New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-01
ALL FOR CLEVELAND.
BUT NO CONTEST ORDERED.
THE "ANTISNAPn DELEGATES TO ACT AS 4
UNIT, AS THE MAJORITY DECIDE.
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING AT SYRACUSE OF
THE EXPREsIDENr'S FRIENDs-HIs NoMI,
NATION STRONGLY URGED-HILL's Md
WINTER FREEZE.oUT' yIGOR
OUsLY DENoUNCED-PRoCEED.
INGs OF THE CONVENTION.
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Democratic State Convention, might be ex-
pected, to-day vocferousy recommended his
nomination for President. The convention also
elected seventy-two Cleveland delegates to the
National Convention, and instructed them to 4" vote
as unit" Furthermore, the convention elected
another Democratic State Committee for the pur-
pose it is said, of having medium for the dis
pensation Of campaign funds if Cleveland is
nominated, more trustworthy than the present
State Committee controlled by David Hill.
This disclosure of lack of confidence in Mr.. HillA
committee greatly panied several agents OF Mr.
Hill who were observing the proceedings of the
convention, and their feeling Of sorrow was not
alayed when ex-NIayor William R. Grace, Of
New-York, whom every one here recognized as tho
master spirit of the work of organizing and
directing the convention, intimated broadly thas
Tammany Hall was merely waiting fitting
opportunity for discarding Hill and going over
TO Cleveland.
The convention was a big one. The delegates
and spectators filed Alhambra Hall, big skating
rink, which will seat 1000 persons. Every
seat in the hall and on the platform taken
and hundreds stood about the hall. Indeed, the
delegates, alternates and political clubs were dis
gustingly numerous in the eyes OF Mr.. Hills
eutenants, who had come here TO create dis
vention if it should be small one What the
Hill men did find to say was that the majority
Of the delegates were kid glove Democrats"
and that there was Il noticeable lack of repre-
sentatves OF the short hairs" Of the Democratic
party Just before the convention met 1t was
rumored about the hall that ex-Presdent Cleve-
land had sent a telegram requesting that no
contesting delegation be sent to the National Con-
vention and that his telegram had been received
by Charles s. Fairchild, his Secretary Of the
Treasury When Mr.. Fairchd was asked about
the truth of this rumor he said that IL had
absolutely foundation, and he added the I'M
portant information that Mr. Cleveland was noo
in communication with the leaders OF the con-
vention Indeed it would have been very late
for the leaders of the convention to have retraced
their steps in response to any such statements
from Mr. Cleveland, for the resolutions and plat
form already given To the press associations, as
well as the coming speech Of John ID. herman, the
chairman of the convention, were all prepared
with the understanding that contesting dele
CATION should he sent.
The hall was decorated with American flags
As in all Democratic conventions, the delegates
from New-York AMI Brooklyn occupied front seats
On one side of the aisle sat +. Ellery Anderson.
Francis NJ Scott, Thomas Costigan aid other
leaders OF the New-York delegation. On the
other side were Edwin VI. Shepard, George Eos
ter Peabody, +. w. IIinrichs and other brooklyn
leaders Further back in the throng. one saw
the faces of Daniel MaCone, of Ogdensburg; Walter
r. Bunn Of CooperstOwn; Franklin ID. Locke, OF
Buffalo, and other leaders of the Democratic re-
volt in the interi, OF the State. On the stage
sat William X. Grace and Charles 5. Fairchild,
Of Ncw-Yorl<: Jim D. Kernan of Utica: John
g. Milburn, of Buffalo: Robert 4. Maxwell, OF
Batavia, and other prominent leaders
THE CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER.
Promptly at room Mr. fairchild came forward
70 call the convention to order His short, burly
figure and scholarly face with its eyeglasses were
swiftly recognized. and he greeted with q
tempest of cheers. Indeed, the enthusiasm of tho
convention throughout the proceedings. was no
ticcabIe Mr. Fairchild made the following
pointed LITTLE speech
ON behalf Of the Provisional Committee, call
th. Democratic Convention Of the state Of New-YOrk
to order. ON February 30 last few Of you mot
together in the city Of Albany, and Issued an Invita-
ton to your fellow Democrats throughout the stats
to meet here I'm syracuse. and at that time | made
the prediction that the only difficulty would be to
find hall large enough TO Accommodate all cur
friends. And here you in thousands, 10 do your
work for our beloved party Permit me personally
TO thank the hundreds OF Democrats through the
state who have 50 upSefshly supported this move
ment for the Democratic party. We have only TO
10 on in "A conservative manner, asking nothing for
ourselves that would not grant 10 any one
else. We have only to on calmly and quietly
and will achieve than has been done during
the present generation for the Democratic party.
Thanking you for your attention, | have now tho
honor OF nominating your chairman John D.
Herman, Of Oneida
The eN-Secretary put the motion and it was
carried with enthusiasm. Mr.. kernans
who was thus cho-en temporary chair
man. is a man of about fifty years of age, Of
good height with broad shoulders and iron gray
hair and mGstache. lie strongly resembles his
distinguished father. eN-Unitcd States Senator
Francis Herman, of Ctica. The son looks like an
able man, and has proved that he il one by good
work as a lawyer and State Railroad Com
missioner
Mr.. Kernans speech was a diplomatic one.
Evidently it had been subjected TO scrutiny be-
fore its delivery, and all sentences cancelled
which were deemed dangerous. Nevertheless one
or two crcpt in which will not make the Hill
Democrats any more amiable when they read it.
For instance, Mr.. Herman, at the very beginning
of his speech, thus denounced the Hill Demo
crafts for omitting all reference 10 Cleveland in
their platform adopted on February ~ in Albany.
They sent delegates to present TO the National Con.
vcnticp. to be held fonr months LAT e. the cet ana
barren outlook of February the full lowered June
sentiment - Democrats in this state % candidate',
PLATFORM which ultIpNdllN ANA NcHoU'u>B
represented NewNork Democrats deliberately cnor-
ing the clean and sturdy record of the cnly Demo
cratic National administration that had blessed orr
country in over thirty years. They played Hamlet
without any Hamlet.
THE SNAP CONVENTION An ABUSE OF TRUST.
This attack aroused prolonged cheering. Mr..
Herman declared that the convention was but "a
halt on the march to the National Convention Of
2OO. 900 New-York Democrats, and of as many
more enlisted sympathizcrs." These seventy-two
delegates to Chicago. he hotly declared went to
wage war against their disfanchisement in the
February 22d convention The freeze-out con-
venton" was the result of abuse OF trust by tho
men responsible for it, and. what was worse,
of the wishes OF the Demo-