New-York tribune., 1895-09-26

yention was confirmed when he read over the
excise plank OF the convention and discovered
that IL fully committed the Democratic
party to the policy OF opening the saloons on
Sundav. The largely attended meeting OF the
Catholic Total Abstinence Society in New York
this year and the large attendance of preiates
of the Roman Catholic Church at its delibora-
tions show that the authorities of the Catholic
Church are giving most earnest support to all
temperance movements among the member Of
that communion and will discountenance ANY
political action toward the opening of liquor
stores upon Sunday. Mr. Griffin undoubtedly
was moved partly by some such consideration
as this when he withdrew his name from con-
sideration as a candidate for Attorney General
HILL MOVES HIS PAWNS
As for David r. Hn left in the lurch by .Ir-
Griffin. he was forced to make quick dspczi-
tions 10 meet the emergency caused by the dis
appearance of candidate for Attorney~Gen-
eral But a po,u cal boss easily moves 'he
pawns in a political convention. Mr.. Hill swiftly
moved Norton Chase, of Albany. who was ION
the slate" for State Treasurer. into the vacant
place of Attorney General. and a rural
banker in the County of Schoharie named De-
witt c. Dow swoopsd down upon and in
serted IN the place Of State Treasurer. Thus
Mr. Hill had his ticket Of obscW tiles COM
pleted. 1t made people laugh who had heard
Mr.. Hill declaim about this Democratic State
Convention being free from "bossism"
AS a matter of fact. The convention was alb
solutely under the control OF four men-David
b. Hill Richard Croker, Edward Murphy. jr..
and William F. Sheehan-and they 1t in the
usual boss way. The platform pedging that the
Democratic policy would open the saloons on
Sunday their work. 1t was they who at u
o'clock to-day. while the convention was in ses-
sion. met in Mr. Hill's rooms at the Yates House
and formed the Democratic State ticket on
which Mr.. Griffn's name appeared until II was
erased by him. The l. o'clock slate had on it
the following names: For Judge of the Court of
Appeals John ID. Teller. Cor State Controller.
John r. JudsOn; for State Engineer George Clin-
ton Ward. Of Oneida County; for AttOrney-Gen-
eraI. Daniel c.. Griffin for State Treasurer, Nor
ton Chase. of Albany; for Secretary OF State.
Horatio {. King
PLEDGES TO THE INDEPENDENTS BROKEN.
II will be observed that most CT these men
were nominated by the will Of the bosses Of the
Democratic party and not by the delegates
In one case the convention did the nominating
a strong canvass had been made for the nom
ination for State Engineer by Russell r. Stuart
OF Syracuse and by Tammany Halls aid the
Tammary delegates being grateful to William
y. Kirk the Democratic boss of Syracuse, for
his aid TO them in the Committee on Contested
this was the only where the bosses slate
was broken The Independent Democrats. who
had been enticed into the convention under a
solemn pledge from David b. AN that they
should receive seats I'm ii propOrtionate to their
own political strength and likewise large mum
Der OF seats In the Democratic State Committee
were all treated with bad faith and insult No
one Of these pledges was kept by Mr.. Hill Tn'
Shepard Democrats were told that they should
have large authority in the ranks Of the Demo
cratic party They found II at thcv were hrnll
lated and robbed Of all party authority by beinf
put under the yoke of the Bell Democracy. o
Brooklyn. the organization which Hugh Me
Laughlin controls, by the passage OF resolu
ton by the convention de eclaring the Bell Demo
Gratis the representative Of the Democratic
party In Kings County and sole oustodlans OF IL
party symbol The state Democracy leaders ha(
been assured by Mr.. Hill that they should re
ceive one third of the representation from New
York City and one-third representation from tn
same city In the State Committee. Mr.. Hi
himself played them false. voting in the Com
m.ttee on Credentials last night. they dis
covered to-day, against their having one-thirt
representation in the convention or on the com
mittee Mr.. Hill contemptuousIy flung to then
the small bone Of a one-fifth representation II