New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-10
THE CONVENTION CALLED.
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE AP-
POINTS SEPTEMBER % AS THE DATE.
EVIDENCES OF \ 'IABMONIOvs" DIFFERENTIATION
on TIE PART OF TIE MACHINE TO TIiRoT-
TIE ANTISNAPPERS-TAIK or
FIOWER-sIIEEHAN TICKET.
nv ryIFGKAPH 10 Tie TRIBCNK.J

or not he will be candidt" ior the Deihocra'c
nomination for Governor The Democratic State
its meeting here tonight summoned
the State Convention to meet in Saratoga on sep
teinbcr %.
Mr. Flower said to The Tribune correspondent; to-
day. when asked II he candidate:
| am Governor Of the State OF NewYork and do
not intend 10 hunt for the nomination, Any % olmei
Democrs; Is at liberty 10 file his intention OF oec9m-
ing candidate for the pem3cramc nomSDn ang
state Convention will meet herr on seie!nnea %. ann
] assure any Democrat who desires me noni'iato,n
and Is thinking about seeking II thai ,ie & ar, & ne
primaries WIN be free To ali Democrats anu "''' p
fairy conducted
Mr.. Flower thus cordially invites Charles : Fair
CHILD Smith NJ Weed. Franklin ID. Locke or any
other distinguished Anti-Snapper Democrat to enter
the lists with him as a candidate for Governor. but
the invitation is one made IN mockery Of these
gentlemen. 1hey vii! recognize the character "' ''o
document and return Il without thanks. ,... .
Governor Flower further emphasized his piuH 70
ton pr5viiing tnat six days notice shall be given Of
all Iicm)c primaries. TINS resolution was un-
doubteiY prepared 10y an" Governor IN h's 'oc,nr S
at the United States Hotel. and sent to me St@te
publication Mayor Gi.roy. Of New York. who IS
shouting "Hlrmony" and Inviting All l'rinoGrats II.
New York 10 vote the straight rammany Han tc"et
this fdl. presented the resolution To- th' H.a1s
from granting the demand Of the Anti snappers put
form 10y Norton Chase OF Albany. that the privilege
at the Democrats primaries without sn'h S"cuIlN
Snappers understand clearly that II VIII be- impSSine
FOR t. wres; any political fortress from the
grasp OF the Hil.-Murpny Fiower-fi'lroy combine
\ MENACE TO INDEPENDENTS.
This empty concession to Anti-snapper elc-
mcnt Is accompanied 10y threat oI exconmunca-
iion from the Democratic party. addressed to all
anti-machine Democrats suN WITHIN ,he lines oi
the State organization. This threat is in the form
OF the appointment OF special committee. ciotheh
,yl,b authority 10 strIp Of all election patronage
such Independent Democratic bodies az the Herrck
Democrats ~ Albany County. The special summit
tee Is armed with power to say that the Herrick
r..,f III. hall If Democratic
democrats Of Rochester buffalo and Brooklyn are
to he crushed In a similar manner unless they DO"
to the will II the machine.
The special committee has among It's members
Augustus + Schou. OF Buffalo of the sheehan
Police Commissioners who lost ms seat upon nv
repeal by IN. last Legislature OF the Infamous aci
whcn put him In office The state Committee In
appointing Mr Sch"u member ol lnis IN
snnefctors' committee has given William + Sheehan
a cub with which TO smiie the Cleveland Demo
In many Years there has not been So small an at
tendance AT a meeting Of the democratic siate
Committee there Was today Eleven o, the ,hlf. d.
Democrats came t. the meeting and a large pro-
portion Of them Office holders from Albany
and New-York only one prominent, Anu-Snnpi,rf
he came here for purposes II observation here ,,
were not even represcntatives here - Smlth VI
Vel Frederic Il Coudcrt. Wheeler II Pecknam
William u Hornblower franklin -. I>'cke; nr Jonr
jr he C;cy,land Democrat put a; II head =, 81
ihc!r state ickc, by .he Flower Hl MURPHY On,
row organization last year. although n member oi
the Democrat!c state Committee. os,entatlously re-
NAMED away and among the machine DemoSrnsS s
~nS iss %tes wss wns turned down candidate for
State Treasurer last iall
SIGNIFICANT CHOICE OF cHAikMA"'
Governor Flower cannot fan to be annoyed by
a b,under u the committee. Senator Eiwari Mur
rbv ir rs chairman being absent the committee
rut in hls place James ". Hinckey. of l3ush
keepse. Mr Hinck.ey was the c9nirl,Ta,e oI la -.
