New-York tribune., 1896-09-01
WHAT WAS DONE AT SYRACUSE.
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Money Democrats" OF New-Iork Sta,e' hee"
not feel ashamed Of their convention held hero
to-day. 1t was well attended. influential men OK
the Democratic party were present as delegates
and its proceedings were dignihed. forcipie al"
well considered It's meeting cannot fail to have
an influential effect, not only upon the political
contest in this State this year. but also upon
that in the other States of the Union.
Mr. Bryan will take chief NOTICE OF the fact
that two Gold Democrats R>Sert Earl, OK
Herkimer. ex-Juige of the Court Of Appeals
and Oswald Ottendorfer. OF New-fork' Edl'or
of the New-York "Staats-Zetung the ieauins
newspaper Of the German American 'o'ers u"
the United States. were nominated Tor eiec'ors-
at-large This portends the nomination al "
State convention OF Gold Democrats to be heio
in Brooklyn on September "a Of thrty-rour
electors to represent the Congress districts Ok
the State. Mr.. Bryan will then be maze a"a'
that IL the Democratic State Convention 10 DO
held in Buffalo on September io indorses the
nomination of Bryan and Sewall ana app'oS
tho nlatform upon which they were nominated.
q complete Gold Democratic electoral ticket Will
he nominated in opposition TO the Silver Demo-
Gratis nominated Tor fresiueh'a'
Buffalo convention.
For the nresent. Also the Gold Democrats 90
NOT nominate a Democratic State ticket or say
ANYTHING about the Democratic candidates ior
Congress- The settlement Of those matters can
await the action Of the Buffalo coh'eh''oA
regarding Bryan and Sewal.
Affirmative action was taken. however, py the
election of four delegates-at-large ana siN'y-
eight Congress district delegates to the Na.io"-
al democratic Convention to be held In lndian-
apolis on Wednesday. The delegates-at-iarso
selected were these prominent Democrats EN-
Governor Roswell p. Flower. Edward NJ. onep-
ard of Brooklyn; ex-Congressn'ah '"a''es
Tracey OF Albany. and George a. Magee' OK
Watkins. VINO will have as their alterha'es' re"
snectivelv: Francis NJ. Scott, Of New-fork;
, prockwav of Cortland Charles F.
B,shop of Buffalo. and Charles J. Bisseh' OF
Rochester. -, ,s,
stronp nIatform was also adopted. repudi-
.,,no Rrvan and Sewall and the platform on
ub,cb they stand and calling for the nomiha-
,,on ~ Democratic candidates upon true
democratic platform. in opposition 10 theh''
wrrJ..KNOwN DEMOCRATS PRESENT.
A,hambra Hall. where the convention was heid'
.ho scene q year ago of attempt by
Dov;d p. Hill at a Democratic State Convention
-o,a,,v n gain recognition for the County
Democracy organization. He failed IN 'hat' ana
- dow Maurice J. Power, Charles $. Faircnld'
phar, Crier Monroe and other leaders OF that
orcanizaton were here prominent in the COLO
Convention movement. Another body or men
nrosent were the Shepard Democrats, of Brook
To-, who were refused admission to the Demo-
cratic State Convention which met at Saratoga
in lime The leaders Of the Shepard Democrats
Edward NJ Shepard, George Foster PEABODY ana
Charles j. Edwards. were all present. ana
large body of their followers But the ranks
Of these men since the June convention nave re-
ceiyed accessions Here, for instance, IN the
convention hall Roswell p. Flower ana
Daniel G. Griffin from Watertown. and ex-Con-
eressman Charles Tracey and ex-Distrct Attor-
ney James w. Eaton from Albany. Here also
one saw the jovial face OF Mayor Patrick De
Gleason of Long Island City.
From Buffalo there had come an infiuentai
delegation headed by George Bleistein, the pro-
pretor of The Buffalo Courier" the leading
Democratic newspaper OF Western New YORK;
which is opposing the election OF Bryan and Sew
all and will favor the nominations for President
and Vice President which may be made at In
dianapolis. Mr. Bleistein has his companions
in the Gold party movement in Buffalo Franklin
D. Locke. John G.. Milburn. Henry a. Richmond
and other prominent Democrats.
There had come besides those already men-
toned. Theodore Sutro John Dewitt Warner.
John Jeroloman, Thomas F. Keating William
f. Crote George Walter Greene. Oscar Straus
and Charles r. Miller One among the
delegates was much observed. General Horatio
c. King the Democratic candidate for Secretary
Of State year ago. One heard that John r.
Fellows and Perry Belmont had already gone to
the Indianapolis Convention. From the interior
of the State there came John d. Van Buren,, Of
Newburg ex-State Engineer; Robert A. Wider-
mann. of Nyack. the only man in the Democratic
State Convention Of 1893 who dared to vote in
opposition to the nomination of Isaac II. May
nard; Henry Peckham and Simon Holroyd.
Of Albany; Edward W. Paige. OF Schenectady;
Thomas NJ. Osborne. Of Auburn George 3.
Bradley Of Bath. and ex-Congressman Charles
d. Haines. of Hudson.
There were about 300 delegates in attendance
at the convention They were a fine looking body
OF men, far better in appearance than the aver
age of men who now attend Democratic conven.
tions in this State.
The call for the convention named II o'clock
as the hour OF meeting and by that time the
delegates began making their way to the hall.
IL was some time after II o'clock. however. be-
fore Gaylord's Central City Band. which had
formed in front Of the Yates House. began its
march 10 the Alhambrs. Most OF the delegates
had preceded it. however, and by the time Il
arrived the hall was fairly well filled. The stage
WAS handsomely decorated with the emblems
of the National Democracy. a full-rgged ship.
with all sails set. occupying prominent place
In the background. 1t tastefullly draped
with American flags, as was also the speakers
stand. On each side of the stage rosettes of red
white and blue took up the space Amerc.r
flags hung from every part OF the building
THE CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER
1t was l2:30 o'clock when William Widen
mann, chairman Of the State Committee. caI,ea
the Convention to order. and announced thar