Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-25
HILL AIDS THACHER.
NE DEFEATS A DIRECT VOTE FOR
HIS WITHDRAWAL.

After . Hot Session, the New York Demo-
cratic State COMMITTEES Appoints NO
tinoatIOn Committee 10 Notify the Cam
dIdatos and Report Back on Sept. rs.
NEW YORK. Sept. ss.-Suoh conditions
As confronted the Buffalo state Democratic
committee when II met last evening have
probably never existed in the political his
lory Of this state. The declaration Of John
Boyd Thaoher, the nominee for governor,
that he could not accept the entire ma
honal platform; the assertion Of Tam
many organization that unless he accepted
the platform they would Fepudiate him.
the CONTRARY assertion of the gold standard
men on the state committee that Mr..
Thaoher's attitude would paoify the gold
standard men and gain more votes for the
ticket, and, last, but not least, the faot that
In all this complicated mess Of state poll
tios national politics and the Democratic
national ticket was involved made men
knit their brows and look serious last
night
It was very nearly II O'Clock when the
fight over Mr. Thaohef was preoipitated
BY the reading OF his letter addressed to
Mr.. Danforth and defining his position.
10 very attentively, and then John b.
Shea Of Tammany introduced resolution
calling upon M1. Thaoher to resign his
nomination. In an instant there was g
tumuit, dozen members striving TO speak
at once The resolution was mild in
terms and merely rscited the fact that
Mr. Thaoher, not being In sympathy with
the platform, should not attempt to re-
main upon 1t as the candidate. Mr.. Shea
made few remarks, saying that the dele
gates TO the convention at Buffalo had
been grossly deceived and that Mr.. Thaoh-
or could have given his views upon the
financial question before the nomination
had he intended to be honest. "Why, {"
said Shea, "he was telegraphed to and
written to by several people and declined
10 answer at all. don't call that honest.
Senator Hill Speaks.
When Mr.. Shea, who was proxy for and
represented Mr.. PurFoy, had finished, Sem
ator Hill took the floor, and there was al
most deathlike silence as the senator be-
gan to speak plainly and distinctly In fa-
vor Of the retention of Mr.. Thaoher upon
the tiokek For 30 minutes he held the at
tention OF his auditors, skilfully avoiding
any reference to bis Views upon indorss-
ment of the ticket or platform Of the Chi
cago convention, but basing his whole ar
gument upon the ground that the oandi-
date for governor In the state this fall
should be a strong man upon state issues,
and that there was no need Of forcing ma
tional issues into the campaign.
There Is altogether too much Populism
In the platform. Every leader and every
man Of common sense In the party knows
thls."
Senator Hill In all made six speeches.
There were number Of amendments pro-
posed to Mr.. Shea's resolution. They were
ell withdrawn, and the substitute offered
by Bernard ]. YoPke Of Kings was adopt
cd by q vote of 40 to Q. The amendment
was as follows;
Resolved, That . committee Of ave be
appointed by the chair 10 notify the candi-
dates upon the state ticket OF their nomi-
nation, and that such committee report
back 10 this9ommittee OF q meeting 10 be
held on Monday evening, Sept ee the 70
suit Of It's action
The following committee was appoint
ed; Yorks Of Kings, Grady Of New York,
Cotton Of Chemung, Molloy OF RenssalasI
and Bookwith Of the Thirty third congress
siOnAl district.
shea's Resolution.
Mr.. Thaoher's letter proclaimed that hC
would vote for the Chicago ticket, and
his only allusion 70 national issues had
been his reiteration Of belief In bimetAl
liam. The great aim Of the party In thS
state should be to keep intact the state or
ganization, now threatened with disrup
sion, and TO make national issues the
dominant features In the campaign would
mean violent disruption. He was positiv,
that Mr. Thaoher woald be loyal to every
part OF the state platform. Senator Thorn
As r. Grady replied 10 Senator Hill.
10 was asked that the resolution be put
70 vote, and 10 was read:
Resolved, That We hereby request Mr.
John Boyd Thaoher 10 withdraw from hi
candidacy for the governorship in OFdel
that the state committee may name one
In bis place who is In entire accord with
the Democratic platform adopted at Chi
caRo."
John l. Carlisle Of Watert0wn and
Charles N. Bulaer tried 10 modify the resO
luton and aid the Hin movement, and be-
fore the vote was taken Senator Hill askst
ly provoked BY the opposition, he CAV,
some indication Of his sentiments on chi
national ticket BY saying:
"A man must not be condemned foi
disagreeing with the national platform
II has things In Il that are In direct opp0
sition 10 all the Democratic tenots ant
beliefA have no objection to saying tha
there are things Ia the platform that n,
Democrat can support. 70 say that yOl
support the ticket is enough"