Evening journal., 1896-09-07
THE POLITICAL ARENA.
Speculation as to Hills Action
In the Buffalo Convention.
PERRY BBLMoNTs RESIGNATION.

Ge Retires From the Democratic State
Committee ee-Rryan Confident That He
WIN Carry New York state-Rev. MIR.
Dixon Angcrs the silver Men.
ALBANY, Sept. More than local and
almost national interest attaches to the
Democratic state convention that meets in
Buffalo next week. The nominations
which will be made by the convention and
for which IL Is called are OF but slight inn
portance as compared with the other issues
which confront it, No convention in years
known as state affair has been digni-
fed with the importance TO the rest OF the
states and tho people at large as tlrts one,
and this Is not surprising IN view of the
questions that are to be decided
Will senator David b. Hill support the
Chicago ticket and platform or the Indi
annapolis tickets
viii the state organization support both
the Chicago platform and ticket or only
the ticket on a gold plntforais
viii probable support of the Chicago
platform lead to a split in the party in
New York stateY
These are the questions to bo solved,
and their solving will be the cause for one
Of the prettiest rows ever seen at state
convention and q probable splitting OF
Democratic hosts as they were never split
here before. Answering the first query,
relative to the attitude of Senator HILL it
may be said that Senator l1ill's position
is an exceedingly curious one Every prin-
eiple for which he contended at Chicago
was defeated, and oyery plank of the plat
form which ho most bitterly assailod has
become part OF the enunciations Of the
| Democracy. On tho other hand, every
principle for which he foughtRt Chicago
has gone into the platform adopted by tho
National Democratic convention at Indi-
anapols and tho result would seem to in
dicate that Mr.. Hill must indorse the lat
ter and ropudiato the former. But Just
here, when Senator HIPS attitude would
seem TO be solved without any doubts
comes from ono close TO him a statement
that would seam TO indicate another atti-
tude
Has Always Been Party Man.
This friend says: "Senator Hill has
fought all his life for party regularity, and
his position will be- defined by the party In
convention assembled and not by himself.
| When Mr. Hill made his fight at Chicago
against the adoption Of the present plat
form, he did it on behalf Of the New York
state Democratic party and not for him
| self. In all his speeches and BATTLES he
merely represented his party in the state
and IL that party now secs flt TO indorsC
the Chicago ticket and platform it would
be no qualification upon Mr. Hills part
TO accept It's utimatum. He must, as al
Chicago, go with tho majority.
As 20 the second proposition upon the
question of whether tho state convention
will indorse the platform and tioket
named at Chicago, there Is little doubl
but that it will. Tammany will send &C
the convention from each district in Now
York the district lender as q delegate, ant
they are instructed to vote for indorseRsn
Of Bryan and SewAll. In addition to thi
at least nine OF the interior counties hav
given evidence of their Intentions by "
struciSng their delegates to vote for in
dorsemont OF the Chicago convention
work. This, however. will result IN sec
ond state ticket as we'll ns electors. In con
1rmation that such course IS Intends
by tho gold Democrats there Is the actiol
by the late Syracuse convention postpon
ing their selection OF electors and a stat
ticket until after this convention has me
in Buffalo. OF this General Charles Ira
cey says:
"If tho Bryan and Sewall ticket Is in
dorsed and the platform swallowed by th
Buffalo convention, there is ne alternative
for the gold DemoFats but to name a soc
ond ticket. We could not vote even 70
state officers on such platform.