Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-24

ing the State Conventional Hot
Fight for the Offices Which Shows
the Confidence in the Situation.
What the Platform Will Probably
Be-The Excise Plank Not Hewn
Yet.
Syracuse, n. Y. September 23.-ThG
streets in this city, the corridors of the
hotels and every place where politicians
can gather, have turned into meeting
places for Democratic slate-makers and
breakers and so glutted is every avenue
in the hotels where the leaders stay,
that it is difficult to move about.
Every train since noon has brought in
itsquotaof Democrats, from the Empire
State Express that landed David B. Hill,
Comptroller Campbell Clark DeFreest
and Chairman J. w. H.nckley, and the
fast mail with Senator Murphy and eX-
Lieutenant Governor Sheenan down 10
the slower going specials, one bearing
TammaIy 500 strong and another with
State Democracy aboard TO the number
of 250. IL IS stated that at least third
more people are here than were at Sara
toga at the Republican convention and
still more VIII come tonight and to-
morrow. Tonight precedent has been
thrown to the winds and the slate that
this morning was IN fairly good shape
ds almost lost sight Of behind the swarm
of new candidates.
The only Offices that seem to be out Of
dispute are those of Secretary Of State
and Attorney General. The COmptroll-
ershp seems to be the main bone of
contention. and since three o'clock there
have developed five new candidates.
The leaders smiled at the DOnnybrook
among the candidates and refused 10
make selections The probability,
therefore. is that the slate VIII not be
selected before tomorrow night and
that even then several candidates Will
be left to fight over the places.
A GLANCE AT THE LIST
of candidates for the best places will
show the contest that is on: Secretary
OF State Horatio c.. King, of Brooklyn;
Gen. Issac s. Catlin, of Brooklyn; Or
chard A. Cay, Of Orleans.
Attorney General: G. B. Griffin, Of
Watertown; State Treasurer John b.
.Tudson. of Gloversville; John f. Ashe,
of Fanda; D. L. Dow, Of Schoharc
State Comptroller: Frank Campbell,
of Bath; d. L. Dow, Of Schoharie; A. c.
Scher, of Buffalo; T. w. Myers, of New
York: Jacob Gerling, of Monroe; Nor
ton Chase, Albany; J. II. Manning, AL
1 Z Of 0rtf
Interest naturally cenetrs in the plat
form. The first proposition submitted
tonight and which VIII be introduced
tomorrow in the convention will be the
canal plank, as follows:
"The great Democratic Governor,
Samuel ]. Tilden. in his message to the
Legislature of 1875, recommended the
improvement of the State canals, upon
the plan embodying the proposition to
be vOetd on by the people. In complete
accord with the principles and policies
of Governors Seymour, Tilden and Hill,
the Democratic party heartily approves
| the proposition for improving the ca
mails of this State. We denOunce as a
cOwardly subterfuge the utterances Of
| the Republican party Of the most inn
| pOrtant question OF canal improve
ment The Democratic party of the
! State of New York stands unalterably
opposed to a so-called ship canal pro-
| ject between the great inland lakes and
tidewater of the Hudson riyer,,as well
as against federal aid toward improve
ing our canals or national interference
with the canal system owned and oper-
ated by the State
The remainder of the platform, eX-
elusive of the excise question, is as
follows in abbreviated form:
Declaring that the return to prosper
ity in the country is due to the proper
administration of the national affairs
by the Democrats and protesting
against any tariff tinkering. Declar-
ing against the rc-enactment of any
law similar to the Sherman silver law.
Commending the administration Of
President Cleveland Pointing out the
immense expense incurred by sO-called
investigating committees and the sad
ding of probable additional taxes next
year. Criticising the partisan legisla-
tion INDUCED i'm and the failure TO work
the reforms promised. Arraigning tho
administration of Governor Morton for
glaring sins of omission and commis-
sion.
Six representatives of the German
Reform Union of New York City ar
rived this afternoon. They will not
ask to be seated in the convention, but
will insist on a fair representation In
the State Democracy.
In speaking of the excise plank as TO
poi
favor fl. a prominent New York Ger
man said to an Associated Press rep
resentatiye:
Our position will be in support OF
the State Democracy in this matter.
Then he added: I'VE think that tho
present difficulty arises not so much
from the nature of the law, but from
the manner in which it is administered
by the local authorities
It was o'clock tonight when Sen
ator Hill. Mr.. Sheehan and Mr.. Hick-
lev could break away from the crowd
that surrounded them and go 10 the
meeting of the State Committee.
The committee adopted a resolution
that the Bell delegates from Kings
county be given twO-thirds Of the vote
and the Sheppard faction one-third.
The committee selected the Hon.
Perry Belmont 10 be the temporary
chairman Of the convention. The con-
vention will be called to order by
Chairman Hinckley, of the State Com
mittee. at noon tomorrow at the Al
hambra rink, and then Mr.. Belmont
will deliver his address. The chair
man will appoint committees and re-
cess will then be taken until Wednes-
dev morning at 10 o'clock, when the
work Of the convention will be finished.