The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
NOT ALONE INTHE RACE.
orurR TICKET OCT IN oPP0SI
TIOy TO MIR. MIL
FOR GOVERNOR NEW YORK STATE.
nil Opened His Campaign i'm SYRIA
eu.e las. ,hursdsy-wih Probably he OPP
po,ed by Evereite Wheeler, of n. Y.

>,., York. October S-The democrats
=, This city tonight. under the auspices of
~ democratic club. ratified the nominal
-, ~ David Il. Hill for governor. Daniel
~ lockwood for lieutenant governor and
Judge Charles +. brown iOr Judse OF the
,ourt Of appeals
-rra meeting was held i'm Cooper union
- v-as addressed by John Boyd Thatcher.
- Albany: Senator J. ". Daniel. OF Nir-
.s,is and eS-Judse john =. Fitzgerald,
ii Boston
chairman John Fox. OF the democratic
Irh called the meeting to order and Sec
ra,arv Meyer read the following resoiu-
rion:
..r,eSNlve,i. That the democratic club. Of
1evr York in mass meeting assembled in
,,oeper union. approve the platform Of the
.Isr1orrstic party adopted IN he state con-
vautson AZ Saratoga September p. 1894. and
endorses for state offices to be filed in the
eous,nE election the candidates Of the
party"
Conference at Cooper Union.
The conference committee or the New
YORK stlte democracy met this evening in
t,coper union. EN-Mayor Grace dropped
into the meeting Cor a few moments. About
rftv-fCur out 81 the Sixty-eigh. members
OF the conference committee were present
II was intended that Mr.. Grace should pre-
side at the meeting. lie announced. how
ever jus, before the meeting began that
il Was impossible for him TO preside &c
fore he left the meeting he talked with a
few Il the committeeman.
Don't take any stock" Mr.. Grace is
reported To have said. In the rumor that
! ana negotitihs deal with Tammany hail.
W. are going to have ticket ~ our own
ami stand ~ and be counted any way"
4 Letter from Whitney.
III" state committee is tonight sending
out letter written by cx-Secretary ". g.
whitney. dated At EOslin. l.. l. The letter
IS addressed 10 Mr. HinckIey. the state
chairman AIR. Whitney explains why he
Cd nct accept either the charmanship or q
membership on the state COMMITTEES. stating
that il was not from an indisposItion to as
sist in the campaign hut from reasons
purely private RE reminds Nr Hinclley
that he two years ago refused a similar
position un the national committee for pre-
Cisely the same reasons. lie added that ne
desired - remain in the ranks
MI whitney said that IL H. ever felt in
clilel IT, break away from Rnv rule which
n had made iNr himself, il was during ihe
present campaign. He thought that never
brrsTe IN the history Of the party had there
been time when democrats should sink
psrty differences and stand together FOR the
c,rnmon sVOd as Ike the present occasion.
Ir. Whitney said that he might critia!se
BE detail the manner iu which the iurty
hsu, during me past year. performed the
trusts given t. its Keeping. hat tn. present
was nut the time for discussion Of diner
enes-- Al VAS q time. he thought. for an
attack unOn the common enemy. New York
state he believed 10 be the pivotal state. and
defeat here would mean encouragement
Ter democrats aud encoura cement for T,-
publicsns throughout the entire country.
air- Whitney said that he would not at
tempt 20 disguise the fact that there was
a great deal OF dissatisfaction in the party
ranks He said that many considered the
state organization management narrow and
arbitrary. lie did rot propors t. quarrel
with any one for manifestinS this feeling.
but DC wished TO remind all that the policy
- the republican leaders had brs.u even
more dictatcriaI- Had they SHOWN dis
position 10 meet the independent voters az
the state and city Of New York half WAY,
they could appeal To the people GA non
partisan basis. Instead Of doing this they
have Insisted that the Tammany hall MA
chine shall be succeeded by a republican
machine. This was not the conduct Of men
who place the general welfare above the
s.resd 81 public plumber.
2Ir- Whitney then cited the work OF the
constitutional convention IS another Illus
tratiou 90 Inc extreme craftsmanship os the
republican party. To those who were dis
posed 40 fear the dominance Of Senator Hin
in national politics 1ir. Whitney said:
Neither Governor Hill nor any one else
yvoull b. ab!c g. secure two-thirts OF tie
va,es in TIE next national convention unless
h. stands clearly Tor the intellectual and
moral issues ur the party o. has pTe-eIn!-
I.-ut qualifications FOR the performance OF
his duty To both people and party. \ 10
Governor Iiiil. whatever may he th= iuoivir-
s:sI ouIniar, of him. the fact - that through
l.a efforts of his own is the standard bearer
uf tn Democratic party in the contest which
cur opponents have insisted upon making
q test u MARTY strength ami party loyalty"
Shepnrd's Men Meet.
Brooklyn. y. y. October S.-By vote OF
II 20 tonight the anti-iemocrats decided in
favor 81 q third state ticket. The meeting
vas called To order a Edward NJ. Shepard.
Ti,ornas e.. .SlicarmIn was elected chair
man. and ne Offered the following rcSoiu-
t5.U-
Resolved. That the delegation declare IA
favor ~ tine immediate nomination - thu
trIrd STAT. ticket. and that committee 10
appointed by the chair who are hereby au-
thoslz,,i iva CONSULTATION with democrats
from ether parts OF the state 10 put such a
tsrEet Bro nomination"
TIVE resolution Wa adopted by the above
vote. after nearly two hours debate The
r-rlMittec. when appointed tomorrow. yg.li
b. Instructed TO c0nf-r with other delegates
from the state who meet here tomorrow.
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