New-York tribune., 1894-09-26
UNTIL TO-DAY.

MoNY-MANY CONTESTS ANNOUNCED
AN ADJOURNMENT TAKEN
UNTIL TODAY
iBY TEIEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBrNHS
| Saratoga. Sept 25.-There an astonishing
| contrast between the Republican State conVeh-
ton held here a weel; ago to-day. and the Demo-
| cratic State convention which held It's nrst ses-
| sion here this afternoon. \ week ago the
| streets of Saratoga and three enormous ho'eIS
were crowded with Republicans ard the con-
vention hall, floor and galleries, was packed with
| G 600 people What was also notable was the
good humor and conhdeace Of political victory IN
the State this fall made manifest by the dele
| gates attending the convention. week mas
| passed In the near time one Of the big hotels
has been closed and 1000 Unltarians are occupy
| ing the second; but the third Of these hotels is
| amply large enough to accommodate the Demo
| cratic delegates and politicians who have come
| to Saratoga to attend the convention. In private
| conversation many of the delegates confdentialy
| say that they hopeless of electng any oi
| their candidates for State offices. AT the most
| III their opinion. they may possibly elect thcir
candidates for local Offices in New ork Brook
| lyn, Buffalo and certain other cities Dsheart-
| ened therefore. they are going through lhe mo
! tions Of nominating a State ticket without any
| animation. .
There was a scanty audience in the convention
| hall when the time for the meeting Of the con-
| vention arrived at o'clock this afternoon ohiy
200 persons were In the galleries whefe lhere are
900 seats and only 1000 OF the 1900 seats upon
| the floor were occupied while the convention
was in session. These rows OF empty seats ana
the barren floor spaces intensified the gloom Oh
| the Democratic leaders. The seats reserved FOR
| delegates began filling up With stout-iooKlng
| persons near the time of the meeting Inc eariy
| comers had clear view Of the platform, ana
| saw that some one had been SO kind as to send
| for its decoration large standards of flowers OF
| the kind manufactured by undertakers. bearing
upon their face the words; welcome. Demo Demo
| Gratis" 1t was subsequently seen that these
| flowers had other uses. calling up 10 the ninds
of all present as Mr. Hill was delivering a
| funeral oraton on Roswell Pettibone Flower
| William F. Sheehan and Isaac H. Maynard. the
| sweet custom of strewing the graves Of the dead
| political or otherwise, with choice bouquets
APPLAUSE FOR HILL AND MURPHY.
| When about two-thirds Of the delegates were
in their seats Senators Hill and Murphy and
James w. Hinckley. of Poughkeeps!e. entered
the hail. and there was roar OF applause from
the Democratic delegates Mr.. Hill looked Sleek
having evidently just been through the hands oi
a barber, and his countenance was pale WIN the
fatigue Of talking with SO many thicK-heaueu
Democratic statesmen last night. He was clad.
as betted the mournfu OCCASION In deep D!acK
q black tie and black Prince Albert coat ana
black trousers encasing his form. This way;
Mr. Hill" said Senator Murphy, and escorted
Mr. Hill into the ranks of the Albany county
delegation where the senior Senator was warmly
greeted by State Senator Amasa J. Parker. oi
Albany County Nj Hill looked around curl
ously 1t was his first appearance as a delegate
to a Democratic State Convention since
the May convention Of 1884. when ne was
attempting to set up a delegation to the Demo
cratic National Convention favorable TO the nom
ination OF Governor Cleveland for President,
Mr. Hill then being Lieutenant Governor ana
desirous Of stepping into Mr.. Clevclands shoes
as Governor, and therefore having a personal IN
terest In Mr. Clevelands success.
James W. Hinckley. Of Poughkeepsle; a M 'aii,
thckset man with gray hair and dropping
gray mustache took a seat near air. Hill In the
| front row Of seats. Mr.. Hnckley is the man Mr
Hill has selected as the new chairman oi M the
Democratic State Committee. to succeed Ed
ward Murphy jr., retired. Mr.. Hill knows inti-
mately the man into whose hands he is going TO
put the control OF the machinery OF the Dein0- I,
| cratic party. II Iiinckley and Isaac H.
| MAYNARD and David B. Hill who together nlade
! the arrangements for stealing the NN1h Seha,
| torial District after the election OF 1871, ana
| counted in Edward Osborne as Senator When
| Mr. Hill in his speech to the convention there
| fore goried in the theft Of the Legislature from
the Republican party there vas no one VINO ,bl ap,
| Hinckley dill Mr.. Hinckey Is worthy success
sor TO Senator Murphy as chairman Of the Demo.
Danforth who aided in the theft OF the Senate.
| were present as delegates.
TAMMANY MEN IN FRONT SEATS.
As was natural perhaps. the Tammany Hall
| leaders had front seats. There sat Mayor Groy
with Bourke Cochran upon side of him and
| Thomas f. Grady on the other. one also saw
| i'm this first line the faces of Senator jacob y.
| Cantor, Senator Martin T. Mcmahon and George
| b. Mcclellan. In the second line Of Tammany
| Hall one saw Hugh j. Grant Amos j. Cummings
lanes J. Martin, John Scannell, Colonel william
l.. Brown. CorpOratiO Counsel Clark. Michael j.
| Mulqueen, John r. Fellows and David Mcclure
| Seated in the middle of the hall could be seen
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan, Congressman
Charles Tracey, Of Albany; eX-Mayor William j.
Clark Of Syracuse; Senator Norton Chase, Of
| Albany: Controller Fitch Of New-York; Daniel g.
Griffin. Of Watertown: Delaney Ncoll Of New
York; Congressman Daniel ~ Lockwood. the can
| didate OF Erie County for Governor; Augustus
Scheu and Norman f. Mack. Of Buffalo; George
Raines, OF Rochester; James ID. Mcmahon. of
| EIicottville: Austin Lathrop. Superintendent Of
| Prisons: ex-Controler Frank Campbell Of Bath
Congressman Franklin Bartlett, Of New-YOIk, ana
ex-Speaker William Sulzer OF New-York.
Behind the regulars one saw the faces OF
| the 'frregulars" the followers OF Charles ). Fair
| child in New-York and those OF Edward NJ
Shepard in Brooklyn They formed body Of
l4i men. Messrs. Fairchild and Shepard headed
| their respective followers Then there were
| irregular Democrats trying to get into
the convention from the counties Of
| Monroe. Tompkins. Richmond, Rockland. Queens
| and Yates. Such large body OF protest
| ing Democrats has. not been here in years, and
| one could suspect that the old Hl-Murphy ma
| chine was still in active operation and proposed
| to hold "the organization" of the party. even If
| 1t did not have the votes at the Democratic
| primaries.
When the Unitarian conference adjourned
earlier in the day 200 or 300 of those who had at
| tended II remained in the hall Among these
| were many women. They were curious TO see
| what a State convention was like. but had some
| msgivngs when they the coarse-fea tured
and bullet headed Democrats who formed large
| an element among the delegates. Tammany men
were the objects of especial interest Preconceived
| ideas about this band were not disturbed by the
| appearance of its representatives; although the
| Mclaughlin Democracy. Of Brooklyn. was de-
cidedy less inviting in outward view.
MURPHY CALLS THE CONVENTION TO
ORDER
At 40 o'clock Senator Murphy. as chairman Of
| the Democratic State Committee. called the meet
| ing TO order. Heavy in feature, it easy to
| recnrniZp In him nd a lie ennlnNer of