The sun., 1896-06-23
GOLD PLANK AT SARATOGA
HHITNEY IN CONFERENCE WITH
HILL AT WOLFERT'S ROOST.

It In Proposed to Make the Plank Stronger
than Tint Adopted in the syracuse Con-
vention- Whitney VIII Not Consent to
Be n Delegate at Large to Chicngo-
Plans Proposed to Sten, the Silver Tide.
ALBANY, June 22.-The Hon. William Collins
Whitney was the guest to-n night OF Senator Hin
at Wolfert's Roost, the beautiful homo of the
Senator, which overlooks the Hudson and from
which. on bright days, you can see the Green
Mountains of Vermont. Mr.. Whitney came up
from New York on the afternoon train which
rolled into Albany at 40. With him was Chair
man fIinkley of the Democratic State Committee.
Senator Hill was at the station with bufr-col-
| ored double seated carriage and lveried driver.
and in moment the little party was on It's way
to wol.erts Roost the first name given to
Sunny side, the home of Washington Irving.
MIR. Whitney left New y ork city. accompa-
MED by ex- Mayor Thomas +. Gilroy. Corpora
tion Counsel Scott. United States Marshal John
McCarty of New York. James Shevlin Of
brooklyn. and others. who proceeded on their
way to Saratoga to attend the Democratic
| State Convention TO be held there on Wednes-
day MIR. Whitney. Senator Hill, and Chair
man Hinkley will leave for Saratoga at l
o'clock o-morrow afternoon.
After dinner tonight they devoted somo time
| to discussing the proposed money plank that
should be adopted by the Democratic State
| Convention. 1t was the opinion OF all that
| good strong gold plank should be adopted. for
| the reason that the action of the New York
| State Convention must necessarily be consid-
cred the battle cry of tho gold Democrats at the
National Convention to be held in Chicago on
July :. The plank which was adopted at Syra-
| cuse at the last Democratic State Convention
was tished out and discussed. This plank reads:
THE Democratic party Of New York, in Con-
| vention assembled. makes the following dccinr-
alton OF its principles and policy
| Sound money. Gold and silver the only
| legal tender. No currency convertible with
coin. Gradual retirement and extinction of the
| Creeubnck currency. No free and unlimited
| coinage OF silver
II was proposed that this plank should be
made even stronger for the present purposes of
| the Democratic party. but a full and complete
understanding as to the wording Of the plank
| will not be roached until further conferences
| are held at Saratoga. at which eN-Governor
Roswell p. Flower and other important Demo
| Gratis Will be present.
II has all along been urged that Mr. Whitney
| should be delegate at large for New lork state
and make up a big four made up of Senator Hiil,
| Senator Murphy, and eI-hov. Flower. Senator
| Hill has teen particularly anxious that Mr..
| Whitney should consent to this arrangement, t,
|
the i'm portant subjects discussed at Woifert's
| Roost tonight Afterward Mr. Whitney said
| NO shall not accept a place AS delegate-Rt-
| large for the reason that believe that can do
| better work on the outside am to have head
| quarters in the Auditorium ut Saratoga, and
still believe that can do better work for the
gold cause than II sat in the Convention.
| am n delegate TO the Saratoga Convention. and
from the pressn. eu.oek | shall certsnly he
there to take my seat"
There is a suggestion that Corporation Coun-
! sci Francis scott be made the fourth delegate at
large. but this has received LITTLE serious consid-
| GRAFTON up to this hour. The uIau most favored
for the pia p Il Frederic K coudert, though 1t is
untersiood that William Il. Graco could have
| the place IL he but expressed a willingness 10
engage In the fight to help out the gold Demo.
| Gratis in the serious battle which Is to confront
| them at Chicago.
The Kings county Democrats believe that they
should have this fourth place but In ing
| over the timber II Is not considered stout
| enough for the present emergencies. 1t was
heard here to-day that this place might have
been given to Edward VI. Shepard II he md his
| men had acted half way .Uaro in the political
battle last fall. As Il il. there is every warrant
| for the assertion tonight tuat not even repre-
| sentation In the saratoga Convention will be
| given the Shepard people. II this deter
| minalion Is carried out, IL Will be n
| punishment TO shepard and his liue or Ruin
| Democrats" OF Kings county last fall. 1t was
recalled here that at Syracuse last fail they ac-
| cepted q representation Of 0ne-third in the
! Convention. with the understanding that they
| would go home and support the municipal
ticket put in the field by the majority organiza-
| tion.
They did just tho reverse. When Shepard
could not dictate the nomination for Mayor by
the Bell Democrats Of Kings ho deliberately
| nominated himself. and again accomplished the
defeat Of tho regular Democratic municipal
ticket of Kings. For this and other sundry
acts OF similar character it is nov the proposi-
tion not To give the shepard Democrats any
representation whatever in Wednesdays Con-
| vention.
| 1t lis now proposed to name tho Presidential
| electors on Wednesday, but this programme
| may be changed. Naturally these and many
| important matters were discussed by Mr.. WHIT
ney. Mr.. Hill and Mr.. liinkley at to-nightt
| conference.
A programme looking to the appointment OF a
| steering committee composed Of wcll-known
gold Democrats. who. with Mr.. Whitney, will
aid In conducting the fight for gold at Chicago
was very seriously discussed, and it was the
| opinion that such a committee would bc of In.
| caculable service. 1t Is the determination. il
possible TO prevent the silver men from nom,
mating the candidate for President. Accord.
ing to tho present count Of delegates. the
gold Democrats will have little over oEo-third
| OF the delegates to the Chicago Convention
| This is the situation, according 70 Mr.. Whitney
and Mr. Hill, and even IL the various contests IN
Georgia, Nebraska. and Michigan are decided
by tho Democratic National Committee
| against the gold DemOcTnts 1t is stiil
the opinion that they will have tho neces.
sary number OF delegates to prevent tho silver
men, under the twO-thiris rule, from control
ling the nomination. Az til" National Com.
mittee now stands, II is appnrcnt TO some that
tho silver men have majority of two on 1t, but
1t Ia the Intention To white this down IL pos
Bble, In order To protect the contestants who
are favorable to II gold plank In tho National
Convention:
II the gold men, It was added, can retain con-
troll OF IA little more than nne-third Of the dele
gates. they can also prevent the apparent inten.
ton Of the silver men to change the rule and
name the candidates for President aud Vice
President by n majority vote, instead OF by the
ancient rule Of IA twO-thiTd vote.
The candidates Tor President now most
frequently mentioned by tho anti.tree-silyer
Democrats are eX-GOv. Campbell OF Ohio, Vice
President Stevenson, and William II. Morrison