The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-24
NO Slate At SYRACUSE.
Democratic Convention Will Be Lur.
idly Lively.
1T MILL BE VERY INTERESTING
Strife Between Tammany and the State
Democracy win He trausht with Rcd
Fire Roswell Flower
Will BlOssOm rs Chairman.

Syracuse, Sept. 23.-The great unter-
rified, the Democracy of the Empire
state, is here with brass bands and 4
hurrah. OF all recent conventions, the
one which will meet tomorrow promises
To be the most interesting. 1t will be
convention run by the delegates
There is no slate with an invincible
machine behind it. and no cut and dried
programme. Platform and candidates
and the contests will be fought out
on the floor of the convention. There
will be strife between Tammany and
the state Democracy. and strife that
will be more lurid than the glare of
red fire in front of the tigers lair to-
night. Sentiment all over the state
seems to favor liberal treatment of con-
testants, and at least partial recogni-
tion for the Grace Fairchild people of
New York city. but Tammany says:
NO. and to all entreaties and appeals
Tammany again says, No"
Senator Hill is for admitting the
Grace men. Senator Murphy is for
shutting them out. Boss Croker is not
here. but his influence is felt. and 1t
is all against letting in the men who
helped defeat Tammany last year. and
shared the victors' spoils with Repub-
licans. Upon the admission of the state
Democracy depends in large measure
the action to the German
as liberal treatment of the Grace-Fair-
child men will mean the gain of many
German votes. Another great Ques-
tion to be settled which will affect the
German vote is that of excise and Sun
day opening. From all that can he
learned the Democrats will not dodge
the issue. but will make the most rad-
cal utterance that has found its way
into party platform in some time.
Ex-Governor Flower will be perman-
ent chairman.
Platform viii Bc Siirpcrv.
The preliminary draft of the platform
has been made. Some of the planks are
being smoothed down so that no one
need trip up over them, but the ma
teral Is in place.
The platform will be one Of the tersest
that has been presented to any Dem
ocratic state convention since 1874. 1t
will cover more ground than any plat
form in the past twenty years and the
great variety of subjects treated will be
concisely disposed of. 1t will declare
for honest public officials and against
legislative bribery. Economy in public
expenditures will be dwelt upon at
length. as one of the foundation stones
of the Democratic party. Home rule
will be upheld in sparate planks. In
der the head of personal liberty of the
individuar' the Democratic party will
declare for home rule and local option
as regards the Sunday laws. This plank
will, in effect, place the party in favor
of general law with a provision that
local option may be possible In a mu
nicipality or community by a majority
vote. so that the people may be able to
determine themselves what access they
shall have to the necessities and con-
veniences of life on the Sabbath day.
The financial plank will. it is conf
IDENTIFY expected. meet with the approba-
tion of all concerned. 1t will demand
an agreement among foreign powers
for the common use of gold and silver
and at the same time declare against
the unlimited coinage of silver until
such an agreement can be brought
about. The national administration
will be endorsed as We'll as the opera
tions Of the Wilson tariff law.
United States Senator David r. Hill
attended the meeting of the Demo-
cratic state convention tonight for the
first time In ten years.
The committee named Hon. Perry
Belmont, of New York, as temporary
chairman Of the convention. which Is
to convene at noon tomorrow.