The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-17
NEW YORK FUSION
REPORT THAT A DEAL WAS
CLOSED DENIED ny TAMMANY
LEADERS.
THERE is ONE IN PROSPECT.
POPULasTs CLAIM THEIR AID WILL
CARRY THE STATE FOR
BRYAN.
SITUATION TO DATE AT BUFFALO.
Not Very Greatly Changed and Boyd
Thacher Is Still the Probable
Nominee.


Thacher Is Still the Probable
Nominee.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Sept 16.-The plat
form of the Democratic party in the
state as drafted tonight, will have as
It's first proposition this statement:
The Democrats of the state of New York
IN convention assembled do hereby unre-
servedly .indorse and approve the platform
aoopted by the national convention at Chi
cago; and we hereby unanimously approve
the nominees of said convention. William
Jennings Bryan, Arthur Sewall, and pledge
tnem our earnest support.
Tonight Tammany hall voted SO to /
TO act as unit in the convention, des-
plte the opposition of the Sulzer in
Huences on the outside. 1t is thought
the full strength Of Tammany will be
cast for Thacher for governor.
The end Of the first days session
Oh the Democratic state convention
has not disturbed, in any great meas
ure, the forecast that had been pre-
d1cted. The conditions tonight, how
ever, are interesting because of the in
ternal fights. which. while good-na-
tured upon their surface, are not want
ing in internal bitterness. The
principal strife tonight is to prevent
the adoption of the unit rule. and pre-
vent thereby the nomination Of any
candidate without a fair. open fight
Particularly are the friends of Con
sressman Sulzer striving to this end.
II is reasonably certain tonight that
the ticket will be:
bany. - a.
For Lieutenant Observation-Disclosures RYAN
of Syracuse. a.
=, For Judge Court of Appeals-Robert c.
Chairman State Committee-Elliott F. Dan
forth. D"Ai-
National Committeeman-Frank Campbell
Complications may arise, however.
which will change any name on the
ticket, with the possible exception of
Judge Titus. The planning Of the
candidacy of Mr.. Thacher has been in
the hands of Anthony NJ Brady of AL
bany, the president of several large
corporations and a stockholder in the
Chicago Gas company This fact has
arrayed the more radical free silver
ties against Mr.. Thacher, and they are
claiming many pledges.
The greatest excitement of the day
was the announcement that there had
been practical fusion of the Popu-
nsts and Democrats, in which Senator
H11Ps friends had been active in as
s1st1ng the Populists. The story came
directly from the chairman of the
Populist committee of five, consisting
OF Col A. Ffske, of Denver: C. B.
Matthews, Of Buffalo; D. M Druseau
Of New York city; Lawrence /. Nc
Pharlin, former secretary of the ma
t1onal committee of the Peoples party.
and G. r. White, president Of the
Farmers Alliance
A conference was held with Elliott
Danforth, and Mr. Fiske said after 1t
was over: ut was agreed that the
PopulstS would support the nominees
ana the platform of this convention
no matter who the nominees were, IL
in return for this support they will be
allowed to name five presidential cleo
tors. We told Mr.. Danforth that we
could swing the electoral vote Of this
state either way, and are sure that
the union with the Democratic party
will result in Bryan and Sewall carry
ing New York state by large ma
jority."
Mr. Danforth said "Mr. Fiske did
see me, but I gave him no decided an
Mr.. McPharlin must be the nominee
for the court of appeals 1 agreed to
see him again.
To this Mr.. McPharlin said: 1--WE
certainly understood Mr.. Danforth to
say that he would favor such a
fusion"
AT o'clock this afternoon another
meeting was held at Mr.. Danforth's
rooms and the matter talked over. Mr.
49,, "a
again. They asked me if, as chairman
OF the state committee, I would favor
fusion. I told them that I could not
answer that until / was chairman, but
I assured them that we would like to
make some arrangements with them.
I thought that to get some Of the cleo
tors upon the ticket they should work
directly with the districts. They said
they would try, and / assured them
that / would help them
The Populists say that the interviews
were very satisfactory to them and the
general impression is that they will
be for the ticket.
1t appears to be a fact that two sets
of resolutions have been prepared, with
a view to their submission to the con-
yention One set which Elliott Dan
forth has in charge, is said to have the
approval of Senators Hill and Murphy
and Chairman Jones, of the Democratic
national committee. The latter, it is
said is willing to accept a qualified
Endorsement of the Chicago conven-
tion's work, IL thereby the nomination
of a gold standard Democratic ticket
can be avoided. Congressman SuIzer
and others of the radical silverites de-
clare, however, that there shall be no
half hearted Endorsement and that the
party must be freed from the domina-
ton of those who are designated as
"kickers," and the assertion is further
made that the state organization will
be made up independent of those who
took part in the revolt at Chicago.
CONVENTION ORGANIZED.
1t was 2:30 o'clock when Chairman Hink-
ley raped the convention to order and an
nounced that the state committee had select
ed State Senator Thomas F. Grady for tenn
porary chairman. Mr.. Grady addressed the
convention for period of about twenty min
utes. In part he said
AS loyal representatives of Democratic
constituencies you have assembled to again
declare your faith in Democratic principles
your respect for Democratic authority and
your faith in Democratic success. In this
respect you differ from some who were for
many years associated With you using their
profession of Democracy as mask under
which to conceal the purely selfish character
OF their political actions, and who are now
leagued with your political opponents, de-
nouncing Democratic principles, defying Dem
ocratic authority and aiding In so far as they
may, to defeat the Democratic candidates..
1T is a sham Democracy that submits to
the will Of the majority only when no selfish
interest is affected or sacrificed in so doing
opinions OF few entitled to control be-
cause of wealth or culture or pedigree Of
those by whom such opinions are held. 1t is
sham Democracy which has for its pur-
pose the undue enrichment of the man who
relies for his support upon what his money
earns for him, and the consequent unjust Inn