New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-09
uy1J'S DESPERATE PLIGHT.
,,xRuLY CONVENTION ABOUT TO BE
ON HIS HANDS.
rrrrdATEs AT BUFFALO LIKELY TO BE
,vAp SET FOR BRYAN AND FREE SILVER
THE SENATOR'S BUSINESS IN


SENATOR'S BUSINESS IN
NEw-YoRK
ov,gr REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
Albany Sept. S.-Senator David b. Hill de-
,sd hastily for New-York to-day after two
three days OF meditation at Wolferts Roost
., the narrowing possibility Of there being
.ro penocratic State tickets nominated, two
-. 0. Democratic electors. for gold and
Is. o,her for silver two sets Of Democratic can
.astes for Congress. and two sets of Demo-
.,.uo candidates for Assemblymen. one set
,,a3eed TO vote for some Democrat for United
s,.,ss Senator who will uphold the gold stand
ord and the other set pledged to vote for a
nsnocrat who will. If elected. support a bill
o,eung the United States mints to the free
coinage OF silver at the ratio of IL to l.
Mr. HIS visit to New-York is believed here
~ have FOR its object last desperate attempt
n bring together the gold and silver wings of
the Democratic party in this State at least in
.upport Of the Democratic State ticket and the
Demccratic candidates for Assemblymen. With
,uo Presidential electors already nominated by
the gold Democrats and with the silver Demo-
Gratis apparently determined TO nominate silver
electors at the Democratic State Convention to
he held IN Buffalo on September Ii II is clear
that the party is on the eve of separating into
two hostile camps.
WHAT HILL HAS AT STAKE
Mr. Hill cannot contemplate the possibility
Of this catastrophe without a sense of horror
He dearly wishes to be elected United States
Senator again Although there is large Re-
publican majority already in the State Senate.
he does not abandon the hope Of electng suf-
fclent number Of Democratic Assemblymen TO
give the Democratic party majority on JOINT
ballot in the Legislature. and thus enable 1t TO
re-elect him Senator. He cannot help think
ing however that if he should repudate Bryan
and Sewan. after their Endorsement by the
regular" Democratic State Convention. ne
could have hope of reelection. even II the
legislature should be Democratic.
Mr.. Hills reports show that the Democratic
State Convention. If IT reflects what has already
teen done at the Democratic county conven-
tons will ndorse Bryan end Sewall and the
platform which they stand. and nominate
candidates for Governor, Lieutenant-G Governor
and Judge Of the Court Of Appeals who will sup
port Mr. Bryan for President. There is not
influential Democratic organization in the State
that has repudiated Bryan and Sewall. except
the State Democracy Of New-York and the
Shepard Democrats Of Brooklyn. and these or
ganizations have no control Of the regular party
machinery. The nomination OF Bryan and Sew
all has been formally ratified by Tammany Hall
and by the Democrats of Kings. Broome Albany,
Orange, Oneida Monroe jefferson and Onon-
daga counties The jefferson County Democrats
were so determined in their support of Bryan
and sewan that they refused to elect Roswell p.
Flower as delegate, and in their convention
hall turned his picture to the wall
THE SENATOR'S HELPLEssNEsS
With Democratic State Convention prac-
tcalIy solid for free silver. what can David g.
Hill do II he goes to Buffalo and attempts to
prevent an Endorsement of Bryan and Sewall
and the Chicago platform? month ago Mr..
Hill seemed to think that he could persuade the
convention to merely indorse Bryan and Sewal,
and not TO approve the free-coinage platform.
But since then the men who control the ma
chinerv of the Democratic party in this State
have determined TO approve the free-coinage
Platform as we'll as to indorse Bryan and Sewall.
Mr. Hill will have State Convention on his
hands at Buffalo next week red-hot for free
silver It will not be possible for him. judging
from the character of the delegates already
elected. 10 prevent an approval of the free
coinage platform. All that he can do. in the
opinion Of politicians here. is to nominate some
man Ike John B. Stanchfeld Of Elmira. or John
BOYD ThaCher, Mayor of this city, for Governor,
and seek 10 elect him State issues.
Mr. Hill. II is reported. would have the candi-
cate declare In his first speech that the Governor
age OF silver or gold and therefore. must he con-
sidered apart from Bryan and Sewall. But it Is
doubtful If the Democratic candidate to ne nom
mated for Governor at Buffalo will be permitted
TO disclain responsibility for Bryan and SeWan
and the Chicago platform Recent DemocratiG
county conventions have not "hly Ihuoiseu
BRYAN and Sewall. and the platform on which
they stand but also instructed the delegates 10
the Convention ''to favor no candidate lol Sta.e
Office who is not unreserVedly ana neaithy III
sympathy with the Denocrailc -'"'oi'"' P'
form and ticket"
STANCHFIFLD COURTS DEFEAT.
7, looks &C u John B. Stanchfield of Elmira
after scanning the election returns from YER
mont had instructed hfs friends to permit MN
TO be beaten as a candidate before the Demo-
cratic State Convention He no longer desires
the nomination it is said. acting under MI. 1IiI
advice. but hopes to be beaten as d 'aiiui =,
John Boyd Thacher Mayor OF hlDahy, ~ u rbarher
swilng to accept the nomination MI lhaSiS' Ii
will not take the nomination. If 1t comes 10 NM MN
any hope Of being elected but so INA, , ,,'y ~
les ''S"" Oh '''e "'''''''''
Mr. Thacher. ike Mr. Hill, however. has so,u
iecord. which he must swallow before ,iis ,i 10
vayention Will look favoraply upni p'1 nd silver
must recant what he said about gold anu anu eicer
las June Mr. Thacher was the presioiis a, o 10
az the June State Convention OF the Doatic
Sa'iy which elected delegates 10 , the .hn1't the
Nauonal Convention. He then saiu ANU
"ee coinage Of silver al ratio OF 'o " -
Facing Chicago We confess that the situation Is e p.
ss,,nout peril. Circumstances-so OF .ed wne What
nsps might have been controed-haNe Cted,eu I'm
~s,ieys ,osieys TO be erroneous hnancai iaid; VA Sauth
ana a b mas spread alarmngly In the esi az ast and
which has found adherents even In the ,,s, ndC ed
r,,h j.. IL IS faith which is not 10 pe a era Win
,nsn, we sword. but wiki the pen ana tontus' Nen
XIX lbs Il is pAnscea FOR commercial disoraTi' of
.cn.e uiese ia!.e views through mlscoIce Inc,
e.ononc truths and through not understa,noaMi,e M
pication " "'' "ines anu
r,o everything which Is signed and sealed Is rae ir
~.n lamp OF the Government on piece ol lid
Iss se' make worth much more thah tnt " VIZ" ~
W. WING 10 give for H. II passing strange that me me
80 "tn VINO have such marvellous 1alth III ~ ~
Hower OF their Government should seem TO have so
a',ie sentiment as 10 ts honor They reverence lts
~. Dut appear be indifferent 10 Ns escutcneolI