New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-18
Colgate s Co.'S
IT'S WORK QUICKLY DONE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POPOCRATlC con-
VENTION IN BUFFALO.

VENTION IN BUFFALO,
THE RAPID EXErUTION or THE MACHINE SOME
WHAT DELAYED BY THE IRRErREssIBLE
prRRoy-rERMANEN CHAIRMAN ROCK
WELLS ARGUMENT -srIzER's
BOOM BURsTs-HOw THE
NOMINATIONS WERE MADE.
tpY rELEGRl PHI TO THE TRIBuNEl
Buffalo Sept 17.-If all the blatherskites out
side Of an insane asylum could be got toge,hel
in one place. il is doubtful If they would equai
in wild decisions and unquestioned evioehces vi
dementia the vaporings of the orators WHO
rent the air in the Academy of Music to-day
entertaining the body assembled, called the
Democratic State Convention. on alleged ques-
lions of finance. Tom Grady's Popocratic de-
liverance yesterday on his election as temporary
chairman Of the Convention. was mild ana IN
genious compared to some of the nominating
speeches which were listened to during the
Convention's long session to-day. The result,
the utter collapse of the organized onort 10
stampede the Convention to radical free silver.
was the conspicuous and clearly defined feature
of the day out of 443 votes cast for Governor,
33,3 of them were credited to a man who very
recently asserted that every dollar he possessed
ton Of Bryan.
TEACHERS GOLD SENTIMENTS HEARD
AGAIN.
This nomination of Thacher by a three-fourths
vote was made also In the face of his speech at
the Democratic State Convention in June last
when he denounced the foolishness Of the i6 to
| theory in unmistakabe language. That the
Convention should not nominate Mr. Thacher
without knowing where he stood, one or the
Sulzer advocates read salient parts of his Sara
toga address.
The only significant change observable In the
hall decorations since ye-terdays session was
the introduction OF two small and cheap por-
traits of w. J. Bryan but only one small and
cheap portrait of Arthur Sewall They seemed
to have been "sneaked in In the night space
had been left near Of the Bryan portraits
as though the managers had expected TO put IN
also one Of Tom Watson's pictures. but II
hadn't arrived in time The Convention was to
have been called to order at III a. M. nut II was
11:15 a. m. before Senator Grady let his tenn
porary chairman's gave fall. The delay. 1t was
explained was caused by trouble with Senator
HIS long-distance telephone at Albany. Hill
had got wind of Purroys intentions to make a
DISPLAY of his oratory before the Convention.
Fearing disastrous results, Hill tried to stop the
performance and IL said that it was be-
cause of Interruptions in the reception OF HIS
unheeded admontion to Purroy that the meet
ing was so late in starting.
Bulger. of Oswego, promptly submitted the re-
port of the Committee on Credentials. 1t seated
the Albany delegates, gave the contestants OF
Monroe County half a vote each; made the
sitting delegation of Wayne County regular, and
put in John II. McGivern and his associates OF
Wyoming County. The report adopted with
old
tators that the machine was running with its
accustomed vigor
81 ROCKWELL PROCEEDS TO ARGUE"
The Committee on Permanent Organization re-
ported Mr.. Hills choice for permanent chair
man, ex-Congressman Hosea II. Rockwell. Of
Chemung, for chairman, and list of vice-presi
dents and secretaries. Mr. Rockwell was led TO
the platform by Pat" McCarren. of Brooklyn.
and Mayor F. j. Molloy Of Troy. Rockwell
proceeded to make long speech, in which he
pretended to argue the financial question. The
primary class in Coins Financial School" would
be thrown into spasms by some of Rockwers
crude differences. Here IS part of this effort
After the adjournment Of the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago distinguished Ex-Governor
Who has since fed to the Cave of Adullam at indian
apolis is reported to have said that the Platform
was just suited to the candidates and the candidates
to the platform. And although the remark was
or
pressons Of sentiment which we have already had
here. and from the instructions we have received
candidates are only suited to each other. but
suited to the needs and requirements of the whole
the party and that in November they viii receive the
approval Of the majority OF the voters Of the Nation
with adverse conditions rather than with political
theories Early in sss conditions n which fs had had been
chevous financial system resulted as has been fore
general prOstraton OF commerce ana industries.
Banks closed their doors and many Of our Oldest and
strongest business institutions were forced to the
wall. Factories closed and great armies Of the
unemployed looked despairngly on and saw their
life. The Congress was convened In special session
alton During the debates which ensued the senior
Senator from this State said In his place in the Sen
ate The permanent remedy FOR all our financial
existed prior TO 1915
HE THINKS HAMILTON WAS A sILvERGTE.
lutionsts The financial evils from which We then
suffered still exist Business still langushes The
army Of the unemployed still stands with folded arms
and wstfuy waiting to see the Wheel is OF NJ industry
or relief If the policy OF steadfss adherence to gold
time in the National platform Of any political party
shall be made effective hen we are without hope,
bimetallism which prevailed prior to 1873? 1t was
the free and unlimited coinage Of both god and Sill
ratio OF practically l6 10 l. exactly what is demanded
by the Chicago platform. 1t Is the bmetallic sys-
tenn of the Constitution which reserves TO the Federal
Government the exclusive right 10 coin money. and
forbidg the Staies from making anything other than
gold and silver coins Of the United states legal ten
der IN payment Of debts II is the system founded
bv that great conservative statesman and nnancer,
Alexander Hamilton, by and with the advice. consent
and cooperation Of the Father OF Democracy Thomas
Jefferson and the other early statesmen.
In June last the Republican patty assemned II.
National Conventicn at 81. Louis, nominated Us
candidate for President and Vice President and
adopted a platform of principles. 1t is the first
single standard and in opposition to the use OF
silver as lawful money. Silver Is not "standard'
nancy nov but is measured by gold. We have the
gold standard alone, and the Republican party In
rs nlatform demands its maintenance In violation
of ali the past teachings and policy and In violation
OF the Constitution. Again say we are Demo
Gratis and we are not revolutonists. Revoutonists!