Rock Island Argus., 1895-09-24
LEADERSONHAND.
Syracuse Fills Up with New York
Democrats.
POLITICS PERMEATEs THE TOWN.

Candidates 60 Thick That estates" Do Not
Endure Very Long-But Two Nominations
AZ which Anybody Has q Reasonable As
xuranee-IIiil, Murphy. sheehan, Tam
many and the state Democracy All ON
Hnnd-yiew OF the Excise Matter.
SYRACUSE, y. Y, Sept. e4.-The streets
of this city, the corridors Of hotels and
every place where politicians can gather,
havc turned into meeting places for Dem
acratic slate makers and breakers and so
vluttcd Is every avenue in the hotels where
the leaders stay that it is difficult to move
about. Every train has brought in its
quota Of Democrats, from the Empire
State express that landed David 3. Hill,
Comptroller Campbell, Clerl. DeFreest
and Chairman j. w. Hinckley, and the
fast mail with Senator Murphy and ex-
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan, on down to
the slower going specials, one bearing
Tammany 600 strong and another with
the State Democracy aboard to the num-
bcr of 25O.
Woods Are Full of Candidates.
Last night the slate that in the morn.
Ing was In fairly good shape was almost
lost sight OF behind the swarm of new can
didatcs. The only offices that seemed to
be out Of dispute were these Of secretary
Of state and attorney general. The
eumptrollcrship seemed to be the main
bone Of contention and during the after
noon there developed five new candi-
dates. The leaders smiled and refused to
make selections. The probability there
fore is that the slate will not be selected
before tonight, and that even then sew
rral candidates will be left to fight over
the places.
Germans and the Excise Plank.
Six representatives of the German Re
?orm union, of New York city, have ar
rived They will not ask to be seated in
the convention, but will insist upon the
admission by fair representation of the
State Democracy. In speaking OF the excise
plank as the German reformcrs would
favor ii, q prominent New York Ger
man said TO an Associated Press represent
ntivc: "Our position will be i'm support
of the State Democracy in this matter"
Then he added 1--WE think that the
present difficulty arises not so much from
the nature of law, but from the manner it
Is administered by the local authorities"
State Democracy Is Not Modest.
w Hcu SDTDDT',liDu SDuHSel NJ
Scott, Of New York, arrived, he was asked
by the Associated Press correspondent:
"What relative representation do you
think the State Democracy is entitled TOT"
'Why, n full one, Of course. We shall
demand the seating Of our delegation"
'What will you accept rs the lowest rep
rcsentatiopY"
''Well I'm not prepared to say. You see
VIC are willing, for harmony's sake, to
make concessions on the state ticket, but
we want it distinctly understood that any
Meal we make here is not to bind us to
rammany in any way on local issues in
Sew York county"
Programme of the Convention.
1t was o'clock at night before Senator
Hill, Shechnn and Hinckley could break
away from the crowd that surrounded
them and go to the meeting of the state
committee. The committee selected Hon.
Perry Belmont To he the temporary chair
man Of the convention. The convention
will only organize today, and then n re-
cess will he taken until tomorrow morn
/ L.