The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-09-27
TAHNANITFS AGAIN On TOP
The County Democracy Only Given a Small
Representation.
Flower and Hi Opposed by the Tam
many Leaders-HOt Words Pass Between
Flower and Martin-AbssHce Of Proni-
nent Leaders Significant Feature.

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psnings Of greatest interest were be.
hind the scenes. There was the usual
cheers Tor the party leaders when their
names were mentioned, and many Of
the leaders were in the city, conspicuous
among them Senators Hill and Murphy,
Ex-Governor Flower, Charles Fairchild
and Tammany men, although if Mr..
Croker took any part in the councils, he
did so by wire, since he was not here.
Behind the scenes in the principal COM
mittees there were battles under way
which Oyershadowed the struggles of
/ various candidates for places on the
ticket. The length to which the party
should commit itself on the question Of
more liberal excise laws was a bone Of
contention.
Some feeling was stirred up over the
minor contests for representation, but
the only bitter issue was that between
the state Democracy of New York City
and Tammany, where the former
claimed a fractional representation Of
One-third and the latter asserted its
claim to the whole control of the party
machinery in the city. The result was
practically a victory for Tammany, al
though the state Democracy got a email
| part Of the loaf, being allowed a one
fifth representation.
For a Single Standard.
Following is the financial plank
adopted by the committee on resolu-
tions:
We favor sound currency and state
banking system which can be based only
on an honest dollar a single standard
value the standard of the world. We OPP
pose the free coinage of go cents worth of
| silver into dollar. The government
should go out Of the banking business and
should limit itself to safe guarding bank
! ing methods which will extend through
out the country. The legal tender notes
born of the necessities for national exist
enCe should be withdrawn. The presence
of these in the currency is a menace to
business and prevents the due use of the
silver dollars already coined.
Few Of the practical politicians will
admit eYeE having seen such a seething
pot of discomfort as that brewed within
the few hours that interviewed between
the hour Of recess Of the convention and
the meeting Of the committees. Up to
the hour Of converting it was supposed
that the plan Of representation adopted
by the Kings county men was the plan
favored by the leaders and would be
adopted il the case of the New York
contest. But the men with Tammany
badges were disconnected and the result
was that when the convention adjourned
there was no certainty that there would
be an acceptance of the plan. At the
head and front Of the revolt against the
plan favored by Senator Hill and ex-
Governor Flower were Senator Murphy.
ex-Police Commissioner Martin, ex-
Senator Grady. ex-Mayor Gilroy and
ex-Lieutenant Governor Sheehan. The
latter was inclined to be conservative
and was strenuous in his denials of a
story to the effect that at the meeting
Of the state committee in the morning
he had declared in the presence Of SEN
ator Hill that any man who voted for
the admission Of the state Democracy
people was a traitor to the Democracy.
81 was never before the COMMITTEES"
he said, ''and I never expressed my
views except to Senator Hill personally"
Democratic Leaders Disagree.
But Senator Murphy spoke different
". He said: Senator Hill and those
who favor the admission of the people
are greatly in the wrong. The proper
| place for them to show their strength
and fight their battles was in the prim-
airy. They were invited to take part.
They declined. They therefore have no
standing here. I am opposed to adj
hitting them. If they are good, con-
scientous Democrats they will not vote
against the Democratic ticket" Police
| Commissioner Martin had talk with
| ex-G Governor Flower and some very hot
words passed. Flower was in favor Of
harmony at any cost and Martin was
just as sure that the state Democracy
should not be treated with, as they did
not come regularly as contestants. The
| two leaders disagreed so badly that
they lost their tempeTs and left each
other without coming to a settlement.
| Martin went at once to the Vanderbilt
and called a meeting of the Tammany
committee. He presided himself and
upon a motion appointed a committee
to appear before the committee on con-
tested seats and argue against any
representation for the state Democracy,
Significant Features.
The significant feature of this move
was the fact that Thomas F. Grady,
who is well known to be a deadly en-
envy OF the state Democracy. was made
chairman of the delegation. One OF the
significant features Of the day was the
absence from the convention Of every
leader except Roswell P. Flower. Sena-
tors Hill and Murphy did not come
Leaders Martin and Grady OF 1ammany
were not there. John Boyd Thatcher
was at the Yates and in Mr. HIPS
room, and Lieutenant Governor Shee-
han was al the room Of Senator MUIR
ply. lIr. GilToy stayed with Senator
Murphy for some time, but as hehad a
resolution to present hs strOilsd into
the convention in the middle Of Mr.
Belm0nt's speech
Another Of the features OF the day
was the cutting Of Ns. Belmont Of that
+ past Of his speech dsno1nCing third
term candidates.
EsxieeR boundary commisslon.
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