New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-16


Mr. MiIler's statement is given at length partly
for the reason that most of the rural kepuon.an,
delegates made similar arguments wren 49,
what was their opinion OF the way the convention
should deal with the Sunday liquor question
Colonel George W. Dunn, of Bingnamtoh loI r
Jerk OF the Assembly. for instance said: i nope
The convention will reject any city local option
plank which may be offered II. We In the coun.
try would lose thousands OF Republican votes II
the convention should adopt such plank Inc
New.York Republicans say that New-York CITY
will give 100000 Democratic majority II we DO not
adopt such a plank That Is all nonsense, In my
opinion Most of the people who faVor opening
the saloons on Sunday are Democrats and would
vote against our candidates for state officers ana
members of the Legislature anyhow Nor 40 l
believe that the sentiment In New DIX is so
unanimously for free whiskey sunday. On the
contrary believe that a large proportion OF me
incubation OF New-York the Democrats includeu'
favor the shutting up Of the saloons on sunday
Cornelius Van Colt, former Postmaster OF
New-York. was much disappointed Wheh ne
found that the rural Republicans were so SET
against q sunday local option plank Il do not
see" ne said, why the rural Republicans are
opposed to the proposition to permit the voters L
in New-York City to decide TINS question oi ''e
Sunday sale of liquor themselves
Ut would be surrender of the States SOW
ereignty" replied ex-senator warner Miller, 10
city 1t would permit city 10 pass iawf Within hin
the state The voters OF the State would MOI
approve of such surrender OF the S'a'e
authority.
RESOLVING TO IGNORE THE QUEsIloN.
. conference was held tonight In cottage No.
CT the United States Hotel. in the rooms OF
Charles W. Hackett and b. B. Odel by leaders
Of the Republican state Committee. at which ,he
method of dealing with the Sunday liquor ques-
tion was considered. Those VINO attenueu me
conference were Messrs. iackett ana Ooeli'
Thomas c. Plat. William L. Proctor OF 1sn ta
burg: Senator Clarence Iexow, ex-senator = an
els Hendricks Edward Lauterbach, Wlihaih
Barnes Jr., Frank S. Witherbee. 6arheS ~.
Davis, Henry c. Burleigh, LOUIS T.. IA. H. nr,,1,
r. II
The whole subject Of the SUNDAY ldeor queston
was debated at lergth. and the decision was
reached that the Republican S'a,e Con ,,art
was not called upon to express lts sen ,s
,,non this question md that, therefore, II siouiu
be ignored The fact was recognized that lh pe'
was wide divergence OF views between 'ne 81. .t
Republicans and the rural tepupicdho Oh 'ne
Sunday LIQUOR question, and that IL was APP
parentlv i'm possible to reconcile thenl. Ciue'
these circumstances III was ueel"eu o0s' W F
silence upon the topic. ., -
..If we say anything about the Sunday sale OF
uouor" said ex-senator Hendrlcks, we shaii pe
sorry within a week that we did not say soii'e-
thing else. :. ~ .,a for
There was no popular demand. it was sald, lor
the Republican party TO put plank III i.s Pid'
form upon the subject Inc deIesate ssi rau
ceiyed no instructions from their constituents
regarding such a plank Inc law cohceiii,ne
the sale of liquor was upon the statu,e,poohs.
and the Republican party was hot coIlSheu ~ -:
INV nonular demand to say anything about IT,
a majority of those In attendance at the con-
ference, therefore. decided that the pidtoiIh
ance about the subject Of discussion III can
safely be predicted now that the committee on
Resolutions will steer miles off-shore from bour-
bon County. and come into the convention Will
ont anv nlank referring to the Sunday liquor
question. The platform Will deal generously
however. and without moderation win the pr,
inc I'D of gigantic debt in a time OF prolounu
peace by the Democratic National Admlnlstra-
ton Moreover, the excellent records or the re
publican State officers will be pointed out-Ihe
Improvement in the administration or the once
of the Secretary of State. the increased revenue
from corporations brought about by the EFFORTS
Of Controller Roberts. the good engineering
work OF State Engineer Adams, the fidelity of
state Treasurer Colvin and the able admnsua-
ton Of the law affairs of the State by Attorney
General Hancock.
COMMITTEE ENLARGEMENT.
The advocates of increasing the Republican
State Committee and making it a really repre-
sentative body held a conference this afternoon
at the Enlargement Committees room in Con-
gress Hall, and decided to support ex-senator D.
Sloat Fassett for temporary chairman OF the state
Convention if he will permit the use OF MS name
as a candidate. 1t was believed TO be good pom
tics TO raise the issue of enlargng the state CON-
m:ttee at the outset and bring the Importance OF
the movement to the attention OF the assehDieu
representatives Of the party from the start MI.
Fassett in view Of the prestige he has won IN MS
great victory over the machine in Chemung
COUNTY was looked upon as the man who should
lead the forces Of reform. telegram was SEM
10 Mr. Fassett at Emira asking him II ne Wouiu
under the circumstances. No reply had been re-
ceived from him up to a late hour tonight, put
word has been received from Elrnra that ne VIII
arrive here on an early train in the morning,
when the proposition will be carefully considered
Shortly after il became known to-day that MT
Fassett had been requested 10 allow the use OF
his name for temporary presiding officer, IL was
rlimored that Congressman James >. sherman
of L tea. who has been picked out by MT PIatt
for the place, had been Withdrawn from the
race. and that search was being made for a
man who would be more certain TO defeat MT
Fassett. The possibility of Mr.. Fassetts name
coming before the convention in connection
with the temporary organization threw some OF
the machine men into a cold sweat They are
aware that he is bound to have a tremendous re-
ception here and they dread his personal popu-
larty in Republican State Convention. After
a consultation in Mr.. Platts room, however the
report that Mr. Sherman was TO be taken off
the slate was officially denied. Secretary Wake
man and Colonel Edwin Atwell. who are in
charge OF the operations of the Enlargement
Committee. said tonight that they were certain
of $50 votes already and that If Mr.. Fassett
would take up the standard Of just representa-.
ton and accept the support OF the adherents or
reform he would be elected AT any rate, 1t will
stir up lively fight and relieve the convention
OF some Of its cut-and-dried features.
WARM CONTEST FOR THE JUDGEsHIP.
There is an earnest contest in progress tonight
over the nomination for Judge of the Court of
Appeals. The leading candidates are Judge Par
don c. Williams, OF Watertown; Judge Celora f.
Martin, of Binghamton, and Jesse johnson, of
Brooklyn. To-day the friends Of Judge Williams
were much annoyed by the sudden precipitation
into the field Of Judge Al0nzo Kellogg as a cand-
date. This canvass was started by Henry q. Bur
leigh. Judge Kellogg lives in Northern New
York The friends OF Judge Williams say that
they suspect the Kellogg candidacy is in the in
terest Of Judge Martin.
There conference to-day OF some of the
leading canal men of the State Among them
were George b. Sloan. of Oswego; Frank 5. With
erbee Of Port Henry; Henry G. Bureigh. of
Whitehall. and ]. Rider Cady. of Hudson They
framed the following plank for presentation to
the Committee on Resolutions:
The Constitutional Convention recognized the
truth that the canals Of the State are in peculiar
sense the property OF the people and the appro-
pirate object Of their official care; The amendment
embodying this principle was adopted by an en-