The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-25

delegates from Tanmany. Shouts and
cheers.)
81 am delegate here and can at
least have my say. 1t may do some good
At least I can do no harm. The gentle
men represent the pick of the business
and social life. fHissesl
who are these gentlemen? Cries of
sGaroos,' which means literally a mem
Der of the German reform union and is
applied to any reformerl I say they
are gentlemen"
ssThey never showed it," yelled voice.
Senator Hill from the aisle: Il trust the
sergeant at arms will see that these in
terruptions cease"
There was cheer, and then Mr.. Pat
tersou continued: ssYou may do so if you
please, but reform has come to stay, and
these gentlemen are reformers in the
true sense of the word. Their actions in
New York have been just when We con-
slider the government of that city. 1t is
idle to deny that there was room for
reform, as was certainly demonstrated
by the investigation there. That some
of the assertions of fraud and corrup-
tion were true is demonstrated by the
fact that thousands of Democrats voted
with the Republicans and the records
show that 10000 of our voters went from
us, controlled By these people who ask
recognition here.
Mr.. Bell, of Kings, chairman of the
credentials committee, took the plat
form. He said: II had the honor last
night to preside over the largest com
mittee ever at Democratic gathering.
The whole matter was detailed at length,
and later in executive session, the mat
ter was carefully considered. Mr.. Pat
terson was there and presented his reSo-
luton for third. 1t was defeated by
a large majority aud then by large
majority it was decided to give them
one fifth. Tammany objected and voted
against it. We consider il fair and we
consider it especially fair, because both
parties object to it. If it is an insult to
offer ne-fifth, it is an insult to offer one
third. Kisses and groansl
I'VE had great respecs for the gentle
men of the contestants, but we had also
to consider the question of the Demo-
cratic party of the state. | move the
adoption of a resolution endorsing our
attitude"
Senator Charles Guy of Tammany
took the stage One of his first asser-
tions was that Tammany had upheld the
Democracy for one hundred years A
voice in the back: "Who slaughtered
Winfield Hancock"
The chair: "The gentleman will cease
his interruptions"
Thomas F. Grady also spoke for the
Tammany Democrats. He said that the
state Demo -racy, with the German re-
formers to help them, was less than one
fifth. They had been given fifth. Why
ask for a half ''It is surprising" said
he, "that they do not ask for more
than that. This is matter now
I Of conscience, not politics. What
would they do if they had a third.
venture a prediction. If, for any
motive they scOrn the offer made here,
from that moment they will be withous q
constituency. l had supposed that after
the decision last night, the kicking and
number of 100000 will decide whether
the action of this committee and conven
ton is right or wrong"
The question was put by the chair and
the Patterson resolution was killed and
| the other resolution, giving the state De-
mocracy one fifth. adopted
! The Grace-Fairfield people started to
! leave the hall and as some of them filed
! out there was a repetition of the scene
! in the Democratic convention of 1894 at
! Saratoga. They were alternately cheer
| ed and Kissed. When the tumult had
subsided the report of the committee on
permanent Organization was read and
! the chairman appointed John Boyd
| Thscher and James N, Sheppard to es-
! cort ex-Gov. Flower to the platform.
| Gov. Flower made a speech.
The convention named the following g
candidates unanimously.
For Secretary of State, Horace c. King
of Kings
For Comptroller, John B. Judson. of
Fulton.
For State Treasurer, D. c. Dow, OF
! Schoharie.
For Attorney General, Norton Chase OF
For State Engineer, Russell Stuart OF
Onondaga.
For Judge of Court of Appeals, John
G. Teller of Auburn.
D. c. Dow of Schoarie for state treas
urer.
Charles S. Fairchild of New York said
! when he left the convention today: ''The
Associated Press can announce that we
will have a ticket of our own on all
local issues"
"Wil1 you affiliate with the Republi-
cans?"
81 don't know. AS yet we have not
made decision"
Great applause and laughter greeted
that part of the platform which favored
Improved highways of travel through
out the state in the interest of our citi
zens, and particularly of the farmers anC
bicycle riders"
A star was adopted as the party
emblem.
At 2:18 P. M, the convention adjourned
sine die.
STAKE MONEY ATTACHED.