The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-18
TAMNANY NOT IN IT.
New York Democrats Select the
Old and Tried.
} ron GOVERNOR.
Ex-Ifeut. Governor sheehaN II % DfD-
appointed That He Resigns - the
National Committeeman.

6Inalo, ~. Z. SepS Ns-UF0n the ~
assembling OF the Democratic state con-
vention today, business proceeded with ey-
petition. The report OF the committee On
credentials having been accepted. TIE COM
mittee on permanent organization report
- naming ex-Congressnan Hosea FL.
Rockwell, % Chemung, permanent chair
man. II was ~ree;ed with applause He
made an able speech IN advocacy o. the
! Chicago platform and ticket
After Rockwell's speech. the chairman
called FOR the report Of the committee on
resolutions Il was read by Nr. Yorke.
who moved the previous question on the
adoption OF the report Henry p. Purroy
objected. and was ruled out OF order. TIE
convention voted viva voce on the passage
OF the previous question. which the chair
man decided carried. purroy appealed
. from the decision. demanding a roll call
upon the question sustaining the chair
ruling When MIS- name was reached, PGr-
roy produced q manuscript speech. which
ne proposed 10 read. the convention all the
while calling upon him 70 be seated The
speech was a protest against the applica-
ton OF the gag rule. Al its conclusion
Purroy said he would vote aye upon the
adoption OF the report OF the Platform
committee. The roll call sustained the
ehairmans decision. Then the platform
as reported was unanimously adopted.
Nomina lions for governor being in order.
Albany county presented the name Of Ohm
Boyd Thatcher. Allegheny county pre-
scented Congressman SulEer. The galleries
cAeered wildly. Jefferson. county present.
ed Wilbur r. Parter. OF WATERFOWL
In seconding the nomination Of Mr..
Thatcher. Senator Grady warned the con-
vention that the nomination OF Tam
many man tSulzer being mean) would plrt
IL IN the power OF the opposition TO make
II appear that the issue vas whether or
not the tiger should rule in state poll
ties. The only desire OF Tammany. he
said. was to see a candidate nominated
who could help the Chicago ticket
Il was 2:o9 o'clock when the roll call be
gan. and as ii progressed, there was much
applause. The vote as announced Was:
Thatcher 1888. Sulzer -. Porter -.
On Mr. Suffers motion the nominasion
OF Mr.. Thscher was made unanimous.
Elliott DanfortA said In a few words tha,
he desired the nomination OF Mr.. Wiiber
T, Porter. There were several endorse
ments made. and within three minutes the
nomination had been made by accIauaa-
ton.
The same course was taken In nominal
Ing Judge of the court OF appeals, Judge
Robert c. Titus, OF Buffalo being chosen.
Presidential electors were a-so selected,
and the convention adjourned.
New York. Sept. 17.-William r. Shee-
han today sent the following letter 10
James K. Jones, chairman Of the national
Democratic committee, Chicago:
Dear Sir: | respectfully tender my
resignation as representative OF the state
Of New York upon the Democratic national
committee. Yours truly,
WILLIAM F. SHEEHAN"
Buffalo. Sept 1.-THE state Democrats
committee selected Elliott Danforth. chair
man Of the state committee, to succeed
James w Hinkley. and Frank Campbell
to succeed W. F. Sheehan. as national
comma tteensn.
Albany, n Y. Sept f7.-John BOYD
Thatcher. the Democratic subernatorisl
nominee. decided late tonight that he
would make a public statement during the
early part OF next week as he wishes II 10
be published before the state convention
Of the gold Democrats in Brooklyn on
Thursday. He Will either make his state
ment al a mass meeting in this city on
Monday or Tuesday night of next week
when the Democratic national and state
tickets are to be ratified. or else in let
ter 10 the voters OF the state He Ia. de-
c.deI to follow The course OF Senator Hin
In this campaign, and confine himself to
sta 20 issues.
Those who ars inclined TO be extremely
radical In their advocacy OF silver display
some little diss appointment tonight over
the platform, but, as whole. IL is taken
with good grace. The state committee
as constituted contains a majority Of
the selection this afternoon or Mr. Dan
forth to be chairman. Calvin j. Hudson
70 be secretary. and an agreement 10
make Frank s Campbell. OF Bath. the
national committeeman. soon as Sem
ator Jones has notified the committee o.
the resignation Of ". r. Sheehan. It has
eV.nced a desire TO coniuct the campaign
from the standpoint OF state organiza-
ton. The refusal OF Tammany to in
dorse the candidacy OF one Of - mem
bers. William Sulzer, was not due to any
personal objection 70 him but rather as
was explained. because IL was believed
Tsrnmany would ambarrass itself and he
accused. in the event OF Mr.. Bryan's de-
feat Of selling out the national ticket
for the selection OF one OF It's members to
state Office.
II IA generally conceded tonight among
the more prominent OF the delegates that
the selection OF Mr.. Thacher and Mr.
Porter will no; be successful In preventing
the gold standard men from nominating
a third ticket
John Boyd Thacher IS a manufacturer
Of car wheels IN private life. but he has a.
WAYS been a prominent figure tn New
York's Democracy ard At nearly every
election a candidate for some Office. In
1852 he was elected 70 the state senate, and
IN 1855 was made mayor Of Albany He -
a good speaker and a man OF culture and
TASTE rs u1- TWO EEasEAiotsS WHICH are
particularly valuable, one ~ autographs
and one OF fifteenth century printing He
was one OF the commissioners TO Chicago
Words Fair.
Albany. y Y. Sept f7-senator HsH
was seen tonight. bar he refused 70 say
anything regarding the acton OF the Dta-
falo conyen M. or the candidates nosnln-
ased
Ger. Roy Stone tn> head Of IN. govern
n5s1st road 1ela rsgr IN. wn0 has bkzz1-na
prominent for as advocacy OF 81 Sc =. ef,-
.avs. ANNOUNCES that he Is read 70 -
aver a. address, on roads. free Of charge.
a. county fairs tn1s ran As he is good
sp@aHeg ard AL posted or the question
of roads re all doubtless receive many