New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-24
FOR SUNDAY DISSERTATION,
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
SYRACUSE DELEGATES ALL OF ONE MIND
BOLErH SENATOR HILL REACHES THE
SCENE AND TAKES CHARGE OF THn
LIQUOR DEALERS CAUsE-CRoKER
STAYS AwAY-sCENEs AND IN
CrDENTs YESTERDAY.
fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNE.I

no Sunday" Is the platform Of the Sunday Desc
Grafton Convention OF the Democratic party
which will assemble here tomorrow. Inis pat
form appears in the talk OF every Kind OF Demo-
crat-rural Democrat, city Democrat and Mug
wump Democrat. 1t was a surprise to the news
paper correspondents to find the rural Democrats
as firmly In favor OF appealing TO the people OF
the State to open the saloons Sunday as the
city Democrats. who naturally champion the
cause OF the liquor dealers. for rural sentiment
Is practically unanimous In its opposition TO q
egalIzation Of the sale OF liquor upon sunday
But to all appearances the rural Democratic
politicians think that the chance OF possibly play
ing winning card in the cities Is too good to
be lost and therefore have resolved to disregard
the opinions OF t:.eir constituents. And as
for the Mugwump Democrats. nearly all OF them
belong to the Clev eand wing OF the party which
is deslrous Of nominating some Cleveland Demo-
crat Of New-York State for President, and there
fore wish TO carry New-York State this year by
hook or crook for the Democratic party In the
hope of making an impression upon the Demo-
cratic National Convention Thus every class OF
Democrats would sacrifice Sunday for the sake
of a political victory in this State. The people
OF the State can be trusted to pass Judgment
upon such policy at the polls next November.
SENATOR HILL ASSUMES CONTROL.
David b. Hill. who first enuncated the party
policy Of authorizing the cities to sell liquor on
Sunday arrived here from Albany early this
afternoon, and followed little later by
Senator Murphy and ex-Lieutenant-Governor
Sheehan. Richard Croker. who amuses every one
by his pretence of net being the real leader OF
Tammany Hall, returned to New-York. and. es-
tablishing himself at the end of a long distance
telephone. began to guide the proceedings Of the
Tammany Hall delegates here. Mr. Hill took
rooms at the Yates House. the first floor above
the office, and at once assumed personal direction
OF the affairs OF the approaching convention.
He sent for such prominent delegates did not
Immediately call upon him and conveyed to them
the impression that he intended 10 be the guiding
spirit Of the convention. Hundreds Of leading
Democrats called upon him Of their own will and
had long talks With him about the proposed
pianks in the party platform and suggested cam
didates for State offices.
Mr.. Hill soon discovered that the politicians Of
the Democratic party with nearly practical una
nimity were with him In his notion that the party
should commit itself to the free sale OF liquor on
Sunday. Yet there were some who advised that
the plank upon this subject be written with great
care. 1t should be frank, so that every voter in
city would understa Id that the Democratic party
was willing to open the saloons on Sunday, and
yet there should be certain sentences In 1t which
could be interpreted to the rural Democratic mind
as meaning that the sale Of liquor would only be
authorized in cities If majority OF their inhabi-
tants voted for it. Whether this would render the
moral responsibility of the rural Democrat desr-
oIs of maintaining the sacredness OF Sunday any
the less weighty was not explained.
Mr.. Hill, having received good deal Of advice
ba cd vi n
pare Sunday liquor planks. Besides. several poll
ticans volunteered planks on this subject. John
Boyd Thacher, OF Albany. contributed one; Fran
els NJ. Scott Corporation Counsel Of New-York.
contributed another: Herman R.dder, manager
OF THE Stats Zeitung." submitted a third All
of these planks Enthusiastically pledged that the
Democratic party If intrusted with power. would
open the saloons in cities on Sundays. There was
moro or less clothing over this idea. plainly in
tended to conceal its actual deformity, but tho
meaning was clearly discernible and voters would
not be deceived in the least by the wording. SD
anxious were the authors Of these planks to make
1t plain to voters that the Democratic party really
Intended to open the saloons on Sunday that care
fully written sentences inten led to bear in the
future some other construction. could not have
any effect Mr. Hill late in the evening an
that the Sunday liquor planks were so
great in number that It would take all his talent
and that Of the Committee on Resolutions TO
plane them down and fit them into one and there
fore nothing would be done upon the subject
further tonight.
A GREAT CROWD IN SYRACUSE.
The $50 delegates to the Democratic State
Convention and their $50 alternates, with con-
testing delegations numbering 200 persons, and
Of 1000 persons all arrived In Syracuse to-day,
and filled the hotels and clearinghouse OF
Syracuse far beyond their capacity. The streets
Of Syracuse were crowded also tonight with the
Democratic politicians and voters Of the city.
Bands playing on the main streets sur
ro' nding the big hotels and the city had pro-
nounced convention appearance. owing to the
display Of coored bunting on the chief buildings.
Alhambra Hall also had been finely decorated
and was ready fcr the occupation Of the conven-
ton. The Yates House the centre OF the
excitement tonight. Its main Office
and the long hallway upon which was situated
Senator Hls room were jarnred with Demo-
cratic politicians most Of them smoking The
crowd not select
II would not express any distrust OF this
Democratic crowd" said Senator Hill In the
evening in his room. but would like to say,
that left my hat in the State
room at the other end OF the hall, and
would some one kindly get it?" There was
minor subject for consideration which occupied
the attention OF the Democratic politicians to-
day. This was the question OF the exclusion OF
,ne-third OF the Tammany Hall delegation from
New-York and the admittance Of State Democ-
racy delegates in their places Senator Hill had
surrendered representation OF one-thIrd TO
the Cleveland Democrats OF Buffalo. Rochester
and Brooklyn and he did not why he should
lot surrender the same amount OF representation
% the Cleveland Democrats OF New-York who
under the name OF the Stats
Democracy" But Richard Croker objected. The
sentiments Of the Tammany Hall delegation
we're expressed pointedy by ex-Police Commits.
,ioner James j Martin