The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-25
WILL SWALLOW THEPILL
Democracy of the State to Be
Given a Fair New York
Representation.
HILL FOR THE CONTESTANTS
In the Convention There VIII Be
Adopted CONSERVATIVE Sum-
day-GlosinR Plank.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept. 4-Barring
Tammany's fight against the admission of
the Grace Fairchild faction, the conven-
ton to-day was harmonious. The attend
ance was large, the enthusiasm great,
and the long string of candidates made
matters lively before and after the open
ing session.
Perry Belmont, who is said to be in
training for the next gubernatorial nomi-
nation, was temporary chairman, and in
his speech he sounded the slogan of battle
and outlined the policy Of the party on the
issues which will be uppermost in the fall
campaign Ill the Empire State. By far a
better class of men are in attendance at
the convention than have been seen at a
similar gathering in years.
The day of the thug and the saloon
keeper in politics seems to be passing, and
men OF standing in the community are
taking their places. The new faces are
many and the new blood infuses new life
and new ideas into the proceedings. The
big men of the party from all over the
State are all here, but the delegates are
running the convention. Tammany is
fighting tooth and nail against the recog-
milton of the State Democracy, but it
seems to have undertaken too big con.
tract. Last year it succeeded in shut
ting out the men who set up the rival
organization in New York City, but mat
ters are different this year.
The plank in the platform which will be
most talked about in the coming cam
paign-that relating to excise and Sunday
oh hos fro ,oG lEc HOY
been spent in its preparation and the
brainy men of the party have struggled
with hundreds of suggestions. The plank
is intended to be acceptable to the German
Americans and other LIBERAL minded peo-
pie without offending the more straight
laced Democrats. 1t is most cleverly
worded. The plank has been submitted
to the COMMUNICATIONS and it is salts
factory to them. 1t is also satisfactory to
the Tammany men, who announced some
time ago that they were out for legislation
to do away with Rooseyeltism. Just how
the Democrats of the rural districts will
take it is question which the November
election will solve.
The plank is a slight modification of the
following, which was submitted by the
COinlnlLtee OI the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Or-
ganization of the city of New York:
"The Democratic party being, as it has
ever been, strictly in favor of respectful
observance of Sunday, especially by abb
staining from all save necessary labor and
avocations, and yet, mindful of the right
of every citizen to the enjoyment of wor-
ship and comforts and recreations accord
ing to his own conscience and wishes, as
far as compatible with due regard to the
beliefs and desires of others, We premise
to propose to endeavor to obtain from
this coming Legislature law which will
enable each community to determine for
itself bv popular vote whether the sale OF
food, beverages and other necessaries shall
be permitted on the first day of the week
during certain hours and in manner so
restricted as not to interfere nth religious
observance, to be specified by statute"
Senator David B. Hill did not attend the
convention to-day, but remained in his
room at the hotel. He was present at the
hearing of the contests before the COM
mittee on credentials this evening, and
listened closely to the arguments of the
Grace Fairchild people, and also to the re-
plies of the Tammany orators. Senator
Hill is throwing all his influence in favor
of admitting the contestants, and SO bitter