The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-24
POLITICS IN NEW YORK
Ihe Great Unterrified Democracy of New
York in Syracuse Full of Enthusiasm.
TAMMANY'S HEADQUARTERS ABLAzE.
All the Rig leaders Thcre-The Plat
form Will Declare For Honest Pub
lie cOniciais aud Against Legislative
Brib"ry-fhc Party VIII Declare
For Home Rule and Local option.

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Syracuse. \. Y. September 23-Thc
great untcrriiicd the Democracy of the
Empire state. is here with brass bands
and Il hurrah Crowds fill tn" streets
iiagS fly from house tons bunting is
plentiful and as for enthusiasm and
candidates. there is a surplus of both.
Red fire burns in front of Tammany
headquarters Tonight and the hotel
lubbieS are packed with pcrspiring poll
ticians. OF all regent conventions. the
one which will meet to-murruw prom
iStS to bc the most interesting II will
he a convention run by the delegates.
There is no SLATE with an invinciblc
machine behind it and no cut and dried
programme. Platform and candidates
and the contests will ba fought over
the floor of the convention There viii
hc strife between Tammuny and the
State Democracy. and strif" that will lie
more lurid than tn" rlar. OF the red fire
in front of the Tigers lair tonight.
Sentiment all over the Stat" seems to
favor liberal treatment OF the contest
ants. ana at least partial rccornitiuu
for the Grace -Fairchild people OF New
York city. but Tammany says mo"
and to all rutrratirS and appeals Tam
many again says no"
senate" Ilill Is for admitting The
Gluc" men. Senator Murphy is FOR
shutting them out. Boss Croker is not
here. hut his influence is felt and ii Is
AGAINST letting In til" men who defeated
TainuanN last year. Upon the admiS-
sion vi tn" stat" Democracy depends in
u large measure the action of thu. Ger
man-Amoricau liberal treatment of the
Grace FairChud men will mean the
gain OF many German votes Another
great question t. b" settled which will
anrct tn" German vote is that Of excise
ma sunday opening. From all that
can he learned the Democrats will not
dodgr the issue. but will make the most
radical uttcranc" that has found its
way into Il party platform for some
time.
All tho htg leaders are here. Senators
fiill ana Murphy. EN-GOv. Flower
who will bo permanent chairman: Ed
ward VI shepard, who leads his faction
into the convention with n ulc-third
Representations. ana all the hig Tamma-
ny leaders are on the field ready for the
business of tomorrow.
The preliminary draft OF tho platform
has been made some of the rlanks
are being Sm"oth"a down So that no
one need trip up oyer them. but the ma
tcrial is I'm place. Tho platform will hc
one OF the tcrsest tina, has been pre-
scented 10 any Democratic State con
N"ntinn sine" 1874 1t will cover more
ground than any platform in the past
twenty Years, and tn" great variety nf
subjects treated will he cuuri$vlv dis
posed of 1T will declare. for honest pub
lie officials and against Legislative bri-
berry. Economy i'm public expenditures
Will u" dw"it upon at length as on" of
IN" foundation stones of the Democratic
PARTY. Home rulo for Municipalities and
equal taxes will hn upheld in separate
blanks. Under tn" head uf personal
liberty OF tho indvidual.' the Demo
cratic party viii drclar" for home rule
ANA local option n regards the SUNDAY
laws, This plank Will in effect place
the party in favor OF a general law with
Il provision that local option may be
possible In municipality or communi-
" by majority vote. 50 that the people
may be able 10 determine for them
selves what access they shall have Ia
th" cunNrnienccs and uecrssaries Of
Nir on ,h" sabbath.
TN" financial plank will. ii is conf