The sun., 1893-10-06
DEMOCRATS IN CONVENTION.
THEY oReAHzF, APPOINT COMMIT
TEES. AND ADJOURN UNTIL TO-DAY


Scene. 4. and Outside or tho Magnificent
New Convention Hsii-Pen photographs
or tho Leaders In tho New York city
acknowledgements Lockwood OF
Bu6.io Chosen TO Preside Over the Con-
vsntiou-Ths Anti-Sbnppers Treated ns
,rThey were Democrats md Not Enemies
of the Party Who Need TO B- Pinos'ed-
Smith NJ. Weed Turned Down by Dele
gates on whom R- Reiied-ue Won't Have
. Representative on the state Comuittec.
s,p.roa., Oct 5.-The first day OF the Demo-
cratic State Convention was quiet and unevent-
ful. After n very short session the leaders
snent many busy hours at committee work.
INT tho rank and file took q holiday and made
. bovllne gala day OF It, The impression has
zone abroad through Republican and Mug
vump mediums that tho Democrats are trying
10 pacate the anti-snappers. and that this is
because they look forward to n close and
stubborn fight for success. Nothing OF the
sort Is talked OF here by any but Repub-
lcsns The anti-snappers have been treated
precisely as II they are Democrats. II
they are Democrats they will be interested In
the success OF the ticket. II they are not in
terested in it and active for It after the treat
ment they are now receiving. the country Mt
IA lot that OF the Democratic party. In their
contests they have been treated fairly; not as
II any ono feared them. but as II all who are
hero are friends and fellow partisans. They
arc TO hnve an anti-Hil man at the
head OF tho ticket and another Cleveland
man for State Treasurer. and on the
State Com mittee they will have three Of the
thirty -four votes. Just as they had last year.
On their side there is no sign that tho anti
snsppers are discontented. II they are they
are playing double. for they are accepting all
that is offered to them. In word. they are
committing them elves and their followers to
tho ticket All this is as 1t should be. and It Is
in noble contrast with the usual condition OF
the Republican party. which for years has
sat in Conventions with knives in one half OF
the bootlegs and pistols In half OF the hip
pockets.
One feature OF Convention life here-and II is
the same in all political Conventions In this
State-is the glimpse it affords OF last century
Me and conditions. 1t is n peculiar fact that
the politicians have not developed as other
men have. They are rude men in raw state
Of civilization. They drink rum by the pailful
Is their grandfathers did. and when they talk
they curse and swear as often as
printer puts in punctuation marks In
setting column OF type 1t does
or Democrats. young or old. country bred or
city born. they are nearly NIL alike-a hail-fel-
low. hearty. libellous. profane. and noisy lot OF
men OF the temper Of the English knights and
gentry who used to fight the French whenever
they could not find better men to souabble
with. Their eccentricitles would not have at
tracted much attention eighty or hundred
years ago. when men drank more ana more
openly. when they swore more generally. and
when. In parts OF the country. they
gambled as frankly as they ate their
meals: but to see vast crowd IN
these days airing their weaknesses openly is
an interesting and strange sight Tonight
for instance. q large club OF well-dressed men.
In silk hats and broadcloth. marched down the
main street and into saloon to get their
their brass band, Assem- bled at least $4,000
sons soia' to bs parade. and then. after two
blocks Of marching. filed into gin mill
Next door to that saloon was typi-
cal wide-open gambling hell. just such
~ one secs ~ Denrer or nu''e on' me
chips sounded out on the sidewalk. Psssers by
sH,no noa' oa .nT .,,ar So. The ,.,., e Mn
ehips and silver dollars. me politicians
uUs
rad and bl.ck and roulette a hrand-naw IN.
,.nt,on y, th. do,u ..Ii.a a. an,n,",.
game. This game is played with wheel and
A hall Uka ronlatte hpt tba vbeaI Ia
ua''' nAo fouie''e. out 'ne "hee'
spun as Din. ana Mt an angle OF
forty-hve degrees. 80 that as It spins it
faces tho nlavers. III. Iinad with on a dollar
49, nuee .mo ra,S i.neu WIN one uo,."i'
TWO dollar. and five and ten dollar bank notes.
and the denomination OF each note tells how
.uaI' ro,Ar' ior one 10 paiu on wager. ii
he oaii stops on ten-d dollar note all who have
bet on ten get ten dollars for one. II II stops
m n ons.do,Iar nota thns. nha h.. th.t 500 ,s
Sst oDa or ona ".e Te. 'oSv VINO Ies sna'
tiger SO enthusiastically that the place was
slo"uei oil uAy anu night others played po-
ker In their bedrooms more quietly. but Just as
MInnea nolis Ias, voar ond so :. 10 ,rha.aar
any Politicians sssembe This is tsus only OF
forced their wav e TO tha tae "a a VINO nave
much. and Il ths9 n9p M @ a9n Grhk t0o