New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
ASSEMBLING IN SARATOGA.
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yon and Congressman Pool. Of Syracuse; John w.
Dunhan. OF Lyons. candidate for Supreme Court
Justice Barrett II. Davis OF Palmyra, president
OF the Fish. Game and Forestry Commission,
Judge ]. Rider Cady. OF Hudson; Assemblyman
Morton. OF Wayne County; State Treasurer Col
VIM Mayor Green. of Binghamton; Assemblyman
Epenetus Howe OF Tioga County; Edward Lau
terbach. OF New-York; ex-Police Commissioner
Michael Kerwin. OF Ncw-York; Congressman b.
B. Odell. jr of Newburg. chairman OF the Execu-
tive Committee OF the Republican State Commit
tee Henry Gleason OF NewYork; James W.
Halves. OF New-York: Charles W. Hackett. OF
Utica. chairman OF the Republican State Commit
tee. and Reuben L. Fox. OF Albany. clerk OF the
committee.
1t was announced late tonight that Congress
man James S. Sherman. OF Utica. would be tempo
rary chairman Of the convention, and Senator
Clarence Lexow, OF Nyack. the permanent chair
man.
SUNDAY LIQUOR QUESTION.
II apparent from the talk OF ex-Senators
Miller and Hiscock to-day as we'll as the CONVEX
saton Of the leading Republicans here. that they
regard the action OF the convention on the sun
day liquor question as most important. MI Mill
Ter was so much impressed with the need OF eau
tious action on this subject that he declined 10
talk for publication about II. II do not wish to
say anything concerning the proposition TO alow
cities to upon the question OF the sale OF liquor
on Sunday he said. until have consulted WIN
leading Republicans here.
Ex-senator Hiscock said 81 confess / am
greatly troubled about this sunday liquor matter.
and think the delegates TO the convention snoulu
consider carefully any steps they may take ABOUT
il. Ny personal opinion Is that the voters OF the
State viii never sanction any law when ap.
parentiv permits the Dissertation OF the Sabbath.
Such of the rural Republican delegates as ar
rived were opposed TO the adoption or any local
option Sunday plank They seem To be unani-
mously against IT. Louis F. Payn hves' when IN
rural retirement, in Chatham. Columbia County.
The vi, VS. he expressed to-day were repeated In
various forms by other Republican delegates
from the interior Of the state In my 1udg-
Do he
Of the rural part Of the State would be much
displeased II We should adopt any plank here In
our platform favoring the opening OF liquor
stores in cities on Sunday. 1t Is TO be suspected
that we have lost some German Republican
votes in New-York City by the closing or the
saloons there on Sunday. If. however. we
should favor the opening OF saloons on Sunday.
We should lose thousands OF Republican votes III
rural New-York. ] favor Ignoring the whole
subject. | hope that the state Convention VIII
not say word about the sale OF liquor on sun
day and / do not see how II il called upon 10
say anything about the matter
THESE FAVOR LOCAL OPTION.
Ex-Judge Clarence W. Meade and ex-senator
Frederick s. Gibbs OF New-York say that they
will support Sunday local option plank. Il
think" said Mr.. Gibbs. that any Republican
candidate f.: the Legislature from New-fork
who should refuse to approve Of law per-
hitting cities 10 decide whether liquor snail or
shall not be sold on Sunday would be defeated.
The possession Of the Legislature may turn
upon this question" Ex-Judge Meade said that
he agreed with Mr.. Gibbs in what he said In
favor Of Sunday local option plank.
Edward c. OBrien. president OF the Depart
ment OF Docks has come here, 1t is suspected.
with the intention OF pushing the adoption or
Sunday option plank. Such a plank there Is no
question. would receive large support from the
delegates from the cities of New York Brook
lyn Albany. Rochester and Utica. The dele
gates from Syracuse also might support IT, But
the city Republicans do not have sufficient votes
10 pass t. II must also be supported by some
rural Republicans and as stated. the rural Re
publicans now here seem unanimously opposed
10 IT,
Ex-senator Platt said late this evening that
he had not vet come to any decision in his own
mind In regard TO the Sunday liquor question,
and he intended to learn the opinions Of Repub-
licans from all parts OF the State before he per
mitted himself to form any final Judgment
about H.