The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-23
What Tammany Men Want
TO DO With ThaCher.
Question of Retirement Has
Only Been Postponed.
Committees Action Claimed to
Have Been Hill Victory.

the hotel corridors and the gossip OF the
political centers This morning is the un-
precedentedly interesting meeting of the
Democratic state committee last night,
which b gan at s o'clock and lasted un-
til nearly o'clock thi s morning. The
result, the appointing OF a committee OF
five to wait upon John Boyd Thacner and
get a more definite expression OF his
views upon the state platform is subject
this morning 10 various constructions.
Those OF Tammany who oppose Mr..
Thacber's candidacy claim that they vot-
ed for this amended resolution for the
purpose of compromising until Mr..
Thscher could be pinned down to a more
absolute statement Of facts regarding the
endorsement OF the national ticket. Those,
however, who supported Senator Hill in
his fight for the retention OF Thacher
claim that 1t was victory for Senator
Hill In his attempt to make the cam
paign one of state issues only.
The vote on the proposition to have Mr.
Tbacher further interviewed was AZ to 2,
and this rather points toward the COM
promise solution as being the true one.
The original resolution, over which oc-
Cured one OF the most heated conrrover-
sizes on record within the party in many
years, read as follows:
Resolved, That we hereby request Mr..
John Boyd Thacher to withdraw from
his candidacy for the governorsnip In
order that the state committee may. name
one in mis- place who Is in entire accord
with the Democratic platform adopted at
Chicago.
The resolution as adopted read:
Resolved, That a committee of five be
appointed TO wait upon John Boyd
Thscher and ascertain his willingness or
unwill;ngness to accept in its entirety the
platform adopted at Buffalo.
Under this resolution the matter of the
retirement OF Thacher was postened until
next Monday night.
The committee appointed consists of
Bernard Yorke, George Lection, Thomas
F.. Grady, Clinton Beckwith, and Mayor
Molloy of Troy. The committee will wait
on Mr.. Thacher at his home in Albany
in the latter part Of the week and will
report back to the state committee on
Monday night.
Senator David Ii. Hill said to The As
sociste Press today before returning to
Albany: "The outcome of the state
committee last night was victory for
those who are anxious to preserve our
state organization no matter what the di-
vision may be upon national issues. 1t
was victory for those who do not be-
lieve that a man is not good party man
unless he swallows everything or cannot
stand upon a platform unless he believes
IN every statement In 1t unqualitiedly.
The stories this morning to the effect
that the resolution finally.adopted was
for the purpose of sending a committee
to Mr.. Thscher TO ask as to his views
is unqualinedly false. The resolution
adopted was the usual one and merely
asks committee to be appointed to tell
Mr.. Thacher that he Is the nominee
OF the party. No qualification, OF any
kind are included. Mr.. Grady offered
resolution as a substitute for Mr.. Shes's,
and which read:
Resolved, That a committee OF five be
appointed to wait upon John Boyd
Thatcher and request his acceptance of
the nomination OF Governor upon an un +.
qualified endorsement of the Buffalo
platform.
81 pointed out that such a resolution
was impossible, and when the debate
had progressed far enough a substitute
was introduced which read:
Resolved, That a committee of five be
appointed to notify the candidates on
the state ticket of their nomination, and
that such committee report back to the
state committee at q meeting TO be held
Monday, September 2S, the result of its
action.
"Now," said Senator Hill, "thH means
just what IL says, and 1t took the place
Of oil other resolutions. Acting under
it, the committee has no power to pro-
ject its views at Mr.. lThacher, but merely
to announce to him his nomination. He
will do tho talking" and Senator Hill
smiled a satisfied smile.
The clerk and secretary of the com nit :.
tee later verified the text of the last reso-
luton as given by Senator Hill. There
were only two votes against it, Senator
Grady not voting.