Morris tribune., 1895-09-25
LITTLE BUSINESS
Not Much Was bone by the
New York Democratic
Convention.
Adjournment for the Day After
the Appointment Of
Committees.
A Contest Against Tammany
Delegation Also One in
Queens County.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept 25.-Cool,
bracing weather and bright skies greet
ed the members and boomers OF the
Democratic state convention when they
arose. Nearly everybody was astir eaplyy
from the That there would
be meeting of the state committee, at
which the New York contests would be
decided, and kept alive the interest, III
addition to the lively canvass Tor office
being made by the candidates for posi-
tions on the state ticket. There was no
abatement in activity i'll this latter direc-
ton. and instead of decreasing the num-
Der of candidates seemed to increase.
Senator Hills room and the ROOMS OF the
state committee seemed to be the gen.
eral Mecca, and the influence of the
leaders was sought by the friends of the
candidates to help their position. Al
morning emissaries came and went, but
No Hints of Slate
were tllrowh out, and the situation was
unchanged except that Judge Brown of
Orange set a lively pace for the noml-
nation of judge of the court OF appeals.
The throngs Of delegates and boomers
crushed and jammed through the ,hote2
corridors and along the principal thor
oughfares talking excise and candadates.
When it got towards II o'clock those
who were to be alternates and spectators
began to move towards. the convention
hall, wisely enough, for the hall Will
not seat all Of the vast crowd that IS.
7t,n Il u o1a7~s,
rink presented a picturesque appearance.
From the center of the roof, long.
gtreamers of red, white and blue
stretched to every corner of the big hall,
and every streamer bore a dozen or saore
American flags La the center h1Elg q
monster lantern Of American flags.
Festoons of red, white and blue were
on each side of the stage and on
each side OF the deor at the rear.
Red, white and blue covered the rail of
the gallery in the rear, and red, wl1iteH
and blue was hung over the footlightsA
ON the stage.
Would Increase the Committee.
At 10 o'clock the principal interest
eentered about the Yates House wherel
the state committee was to meet. Sena- |
tor Hill was ready quite early, but
Chairman Hinckley and some of thei
others were tardy in coming to the con-
ventiom hall. The session began soon
after that hour and lasted just six min |
utes, and the only business transacted
was the adoption of a resolution that
the committee recommended the in
crease of the state committee to 80 mem
bers The usual convention resolutions
were adopted and the committee ad- /
journed.
The resolutions provide that there
shall be one state committeeman from
each senatorial district, making 50 in
all, instead of 81 as now
Called to Order.
At precisely 1926, Chairman HincIk-
ley of the state committee called the
convention to order and Rev A. H,
Fahnestock offered prayer, asking forI
peace and unity.
Chairman Hinckley announced that
he was directed by the state committed
to announce that both set Of delegates
from Kings county should be placedson
the rolls, and the following resolution
was read:
s.That in the event Of a roll call of the
convention two names be called at the
head of the regular Democracy and one
at the head Of the independent organl
cation and SO on down.
That in the event of the two organi-
cations Of Kings county failing to unite
upon a candidate, the Democratic or
ganization of which Joseph d. Bell il
the head shall be, and hereby is de-
clared to be the only recognized Demo-
cratic organization from Kings county.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted, upon o motion of ex-Mayor
Gilroy Of New York
Perry Belmont Chairman.
The chairman announced that the
state committee had selected for tempo
ray chairman the Hon. Perry Belmont
of New York, and appointed Hon. D.
Lockwood Of Buffalo and George Foster
Peabody of Kings county, temporary
When Mr.. Belmont took TIE
platform he was greeted with applause,
and when it subsidized he began his re-
marxs, which were brief
When Mr. Belmont finished speaking
S tary De Freest began the reading
Of the temporary roll call
Contrary to expectations, when the
New York district was reached, there
was no public notice of contest until
the clerk had read the entire Tanmany Psi