New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
WORK OF THE CONVENTION.
DETAILED ACCOUNT or ITS INCIDENTS AND
PROCEEDINGS.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


Saratoga. June 24-There was a colossal floral
members Of Tammany Hall on the platform OF
Convention Hall to-day when the delegates to the
Democratic State Convention entered the big au-
ditorum Few were aware that this floral excr,ts-
cence had undergone startling transformation
about ten minutes before II was the gift Of
Gale" Mitchell, a liquor-deaer Of Saratoga. and
Gale had thought it a good idea to adorn the
face Of the shield with the following words. in red
flowers: Democrats. IL we make no mistake We
Will win the United States"
James W. Hnkev. chairman OF the State Com
mittee happened into the hall soon utter the
shield arrived and read this inscription. 'If we
make no mistake" said he. eying the shield
scornfully. why. of course. We won't make any
mistake. Take out the blamed flowers And 50
the red flowers were pulled out
This action left the shield with a white surface
which gave It Il startling resemblance to tomb
stone. The portraits OF Grover Cleveland and
David p. Hi on the wall behind 1t looked down
sorrywfully upon IT, and John Boyd Thacher, tho
temporary chairman. aftcrward seemed to suffer
chill whenever nc touched f., while delivering his
address to the convention
INVITING on FACTS
II IS not surprising that Mr.. Hlnkley an
noycd by the hint IN the shield that a mistake
might bs made. 1t was to avoid any possible me-
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Not \ STRONG DELEGATION.
with such meAu holy feelings the list Of dele
rate. 10 the Democratic National Convention
had been prepared. Tho four 'nen selected Tor
leie.-lfcs-nt- large w"r' Senator's law" =. hil
and Edward Murphy lr, l''sNeA !. lower anu
Frederic Y. Con i"rt. The four "lt''hA''S P''N'"
ont f'r those mon We're Judge N'"''' haIi' 9'hd-
tor Jacob \. cantor. Hho will oct 40 senator
MErphy's substitute. Mr. Murphy b'iN5 H. S'nl'h
NJ wood ard William VI. Purcell. II Is under
slo0l that Mr. weed OILY consented u the use OF
hls name as an alternate AZ the request or VIII
lam C. whitney. and would not otherwise have
consortel with David g. Hill. The district dele
eatcs selected 10 - - Chicago include few men
Of talent the most conspicuous being Perry Bel
mon, Wilson $ Bssel. cx-Postmaster-General; ;
William G. Dewitt. Erastus cornirg Charles
Tracey and Daniel y. Lockwood
The other delegates selected were or the usual
shorf-halred Tammany Hall variety ana lnno-
,, aura, Democrats It IS not a delegation
.,t.h will hr.,k down the walls Of the Convcn-
,'' nan O, chicago in its efforts to obtain a
-, .,.,t 7, has TOO few mon Of ability or
.',...,,, ~ ,,s ranks 70 be successful in any
sucb o,ipontlc effort
wb.r the convention assembled at noon the
,lotrorm had been drawn up the delegates to the
Xo,io,,f Convention had been selected ana
nothing really remained 10 be done except to
=, -, o.. ,h cbonard Democrats OF
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The hall looked d'ie'". mere ',. go '' 49,,
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So "',' ''',' 49,, 49,, o,,., ., r,occunied
sn,co Tho Tammany Hall delegates who seem
,,, ,b,, ,bo,, ranrasent about all that there
, ,,, r,r,o.r,tic Marty I'm the State oc-
a,,,.,,,, ,ho on,trn range of front seats Back of
,,,',, ca, tho Kings county delegates and far
,,.-,. =, .ho roor -, tho hall the Shepardites
,rt.r, ,.os .,,busiasm in the gloomy crowd
a,,,,, ,hroo ,n.n-V William G whitney. David
y nan o,1 Roswell y Flower. Mr. whitney
" ,,,.,,, ,,,u.,.,s,,. int, the hall soon after
n''. Nv '' .,,h oo, Warmth
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bv the Tammany Hall delegates lnere nave
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Hall have not hitched, Dut misfortune S""'V''"'H
s,roo,bcs over anImosltles and Mr.. Whitney
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,, tra nearest nelghbor was Senator