The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-23
HILL SPEAKS AT LAST
Though Against the Chicago
Platform He Still Trims.
THAChER REMAIN
HIM Debts . stxeag Enors Calling
Cpea the Candidate ieY Cen.
eruor to Resign.

OGnocY2ilS
state central committee held a long and
heated meeting at tie Hoffman house last
night CTuesdayb. A sensation was created
by the appearance OF Senator Hill who
arrived from Albany late. bearing = proxy.
In the contested cases the Hill men were
seated on a vote Of Is 20 g.
It was nearly Il o'clock whom the nght
over John Boyd Thacher. nominee for
governor. was preci plated by the reading
o. his letter addressed TO Chairman Dan
forth. and defining his position The read
Ing o. the document was listened 10 very
attentively and then John Shea. OF Tam
many. introduced resolution calling upon
Mr. Thacher 10 resign his nomination.
In an instant there was a tumuit, .
dozen members striving 10 speak at once.
Mr.. Shea declared that Mr.. Thatcher could
have given his views upon the financial
question before the convention had ne
been honest
Senator Hlli then took the floor. For
thirty minutes he held the attention OF his
audience. sknfuly avoiding any refer
enee 10 his own views upon the indorse-
ment OF the ticket or platform OF the Chi
cago convention. but basing his whole ar
gument upon the ground that the candi-
date for governor IN the state this fail
should be strong man upon state issues.
and tha; there was no need OF forcing ma
uonal issues into the campaign.
State Senator Grady replied, bitterly ex-
coria ting Mr.. Thacher.
The resolution was read again ana Sena-
tor Hill again spoke at length. thi. time
attacking the Chicago platform. "A man
must not be condemned for dfsagreeinR
from the national PLATFORM" said he 1T
has things IN il that are in direc. oppo-
sition 10 all Democratic tenets I have no
objection 10 saying that there are things
In the platform that no Democrat can sup
Is enough"
Then Mr. HIN went a little further His
voice was husky. and he evidently was
overcome with his effort. but ne still at
tackled the platform There is altogether
too much Populisn In the platform Every
leader and every man With common sense
In the party knows this. Do you want 20
whip them out in the manner YOU would
whip Thacher out? Il IS political coward
Ice. Don't do II. II We go down let US
go down with our colors flying and our
Old leaders al our head"
1t wa. after midnight when ne concluded
with an attack on the free coinage clause.
and Senator Grady began his rejonder
Senator Hill In all made six speeches
There were number OF amendments pro-
posed. They were all withdraw n and a
substitute adopted by q vote of Is TO g
II Is As follows.
Resolved. That committee OF Ave be
opP@-StCI ny tilc 10 n0Llly the cAnGl-
dates upon the state ticket or their nom
nation. and that such committee report
back 10 this committee at a meeting TO ba
held on Monday evening. September IS
the result OF It's action"
This Is construed a. move 10 tide over
matters until after the Brooklyn conven-
ton OF the gold standard Democrats on
Thursday. Ii is believed that Mr.. Thach-
er will coatinue on the ticket
Jonn g. Sheehan. the leader OF Tam
many hall and representing twelve state
committeeman OF that organization, dur
Ing the afternoon had telegraDhed JOAN
Boyd Thatcher, demanding his resignation
from the head OF the state Democratic
ticket on the ground that his letter OF
acceptance issued on Sunday night is a
qualification OF the Platform adopted al
Buffalo. The following Is the text of the
dispatch:
when friends OF the Democratic plat
form adopted at Buffalo stood in doubt as
10 the advisab!lity or nominating a gentle
man who had previously occupied a po-
sit!on opposed to The leading party as de-
clared in the national convention, they
were repeatedly assured by your repre-
Sentatives that you would stand fairly and
squarely upon the Buffalo platform, which
most enphatloally Endorsed the one adopt
ed a. Chicago. No man VINO knows j. r.
Thatcher, they said, Will doubt for an m
be brought before this convention he has
resolved his doubts as to the expediency
OF free silver and Is prepared TO stand In
all fairness upon the platform this day
adopted. a copy OF which the Associated
Press has placed in bis hands
In view of your letter 10 the public, /
feel sure that you are not aware Of the
pledges then made ln your name and that.
once IN possession OF the facts. you viii
take the required measures TO prevent a
qualification OF those who pressed your
claims upon the convention
JOHN SHEEHAN."
This telegram was sent after a confer
ence a. Tammany hall this morning In
the event or TEACHERS withdrawal. the
names mentioned TO fiu the vacancy are
Wilbur Z. Porter. of Watertown. and
Elliott Danforth. Porter was nominated
for lieutenant governor At the Buffalo con-
vension-