The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
THACHER MAY STAY
SENATOR HILL PLEADED ALL NIGHT
FOR HIS FRIEND.
Exciting Session of the New York
PopOcratic COmmittee-Shee han's
Demand on the Nominee.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-The State Dem
ocratic State central committee held long
and heated meeting at the Hoffman House
last CTuesday) night. A sensation was
created by the appearance of Senator Hill,
who arrived from Albany late, bearing q.
proxy. In the preliminary work contested
cases were heard and the Hill men Were
seated on vote of twenty-five to nineteen.
1t was very nearly IL o'clock when the
fight over Mr.. John Boyd Thacher, the
nominee for Governor, was precipitated by
the reading of his letter addressed to Chair
man Danforth and defining his position.
The reading of the document was listened
to very attentively. and then John B. Shea,
of Tammany, INTRODUCED resolution call
ing upon Mr.. Thacher to resign his NOM
ination. In an instant there was tumult,
a dozen members striving to speak at once.
Mr.. Shea declared that Mr.. Thacher could
have given his views upon the financial
question before the convention had he in
tended to be honest.
Senator Hill then took the floor For
thirty minutes he held the Attentions of his
auditors skillfully avoiding any reference
to his own views upon the Endorsement of
the ticket or platform of the Chicago con-
yention but basing his whole argument III =
on the ground that the candidate for Gov
ernor in the State this fall should be a
strong man upon State issues and that
there was no need of forcing national is
sues into the campaign.
State Senator Grady replied, bitterly ex-
coriating Mr.. Thatcher. The resolution was
read again and Senator Hill again spoke
at length, attacking the Chicago platform.
"a man must not be condemned for dis
agreeing with the national platform" he
said lit has things in it that are in direct
opposition to all the Democratic tenets and
beliefs. 1 have no objection to saying that
there are things in that platform that no
Democrat can support. To say that you
support the ticket is enough" Then Mr..
Hill went a little further. His voice was
husky and he evidently was overcome with
his effort, but he still attacked the
platform. There is altogether too much
populism in the platform. Every leader
and every man with common sense in the
party knows this. Do you want to whip
them out in the manner you would whip
Thacher out? 1t is political cowardice.
Don't do it. If we go dowa let us go down
with our colors flying and our old leaders
at our heads"
1t was after midnight when he con-
cluded with an attack on the free-coinage
clause and Senator Grady began his
joinder. He is still speaking. 1t is believed
the resolution will be defeated and Mr..
Thacher will continue on the ticket.
Senator Hill, in all, made six speeches.
There were number of amendments pro-
posed. They were all Withdrawn and a
substitute was adopted by vote of &c to
2. 1t follows:
appointed by the chair to notify the candi-
dates upon the State ticket of their nomi-
nation and that such committee report back
to this committee at meeting to be held
Monday evening, Sept Is, the result of
it's action.
This is construed a move to tide over
matters until after the Brooklyn conven-
ton of the gold-standard Democrats on
Thursday.
John c. Sheehan, leader of Tammany
Hall, and representing the twelve
committeeman in that Organization, to-day
telegraphed John Boyd Thacher demand
ing his resignation from the head of the
State Democratic ticket on the ground that
his letter issued last Sunday night, is
qualification of the platform adopted at
Buffalo. The dispatch follows:
when the friends of the Democratic
platform adopted at Buffalo stood in doubt
as to the propriety of nominating a gentle
man who had previously occupied q po-
sition adverse to the leading tenetS of the
party as declared in national convention,
the convention was repeatedly assured by
your representatives that you would stand
fairly and scUarcly upon the Buffalo plat
form. which emphatically Endorsed the one
adopted at Chicago. No man VINO knows
John Boyd Thacher,' they said, will doubt
for an instant that, before permitting his
name to be brought before this convention,
he has resolved his doubts as to
the expedieney of free silver and
is prepared to stand in all
fairness upon the platform this day adopted,
COPIES of which has been placed in his
hands, In view of your letter to the public
| feel sure that you are not aware of the
pledges then made III your name and that
once in possession of the fact you will take
the required measures TO prevent the stulti-
fication of those who pressed your claims
upon the convention
A dispatch from Albany says that when
Mr. Thatcher read the dispatch he refused
to express himself regarding it.