Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-17
N. Y. DEMOCRACY.
STATE CONVENTION At BUFFALO
HOLDS ONE SHORT SESSION.
FOR FREE SILVER FROM START.
Endorsing Chicago
Platform md the Nomination of
urx.u md sewaiI VIII He Adopted
To-Dny with n Whoop.

s,on of lust l hour and IS minutes 20
dav and adjourned until tomorrow
morning without effecting permanent
organization. 1t was free silver from
the mo,nent ex-senator Thomas f. Grady
took the gavel as temporary Chairman
His first utterances In fovor of Bryan
and sewall and the restoration Of silver
were greeted with tumultuous appla ise
which showed plainly where the conven-
ton will stand.
Later on resolution endorsing Bryan
and SewaH and the Chicago platform.
offered by ]. W. Ridgeway. of Kings, was
greeted with cheers. but under the rules
was referred without action to the Com
nnittee on Resolutions. The latter body
mt I'm several hours work, and agreed
to present a platform tomorrow which
will endorse the Chicago platform as
whole. and pledge the support Of the
Democracy of the State to the Bryan
and Sewal ticket 1t will be adopted
with a whoop.
Just how much this action may aid the
Democratic national ticket Is a question.
Some say this is but silver-plated con-
vention, and offers Mr.. Bryan only
empty honors. as the bolting Democra'
predominate in this State, and the men
who openly endorse the regular ticket
for the sake of the regularity will knife
it, or trade 1t, or dump it, at the polls
I'm November.
PROTEST AGAINST METHODS.
There are many men here who are sin
cere i'm their political views. and who
against q M
in which the organization is running
the convention. In the first place, they
object to the slated nominee, John Boyd
Thacher, of Albany, who is a gold-stand-
ard man. and made a strong gold
speech at the June convention. in Sara
toga Next, they object to Frank Camp
bell. ex-Comptroller Of the State who Is
slated for national committeeman. Mr..
Campbell is associated with the banking
interests. and is said to be gold-stand-
ard man at heart. The silver men are
not entirely satisfied. either as TO the
conversion of Elliott Danforth. who has
always been a gold-standard man. and
who is slated TO succeed Major James
w. Hinckey as chairman of the State
COMMITTEES. There have been confer
ences of silver men who are opposed 10
the machine programme. but the antis
have not been able to find a way to block
the wheels.
David r. Hill has run things up to date
as he pleased, by the aid of long-distance
telephone and the telegraph. The slate is
unbroken, except that Catlin. Grout, and
Rideway. OF Kings, are not in second
place. Thomas Ryan, ex-Mayor of SYRIA
cusc, seems TO be the most prominent
running mate for Thacher in sight.
The convention is one Of the most quiet
and most orderly that the Democrats or
the State have held In recent years. Not
even a band was present at the session
to-day. About 5000 people were In at
tendance The committees practically
completed their work this evening. and
II IL thought one session tomorrow will
be sufficient for the adoption Of the plat
form and the naming of a ticket.
ROCKWELL FOR CHAIRMAN.
Fx-Congressman H. II. Rockwell. OF
Elmira, an original silver man. will be
permanent chairman. Lewis w. Pratt,
an office-holder under President Cleve-
land will present the name of John BOYD
Thacher for Governor. Congress
man William Suffers name may
be presented, but there viii prob
ably be no others. No fight
over platform or nominations is expected.
and the convention will fall far short OF
missed by the leaders.
Music Hall. in which the convention
met will seat about 5000 people. Tam
manys delegation and the accompanying
braves marched into the hall in BODY.
They arrived at y o'clock. and were the
first delegates to take their seats. The
absence OF standards 10 indicate the seats
of the different delegations caused some
confusion. The fact that not single por-
trait had a place among the decorations
caused some comment. The galleries were
thrown open. and all unreserved seats
we're quickly filled after the arrival OF
Tammany. other delegations came in
rapidly. and mt 1215 two thirds OF the
delegates were in their places.
John c. Sheehan and James w.
Hinckley arrived at 1928 and were
cheered Congressman SulZer came in
a moment later. md was greeted with
shouts and applause from the galleries.
James w. Hinckey chairman of the
State Committee called the convention
TO order at 1890 and announced that the
state Committee had selected Thomas F..
Grady. of New York, for temporary
chairman. The Chair appointed Norman
r.. Mack, of Buffalo, and Norton Chase, of
Albany. to conduct the Senator 10 the
platform. Mr.. Grady was greeted with
faint -clapping. He started In at
once with his address, and soon reused
hearty applause
The selection OF committees followed:
II IL Rockwell offered a resolution
that n committee be appointed by con-
gressional districts 10 report to the con-
vention aE electoral State ticket, COM
nrising two electors-at-large and two
electors from each of the thrty-four con-
gresslonal districts. This was adopted.
All other resolutions were referred.
Among them was the following. offered
by James w. Ridgeway, OF Kings:
ENDORSEMENT OF PLATFORM.
"Resolved. that the Democracy of the
State of New York, In convention as
semb,ed at the city OF Buffalo. do hereby
most heartily endorse and approve OF the
platform adopted by the national Democ-
racy at the Chicago convention In July
last and we hereby unreservedly and
uneouiyocally ratify and approve OF the
nominees OF said convention. William
Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewall, and
nledee them our earnest and cordial sup
port In their gallant fight for the main
tenance of Democracy and Democratic
principles
communication from District Assem-
blv No. Is. Knights OF Labor. OF Brook
lvn was offered. The communication
demanded enforcement OF antitrust laws
by the Attorney Generals OF the State
ana of the United States. and asked the
party TO pledge itself TO the enactment
and enforcement OF a law making IL a
| criminal offence for corporation to issue
stock I'm excess Of the actual cash capt.
| tai Invested by the stockholders In the
corporation.
MIR. Jennings. Of Erie. offered reso-
luton favoring the deduction OF mort
cages from the value OF property before
| assessing for taxation.
resolution on government control OF
| roads was offered.
Senator Guy OF New York offered q