Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
HILLS POSITION.
The New York Senator's Views
on the Chicago Platform.
COLD DEMOCRATS HOLD A MEETING.


New YORK, Sept 2S.-The democratic
state central committee held long
and heated meeting at the Hoffman
house last night. A sensation was ere.
ated by the appearance Of Senator Hill,
who arrived from Albany late, bearing
proxy. In the preliminary work
contested cases were heard and the
Hill men were seated on a vote OF IL
to 49, 1t was very nearly II o'clock
when the fight over John Boyd
Thatcher, the nominee for governor,
was precipitated by the reading Of his
letter, addressed to Chairman Dan
forth, and defining his position. John
D. Sheehsn, OF Tammany, introduced
resolution calling upon Mr. Thatcher
to resign his nomination In an in
slant there was tumult. lie declared
that Mr.. Thatcher should have given
his views upon the financial question
before the convention, had he intended
to be honest Senator Hill then took
the floor, attacking the Chicago
platform. "a man must not
be condemned for disagreelng
with the national platform" said
he. 1T has things in it that
are in direct opposition to all the dem
ocratic tenets. have no objection to
saying that there are things in the
platform that no democrat can support.
TO say that you can support the ticket
is enough. There Is altogether too
much populsm in the platform. Every
leader and every man with common
sense in the party knows this. DO you
want to whip them out in the manner
you would whip Thacher out? 1t is
political cowardice, Don't do it. II
we 60 down, let us go down with our
colors flying and our old leaders at our
heads He concluded with an attack
upon free coinage. A substitute was
adopted which is construed rs q move
to tide over matters until after the
Brooklyn convention of the gold stand.
ard democrats on Thursday.
GOLD DEMOCRATS HOLD A MEETING.
New YoRK, Sept. %. --"This is one OF
the peculiar meetings OF peculiar
campaigns" said man entering the
big auditorium in the Madison Square
garden last night, and he spoke the
truth for while the democratic state
committee was busy two blocks away
Strengthening out tangle in an al
legged endeavor to aid the Bryan cam
paipn, the boilers were arguing against
Mr. Bryan and his policies, and begged
for the salvation of the country from
alleged threatened ruin. The big hall
was adorned with the national colors,
and there were huge pictures over the
highly elevated stage Of President
Samuel j. Tllden, Messrs.
Palmer and Buckner, the candidates
Of the party holding the convention,
Andrew jackson and Thomas Jeffer-
son. In the center Of the stage decor
ated was a large picture Of the gold
standard party's emblem In this state,
! full rugged ship. The meeting was
JAILED to order by Robert Wyndman,
chairman Of the Syracuse conventions
'tate committee, who was introduced
'y ex.Gov. Flower as the presiding
,ilicer. Gen. Palmer was introduced,
md spoke at length.
THE ALGER VETERAN PARTY.
KENosnA, Wis, Sept 20. The train
rearing the famous veterans who are
making tour of the west in the inter
st Of the gold sta ndard, arrived here
4 nine II. m. yesterday. The party /
onsisted of Gen. Daniel y. Sclsles,
len. Oliver O. Howard, Gen. Thomas
I. Stewart, Gen. Russell A. Alger and
'orporal James Tanner, There were {
'her prominent republicans with the i
Daders, and they were met at the I
epot by the republican committee of
his city. The demonstration at the
epot was an impressive one, and the i
eterans bowed their acknowledge d
tents. They were driven direct to the L
pera house, where n magnificent re-
option was rendered them The house q
'as crowded to the doors, and when 5
laj. schoheld appeared, he was given .
n ovation. The distinguished gentle q
len spoke in turns for two hours and u
he audience shouted its approval at
he close. e
MAI MKINLEY's VISITORS,
CANTON, O., Sept a3.-Three organ ;,
ed delegations had appointments !, !,
18th Maj, Mckinley yesterday. The
rst arrived over the Valley railroad, !,
lst at l9 o'clock, and was scheduled =
J the republicans and friends OF Mai. :,
IcKinley from Holmes county, O.. one ;, =
the strongest democratic sections in "
,e country. Local committees took :.
,arge Of the party and marched it to :.
lie Mckinley home, where an address >,
as made by DR.. Bingham, of Millers. y
lrc, and responded to by Maj. Nc ;,
inley. At two o'clock Il special train u i,
IL coaches on the G., C. & s. road a,
fought a large delegation from James " y,
'wn, N. Y, representing Chautauqua !, :,
I'd Cattaraugus counties The dele " y,
ition brought two bands and notices. !, II
the Mckinley home, congratula. =
rv address was was made by Hon, A.
Wade, of jamestown,
The last delegation came from Elk d
lrt and represented northern Indiana, lc
arrived at $3.50. u