The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-24
To Be the Principal Issue Of
New York Democrats.
A GREAT CROWD AT SYRACUSE.
Eager Scramble for Offices, and Nc
One Sure of Nomination.
Tammany and Anti-Tammany Dele
gates From New York City TO Be
>eated-Perry Belmont To BE Tenn
porary Chairman Investigating
Committees to Re Condemned.

the corridors Of hotels and every placs
where politicians can gather were turned
into meeting places for the Democratic
slatemakers and breakers. and so glutted
Is every avenue in the hotels that IL is
difficult 10 move about, Every train sinca
noon has brought in It's quota of delegates,
from the Empire State express. that landed
David II. Inn. Comptroller Campbell.
Clerk Defrees and Chairman ]. w. Hinck-
ley. and the fast mail. which brought Sem
ator Murphy and ex-Tieut. Gov. Sheehan.
down TO the slow-going specials. one bear
ing Tammany. $40 strong, and another
with the State Democracy aboard. 10 fhs
number OF 81 Ii IL estimated that az
least third more people are here than
were at Saratoga AZ the Republican con-
veution. and still they will come tonight
and tomorrow.
Tonight precedents have been thrown "a
the wind. and the slate that this morning
was in fairly good condition Is almost lost
sight or behind the swarm Of new candi-
dates. The only offices that seem 10 he out
of dispute are those OF secretary of stats
and attorney general The comptroler-
ship seems 20 be the main hone of conten-
ton. and since 3 p. m. there have devel-
oped FIVE new candidates The leaders
smiled at the ponnyhrook among the can
ddates. and refused 70 make selections.
The probability. therefore. is that the siats
will not he selected before tomorrow night
and even then several candidates viii he
left over
The first proposition submitted tonight.
and which will he introduced tomorrow I'm
tho convention. will he this plark:
THE great Democratic governor, Samuel
J. Tlden. IN his message 10 the legislature
Of 1875 recommended the Improvement of
the state canals on the plan emhodying
the proposition 20 he voted on by the peo-
pie at the approaching election In COM
plete accord with the principles ana
policies Of Cows. Seymour. Tilden
H.. ttlsS
approve the proposition for improv-
ing the canals OF this state. We de-
nounce as a cowardly suhterfuge the ut
terances Of the Republican party on the
most important question OF canals. Ths
Democratic party of New York stands nm
alterabIv opposed TO the so-called ship
canal through and between the great in
land lakes and tidewater OF the Hudson
river. as well against Federal aid to-
ward improving our canals or national In
reference with the canal system owned
and operated by the state
The remainder Of the platform, exclus-
i've Of the excise question. is as follows.
in an abbreviated form: Declaring that
return 10 prosperity In the country rs due
To the proper administration OF national
affairs nv Democrats. and protesting
against any tariff tinkering; declaring
against the re-enactmenf OF any law SIM
liar 20 the sherman silver law. commend
ing tho administration Of President tleNe-
fHn1s nNfntnZ nNf inF iFnFfAnSe tAphhhN
incurred by so-cailed Investigating com
nittecs and the saddling OF probable adj
ditionai expenses each year. criiiciang
the partisan legislation INDUCED In and
the failure TO work the reforms promised.
arraigning the administration OF Gov.
Morton for glaring sins Of commission and
omission
Six representatives Of the German Re-
form Union Of New York city arrived this
evening. They will not ask TO take part
in the convention. but will insist on ad-
mission fair representatives Of the
Democracy.
Tonight's meeting Of the state commit
Zee adopted a resolution that the Tam
many delegates from Kings county be
given two-thirds Of a vote and the Shep-
herd faction one+thiri. The COMMITTEES
selected Hon. Perry Belmont 20 be the
temporary chairman Of tho convention.
The convention will he called TO order by
Chairman Hinckley. Of the state commits
tee at noon 10 morrow. az the Alhamhra
rink. and then Mr. Belmont will deliver
his address. After the roll is called and
contests noted the chairman viii appoint
the committees on permanent organza-
tion credentials and resolutions. A re-
cess viii then be taken until Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock. when the work OF
the convention viii be finished. Until
"Wednesday. therefore. the fight for tho
candidates viii continue