The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-26
At THE CONVENTION
What the Democrats Did in Syracuse
Yesterday.
THEY ADJOURNED SINE DIE
Amid DeafenIng Applause Resolu-
tions Are Read-Candidates
Named-Speeohes by
the Bosses.

Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. 25.-when the
New York contingent was reached in
the democratic convention tho reso,u.
,,on nc aaontsd q, cor,r,,,,aD ,,,,s "a
r.. 49,. ,- -
-. M % app.'
'eiso" VI 1hss county onereu this'
hesoivea, rhat upon the roll OF the
convention De placed uhe names or botn
sitting and eontesting delegations from
new fork county ana the sitting dele
saaion nave W votes and the contest
ants % votes. ana that the state DEM
ocracy eject Tour members OF the state
committee ana the sitting delegations
eish', sup,ecN, however. to the conced-
ing Oh the party emblem TO the sitting
deiegations In case OF difference In the
party ticket"
The New York state democracy. In
inc pack OF the haii' yelled themselves
noarse' When the applause suosided'
PATTERSON said' nave In my hands
the resolutions adopted this morning
Dy the New York democracy saying
tnat they cannot with decency or dig
nity' accept the o1er' To me, 1t seems
that tney are right. We are not max
ing step toward harmony by adopt
ing the committees resolution. IL they
are given tneir seats they must. ac-
oordins TO the resolutions. come Under
the cloak OF Tammany. IL understand
the tempers OF these gentlemen. they
VIII never come here as delegates from
Iammany. The gentlemen represent
the PICK OF business and social life.
,Hisses) You may scon II you please,
put REFORM mas come to stay. ana these
gentlemen are reformers In the true
sense OF the WORD. Their actions In
new YORK cNy nave been Just. when
we CONSIDER the government or that
CITY IL Is idie 10 deny that there was
no room Tor reform, as was certainly
demonstrated py the investigations
tnere'
MT Bell OF Kings county, chairman
OF the credentials committee. took the
platform He said: Il had the honor
last night 10 PRESIDE over the largest
committee ever selected at q demo-
cratic gamering. the whole matter
was oetaiied Al length ana later. In
executive session the matter was care
iuiiy considereu. Mr. Patterson was
there ana presented MS resolution Tor
tnird. IL was de1eated by large ma
!oruy' ana then, py a large majority.
was decided 10 give them one-nfth.
Tammany opJected ana voted against
IT, we consider IL fair. ana We consid-
er II eepeciaiiy iair because both par
ties op'ect 10 u. IL IL Is an insult 10
oner one-nitn. II is an Insult To oner
one-third. misses ana groans) We
han great respect TOT the contestants,
Dut we hao also 10 consider the ques-
tion OF the democratic party or the
state. move the adoption OK the reso-
iution endorsing our attitude.
Thonnas r. Graoy SAID that the state
democracy WIN ehe aerman reformers
70 neip them' was less man one-hfth
OF the party. They mad been given
hrth. Inis Is matter OF conscience,
not pontics' SAID Grady. Tammany.
10 the NUMBER OF io9'ooo. VIII decide
whetner the action OF this committee
ana convention Ii right or wrong. The
question was put py the chair. and the
fauterson resolution was Killed and
the other giving the state democracy
one-nren adopted. The Grace-Fairchild
people started 10 leave the hall. They
were alternately cheered and Kissed.
the report OF the committee on per-
manent organization was then read.
and Ex-Governor Flower was escorted
to the chair and assumed the position
OF permanent chairman. MI Flower
said: Il feel proud at being asked to
preside over the dehberations OF con-
vention whose action will. as l believe.
reflect the Judgment and opinions OF a
majority OF the voters OF the Empire
state at the next election. In victory
or In defeat. there Is always one sure
and lasting satiHaction In being a
democrat-and That is the conscious
ness OF belonging 10 a party which Is.
whatever else may De said OF II, the
party OF the plain people, and the par
ty which instincuvely and naturally
abhors political hypocrisy and false
pretense. Democrats may make mis-
takes In policy or In conduct. but there
Is chat rough honesty about them
which makes them shrink from polit-
ical professions that are not genuine.
but are made only to deceive voters
until after election day. Thank heav-
en-. the democratic party is not a party
Of can't and nyprocacy.' The MEM
ory of the people OF New York Is not
short enough to forget entirely the