The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-25
EDITION.
SENATOR HILL
IN The Chair.
Made Temporary Presiding
Officer at the Saratoga
Convention.
GREETED WITH LOUD CHEERS.
Gaynor's Friends Still Have
Hopes that He Will Accept
the Nomination.
HIS NAME TO BE PRESENTED.
Others Look TO Whitney to HELM
Them Out Of the Puzzlina
Situation.
GREETED WITH LOUD CHEERS.
HIS NAME TO BE PRESENTED.


CONVENTION HALL, SARATOGA.
Sept. 25.-At Lis o'clock this afternoon
the Democratic State Convention was
called to order by Senator Edward
Murphy. Chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee. This was three
quarters of an hour after the appointed
time.
Delegates began to arrive slowly.
There were very few. spectators present,
and the hall was not as well filled as
last week at the Republican Convention,
because there are fewer delegates in
tn Democratic contingent.
All the cheering was principally for
Hill. He received an ovation when he
entered the hall and again when he
assembled the platform to preside as
temporary Chairman.
Senator Murphy. Lieut.-Gov Sheehan,
Daniel N. Lockwood and Gen. Daniel II.
Sickles were also enthusiastically APP
| plauded.
! The Convention got down to business
at once after Chairman Murphy called
| for order. He named Senator Hill for
temporary chairman, and appointed
Mayor Gllroy and Daniel Lockwood a
committee to escort him to the platform.
Senator Hill read his speech from man
uscript. 1t lacked the force and effect
and the eloquence OF the Senator's other
oratorically efforts delivered extempo-
raneously.
The audience was prepared to hear a
great speech and listened attentively.
Mr. Hill was expected to sound the key
note OF the campaign. They were dis
appointed who expected to hear a speech
made up OF catch phrases, calculated to
arouse enthusiasm, instead of a serious
argument.
The first part OF Mr.. Hills remarks
related to the tariff.
His views on that subject and his de-
Tense OF the new tariff law received the
| Endorsement Of the delegates.
THE unexpected victory OF our OPP
ponents last Fall has turned their heads
and rendered them arrogant and opin-
donated" said he. They fail to recall
| the fact that the total vote polled was
nearly three hundred thousand short Of
the full vote of the tSate, victory
which they themselves did not an
| ticpate. and which their surprised and
astute leaders the next day after cleo
! ton humorously attributed to Divine
providence, and not to Republican
With united Democracy and a full
| vote New. York is still a Democratic
state. and II we are true to ourselves
| Democratic column.
1T should be borne in mind that the
financial panic OF 1893 was Republican
panic-Republican in its inception, con-
/ tinuance and disastrous effects-a situ-
alton largely induced by the results
then existing and impending of that Re-
publican legislation, which Demo-
cratic Administration had ma lot or
parcel in enacting, sanctioning or con-
| doning, but which is only inherited
| from its predecessor.
( "Thepeoplerecollect that II was under
n National Democratic Admins tration
that the Sherman law was repealed, not
as promptly as some of us desired 1t is
repealed within eight months after our
advent TO power.
I'VE promised the people in our Chi
/ was eating out the ,vitels of our finan-
cial body polite should not be per-
nit ted TO endure, and the promise was
/ redeemed, despite the adverse predic-
| We also declared in favor OF the re-
/ peal OF that last relic of post-bellum
/ "a Elections lazy which invaded State
/ zen, multiple Federal officials, involved
the expenditure ,,rn Of millions ,,, Of
animosities, and were as i'll conceived.
unnecessary and impotent for the pre-
. NeatOn OF lrhuuulcnt pfaCtlCeS ana the
promotion OF pure elections as they
were veXatious and offensive in their
enforcement.
Nj Hills remarks Indicated that the
platform u he presented to the Conven-
ton would not indorse the course OF the
,.nior United States Senator from this
state, who voted against the Tariff bill.
At the mention of President Cievcland's
name the delegates cheered for fully a
/ minute.
The Platform ms Prepared.
The platform as drawn up and ready
/ for presentation TO the Convention for
| revision contains a great many Dlanks
| that will probably be subject 10 re-
Wis on when the Committee meets. but,
as q whole, II viii not be changed ex-
! Cept as to the way in which II will
read in regard TO English.
| The platform viii renew It's pledges OF
fidelity 10 principles OF Democracy and
'r7fIirm the planks of the National plat
F,aRS92 II will arraign the Re-
in the State for attempts
Ia, 81 the people by pretending
| to c. ythe State tax rate, when
| in effect =. id put oyeg-the payment OF
| appropria tio.S made by HniSlature
until next year. for p Paisn
The work of the Consu JCen-
1 ICaaiinnad m, SiJfh Pima Il