MaynarI IN ,n n9ch~s. County senate Dis
,rlct m 1871 Th~ special honor Phd y" MN ~ ny ~.
thaf the spirit 81 the Democratic machine - ,he
s.rne a. # was IN 1891 when stole the segls tur'
Tn. committee met In The clubhouse 81 IN" 'IaIi
Un'n lG t2'e Inc 1nmiiee hcrefore was in session
only ion minutes although many nlp3' an ~ inns inns
that the following members AM proxies Tris pro
ont Jonn foiey, pTpHy ior ',ia ,,r I"hn Del
Kas"n} is II tVcartN "a M'. Jahm We6orr Anirsa V
TIizg!bbon Nicholas Muller. jr; MlHihin Su1Art. ,
for John g. 5hechan. John. T. Carroll pT1W ior ,or
James J. Martin. James W boyi' WDNyy y,e1py 1Ty
- Turroy: Hugh j. Grant Thom@5 ;. E,ltoy,
George NJ Beeb, pro&y Tor ChaFTr ,cI ,Iwnrl
Murphy. jr John Bow. Jane. II Brown. J2hn
b judson rarck MsyneSa9 so;nn 1nnT' Rqaris~y.
Linn Babcock John f. Gaynor Proxy for W IMAM
= ltr krk J@oX nroxv for IS caryIey william IL Tracy
Norman r.. Mack. Augustus + Sche"' James w
on motion OF Mayor -Giroy: James W Hnsskisy inc is
was made chairman. John Mc'arty pIes'h'e1I 1 ~ 81,
following call for the convention ana IL was u"A"'
Tb D@mocrac electors Of the State Of New York
are requested T. unite In sending ihree ae'rsa's > ,
al al ,Sr aitrrna,es from each Assembly district To
a state convention to be he'd AT Saratoga Spt'nsss ne
on Tuesday September S at u O'Clock noon 10, W. h
nurnose ~ placing ia nomination chnhtda'"s ~ W W
voted for AT the ensuing sens'nl sv nr"nrrlv come
transact such other business as may P'o'''' N"
before the convention. ,.,
MAYOR Gllroy presented the following resolution
Resolved That it is the sense OF ihls n Y
The primaries for the election of ieegacs % @ mr'
various district conventions TO D" n.a 'oI r Ion
1cie
so mai all Democrats may have ample opportunity
70 attend such primaries and participate 'herem
rho resolution WAS adopted. Secretary Deireest
nresented n telegram from J. O. Spelman OF hoches
,r eating that he represented one committee ana
vessrs s J. Decker and James Nolan repreSeh'fi
srother committee. and both would give notice o'
contest over election Inspectors. resident ot NJ
,o,v stated that two lists Of Inspectors had peeh
Offered In that city
IN THE INTERESTS OF "HARMoNf.
Samuel " Beardsiey thereupon offered the follow
Ing resolution -.
whereas Contests may arise with reference TO s tnr
nnoin,ment of inspectors Of election poll clerks ah!
hnniiof clerks submitted. therefore .,.,.
Resolved That The chair appoint SUP hm be
~ nve members Of this committee To whom shaII ~
referred any and all contests or controwrsles WIN
ion pol! clerks and ballot clerks. pursuant To- Sad
act that al such contests ann con- rs -, con
slider ana pass upon the same ana an h IN" pst
,s .rebv delegated 10 and conferred upon such SUP
committee and any election made by such c2ninl, cnai
ten shall be tho decision OF this committee an" "h'
This resolution was adopted by unanimous N'''
u,,,hou, debate The chair appointed as such sub
committee s 4 Bearlslcy. John McCarty. James D
| Martin Augustus T. Schou and John B; Julson
i ietter was received from the ifropklyh 'rhtr y
! 7 ahor Tnion signed by w. D. wilkins ana Joseph
iSosenkranz OF Typographcal Union No ' askhH
,hc committees good Offices to unionize the once
- The Rrooklyn Citizen" The letter was referrcd
70 the brooklyn members OF the committee WIN WIN
request that they endeavor 70 ha,rlHr,~e t ''e ''
! 10 the paper ana tnF uIlloH'
| The committee then adjourned to meet IN sara
toga the evening before 'he aSSe''o''''s VI INV
| Dcwocrat tic State Convention.
Friends Of William + Sheehan went 70 S ,'9'yfho, ,rho
- Flower and Sheehan be renomnateh ,ioVernof
Jriower ls reported to have objected: MT Sheehar
| mas made serious mistakes ,, -,
" Tn answer Mr. Sheehan's emissary ~ SAID 10 nave
roni,ed. 'Tut YOU Governor. made these same mis-
| takcs in regard to buffalo. 49,, - 49,. ,
| Mr. Flower acknowledged that this was true. am
| u is suspected NAV agree TO Mt Sheehans rehofh''
| nation with himself