The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-25
CONTESTING DELEGATES
In New York's Democratic State
Convention.
TAMMANY BRAVES IN THE LEAD
They Are Recognized as the Regular
Party Organization and Score Victory
over the State Democraoy-The Resoiu-
tions Committee Favors Local Option.

Party Organization and Score Victory
Over the State Democracy-The Besoiu-
tions Committee Favors Local Option.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 25.-At 1926
yesterday Chairman Hinokley, of the Dem
ocratic state committee, called the state
convention to order, and Rev. A. II.
Fahnestock offered prayer. Chairman
Hinckley then introduced Hon Perry
Belmont as temporary chairman, and the
latter made brief speech in which he pre-
dicted success for the nominees of the con-
vention. On the excise question Mr.. Bel
mont said:
"The preachers and the churches, the
brewers and the saloons, should act to-
gether, formulate, vote for and enforce
reasonable excise law. Sobriety is very
important, but not more important than
is personal freedom for sober men to buy,
eat, drink and do what pleases them, If it
does not infringe on the rights of others"
When the list of New York delegates
was read by Secretary DeFreest exSecre-
! tary Charles Fairchild presented a contest
for thirty, five seats held by the Tammany
delegation, and this was referred to the
committee on contested seats. Then the
convention took a recess until 10 o'clock
today
Few of the practical politicians in the
city will admit ever having seen such a
seething pot of discomfort as that brewed
within the few hours that interviewed be-
tween the hour of recess of the convention
and the meeting of the various committees.
Up to the hour of convening it was sup
posed that the plan of representation
adopted by the Kings county people was
the plan favored by the leaders and would
be adopted in the case of the New York
contest But men with Tammany badges
were sowing discomfort and the result
was that when the convention adjourned
there was no certainty that there would be
any acceptance of the plan.
At the head and front of the revolt
against the plan favored by Senator Hill
Iand Ex-Governor Flower were Senator
Murphy, ex-Police Commissioner Martin,
ex-senator Grady, ex-Mayor Gilroy and
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan The latter
was inclined to be conservative, and was
strenuous in his denials of story to the
effect that at a meeting of the state com
mittee he had declared in the presence of
Senator Hill that any man who favored
the admission of the State Democracy was
q traitor to the Democracy.
Commissioner Martin had a talk with
ex- Governor Flower last evening" and
some very hot words passed. Flower was
in favor of harmony at any cost, and Mar
tin was just as sure that the State Democ-
racy people should not be treated with, us
they did not come regularly as contestants.
The two leaders disagreed so badly that
they lost their tempers and left each other
without coming to a settlement.
Martin went at once to the Vanderbilt
and called "a meeting of the Tammany
: committee He presided himself, and upon
motion appointed a committee to appear
before the committee on contested seats,
and argue against any representation for
the State Democracy. The significant
feature of this move was the fact that
Thomas f. Grady, who is well known to
be a deadly enemy to the State Democracy,
was made chairman of the delegation.
One of the significant features of the day
was the absence from the convention hall
of every leader except Roswell p. Flower.
Another of the features Of the day was the
= cutting by Mr.. Belmont of that part of his
speech denouncing third term presidential
aspirations Some of the Tammanyites
who had prepared to receive this part of
his speech with applause were disap-
pointed. Relating to the matter Mr. Bel
mont said to the Associated Press CORE
spondent:
My speech in general pointed to that
idea, but l did not deem it wise to make
any great move in criticizing the admin
istlation's attitude in that direction Per
sonally, however, | am willing to be
quoted as against a third term"
The many booms for otfi ;e have been
pushed with IA persistency that is anus
ing. There are at least IL half dozen men
who are sure of the nomination for comp
troller.
General interest centered about the
meeting of the committee on resolutions,
where the exsise plank was being dis
cussed in executive session, and about the
committee on credentials, where the New
York and other contests were to be de
cided.
1t was voted to reserve the matter of the
New York and Kings county contests till
the settlement of the others The chair
man announced that the contests in tn,
First. Second and Third districts of the
county of Queens was before the com
mittee. Senator Hill moved that the sit
ting delegates of three districts be declared
entitled to their seats. The motion was
adopted.
When the committee on contests tool
up the New York State Democracy contest
Charles n Fairchild spoke for the contest
ants The question for this committee tC
consider, he said, was whether the sentl
ment of their people was entitled to repre-
Bentation ut party councils. 1t must be
decided whether the principles represented
- by him were worthy of consideration as
against those of political machine
Mr. Thomas Grady, for the Tammany
ties, said the independence insisted upon
by Mr. Fairchild only existed when they
J. were in the minority. "Ths is not con
!, test, as the term is commonly understood,
! = said Mr. Grady. 1T simply presents &c
, the lO5 delegates of New York city the
e proposition that they may have the state
strength in return for representation
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