Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-14
LIKELY TO RATIFY
Predictions as to the Coming New York
Convention.
Democrats to IndOrse Bryan-The
Chicago Platform VIII Prob
ably BE Accepted.

BUFFALO. N. Y. September 14.-There is
nothing visible today in the prearranging
of the coming democratic convention that
leads to any change from the opinion that
IT. will be monster ratification meeting.
Quite early in the day 1t was announced in
the IroQuois Hotel that the rooms assigned
to the democratic state committee, and that
had been generally designed for the use Of
Senator Hill and National Committeeman
w. F. Sheehan, had been resigned. The
printing of the letter Of Mr.. Sheehan re-
pudiating the Chicago ticket and platform
and the exclusive statement OF the Asso-
ciated Press to the effect that Senator Hill
would not attend the convention led up to
action. 1t was further announced that the
state committee would not meet until 10
o'clock Tuesday night because ''Tammany
did not arrive until that hour" and this
was clearer intimation that the entire
management Of the convention is to be in
the hands Of Tammany or Of those who
favor that organization.
So far the arrivals at the hotels where
headquarters to be established have
been very few and the Indications are that
the mass of delegates will not arrive until
late tonight or tomorrow. Senator Norton
Chase of Albany and James w. Ridgeway
of Brooklyn are the most important ar
rivals. The former has obtained some no
toriety because it is alleged that he Is the
direct cause of Senator HillS absence. and
the latter is posing as candidate for gov
ernor, although he says frankly this morn
ing: Il have got to consult with Norman E.
Mack and John c. Sheehan before come
to a conclusion"
1t Is plain that the convention will be in
the hands Of men new to party leadership.
Only Senator Murphy of all those names
and faces which have been familiar in New
York state conventions in recent years Is
likely tobe here. and of his coming, even. there
is some question. Rensselaer, county elect
ed him delegate. with instructions to vote
for the Endorsement of the Chicago plat
fC rm and candidates, and the understand
ing has been that he would come under
those conditions. When the fact was called
TO his attention that such familiar faces as
those of Senator Hill. Governor Flower.
Gen. Charles Tracey. Senator Cantor and
William F. Sheehan would not be seen in
Wednesdays convention. Norman E. Mack
said:
THE bosses will stay away from the con-
yention The people will control. The
bosses have seen the handwriting upon the
wall"
The three names most frequently men
toned in connection with the nomination
Thatcher. mayor of Albany; James W.
Ridgeway, recently district attorney OF
Kings county. and Frederick G. Cook the
Rochester brewer. Mr.. Cook, however.
ne said that he was not and would not be
candidate for the honor. and that he
was an advocate of the gold standard.
Mr.. Ridgeway is understood to have the
backing of Senator Murphy. Mr.. Thacner
has the Albany county delegation at his
back. but the more radical of the silverites
declare that the nomination shall not be
given to any but pronounced free silver
man, which. as Mr.. Thacher has preserved
non-committal attitude upon the cur
rency question, may be regarded as tanta-
Albanian.
ROCHESTER,. N Y, September 14-Fred-
erick Cook said this afternoon to an AS
sociated Press reporter that he would I'M
der no circumstances accept the democratic
nomination for governor at Buffalo; that
he 80 notified the leaders over a week ago,
and that the fact Of his declination had
been kept quiet until now at the request OF
the leaders. 1t is well known here that Mr..
Cook is greatly incensed at the way Sena-
tor Hill has been treated.