Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-23
TWO FIGHTSON HAND
Matters That Trouble the New York
Democracy.
HARMONY AND TIE EXCISE QUESTION
County Delegates in Arms Over
Sunday Saloons.
ToMoRRow's CONVENTION

TOMO RROW'S CONVENTION
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
SYRACUSE. N. Y, September Ex-senator
Hill has the fight Of his life on his hands
two fights, in fact. On the one hand, he
will try to make the Tammany tiger and
the state (Cleveland) democracy perform a
harmony tableau without resorting to teeth
and claws. hot iron or profanity. On the
other. he is to compel the rural delegates
to accept "rest Sunday" plank for the big
cities of the state.
The county delegates. who are as loud in
their demands for the preservation Of the
Sabbath as was the army that followed
Warner Millcr's revolt in the republican
convention at Saratoga last week, say that
the Conditions In the rural districts are the
same in relation to both parties, and that
an open advocacy of a wet" Sunday in
the cities by the democratic party will be
as fatal to the chances Of the candidates as
It would to those of republican nominees.
No open thu eats Of revolt against the
program outlined by Senator Hill and the
lea ders of the regular machine in every
city in the state are made by the county
men, nor have they perfected any tangible
plan Of opposition.
They have no leadership, but 1t is ap-
parent that the majority Of the county dele
gates will protest against what they de-
scribe as fragrant and unchr!stian desc
Grafton Of the Sc bbath. About two score of
delegates came to town on the early trains
this morning, most of them hailing from
couety districts. There were less than 100
in town at bI eakfast, but every train that
pulled in after that brought delegations,
principally from the west. The New York
and Kings county delegates are expected
this afternoon. Tammany's representation
will come In at supper time, and the whole
town Is waiting with a rousing welcome.
Senators Hill and Murphy ex-Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan and ex-Congressman
Tracey Of Albany are scheduled to arrive
at o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Croker's Intentions.
Mr.. Richard Croker. who. next to Senator
Hill, is the most-talked-about democrat in
the state, will arrive. If he has not changed
his mind again. some time during the after
noon. Nobody here seems to be posted
about Mr.. Croker's intentions. If he comes,
however, it will not occasion any surprise,
and If he desires to remain away his alb
sence will be accepted Us an indication on
Ire part OF the delegates OF his failure to
secure the cooperation of Senator's Hill
and Murphy in preventing the state democ-
racy from participating in the deliberations
Of the convention.
The contest between the Tammany ma
cfine and the state democracy WILL It is
expected, vie in temperature with the boil
ing weather that prevails in Syracuse to-
day. The Thermometer this morning ia
pretty we'll up toward the ninety mark, but
the fight over the representation of New
York county in the convention Is not many
degrees below blood heat. There are more
day than there are Of FamElany, but the
wfgwam will begin to whoop things up to-
night, and then the warfare will be carried
on at close quarters.
Such leaders Of the state democracy as
William B. Hornblower. a pronounced en-
emy of both the state and New York city
machines; Col Robert Grier Monroe and
Maurice ]. Power are on the ground, and
expect their faction to secure one-third of
New York coUnty's representation. They
make no threats in the event of an ad-
verse decision by the state convention, but
it Is easy to see that they do not anticipate
an adverse decision.
Tammany's Advance Guard.
The advance guard of Tammany, made
up of ex-Mayor Gilroy, James J. Martin
and ex-Corporation Counsel Clark, are
keeping their tongues between their teeth,
presumably awaiting the arrival Of Senator
Hill and Mr.. Croker. The settlement OF
the row in New York county depends upon
the view of the situation taken by those
leaders. The principal talk today concerns
the manner in which Tammany will ac-
cept the gift Of one-third of its voting
power to the state democracy. 1t Is not
expected that the braves will bolt, because
Mr.. Croker will advise against it, and there
is no disputing the absolute dominance OF
Mr.. Croker's influence in keeping the wig
wan people in line for anything he wants.
There is an air of sullenness amorg the
Tammany men here that indicates an un-
gracious surrender to the will of the ma
jority in the convention. but If Mr. Croker
and Senator Hill decide to discipline he
80 h. f,,rr-
pressed growls will be the only rejo:nder.
Two Troublesome Matters.
It is expected that both the vexatious
excise plank and the contest in New York
will b. settled at tonight's meeting of The
state committee. Senator Hill will beaI
the brunt of the two battles, and If he
wins out In both his triumph will throw
into the shade the object lesson in absolute
dictatorship furnished by Mr.. Platt a,
Saratoga last week.
Tonight will be one Of conferences and
dickers and the routine business OF the
convention will cut very insignificant
The salt city. which is hot and uninter-
testing except fer the ingenious methods
employed to make visitors disgorge, Will
be overrun with delegates end Camp fol-
lowers and there will be conferences with
out number. Six or seven hundred Tam
many men, two hundred machine men from
Buffalo and Brooklyn. many from Albany,
Troy, Rochester and Utica, will march into
town and make things lively. There will
be no marching clubs, and, unless Tam
many brings a band or two, no music.
The state committee will meet at the
Yates House at o'clock and conferences
are on at the Tammany headquarters at
the Vanderbilt Hotel.
The convention will meet at noon to-
morrow in the Alhanbrl rink, which has
been gaily caparisoned for the interest
ing drama, which Is to be performed there
for two days. The delegates will scarcely
get away under two days. The first will
be devoted TO organizing. listening to the
speeches of Perry Belmont, who is to be
temporary chairman, and Gov Flower
who will preside permanently. deliberations
of committees and debates on their re-
ports.
The Slate.
Wednesday the nominations will be made
and unless some of the candidates retire
it will require several hours to get through
the balloting.
The hottest fight will be over the nomina-
ton for state controller. Augustus Scheu
of Buffalo, a member of the state COM
mittee, will be nominated by ex-Postmas-
ter Ger eral Wilson S. BisseIl. and cham
pioned by Daniel S. Lockwood. who was
the democratic candidate for lieutenant
povernor last wear. Theo F. Myers ex.