New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-04
j. ". GOFF IT'S PREFERENCE
THE STATE DEMOCRACY URGES HIS
NOMINATION FOR MAYOR.
ACTION BY THE COUNTY COMMUNICATION
FERRIES NAMED TO MEET THE COM
MITTEE OF sEvENTY-No REFER
ENCE MADE TO HILL.

ENCE MADE TO HILL
The most important development al the County
Convention Of the New-York State Democracy,
held in Cooper Union last night, was the ex-
preston by the delegates Of a preference FOR
John W. Golf as the antTammany candidate
for Mayor The convention was harmonious
except that there was contesting Delegation
from the IXth Assembly District. Each con-
testant received half vote. Charles S Fair
child introduced Captain Hugh r. Garden. OF
the XVIIth Assembly District as chairman.
Henry H. Sherman and Robert j. Cook were
made secretaries and Henry r. Beekman and
Colonel Monroe conducted Chairman Garoen 10
his place the platform
In opening the convention, Mr.. GARDEN re-
minded his hearers that the city was afflicted
with disease which impaired its usefulness TO the
body polite and that the convention was as
sembled to discharge a duty to the city OF New
York which no American dared evade or decline
to perform.
"a vast metropolis in the centre of a great
State regards with anxious interest the progress
of the work" he said, and then the work OF
organization proceeded by the chairman OF the
various delegations presenting their credentials
Committees Credentials, permanent W
ganization and Resolutions were provided Tor by
resolutions Francis NJ. Scott then presented
the following resolution:
Resolved That the delegates from each Assembly
conference committee. who snail be empowered 10
NEE; and confer with the Committee OF Seventy ana
with such other organization and persons as such
conference committee shall deem 1t proper 10 confer
fon such action as will be effective in rescuing
the city and the Democratic party from the comma
and that said conference committee report to this
convention at its adjourned meeting
Some discussion followed the motion. as one
delegate urged that the committee should con-
sist of one member from every Assembly dis
trict. The resolution finally prevailed ~
G. W Green of the WITH Assembly District
expressed. amid great applause. the nope that
the candidate decided upon by the conierrees
would be a Democrat. adding: THE State De-
mocracy can furnish candidate who can sweep
this city as the fire swept the forests Of the
West
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
A recess Of five minutes was taken TO allow
the delegates to agree upon their representatives
ON the various committees. The following were
named as the Conference Committee John
Murphy, j. w. Kenney John NJ. Reppenhagen'
I p Murray T. F. Driscoll d. T. kenney, ~
Z. Downing. f. ]. Butler. Hugh Don0hue w.
Grote. Philip Revell. John Fennell Max o.
Wildnauer Charles s. Fairchild, w: F: HUI
Theodore Fitzpatrick c. j. Canda. j. r. HE'D
ley. p A. Walsh. Henry Allen: George -
Uincken Francis NJ. Scott. r. G. Monroe, NJ. j.
Power. H. r. Beekman, Thomas F. Heating, u
T. Harrison, G. w. Green. Charles j. Harvey
Thomas Costigan, r. b. Higgins, j. j. Slevln
Charles OBrien H. r. Garden James Fay L. T.
Mingey. James Harrigan. w. Arrowsmth. b. ID.
McChrystal. Frederic r. Coudert, oscar o. fried-
lander william r. Grace. Wheeler H. Pecknam
helm. Daniel O'Connell. J. ]. Quinlan. Frank
Schaefer j. a. Henneberry, r. A Clark, Dr. D. H.
McGbben. w. + Glover John Ham I1anr,s Cy rus
ward McCue H. H. Sherman. John j. BRADY ana
F. L. Marshall.
THE GOFF RESOLUTION.
The reading Of this list had to be stopped for
fully five minutes after the name of William X.
Grace was read and during this time the con-
vention cheered and cheered. and caled re-
neatedlv on Mr. Grace. who sat quietly IN MS
P,ona until tho last name was read and then he
mounted the platform and offered the following
resolution: ,, -. .A,. oo,,.o,,,or
time has arrived when 1t is the duty of all honest
and law abiding citizens to sink partisan enr,
tions and preudices. and TO make an earnest eU
to rescue the city from the deadly grasp s on the
machine ast o nGw debeTate that
,b1s result can be most certainly achieved If all
Parties sba ana unite in the nomination for the office
Mayor of Democrat who Is well known 10 az, ms
nching courage. of tireless persstency in search.
ing and bringing to ST bToad and Il
mind: one who has intimate knowledge OF inu-
ncipal affairs. and who can be neither bought ou'-
''I Resolved That we recognize in John W. Con a
necessary to a successful candidate and a capable
Mayor. and we do hereby instruct our conference s
fommittee TO present his name TO the Committee oil
Seventy and other conferrees the choice OF this
Convention FOR the nomination for Mayor
At the mention OF the name Of John w. Con
every member Of the convention, as II by pre-
arrangement, arose in his place. and for a few
moments the air filled with cheers.
Mr. Grace said that the time had come when
voters must give absolute proof OF their
sincerity and of their determination to make
no combination with Tammany Hall, and In
presenting the name Of Mr.. Goff he referred 10
Millions for Defence