New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
THE SLATE MAY BE BROKEN.
GROWING OPPOSITION To SENATOR
HILLS PLANS.
THACHER CONSIDERED DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF
HIS GOLDBUG RECORD-THE TAMMANY
DELEGATION ARRIvEs-CUMMINGs
HAS A LITTLE BOOM
HAS A LITTLE BOOM.


DELEGATION ARRIvEs-cUMMINGs
HAS A LITTLE BOOM.
fBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBt-NE1
Buffalo. Sept. 15.-The Tammany Hall deega-
ton. with about 900 accompanying followers,
arrived at 10 o'clock tonight. and marched up
Main-st, headed by big brass band. With the
exception Of John c. Sheehan James ]. Martin,
Thomas +. Grady. George B. Mcclellan. Bernard
Martin, William p. Mitchell. Amos ]. Cummings
and few others no Democrats of prominence
came. The delegation hal no banners. and
barring few pieces of fireworks discharged at
the Iroquois Hotel there no excitement over
its arrival. Neither were there any cheers for
Bryan and Sewall. 1t stated that at Albany
the New-York Central officials had stripped from
the Taminany some bunting attached by
advertising concern which paying part
of the expenses of the delegation.
The Democratic State Committee. which had
been awaiting the arrival OF the Tammany Hail
members. met at 1890 o'clock and swiftly chose
Thomas F. Grady temporary chairman or the
Convention. Gradys name Mr. Hills
slate. The state Committee also passed a reso-
luton that the State Convention should authorize
the nomination Of a candidate for Chief Judge
of the Court Of Appeals rext year by the Demo-
cratic State Committee in order to avoid the
necessity of holding State Convention for that
purpose
Senator IIilrs slate received quite an impetus
at 10 o'clock tonight by the announcement by
Mayor Moloy, Of Troy. that he Is no longer a
candidate for election chairman Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee Mr.. Molloy gave as his
excuse fo- withdrawing from a contest with
Elliot Danforth for the place that there was no
deputy Mayor OF Troy. and therefore he could
not he absent from that city in New-York at
tending TO political work The election OF Elliot
Danforth. therefore as chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee seems assured
The Tammany Hall delegation have selected
Congressman Amos J. Cummings as their can
didate for Governor This action surprises ana
confuses the supporters Of John Boyd Thachef.
At midnight therefore, there was lively sus-
picion that Mr. HIS slate might be broken
1t Is possible that Edward Murphy, Jr.. has Sc
Iected Cummings as his opposition candidate to
Senator HilTg choice John Boyd Thacher.
The leaders of the Albany delegation. Norton
Chase and Louis W Pratt. w-re much disturbed
nv Tammanv Halls action. They said that the
Tammany Hall leaders probably pushed cum
mings solely with the idea Of killing OF con-
gressman Sulzer a candidate for Governor
but yet were annoyed that Thacher had not
been indorsed The Thacher candidacy FOR Gov
ernor also was assaed by the Syracuse Demo-
Gratis. led by Mayor Mcclure. They suggested
the nomination Of William h. Kirk for Gov
ernor
The Brooklyn delegates resolved TO have
meeting tomorrow morning and select their
candidates for Governor and Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor There was renewed talk among them OF
pressing Edward NJ. Grort or Isaac S. Catlin
for Lieutenant-G Governor. Their general idea
|, att in - nOmr ;
Lieutenant Governor. If Mr. Cummings, OF
New-York should be nominated for Governor,
the nomination for Lieutenant-GovernGr would
go to some interior county. and the Onondaga
County Democrats think that ex-Mayor Thomas
f Ryan. Of Syracuse would obtain it,
The silver Democrats are exhibiting great
hostility to John BOYD Thacher tonight. be-
cause of his god-standar1 speech at Saratoga
in June and they acknowledge frankly that
they will oppose his nomination if they
discover any silver DemOcra. Of prom inence TO
mt forward against hiTn. Their chief trouble
is to find any Democrat of prominence who
does favor the free coinage OF silver. EX-Con-
gresham Rockwell of Emra. who will prob
ably be permanent chairman Of the Convention
ought to be good candidate in this respect,
since he was the only Congressman from New
York state who in 1893. voted against the re-
neal Of the Sherman Silver Purchase act. Many
people would not be surprised. in view OF grow
inC opposition to the nomination or Ihacher'
if he should be defeated tomorrow as canoi-
date for Governor. and IL indeed some men
NOT vet named would be nominated for Gov
ernor. Lieutenant Governor and Judge OF the
Court Of Appeals Some Democrats favor IN
dorsing the Republican rcmine@. lrNlng w.
Vann. for Judge of the Court Of Appeals
At midnight it was rumored that John Bris-
ha, vallser Editor and proprietor Of The Cos
mopolitan Magazine" would re pressed Tor me
Gorornorship bur Mr. Walker declared that ne ne
uould not accept the nomration. James w.
pido,yav NJ Erooklyn ia still pushed Tor the
nomination for Governor by portion OF 'he
delngatiOn.