Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-25
CONVENTION BEGINS
coNTEsTINo NEW YORK pELnuA
TioNs Ann norm SEATED
ny rnE CONVENTION.
The state Convention IL Formally
Opened and the risht for SUI
prcmacy Is Now On.

Syracuse. ~ Y. Sept, "a Tho many
boomH OF candidates for state offices
before the state Democratic convention
which met hcii' today have been push
ed this afternoon with presidency
that In amusing There arc at least
half dozen men who are sure ~ the
nomination for comptroller ueueral
Interest oentoru about the meeting or
the committee on resolutions. where
the excise plank was being discussed
In executive session. aud about tho
committee ON credentials. where the
New York and other contestH were to
be decided. II was voted TO reserve the
matter OF the New York and iSlnga
county contest until tho settlement OF
the others, The chairman announced
that the contest IN the First SECOND
ana Third districts In the county OF
queens was before the convention
senator nm moved that the cons
testing delegates OF the districts he
entitled To their seats The motion was
adopted
Al precisely 1925. Chairman Hincls-
Icy OF the state committee called the
convention TO order ana Rov. A. n
Fahnstock offered prayer, asking for
peace ana unity,
Chairman HlnclSlcy announced that
he was directed by the state commit.
tee to announce that both sets OF dele
gates from ltlnss county should be
placed On tho rolls, and the following
resolution was read.
That In the event Of roll call OF tho
convention two names be called ut
the head OF the regular Democracy and
one NJ the hond Of the independent or
Ennlgntion and ~ on down. That In
The event OF organizations OF Kings
county failing to unite upon a cAndl-
which Joseph u, Bell IA the head shan
be the only recognized Democratic or
gnnizniion from Kings county
The resolution Was unanimously
adopted on motion or cx-Mnyor Gilr0y
OF New York
state committee had selected for tem-
porary chairman the 1IOn Percy Bel
mont of New York ana appointed Hon.
Daniel Lockwood Of Buffalo and dec,
Foster Peabody OF Kings county tom.
pOrary secretaries.
when Mr. Belmont took the plat
form he was greeted with applause
which frequently required during hia
brief speech to the convention, Al the
conclusion OF Mr.. nelmont'B remarks
Secretary Defrest began the call of
the roll, The names Of Flower bell
and Blsscl We're cheercd.
Contrary TO expectations when the
New York district was reached there
was not public notice ~ contest until
the clerk had read tho entire Tam
many delegation.
During the reading the Tnmmany
men looked nt each other aH IL amazed
at the lack nt contest, but the amhzr-
mcnt was ended when, Just as tho clerk
started Niagara, eX-Secretary Charles
Fnirchild arose and said.
present the eontoat for 30 HentA
held by the New York delegation just
read"
There was burst OF applause that
lasted for some minuten. and thon the
chairman said
"Refcrred TO the committee ON CON
tested seats, whom appointed"
IN Queens county cN-Mnyor Gleason
made notice OF a contest and when
Richmond WINS called delegate said
that contrasting delegations there had
ngrcrd upan the same representations
rs had been agreed upon IN King coun-
", and they desired the names on
lnNll lOlif fAtlFfNfh 10 lNt ANfnflllH
toe on credentials. These were an
tho contests noted.
Congressman Sulser moved TINT tho
rules OF the last assembly govern the
body Adopted.
The usual resolutions were offered
In relation to this appointment OF COM
Mayor Giloy moved that when
the convention adionrn u be until 10
a. M, Wednesday. Carried.
Few OF the practical politicians of the
city VIII admit ever having seen such
a aeeihng pot of discomfort ms that
brcwed within ihe few hours that IN
tcsyened between the hour Of recess of
the convention anu the meeting Of the
various committees, W to the hour or
converting II was supposed that the
plan Of representation adopted by Che
KINGS county people was the plan IA
vnrsd by tho leaders and would be
adopted Ia the case OF the New York
eouieats But men with Tammany
badres were showing discomfort, aud
the result wan that when the conynn-
ION adjourned there was no certainly
that there would be any acceptance OF
the plHn
At the head ana front OF the reynii
against the plan favored BY scnntor
HIN and eN-Goy. Flower were senator
Murphy. ex-Poiluc Commissioner Mar
tin. ex-senator Ofady. cN-Aiaypr d.lroy
aud ex-Lieutpnant Governor SheehaE.
Tho latter was inclined 10 be conrerya-
Tive, and was strenuous IN HE dsnluls
N n eiary 20 the effect that a. the
meeting 81 the state rumnitief this
he declared IN the presence OF
senator lill that any man who voted
for The admission OF state Democracy
nsonle was traitor 10 Drfnucracy.
II never was before the coniinittee."
he ga,d. "and never expressed my yiews
..n.ut u senator I'M personally"