The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-24
SYRACUSE CONVENTION.
<rtHGE NuuBER or DELEGdIEs
ARE ALREADf on HiND'
The Tammany Men IDdustriously u, VIZ"
Ia the Interests OF That orga"'
zation Probable Ticket.

vance guard Democratic delegates ana
shooters Is inercasins and before Hs"-
the town Will be M! a with men, WHO
will make things lively IA the conven-
ton hall tomorrow. Late trains las'
night brought lA number OF delegates
from two extremes OF the State-cunsio
and New York. Early trains to-day aup'
ed only few 10 the throng pa hotel ioo-
bies. 4 Gozcn or more OF shining bshis
@. Tammany Hall are here. and are NOT
idle A moment. They VIII not TAX i0i
publication. but are doing lots OF taking
In favor oil home rule on the excise quts-
ton. They are also telling country dele-
gates how they invited the Gface-i arr
child followers 10 walk into their prima-
r.es and how these men refused ana yos
have the boldnoss 90 come knocHinB Al
the convention doors ioT Ambulance d.
New York Democrats.
The sentiment among the upstate dele
Gates who have arrived is IN favor OK
LIBERAL treatment for the Gface-f a-ieh"N
men and II is pointed out that every
Democratic vote viii Doe needed tni7 l"ii t
the ticket is 10 Doe carried. Efie county
M, Who have wiped out all past scores
and united tremendously, are l'-' J.
their demands that New ioiNe4a 9-p"'
do the same. They declare inal--lt t"'"
many refuses TO accord one-thlil o. l'e
doisgates TO the state Democrats ask
- ,, os Tho county has done. that tne
convenion should whip Iammahy iNio
uno Wlewaul CHIEFS. who are here nave
zone 10 work mdus;ronsy 10 pi'N''.
suoh "a nrogramme being carried OUT anu
all * conjecture as TO who VIII VIII
Novt n the fight over the liberal ifeat-
,nent of contestants. greatest interest
beinc taken in home rule or the ioera
evcise plank which is 20 De presented.
Sentiment .n favor Of local option seems
10 predomlnate but no plank upon WINS"
excise reformers from All parts OF Ine
state can agree has yet been loiil"''' D.
Most OF the rof0fmcrs want 100 mh'h'
and thov overlook The fact that There are
many Democratic voters who are OPP
posod 20 sunday opening and Who De-
lievo the whulo liquor bus ness s a great
evil. AMI should be Kept in the narrow
limits. The proposal 90 increase inc state
Committee has many supporters ana 1,
loss the Us, leaders sir down OBJ il, II VIII
be adopted
raE rr0BABfr SLATE
The slate that looks most promising
here now is as follows Secretary OF 9'a-e'
Horatio G.. King. of Brooklyn. Attorney
General ID. O.. Griffin. of Nalet'o""'
state Treasurer. John b. Judson. clover
Vile: state Compuoi'r Augustus -
Scheu. Buffalo. State Engineer anu S"l-
vevor George Clinton Ward, or Boone
vile. Judge of the Court OF Appeals, AL
ton B. Parker. of Kingston. IL is un lel-
stood that Theodore 49, Myers. eN-Domp-
troller of New York oiy. viii accept inc
nomination of state Comptroller under
certain conditions Die i- favored hy
Senator Hin. and. n the conditions can
Dee complied with his name may 90 Oh
the ticket ln place of Augustus Scneu.
Charles A. Cary. of oattafaugus' may
also replace General Horatio g.. hlhs, az"
SYRACUSE men hope 20 have Russell r.
stuart named for engineer
SYRACCSE. y. 30 sept 80 ''
ereat untsrrael. the Democracy Of tne
Emu.r. State. Is here.
or su recent conventions. the ono
which VIII meet tomorrow promises I'D
ha the most interesting. II VIII Ne
convention run hy the delegates. l",l'
is no slate. with am invneihle -machih,
behind it. and no cut and dried pro
pramme. platform. and candidates, ana
the contests viii Doe fought over on ''a
floor of the convention.
There will boz strife between Tammany
and the state Democracy and strife that
will be- more lurid than the glare OF req
fire I'm front OF the Tigers lair to-nlshi
Sentiment an over the State seems q
favor liberal treatment of ccntes tanis,I
Senator Hin is for admitting the Gr1'"
men. Senator Murphy is for shutting
them out Boss Croker b. not here, nI-
his influence is felt and it is an against
letting I'm the mon who helped defeat
Tamnany last year. aud shared the vice
tory spells with the Republi ans.
Senators Hill and Murphy Ex-Governor
Flower who Will Dee permanent chairman.
Elliot ST. sheppard who leads his faction
into the convention with one-third
representation. ana an the big rammany
leaders are on the field. ready for Oh,
business Of the morrow.
The platform will Doe one OF the terscsi
that has been presented in any Democrat
ic State Convention since 1874
IL Will cover more ground than any
platform In the past twenty years, AMI
the great variety OF subjects treated will
be concisely disposed Of.
II will declare for honest public officials
and against legislative bribery. tc0noml
in public expenditures Will be dwclt upon
az length as one Of the foundation stone
of the Democratic party Home rule iof
municipalities and equal taxation Will D..
upheld planks.
Under the head Of personal liberty EEL
the individual" the Democratic par.
Will declare for home rule and local or.
ton as regards the Sunday laws
This plank will in effect. place the par-f
in favor OF a genral law. where lo.l
option may be put I'm power - "a major
" vote. so that the people may be able
20 determine themselves what access
they shall have 10 the necessities af
conveniences OF life on the sabbath da
The financial plank II is contdenualIy
expected. viii meet with the appreciate.
Of all concerned u viii demand nr
agreement among foreign movers for
use OF both gold and silver and declare
against the unlimited coinage Of silver
until such an agreement can be brought
about
The national administration viii be cn-
dorsed as well as the Wilson tarin laws
United states senator David B. hiN
attended the meeting Of the DEMOCRATIC
State Committee tonight for the iist
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