Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-27
New York State Democracy Leave
the Convention Hall in a
Body.
They Refuse to Accept the Rep
resentatiOn Accorded to
Them.
Will Have a Ticket of Their
OWn---NOminatiOns of the
Convention.

SYRACUSE, N. r., Sept. 26.-ChaOtlc
and disturbing to the leaders who have
counselled harmony i'll Democratic
ranks was the situation early in the
morning. The action of the committee
on credentials was surprise to every
body.
1ore is the reading of the resolution
adopted:
-ai.4many Hall is entitled to recogni-
tion i'll all future conventions as regular,
and it's delegates are to be placed upon
the preliminary and other rolls thereof,
and, in the appointment of inspectors Of
elections, the use Of the party emblem
and in every other way in which the
question of party organization may
arise. Said Tammany Hall .organiza-
ton shall be recognized and seated as
the regular organization Of the party in
New York county, but in the interest Of
harmony at this time, the committee
recommends, subject to the aforesaid
conditions that the sitting delegates as
well as the delegates known as the State
Democracy, be admitted to the conven-
ton, with one-fifth Of vote to each
State Democratic delegate and four
fifths of a vote to each Tammany Hall
delegate. .-.
Refuse to Accept 1t.
The meeting Of the state Democracy
to consider the sop thrown to them by
Tammany was called to order at 9:45
and Mr.. Wheeler offered a resolution
claiming that the vote Of the state Dem
ocracy entitled them, as loyal Demo-
ocrats, to full recognition in the party,
and that they should not accept the
offer. This was adopted unanimously,
and committe was appointed to go be-
fore the convention with the sentiment
of the body refusing the representation
given them. There was no excitement
at the refusal, and the meeting lasted
but a few minutes.
The members decided to use their
tickets and go to the hall as spectators.
They decided to leave for New York
at 3 o'clock.
At the convention hall, the delegates
began to gather as early as 9:3O The
band arrived about 10 o'clock, and ell
ivened the place with popular airs.
which the delegates vigorously ap-
plauded.
The delay in the opening Of the con-
vention was caused by a conference be-
ing held III the rooms occupied by Hill,
Murphy and Flower. It was said to te
for the purpose of trying to persuade
John Boyd Thatcher Of Albany, who is
personally friendly to both sections of
the party, to accept the nomination for
the comptrollership Mr.. Thatcher re-
fused absolutely at first, and then be ga1,
a series Of arguments by the leaders to
induce him to fall into line. 1t was even
intimated that word had come from
Washington that he would be personally
acceptable to the admin For
fully an hour the conference lasted be-
hind closed doors, with an anxious
crowd Of the supporters of the othe,:
candidates filling the Railways
It was 1925 when the gavel Of the
chairman fell, and the report Of the Gre
dentials committee called for. The
Queens county contest was settled with
out debate in accordance with the report
of the committee. When the contest
between Tammany and the state Democ-
racy was reached, however, the result
was different The committee reported
the resolution adopted at it's morn ng
session, and then there was trouble.
Delegate Patterson Of Kings county,
offered substitute i'll which the state
Democracy was accorded half the repre-
sentation Of Tamlnany. He made brief
speech in support of his substitute. His
remarks We're punctured by hissess and
applause from the convention, and when
the vote was taken it was rejected. The
report Of the credentials committee was
adopted, and the state Democracy dele
gates left the hall in body.
A Ticket of Their Own.
Mr.. G. S. Fairchild, their leader, said
to ;,n Associated Press reporter that the
state Democracy would have ticket Of
its own i'll the field on all local issues.
Asked if they would fuse with the Re.