Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-17
is "FOGGy" AT BUFFALO
! The Attitude Of Tammany Concerning
Candidates Uncertain.
ALL CREEDS At NEW HAVEN
| The Situation There Extremely
Anomalous.
Associated Pros, DIsoason ov sDealal wire.

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Associated Pres, Dlspascn cv special wire.
: Buffalo, N. Y, Sept 16.--There are
those in attendance at the Democratic
convention to-day who recall similar
gathering of politicians with some
: notable additions at Saratoga two year
ago. 1t ia recalled that there was
similar condition of foggness as to
the attitude Of Tammapy and Kings
county upon candidates which nomi-
nally resulted in stampede OF the
convention for Senator Hill and away
from the man whose friends had no
doubt OF his nomination. The man
who was left at the post in that case is
the man whose name headed the list of
profitable candidates for Governor this
morning, and the assurances Of his
nomination are equally as emphatic as
they were then. So sure too are his
friends that he will reach the prize
this time that they bear themselves
with confidence that is almost con
v,,incing even to the skeptic and yet
throughout the early morning there
were those who while they listened to
the protestations of individual mem
bers of Tammany that their votes
would be cast for John j. Boyd
Thatcher, smiled and called attention
to the fact that Mr.. Thacher is
equally as strong, IL not stronger, as he
was at the Saratoga convention.
This, uncertainty, which prevailed
prior to the meetings of Tammany ana
Kings county, called for 10 o'clock,
was further accumulated by rumors of
friction between those who, in the alb
sence Of the usual leaders of the party
have taken charge of affairs. 1t is a
matter of news that charges were
openly made during the morning that
attempts would be made to keep the
endorsement OF the national ticket and
platform in the background for the
purpose of holding together the State
organization. and as these rumors grew
there were threats of riot and disorder
in the convention IL the platform was
not as strongly in favor OF the BRYAN
and Sewall ticket as had been
promised.
1t was not denied in the upper circles
that there are two platforms in exist
ence, one of them in the possession OF
Elliott Danforth and said to meet the
approval Of Senators Hill and Murphy
and the other in the possession Of
Congressman Suzer and said to have
been submitted to the managers Of the
Bryan movement. 1t was also alleged
that the platform first mentioned had
also been submitted to Chairman Jones
Of the National Democratic Comm ittee
and that he had approved it. This
led to the further statement that
zones had declared his Willingness to
nave the endorsement of the national
ticket made very easy il some sort of
harmony could be maintained in the
State and third ticket for Governor
prevented.
1t was IL. 80 o'clock when Chairman
'Hinkley raped the convention to order
and announced that the State Com.
imittee had selected Senator Thomas f.
Grady for temporary chairman. Mr..
Grady addressed the convention for
, period of 20 minutes.
The committee of the Peoples Party
have announced that they will support
the nominees and the platform of this
convention, in return for which they
Will be allowed to name five Presi-
I dental electors.
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. 16.-The
fourth of Connecticut's more important
political conventions was held to-day,
when the Democratic State Convention
assembled at the Hyperian Theatre to
nominate Presidential electors and can
'didates for Governor and the minor
State offices.
Politicians OF all creeds assembled
early because of the anomalous nitu-
alton arising out of the spirited con-
test between Connecticut Democrats
who are arrayed against one another
along the lines of the gold and silver
standards.
The convention was called by the
Democratic State Central Committee,
whose attitude on the financial ques-
ton was indicated by three fourths
vote in favor of the gold standard.
The State committee named as the
temporary presiding officer of the con.
vention William Kennedy, silver
delegate and strong supporter of the
platform and nominees of the Chicago
convention.
All the delegates were in their seats
when, at IL o'clock, Clinton b. Davis,
chairman of the State committee,
called the convention to order,