New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13

nr CONVENTION APPARENTLY TO III IN ENTIRE
,xrrol OF SENATOR MURPHY AND
HIS o,oTERIE OF srIvERITEs.
70, TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBuNEl
Sent. Ex-senator Daviu r. Hill will
.,,snd the Democratic state Convention. ac-
t", 10 a statement made 10y his political
4 t"..,ts tonight. Mr.. Hill himself declines
4 MS' any declaration about the matter. but
,Isns generally accept without question
Nc friends say to the effect that he has
IA not to go to Buffalo.
will he more disappointed If Mr.. Hill
,,, 20 TO Buffalo than Senator Jones. chair
the Democratic National Committee. He
-. ~ New-York for the express purpose or
Gag Senator Hill to swallow the reputation
-, adoptod at Chicago and pledge support
Bryan and Sewail.
,..,or HilIs friends say that he is unwill-
"a attend the Democratic State Convention
!" sa,sgate from any other county than AL
- county. where he lives. and this county
" w. .rronted him 10y seeking to bind his action
..a convention in the matter of the platform.
:. "a, no, go to Buffalo at all. either as a dele
- ~ as a looker-on. He has received teie-
"a. from, various counties Offering to substi-
I'm a
...-uct,ons in any way. Mr. Hill. however. will
I ,,orsent 10 creep into the convention through
Cy back door
,sssrtions have been made that Judge ID.
. "a, ,Ierricl Of the Supreme Court. instigated
y. action Of the lid Assembly District Demo-
.,,s in issuing instructions to Senator Hill af-
-. ~ had been elected delegate. Judge Her
-. who was in Saratoga when the convention
-., returned here to-day. When asked about
-. report. he said. in indignant manner:
>, neither ADVISED nor suggested. either directly
~ indirectly the passage of any resolution in
.,r,ctjng Senator Hill or anybody else. or In
snv way had anything to do with the passs Sc
e, that or any other resolution.
Senator Hill could not do anything for the
enid standard ii he should attend the State
co,vsntion. That Convention Is practically
unanimous in its intention to indorse the Chi
,.so reputation platform. and 20 approve the
,,nnat,on Of Bryan and Sewall. Mr.. Hill un-
Admittedly perceives this fact clearly. If he
,,ould 20 10 Buffalo. therefore he would know
ia, he would have TO submit to the silver
,snocrsts. who will control the Convention.
The Democratic State Convention. being so
,onnlstely IN the hands Of Senator Edward Muir
rhy. IT,. John c. Sheehan. Hugh Mclaughlin and
rhsr Democrats. who are favorable to the adop-
ZION Of a free-coinage plank the nomination OF
candidates for Governor and Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor who radically favor the silver heresy may
ha expected The Albany Democrats still think
that MAYOR John Boyd Thacher will he the nomi-
nee for Governor. The other strong candidate is
Frederick Cook Of Rochester. eX-Secretary OF
State The belief here is that James w. Ridg-
way Of Brooklyn Will be nominated for Lieuten-
sn,-Governor
,1,ar
~ the National Committee Of the Gold Demo-
Gratis said tonight that the inevitable effect of
the adoption of free-coinage platform by the
Democratic State Convention would be the nomi-
nation Of second Democratic State ticket by the
Gold Democrats at their State Convention In
Brooklyn on September "A.