The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-08
Questions Before the New
York Democracy.
They Are Difficult Of Salts
factory Solution.
Senator HIPS Position a Matter of
Much Speculation.


Democratic state convention that Is
to meet In Buffalo. The nominations.
which viii be made by the convention,
and for which II il called, are OF but
slight Importance as compared with the
other issues which confront II. No con-
vention in years, known as a state affair,
has been dignified with the Importance
TO the rest OF the states and the people
at large as this one. and this is not sur
prising. in view Of the questions that are
to be decided.
viii Senator David b. Hill support
the Chicago ticket and platform, or the
Indianapolis affair?
VIII the state organization support
both the Chicago platform and ticket, or
only the ticket on gold platform?
VIII probable support of the Chicago
platform lead to a split Of the party In
New York state?
These are the questions to be solved,
and their solution will be the cause for
one OF the prettiest rows ever seen at a
state convention. and a probable split
ting OF Democratic hosts as they were
never split here before.
Answering the first query, relative to
the attitude OF Senator Hill. IL may be
said that Senator Hills position is an ex-
ceedingly curious one. Every principle
for which he contended at Chicago was
defeated and every plank OF the plat
form which he most bitterly assailed has
become part OF the enunciations OF the
Democracy. On the other hand, every
principle for which he fought at Chicago
has gone into the platform adopted by
the National Democratic convention at
indianapolis, and the result would seem
TO indicate that Mr.. Hill must endorse
the latter and repudiate the former. But
just here, when Senator Hills attitude
would seem TO be solved without any
doubts, comes from one close to him "A
statement that would seem to indicate
another attitude. This friend says:
Senator Hill has fought all his life for
party regularity, and his position will
be defined by the party in convention as
sembled, and not by himself. When Mr..
Hill made his fight at Chicago against
the adoption Of the present platform, he
did IL on behalf of the New York state
Democratic party and not for himself.
In all his speeches and battles, he merely
represented his party in the state, and
If that party now sees nt to endorse the
Chicago ticket and platform, Ii would be
no stultifioation upon Mr. Hills part to
accept its ultimatum. He must. as at
Chicago, go with the majority"
As to the second proposition upon the
question OF whether the state convention
will endorse the platform and ticket
named at Chicago, there is little doubt
but that 1t will Tammany will send to
the convention from each district in
New York the district leader as dele
gate, and they are instructed to vote for
endorsement Of Bryan and Sewall. In
addition to this at least nine of the in
terror counties have given evidence OF
their intentions by instructing their dele
gates 10 vote for endorsement of the Chi
cago conventions work.
This, however, will result in a second
state ticket as well as electors. In con-
Grmation that such course is intended
by tie gold Democrats, there is the ac-
ton by the late Syracuse convention
postponing their selection of electors and
a state ticket until after this convention
has met In Buffalo. OF this, General
Charles Tracey says:
IF he Bryan and Sewall ticket is en-
dorscd. and the platform swallowed by
the Bulfalo cunN cation, there is no alter
native for the gold Democrats but to
name a second ticket. We could not vote
even for state officers on such a plat
form"
This means a division of the DEM
ocratic vote, and probable victory for
the Republicans.