Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-14

BUFFALO. y. Y. September 13.-All
within forty-eight hours the prospect of 4
State Democratic convention, enlivened
by a sharp contest for supremacy be-
tween those who advocate strict party
regularity by the endorsement Of the Chi
cago ticket and platform, and those who
are inclined to believe that what they call
ed heresies are not binding upon the party,
has vanished and in its place has appear
ed "a brass band and red fire ratification
meeting with little or no friction and prob
ably placing its endorsement almost unan-
imously upon the work of the Chicago
convention
Senator Hill will probably not attend
the convention. That will remove one
element OF the anticipated discord. Chair
man Hincklcy. of the State committee,
whose place is wanted 10y those who favor
the Chicago ticket, will decline to be u
candidate for reelection, and that elm
mates another chance for friction. SEN
ator Hill said to the Associated Press rep
resentative i'm Albany to-day-and this is
the first definite statement he has made
upon the subject:
Buffalo convention. The statement ema-
mating from Buffalo that I had telegraph
ed in response to query that / would be
there Tuesday is without foundation. Mr.
Mack the State committeeman from that
section. telegraphed me on Friday asking
me when l would arrive IN Buffalo and
whether it was definite or not that 1 would
be there. l have not answered the tele-
gram. AS I said. l shall probably not at
tend the convention; but q great many
things might happen between now and
Wednesday,
In addition TO the removal of these ele-
ments which it was supposed would lead
to serious complications. heated contro-
versy and a prolonged and bitter conten-
tion, the fact is patent tonight that
seven-ninths of the convention is com
posed of delegates who come instructed
from their localities to vote for the Chi
cago ticket and platform. This places the
control of the convention and all its ac-
tions in the hands of those who have as
sured Mr. Bryan and the Democratic ma
tional committee of active support, and
the adoption Of a platform and the selec-
tion of a ticket will be very easily disposed
of with little or no friction.
The precedent established at other DEM
ocratic conventions is that all resolutions
introduced upon the floor shall be referred
without debate to the committee on reso-
lutions, to be by them considered in eX-
ecutive session. An attempt to even dis
cuss these when the platform is present
ed is made impossible if the leaders so de-
sire by the chairman of the committee on
resolutions demanding the previous ques-
tion at the conclusion of the reading.
1t is believed tonight that Mr.. John c.
Sheehan. Senator Edward Murphy, Mr..
Mack and others who are leading the Chi
cago endorsement movement, will have
such ARRANGEMENTS made as will prevent
any demonstration of opposition, and
merely have a great convention in which
Tammany Hail will figure largely as the
leaders of the applause. Tammany in
tends to come to the convention Tuesday
with five special trains. They will bring
with them bands of music and plenty Of
red fire. and will come in larger numbers
than they have attended any convention
during the past five years. This in itself,
considering the great distance from New
York to Buffalo. is looked upon as sig
nffcant Of the fact that it is the intention
to make the State convention a great rat
ifcation meeting for the endorsement OF
the Chicago platform and ticket.