Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24

Ihe temporary organization OF the con-
Ner tion at noon paced ferry belmont IN
Iha Shalr as temporary CHAIRMAN. RosWeil
flower VIII be permanent CHAIRMAN.
Inc convention Will probably last two
oays.
rN THE AIu.H1ppa pvNx
~
Proceedings of the Convention This
Afternoon.
CONVENTION HAIL SYRACUSE NJ "
ean+.rhar o. CO, hrao;nn n,a,thor 90
Gnu
orisht SKIES sree'eu 'he hne"Ders anu oooii-
ers or the state convention when they arose
this morning Nearly everybody was astir
carly for tbe announcement that there
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"ou NC iheslihs VI .he stale COMMITTEE
at "hich the New YORK contests would be
decided, kept alive the interest in addition
10 the hVeiy canvass Tor oihce being made
w tne Candidates 1or position on the state
TICKET.
ihere was no abatement In activity In
'iiis iat'er oirectlon' and instead OF de-
t 81 i. tne numoer OF candidates seemed
rooms of the sIata c,r,n,it,a son a,t ' he
the general Mecca. and the influence of the
leaders was sought by the friends of the
candidates TO help their quest. All morning
emissarles came and went. but no hints Of
was unchanged, except that Judge Brown
cf Orange set a lively pace for the nomina-
ton for Judge of the court Of anneajs
The throngs of delegates and hoor,ers
crushed and damned tbTouob the botaI 60
ridors, and along the principal thoroneh-
fares, talking excise and Candidates
When it got toward IL O'Clock those who
were 10 De alternates and spectators began
enough. for the hall viii nnt Sa, tai a., ~fsey
vast crowd that is now on the ground The
AIhambra Rink presented a picturesque ap-
e strasr from the center OF the roof long
tc every corner of the haa u h oiue streecnea
streamer bore dozen American fiags IN
the center hung a monster lantern of
American flags. Festoons of red, white and
blue were on each side of the stage, and on
each side of the door at the rear Red
white and blue covered the rail of the gal,
lery In the rear, and red, white and blue
was hung over the footlights on the stage.
Tho state Cor...
ESeu'
AL ~ O'Clock the principal interest GEN.
tered about the Yates House, where the
state committee was to meet Senator u,;l
was ready nuite carly h,,+ Ch,,r.
11,ro,,o,, ""' Hnaii HILL
- anu soihe Vi the others were
tardy IN coming to the convention hail.
and the result was that 10 o'clock struck
session lasted inst civ n,inTtas h ~
watch. and the only business transacted
was the adoption of a resolution that the
committee recommend the increase of the
state committee TO fifty members. The
usual convention resolutions were adopted.
and the committee adjourned p'eo'
The resolutions provide that there shall
be one state committeeman from each
senatorial district, making fifty in all in
''eau Vi 'iif'S-iour' as now.
me convention Assembled.
AL precisely l2:2o Chairman Hinckley of
.he state committee called the convention
u oruer' and Rev. A. II. Fahnestock Of
ieieu prayer asking Tor peace and unity.
chairman Hihckiey announced that he
was directed by the state committee to
announce that both sets of delegates from
Kings county should be placed on the
rolls, and the following resolution was
real:
Ihat In the event of a roll call of the
convention Two names be called at the
heao OF the regular democracy and one at
the head of the independent organization
anu SO on down.
mat In the event of the two organiza-
IONS OF Kings county failing to unite upon
a candidate. the democratic organization of
Wh,cn Joseph D. Ben is the head. shall be.
anu hereoy Is declared to he, the only
t iSEoS iil-eu democratic organization from
TIE Iesni,;,;o ,,., .,.
Inc resolution was unanimously adopted
v vpoi 'no'ioh py ex--hayor Gilroy of New
IN IN.
oo,,nn,it unaiiitIan announced that the state
COMMITTEE mad selected for temporary
chairman VT. Ferry belmont Of New York,
Rmff. 1ppon ~ seu WI. Dahiel LOCKWOOD of
Kinss oouhtr ioster Feaooay OF
Mr. Reinnn, iafy secretaries When
ereeted WITH anOia,,s s.e pia'ioIn ne was
sileI he baa. ai r.. anu "hen II sub
e1 A'i' ieiili AS
Chairman Bclmonfs Address.
Mr.. Belmont said in mart.
."rba se,aot;on 80 -. ,,,
~ 'o.'i piesiuins oincer Is
an act Vi partiahty. am sensible to your
kindness, and accepting most gratefully the
honor you have done me. I ssk vour in
diligence In the performance NJ INV d,,,,o. ,,
Mr.. Belmont then went on to speak of the
conditions this year as compared with
si,io VI iast year SAYING that the political
paid a compliment To Senator I'm iasi, LIT, ne
1.-The swift changes of party power in this
state encourage us not to be without hope,
o,LMtnstanuihg recent adverse events"
appreciate the Iessous az I Hn 'ne way we
and of the past. eA'''e'
On the subject of excise Mr. R.,n,o,,
said: oA'
LAS to our own state tbere 10 n.aa ~
immediate reform of certain fa,tnTss ~
our excise laws. Recent misconstr,cf;ons
of their, provisions. counlad With ha.sh
arbitrary and unintellieent enfnrcamsnt
thereof have rendered ~ ,ho, .aU I eiien'
sary TO legjslate in order ~ neces-