Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-25

whom Ythe contests for admission were cari ed, also met in the Yates house. David B. Hill was an interested specta- tor.
 After contestants from Oswega and Queens had been heard the. contest of tho state deml1crasy for a representation from New York city was taken up, and the contests in all of the assembly dis tricts were argued as one, the same ques- tons arising ia each. Charles S. Fair child said ke end Francis M. Scctt and ore or two others would argue for his side Mayor Gilroy said Judge Thomas F. Grady and three of the other speakers would answer for Tammany Hall. The contestants were heard first. Among those with MT. Fairchild were Corpora tion Counsel Francs M. Scott. Wheeler H. Peckham. President J. Jerolman of the board of aldermen, Everett Wheeler and James Byrne.
 MT. Farchild opened for the contest ants, the New York State democracy, and spoke for but five minutes.
 Thomas F. Grady responded on behalf of Tammany. He spoke in impassioned tones, and his voice rang through the corridors as he proceeded and his elo- quence grew.
 When MT. Grady referred to the state democracy as a band of Indians a smile broke over the faces of Messrs. Fair child. Peckham, Wheeler and S.-ott. MT. Peckham sat next to Senator Hill and the glances of the two met as their faces became wreathed in smiles. MT. Grady spoke for over half an hour and enthu- siasm was unbounded among his admir- CTS as he concluded. MT. Fairchid said his side did not desire to reply to Mir. Grady.
 Ex-Mayor Gilroy said that if the state democracy were satisfied with the pre- ,t,ta ,e4 ( l,a ct n1- ganization was perfectly satisfied.
 Chairman Bell then declared the con test closed and the committee went into executive session at 10:30 o'clock to form ulate it's decisions
 The committed after two hours of ex- ecutive session, spent in heated and bit ter discussion, in which the Tammany leaders and Senator Hill, Charles J. Pat terson and several of the upstate local democratic leaders took part. gave the Grace-F Fairchld people one-fifth repre- sentation. The New York contest was settled by the adoption of the following resolution, offered by Mir. York of Kings by vote Of yeas 32, nays IT.
 Resolved, That the sitting members from the county of New York being the delegation representing the Tammany Hall organiza tion, are regular and are entitled to seats in this convention, and said organization is entitled to recogni- tion in all future conventions as regulars, and its delegates are to be placed upon the preliminary and other rolls thereof, and the appointment of inspectors of elections the use of the party emblem and in every way In which the question of party organization may arise, said Tammany Hall organization shall be recognized and seated as the regular or ganization of the party in New York county, but in the interest of harmony at this time, the committee recommends tn he aff "a hn cit ting delegates as well as the delegates known as the state democracy, be ad- mitted to the convention with onefifth of vote to each state democracy dele gate and four-fifths of a vote to each Tammany Hall delegate.
 In the Oswego and Queens counties con tests the committee decided in favor of the sitting delegates.
 The committee on resolutions, which had in charge the framing of the plat form, met In the Yates hotel tonight. The session was a protracted one the eX- else plank causing much debate. Daniel Lockwood of Buffalo, who at the last moment was transferred to the commit tee, presided. The excise plank. which was drawn up in advance for the conSid- eration of the committee, met with con siderable opposition owing to it's quiet tone. It simply called for home rule on the excise question.
 The committee on resolutions ad- journed shortly before 12 o'clock after adopting the platform with the excep- tion of the excise plank. committee to draw up specia leXciSe plank and report to the whole committee tomorrow was then appointed.
 The platform as adopted declares gold and silver as the only legal tender; de- nounces all money not convertible into coin; favors the gradual retirement of greenbacks; declares against the free and unlimited coinage of silver and favors the improvement of state canals.
 One clause of the excise plank, which was practically agreed upon, reads as follows: We condemn the hyp0cracy of the republican party in consistently re- fusing to enforce the excise and Sunday closing laws in republican cities while demanding such enforcement elsewhere"
 The convention will meet at 10 o'clock a. m. and will probably complete its work in one continued session, ending about o'clock.