St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-24
COUNTLESS ASPIRANTS AT THE
SYRACUSE DEMOCRATIC COM
VENTION.
PLANKS OF THE PLATFORM
THEY INDORSE CLEVELAND AND
CONDEMN FREE SILVER
LEGISLATION.
OPPOSED TO A SHIP CANAL
Tammany Hosts Outnumber the
State Democracy Two to
One.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 23.-The
streets of tins city, the corridors of
hotels and every place where poll
ticians 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 it's quota of
Democrats, from the Empire State
express that landed David B. Hill,
Comptroller Campbell, Clerk De-
Freest and Chairman J. w. Hinck-
ley, and the Fast Mail, with Sena-
tor Murphy and ex-Lieut. Gov. Shee-
hon, on down to the slower going
specials, one bearing Tammany, 500
strong, and another with the state
Democracy aboard, to the number
of $50. 1t is estimated that at least
a third more people are here than
were at Saratoga at the Republican
convention, and still they will come
tonight and tomorrow. Tonight pre-
cedent has been thrown to the winds
and the slate that this morning was
in fairly good shape is almost lost
candidates. The only offices that
seem to be out of dispute are those
of secretary of state and attorney
general. The comptrollership seems
to be the main bone Of contention,
and since 8 o'clock there have de-
veloped five new candidates. The
leaders smiled at the Donnybrook
among the candidates and refused
to make selections. The probability,
therefore, is that the slate will not
be selected before tomorrow night,
and that even then several candi-
dates will be left to fight over the
places. A glance at the list of candi-
dates for the best places will show
the contest that is on:
For secretary of state, Horatio c..
King, of Brooklyn; Gen. Isaac Cat
lin, BROOKLYN; Charles A. Carey, Or
leans. For attorney general, D. G.
Griffin, Watertown. For state treas
urer, John B. Judson, G1overville;
John E. Ashe, Fonda; D. L. Dow,
Schoharie. For state comptroller
Frank Campbell, Bath; D. l.. Dow
Schoharie; A. G. Scheu, Buffalo; T
w. Meyers, New York; Jacob Ger
| ling, Monroe; Norton Chase, Albany
| calf, Ontario.
THE PLATFORM.
Interest naturally centerS in the
| platform. The first proposition sub
| mitted tonight, and which will be in
| troduced tomorrow in the conven
ton, will be this canal plank: i.
1.-The great Democratic governor
| Samuel ]. Tilden, in his message to tn,
| legislature of 1875, recommended tn,
| improvement of the state canals upoI
the plan embodied in the proposition
to be voted upon by the people a
the approaching election. In complet
of Governors Seymour, Tilden AM
| Hill, the Democratic party heartily ap
| proves the proposition for improving
| the canals of this state. We denounc'
| as a cowardly subterfuge the utter
ances of the Republican party on tn,
| most important question of canal i'm
| provement. The Democratic party o
| the state of New York stands un
aIterably opposed to the so-called shil
canal project between the great inlant
| lakes and tide water of the Hudson
| river, as well as against federal ali
| toward improving our canals or ma
tional interference with the canal sys
| tenn owned and operated by the state.
The remainder Of the platform, ex
elusive of the excise question, is a
| in lot tod lar
ing that the return to prosperity i
the country is due to the proper ad
ministration of the national affairs b
Democrats, and protesting agains
any tariff tinkering; declaring agains
the re-enactment of any law simila
to the Sherman silver law; commend
ing the administration of Presiden
/ Cleveland; pointing out the immens
expense incurred by so-called investi
eating committees and the probabl
saddling of additional taxes next year
criticising the partisan legislation in
dulged in, and the failure to work tn
reforms promised; arraigning the ad
ministration of Gov. Morton for glar
ing sins of omission and commission
j GERMANS AND EXCISE.
i Six representatives of the Germa
Reform Union of New York City al
i rived this afternoon. They will not b
asked to be seated in the convention
but will insist upon the admission b
fair representation of the State De
mocracy. In speaking of the excis
plank as the German Reformers woul
favor it prominent New York Ger
man said: Our position will be /
S11nn0rf n 40 "a
matter" Then he added: 1--WE thin
that the present difficulty arises. No
so much from the nature of the Law
but from the manner it is adninis
tered by the local authorities. -
THE PROGRAMME.
1t was about o'clock tonight whe
senator Hill, Mr.. Sherman and Mr.
Hinckley could break away from th
crowd that surrounded them and g
to a meeting of the state committe,
The committee adopted a resolutio
that Bell delegates from Kings count
be given two-thirds of the vote an
the Sheppard faction one-third. Th
committee selected Hon. Perry Be
mont to be the temporary ehairma
of the convention. The ~corventio
will be called to order by Chairma
Hinckley, of the state committee, &
noon tomorrow at the Alhambra rinl
and-then Mr.. Belmont will deliver h
address. Charles r. DeFreest, Galvi
F. Hewson. w. J.. Ellis, Charles 4
Dunning and Benjamin Kinyon will |
named as temporary secretaries. Aftt
the roll has been called and any cor
tests noted the chairman will al
point Sqpmittses IN pegmanens o.
tions. A recess will then be taken unit
/ Wednesday morning at 10 O'clock, wlhe