The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-24
1.-THE UNTERRIFIED.'
The Empire State Democracy Assem-
hles at Syracuse.
AND FINDS ITSELF IN A NOVEL
CONDITION.
No Reliable Slate and No All Powerful
Ring-"Where Are We At?" the Slogan
Hill and Murphy Do Not Agree

n Reliable Slate and NO All oiAni
Ring-"Where Are We At?" the Slogan
Hill and Murphy Do Not Agree.
Syracuse, N. Y, September 23.-Of all
recent political conventions the Demo-
cratic one which will meet tomorrow,
promises to be the most interesting. 1t
will be convention run by delegates.
There is no "slate'' with an invincible
machine behind it, no cut and dried pro-
gramme. Platform, candidates and
contests will be fought over on the hoor
of the convention. There will be strife
between Tammany Hall and the State
Democracy. Sentiment all over the State
seems to favor liberal treatment OF the
contests and at least partial recognition
of the Grace Fairchild people OF New
York city, but Tammany to all entreatles
and appeals says: "No." Senator Hill
is for admitting the Grace men, while
Senator Murphy is for shutting them
out. Mr.. Croker is not here, but as far
as his influence is felt, it is all against
letting in the men who helped defeat
Tammany last year. Upon the admission
of the State Democracy depends in large
measure the action of the German
Americans. Liberal treatment of the
Grace Fairchild men will mean gain Of
many German voters. A great question
to be settled, which will affect the Ger
man vote is that of Excise and Sunday
opening. From all that can be learned
the Democrats will make the most radial
stand on this issue that has found its
way into party platform for some time.
The platform will cover more ground
than any Democratic platform in the past
twenty years. 1t will declare for honest
public officials against legislative bribery,
such as was witnessed, it is alleged, in
connection with the defeat of the Hudson
River ice cutting bill in the last Legisla-
ture. Economy in public expenditures
will be dwelt upon as one of foundation
stones of the Democratic party. Increase
in the tax rate by the last Republican
officials will be denounced and will be
followed by promise to restore lower
tax rate should Democracy be returned
to power. A demand will be made that
all laws shall meet with full enforcement
and there shall be no enforcement of one
law to the exclusion of Others. Home
rule for municipalities and equal taxa
tion. will be upheld. Under the head of
personal liberty of individual" the
Democrats will declare for home rule and
local option as regards Sunday laws.
Governor Morton and the Legislature
will be severely criticized for placing SO
many unnecessary laws on the statute
books last winter. The financial plank
will demand agreement among foreign
powers for common use of gold and silver
and declare against an unlimited coinage
of silver until such agreement can be
brought about. The national administra-
tion will be endorsed as will the
operation of the Wilson tariff law.
A number of new candidates have
loomed up today, some men who have
been spoken of as candidates, dropping
out of sight entirely.
The Democratic state committee to-
night approved an agreement between
the two organizations in Kings county
that both delegations be admitted to the
convention, the regular delegation to
have two-thirds of the votes credited to
that county. The committee named
Hon. Perry Belmont of New York city
as temporary chairman of the conyen-
tion, which is to convene at noon tom or
row. The committee adjourned until to-
morrow morning after Inc committee
adopted preliminary roll call of the con-
vention.
The representatives of the State Demo
cracy organization of New York city sent
in word that they wished to present a
contest of their organization. They were
informed that the committee had already
adopted preliminary roll call and pro.