The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-23
viii Meet at Syracuse Tuesday
TO Nominate Il State Ticket.
CROKER WILL NOT Sc THERE.
Iammany and the State Democracy
May Clash.
The state Organization Wants Rep
resentation of one-Half. While Tam.
many VIII Not Concesie one-Third
The Slate stin Up the Leaders,
Sleeves.

Sleeves.
Syracuse. \. Y, sept 22-where ona
week ago today The Republicans AT sara
toSa had practically settled all the de-
tails Of their convention. with the single
exception OF the excise plank for the
lew hours prior 10 the meeting OF the
Democratic conventions. no details hava
been settled. and those few delegates who
nave arrived here are absolutely at sea
as To what viii be the ticket and ,hn
PLATFORM. There does not seem 10 he any
anxiety in the matter, except over two
points-that Of the disposition Of the ex-
else matter and the settlement OF disputes
between the factions. Even in the latter
the anxiety seems 10 relate 20 New York.
city alone. and the contests for minor
counties are merely looked upon as tenn
porary matters. which will be settled
prior 10 the meeting of the convention.
Perhaps the most curious feature of this
coming convention IS the fact that mona
or the leaders has arrived in this city
Headquarters which were engaged weeks
ago are upoccupied. and even the rooms
engaged by the smaller fish that bob and
ny about the leaders are stiff empty.
senator iih IS supposed 20 he IN Albany.
senator Murphy. Richard Croker and
William +. Sheehan are In Saratoga
William Y. Grace. Charles :. Falrchild
and T.. Eliery Anderson are sttll in New
FORK. None Of the Kings county men are
here, and the New York city men, who
have harm1nized their differences and
have organized mixed delegation. Will
probably not be here until tomorrow. The
only band heard here today was that ot
the salvation Army: hotel corridors con-
tain only newspaper men and the general
population. Tomorrow afternoon Tam
many, 500 strong. viii arrive. with tho
nNssa
upon their heels. Then there is likely to
ho music.
First or all In the work 70 he accom-
plished prior to the opening of the con-
vention is the settling OF the difficulties
between the factions OF the party from
those counties which have elected two
sets Of delegates. There are small con-
tests In Wayne ana oswegO counties
which may he settled by threats rather
than moral suasion. Ii is pretty well
agreed. so far the Kings county con-
test goes. that the arrangement entered
into by the arbitration committee will hs
agreed 10 by both factions. This rep
rCsentation gives 20 the regular nrgani-
cation two-thirds Of vote apiece. and To
the contestants known as the Shepardiies
one-third Of a vote This seems 10 ha
satisfactory on the ground that the third
OF vote given to the Shepard men fully
represents their strength in Kings county.
The general sentiment among the leaders,
and even among the rank and file is
that the New York contest VIII be settled
in the same manner. But Tammany rep
resentatives arc here and are loud in their
assertions that the vote controlled hy the
state Democracy I'm New York by no
means entities them 20 a one-third rep
reseutation. that they would have then
even more tnan their quota. There is also
a sentiment among some OF the Tammanv
men that the state Democracy should not
t,n tnl hut
that II would he particularly wise 10 am
tagonize them. but that II would be a
concession Of weakness on the part OF
the machine organization that would Ia
discreditable 20 Tammany and the state
machine alike So far as can be learned
tonight. the state Democracy will tomor-
row night meet tho Tammanyites and
demand a representation OF one-haif. Tas
Tammany leaders viii refuse this propo-
siti0n. and the matter will he referred 10
the state committee for arbitration. Mr..
Hinckley's COMMITTEES will make the
politic ofer of a representation af one
third. which is SO the nature OF COM
promise.
n there Is 4 slate of candidates In ex-
isteuce II is IN some ones POCKET, and 10
is likely 80 he smashed The matter Of
candidates viii have some effect on the
contests. for II the leaders of the state
Democracy find any slate distinctly
against their faction. they will insist on a
large representation. while ~ they feel
that they are properly treated IN this mat
ter. thew will agree - concessions. The
following are the most likely 20 compose
the ticket: Gen Iorstio King. OF Kings
county, for secretary Of state; v. -. Grif-
FIN for attorney general. Augustus Schsu.
for comptroller. y. y, Dow, for state
treasurer. George Clinton Ward. for state
engineer: Edward s. Rap0iio. Of New
York for fu9ge Of the court ~ appeals
5 ges4s 80 ut At
be urged ia that New York city does not
rnt The r'.ree on The ticket that she has
asked for Her candidates. - far. are
Theodore r Myers for comptroller. John
a Mason, s1r state treasurer. Judge Pa
polio for the court ~ appeals. From isI-
crative standpoint the position accorded
them on the above slate. that ~ Judge Of
the court ~ appeals IS the hest of the
Iof. hut .s 1evoid o. political influence. and
the delegates from View York would rather
land either their candidate for comptrol-
Ter or state treasurer
n is the general consensus ~ opinion
here tonight that a majority ~ the feie-
gates 10 fae convention viii favor To-
cal option clause in the platform as 70
sunday closing of saloons. 4 prominent
delegate ss1d tonight. 1T has been pro-
posed - adopt last years plan ard modify
&. 20 ~ shall read about IS follows: We
oppose all sumptary legiFlstion which
ueedIessIv lnterferes with the personal iih-
ertv or customs of the people We be-
Heve "a eauitable excise legislation which
carefully regulates the sale ~ intozicet-
fng liquors. presrrilses Just fees for IL
cenzes anf preserves all needed restfic-
,ion for the maintenance Of order and the
good og society. We protest against a
sumptuarv law where arbitrary and h1ir-
densorne provisions are In needless re-
s,raint ~ individual liberty aBd are op-
posed 20 public sentiment and LIBERAL pol
icy We advocate sGcn notifications ~
the tezlala ture of the present law az ~iJ
admit OF proper Observance ~ the sab.
hath Hav and rot pat needless burdens %
The people. and thAt the residenfs 81 iacaig-
ties se allowed IocaI option tn the sale 4
Hquor on Sunday
Croker Won't Be There.