New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-24
GATHERING OF THE CLANS
DEF EG ATEs TO THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION IN TOWN.
NAMES MENTIONED FOR PLACES on THE 1loN"'
RIG GATHERING EXPECTED


Many OF the mos, prominent dele gates 10 tne "a
,t,a, Deoocraflc State Convention. when VIII De
hold IN tho Academy Of Music Tonight reached .>'"
york and Brooklyn yesterday. Among thef" was
General Charles Tracey Of Albany VINO Will P'Vs
AZ the convention. Charles j. Edwards Is !" o''
ncation with most Of the delegates. ana ne S'S7 '
the attendance AT The convention VIII ~ large az"
representative OF nc most Hh"o"''"' '
Democratic party. $1,000, -,
Al : o'clock this afternoon many II the leaders !"
the Marty will hold conference al the C'ai'"uo"
Hotel which will be in the nature OF a caucus a.
which the nominees will be selected Later tnete WI"
he A meeting of the out-of-town delegates Tor 'he
transaction OF various items OF business anu d. :
o'clock there Will be reception to Genera. rainier a.
the Clarendon Hotel
Daniel O. Griffin OF Wa;ertown. was IN conference
with Edward VI Shepard and other leaders Yesterday
regarding the work Of the convention MT "''""
name has been prominently mentioned for the noni-
nation for Governor. 1t is thought by many Oh VIC
National Democrats that he would be the most ac-
ceptahle candidate for many reasons For nuinper
OF years he held high pace In the couhcAS VI INV
regular party, and within year or TWO ne mas us
played independence OF the state posses "l''c"
has been particularly pleasing TO the reform members
of the party He Is OF the strongest opponents %
Bryansm in the party and is said to be an exceieht
speaker He has positively refused to nave his name
used for the nomna ton but. Notwithstanding MS re-
f,lsal many of the delegates are st, considering HIS
name together with that of Frederick W Hlnrichs
Of Brooklyn, who will probably be the nominee Tor
Lieutenant -Govenor Mr.. tiinrichs possesses great
power as a speaker. and has other qualifications
which, his friends say fit him to an exceptional de-
gree for the second place on the ticket
Other possibilities for the first place on the ticket
are General Tracey. George J. Magee and John g.
Milburn. of Buffalo Mr.. Magee and Mr.. Mlourn are
in the city. but they are not conducting an acdve
canvass for the nomination. Thomas 5. OSBORNE. or
Auburn arrived in town yesterday. Like General
Tracey he was a delegate to the Chicago Convention
but WAS one of the nrst boilers from the Chicago
ticket and was sem as csae 20 the indlanipols
convention. BunsIc will he represented py tun
de.egation OF twenty-tour men mo.' - NON WIN
get mere early this morning. f.. Howard hutchinson
and Henry y kchmond II the Buiialo dt'cSd .ioL
are Already here. Mr.. Richmond placed Everett T.
heelcr in nOlnna lion for Governor TWO years ago
Otner delegates from Buffalo Will he eX-Md!oi
Charles +. Bishop possible candidate fof Governor .
George B.e.ste.u. ".IltOr OF Inc Buffalo Courier .
Herbert Bissell SOL OF ex-Postmaste! General Bis
sell iienry He and Jan A. Ransom nembcr Of the
state Committee VIII attend me convention. Nj
MSyham is the Editor OF The Hobart independent
County Leslie Pell Clark. Of Otsego County, was
also in town yesterday. He has always neeh lnnu-
entail among The Democratic farmers throughout me
In June Two arrivals from Rockand County were
Robert A. Wldenmann. chairman Of me stat COM
nimber Of lie New-York delegates are steering
A movement in favor Of Robert Grer Monroe ,or
IJeu'enant- Governor Mr.. Monroe and NJ. Hnrichs
~ Brooklyn are the only men that have been promi-
ncnily spoken Of for Lleuienant-Governor
After the business Of the convention has 2een rams
Palmer Governor Thomas x. Jones. " Aahama
Congressman Franklin Bartlett. Of New York; and
possibly by several oher Genera rae 2 s able 20 re-
turn to New-York in time. after fulfilling an engage
to speak IN Virginia. l. Is also possio!e '. S
CONGRESSMAN William u. Bynum viii address me
convention.