Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-28
The Democratic Hosts Crowd the
Hotels of Syracuse.
SOME OF THE MAIN PLANKS
The COmptroilership the Main Bone Of
Contention New Candidates
Arc Springirg Cp.

Syracuse, n. Y, Sept 23-The streets,
corridors Of hotels and every place
where politicians can gather have turn
ed into meeting places for the demo-
cratic slatemakers and breakers, and
so glutted is every avenue in the hotels
that it is difficult to move about. EV-
cry train since noon has brought in it's
quota of delegates from the Empire
State from the express that landed
David b. Hill, Comptroller Campbell,
Clerk Defrees and Chairman j. w.
Hinckley, and the fast mail, which
brought Senator Murphy and eX-Lieu-
tenant Governor Sheehan, down to the
slower going specials, one bearing Tam
many, 500 strong, and another with the
state democracy aboard to the numb Der
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 to-
morrow.
Tonight precedents have been thrown
to the wind and the slate that this
morning was in fairly good condition,
is 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 gem
eral. The cOmptrOllership seems to be
the main bone of contention and since
3 .. m. there have developed five new
candidates. The leaders smiled at the
rivalries among the candidates and re-
fused to make selections. The prOba-
bility, therefore, is that the slate will
not be selected before tomorrow night.
The first proposition submitted to-
night will be introduced tomorrow in
the convention, is this plank:
1.-THE great democratic governor,
Samuel J. Tilden, in his message to the
legislature of 1873, recommended the
improvement of the state canals, on a
plan embodied in the proposition to be
voted upon by the people at the APP
preaching election. With complete ac-
cord with the principles and policies
of Governor Seymour, Tilden and Hill,
the democrats heartily approve the
proposition for improving the canals
of this state. We denOunce as cOWardly
subterfuge the utteranCes of the repub-
iican party on the most important ques-
ton of canals.
1.-THE democratic party of New York
stands unalterably opposed to the So
called ship-canal through the great in
lana lakes ana LlQc water Oh the HUI
son river as we'll as against federal aid
toward improving our canals or nation
al interference with the canal system
owned and operated by the state"
The remainder of the platform, eX-
elusive of the excise question, is as fol-
lows in abbreviated form:
Declaring the return of prosperity in
the country is due to the proper admin
istration of national affairs by the dem
ocrats and by protesting against any
tariff tinkering; declaring against the
re-enactment of any law similar to the
Sherman silver law; commencing the
administration of President Cleveland;
pointing out the immense expense in
CURED by the sO-Called investigation
committees and the saddling Of proba-
BILE additional expenses each year; criti-
Ching partisan legislation INDUCED in
and the failure to work the reforms
promised; and arraigning the admins
tration Of Governor Morton for glaring
sins Of commission and omission.
Tonight's meeting of the state commit
tee adopted a resolution that the Tam
many delegates from Kings county be
given two-thrds of a vote and the Shop
ard faction one-third. The committee Sc
Iected Hon. Perry Belmont to be tempo
rary chairman Of the convention.