissioner by Goverpor Flower. Mr.
Beardslcy receives $4,000 year salary and free
transportation over every railway line. He is
therefore fully equipped for any political mission
upon which he may be sent by David b Hill. Mr.
peardslcy's mission in Syracuse apparently was to
discover for MIR Hill whether Tuesdays convention
would be so audacionS as to eject delegation TO
the Democratic National Convention armed wit!
authority 10 contest tbc seats Of the Hill dcleea-
ton elected by the "freeze-out" convention Of
February 22 In the course Of the day Mr. Boards
lev was summoned to the long-dstancc telephone
by some one who wished 10 talk with him, and
since Mr. Hill came over to New.Iork from Wash
incton Yesterday one can easily understand who
was the man at the other end of the wire when
Beardsley WAS at the telephone here in Syracuse.
Mr.. Hill de- Tres tat Tuesdays convention
should simply elect protesting delegation and
avoid electng contesting delegation Beardsley
was able to send favorable report 10 Mr.. Hill
so far as the Syracuse Democratic boilers were
concerned The chief of these bolters, William
A. Beach, who was Collector of Internal Revenue
under President Cleveland and hopes to be again.
announces that he is opposed TO contcs'lng dele
CATION. What we should do" said Mr.. Beach.
is to elect about a dozen men TO 60 TO Chicago
and present a memorial TO the National
Democratic Convention, declaring that The delegates
of the February convention mSreprescnt the
sentiment of New-York Democrats when they ask
for the nomination of David b. Hill for President
and that their choice actually is Grover Clcve-
land All that is needful to show that the New
York Democrats are for Cleveland is for 1000
delegates and altcrnates 10 gather here upon Tues
dry with their friends and make that statement
in open convention.
Il also am opposed to electing an opposition
Democratic State Committee, because it would
indicate that the Democrats Of New
York State are divided into two factions and two
organizations What / favor doing is the election
of State committee of observation We can
preserve TIE organization which we have created
in the various counties and, if nccdful, go ahead
in another year and perfect it. But the present
year think it would be i.npoltic TO organize
rival Democratic organization to that controlled
by the regulars
Mr. Beachs policy, of course, meets with the
approval of Bcardsey and the Other Hill Demo
crats here II is also said that Mr.. Hill has CON
of
the convention and that they will support
Mr. Beach in this scheme TO lombard Mr.
Hill with blank cartridges.
Two prominent Cleveland Democrats arrived here
late tonight They were Maurice j. Power, the
leader Of tie County Democracy OF Ne"-lOrK'
and Colonel Robert Grier Monroe, OF New-iork'
n member Of Governor Flowers stall MI. rover
was reticent Il have simply come here, hc
said, as loolcr-on in Vienna. | wish to know
what is going 10 be done but not to take part in It,
have not been connected with this May convcn-
ton business
There is suspicion that Mr.. Power comes
here in Mr. Clevelands interest
put brakes uron the convention. Now
that Mr. Cleveland is 50 far in the leld III
the race for the Democratic nomination for Prcsi-
dent. many of his frien.s think that an ehor'
should he made 70 concilia,e the Hill Democrats,
as Mr.. Beach suggests, merely to send protest
inc de,eoation 70 Chicago and to eject sololy a
committee of observation and not rival Demo
cratic committee.
II, i rnmorad tonight that Governor Flower
ne ,bc counsel Of David i. I'LL, is Of
ierns patronage 70 hungry and THIRSTY sem
ocrats who will favor tic election merely OF Il
protesting delegation. Mr.. Bcards!ey, perhaps
was able to profter a good deal OF valuaoie o'""
patronage while here to-day.
Colonel Monroe said to The Tribune CORE
spon1.nt tonight When left Ncw-lork, the
sentiment there was in favor of sending con
testsg delegation
Probably he reflected in this respect the views
CT William r. Grace. who Will be here W-nioi
row and will take rooms at the Vanderbilt iiouHe'
WHIT will Charles S Fairchild, Secretary OF the
Treasury under the Cleveland Administration, al
yise2 Will lie bring tomorrow instruc-
,iots & from Mr. CleyelanG to ,,,o,. refrain .inn
IN assailing I!ill's New-lork deega,lIIn gIn
Mr. Fairchld also will take rooms az lle nanue, .,
bilt The same house also viii contain to-inorIow
Henry A Richmond OF Bufao ex-senator norton
Chase, and Lewis Pratt, OF Albany +. I. [ech.
of Dansvllc Walter Bunn, OF & ,oopefTT.omn To'mas
F Kinnev Of Ttca: William +. Northrop, Of
SANDY Iiil. and John +. Ashc. of Fulton, ,o,o
The Globe Hotel will be crowded w'ii WI rrantl'n deu
TncSe Jobn &. Milburn, and other leading
Cleveland Democrats Of buffalo. Here also VIII III
a delegation OF $50 from Brooklyn hcndci by
Tdwjn NJ. Shepard and George Foster feaDody.
and forty deesates from Troy headed by other Ss
d.Iooa,.s ot the Globe will be cx-Asscmblyman
Green. Of Gloversville; eN-Ahsemblyman 'neIi:
Of saratoga C. Augustus llaviland. Of BroSNyn OK.
Fcnjamin /. Whe-.,r Ithaca Alexander Z. Crr, oi
W. Chauncey and Archibald l.. Sessions OF Brook
bn. - chairman
NJ ,ha convcpt,on will be John ID. Herman,
Of Utica. The platform of the convention' j. Is
said has already been drawn by Charles :: fa1r h
child and f. Eery Anderson ana has recclHeu '''
final tonches from the hands Of DIR. Cady iierrick;
There is 70 be no reference to Senator lill ana
Clevclands Administration !, pIased Lhe e. p,n, npo-
form will tell why the convention wss lr'u ~ tob.