The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-05
DEMOCRATS IN SARATOGA.
INDICATIONS OF 4 QUIET AND MAR
MoSIOUs CONVENTION

HONIOUS CONIENIfON.
The AntI.-nn ppers Mako n Feeble showing
They say that Not n Protest viii he
Made Against Judge Mnypnrd's Nomina.
tion-Cord Meyer, DR., OF Long Isinnd
Likely 10 Lead the TIcket-HuEh DUR,
OF Cortland May be Named for 81. "a
Treasurer, Frank Campbell for ComptroI.
Ter Martin scheuck for state EuEineer, and
simon W. Rosendnle for Acknowledgement
4 SARATOGA, Oct. mo quieter preliminaries
: ever led up to so important State Convention
' as this Of the Democrats at Saratoga. The
new roaring gas well that has Just been struck
here might better have been discovered In
Syracuse, whore 1t could be drawn on to feed
to the Republicans all the oise and gas they
require to give semblance OF vitality and
purpose to that unucky party. Here In Sara
togs practically solid party seems bent on
quiet and businesslike procedure. Up to the
eve OF the Convention not q brass band has
been turned on. no clustering regiment from
the dead and gone County Democracy shakes
the village with Its tread, and even Tam
many's two train loads came along without
brass music. Nothing like disputing or dis
agreement marks the conduct Of the crowds.
Saratoga 10 still In tho summer resort bust
ness. The biggest hotels in the world are
closed but tho 800 smaller hotels and boarding
houses are said to shelter 5000 idlers The
summer shops are all open. and tho trade In
souvenir spoons and tresome japanese creek
cry still goes on. although there are red-hot
stoves In the office and dining room of the
Adelphi Hotel and Senator Edward Murphy Is
sitting in his bedroom with the windows
flung wide open to let out the heat Of crack
Ling crate fire.
This evening. at tho first table in the Adelphi
dining room. there sat In a circle the following
giants OF the Democracy: Senator Murphy,
who, by the way. Is to remain at the head OF
the State Committee: Lieut-Gov. Shee-
han, Corporation Counsel Clark. Rich
ard Croker. Senator Cantor and Mayor
Gilroy. Scattered about the room were
many aud many another great light
Of the Jeffersonian following. Among those
were John y. Mckane. the Ward McAllister OF
Coney Island and Sunday school teacher Of
Gravesend. and Thomas Z. Pearsall. who was
curly haired at the time Of the Beechor trial.
but now wears locks Of formal cut. as beRt a
man who aspires to the Supreme Court bench.
Elsewhere sat James W. Rdgway. still the
Adons Of Brooklyn: John Delmar. OF whom it
is said: No man can possibly be as honest as
John Delmar looks:" also Col Michael C. MUIR
phy. who could write the history OF metropoli-
tan New York out OF his own experiences,
and Julius Caesar Lully. Just back from Chi
caao with the triangle Of the thirty-third de-
gree Of Masonry on his left hand little finger.
There was old Judge Greene OF Orange. who
could sit for picture OF any one Of dozen OF
the patriot fathers and there was Judge Silver
Tongued Grady. whose political career shows
that he would always rather be right than get
left There was the mild anti-snapper. Con.
gresham Tracey, and the courtly Insurance
Superintendent, James Pierce.
The Republican newspapers will say that
every State official and every deputy is here.
and that Is true: but 1t is no more true than
that every ex-offieial who Is alive Is at the
Syracuse Convention. and the Democrats are
willing to leave it to posterity to say whether
jubilant convention OF active men Is not
more to be gloried In than a funeral gathering
Of has beens.
1t is not often that the Conventions OF the |
two leading parties meet simultaneously.
This happened Just eleven years ago. in the |
time OF that historical hurricane that blew out
Judge Foger and blew in Grover Cleveland as
Governor and Presidential candidate. In that |
year the Democrats met at Syracuse. and the |
Republicans held their Convention here. |
There are 1884 delegates to this Convention.
and the anti-snappers are making q feeble |
showing and a penny-whistle noise. As the |
case will stand when the doors Of the big vii |
lage hall open tomorrow. there will be only |
thirty-nine OF these sexless but ladyliks poll |
nelans on hand. II all the contests In the State
are decided in their favor there will be only
tWenty-one moro. or sixty In all. OF
the non-contested anti-snapper delega-
lions. Albany and Queens send nine Ulster
ST. and three come from each Of the following
s sSa Mesro.E Essex CLIFTON Warren Orange
SHNn{t IN favor Of the antl;snappers this
s WSuld , send three each from Chenango. Mon
The A are ise Mayne tr daa
sSi, and inclined to shove the blame for
IA s plfa{ ~ showing upon the back Of Dam
a. much as he should. lie could have s " done
b ~ t tinas az well Il he tried That
~ over the State. but Just . sporadic disturb
a asS d here r and there in which Senator car.
tha,wMs li.kno agitator. whose name is some
,snk ge popDy Cox will submit to tho Con
on e a s se1 whSh
asrSITrS age o nomination OF women to oice
Woman for sserssarV 81 tSte. n she sha BE-
sos' do Sf hff 4Gs' td% si
Ie6e Il, Is set up this new idea will be adopted
MI m, th1 women viii all be fit,
"a me Hon. Dan Lockwood OF Buffalo and OF
atSong Ts viii be the permanent Chairman OF
Iho Cohyention. according to senator Murphy
,atioIp PLATFORM will endorse both State and
a srstie duty and pride, 1t 10 said that not
Eoess or speech will be uttered against the
, y hppeals; This is the prediction OF those
,nT say that In consideration Of their small
lShIhpers II Is ineXpedient to offer protests
rrhsn could only disturb the Convention.
icSy 40 not say that they mean to knife the
nv On election day. That Is what others
,n AS tor the tic et the smoke OF doubt that has
,isvsro It Is rapidly thinning. and many
b s,g men think they can read every name
aer p ass been blocked out ready for the ban
MOI painters arn OF tomorrow. The name OF the
SswTTn Little Mac" now President OF the
IN H. ofk Board Of Aldermen. Is not now read
roiaasea 70 be rid Of the uncertainty. Mr..
nysiura ana Mr. Giiroy both argue that he Is
hin tn. where he Is. and that true friend
,iss hi III MN would prompt his friends o adj
AHA In r. 10 pursue his metropolitan career J
nav ~ man 70 break II ana begin at Albany a
o go One; which president does very little
ls an ~, II nomination here is as good
Il madeie SECTION 1t Is quite within the bounds
an hosaethtlon to say that young Col McClel-