New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-23
WHITNEY AND HILL CONFER
.v,vc OUT A PROGRAMME FOR THE
SARATOGA CONVENTION.

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
fay TELEGRAPH TO THE reIBUNs.l
...,r June o2-Whiie the guns of the Nc
,,,.,.v mass-meeting were laundering over the
Nm" Albany tonight Senator David b. Hin
W. Wv, at the gateway of the NewYork Central
s'VoI ,u waiting For the arrival of the 135 train
'.. xsw-York CITY. When It came into the
.o.,or william c. Whitney alighted from it,
~. s.nator greeted him cordially. and they en-
~, carriage and drove 10 Wofert's Roost.
Mr HITS home.
w whitney came to Albany TO continue his
,..-ate task or concerting measures with
-.r.nsr, Democrats like Mr.. Hill to prevent
-. nerocratic party from adopting a free
'".., n,ank at It's National Convention in Chi
sar, For local reasons, the Democrats OF New
yo,r will cling to the sold standard. although
.,ors is an abundance OF free-slver feeling
~.o,s the Democratic voters. or this fact the
n.oocratic leaders became aware when the
1.v,s County Democrats. at their convention
s..,,s a old-standard speech by Frederick G.
cobraub their leader formerly Commissioner or
.--,.r,,urs instructed their delegates to vote
,r free-slver plank. In jefferson county
,so q motion was made 10 instruct RosweIl +
ruower who had been elected delegate 10
,,,,a FOR A free-coinage plank. but ii was WIN
a-awn when The plea was made by his friehds
,,o, q was unnecessary TO instruct so powerlul
mind on such a subject.
FREE SILVER TO BE KEPT DOWN.
However much the Democratic voter Of this
r.o,s e inclined TO become a free silver ehouter
-. enthusiasm In that direction is checked by
40 machine which has resolved 10 adopt goid
,,onv DELEGATES favoring FREQ silver may be
,.c.ad here and there bCt they Will not be per-
,,ed 70 elect any National Convention dele
,.,ss The Democratic leaders see that II they
ru n have any chance whatever Of electng
n.,r State ticket they must send seventy-two
s.,sgates 70 the National Convection who Will
,ota unanimously for gold plank.
u-uyan, & Whitnev's mission here Is to shape
Nth navia 3 Hi a declaration on the nnanclal
,,y,v ~ the Nation which will have an erect
rOr n,hl,c opinion IN other States. Mr. whit
,sv and Mr.. Hill in company with James W.
unklev. chairman Of the Democratic state Ooin
rtee talked over the form Of the money pia'N
n he adopted at Saratoga all the evening lne'
hal before them as a model the financial ueo'"
ration Of the Democratic state ConVeh'io" ~
1895 which was a follows
The Democratic party Of New,York IN o1ngef ,,oy N
ton assembled makes the foi wing ueS goId and
s;sr the only legal tender; no currency neon con
verble with com Sraduai NO free and un-
limited coinage OF SILVER A.,
Tho delegates-at-large from this State 10 the
Democratic National Convention will apparently
te David B. Hill, Roswell p. Flower Edward
Murphy. tr. and Frederic r. Coudert. senator
Murphy though a delegate. in consequence OF
illness will be unable to attend the Convention
lis alternate therefore, will actually be the
| slegate This alternate will be either Wilson S.
| gssell. ex-Postmaster- General. or William r.
Grace.
WOULD-BE GOVERNORS ARE SHY.
| John BOYD Thacher Mayor of Albany, Is 10 he
both temporary and permanent chairman Of the
| Saratoga Convention. 1t is noteworthy that
neither Mr. Thacher, John y. Stanchheld nor
Perry Belmont who are candidates for Gov
tnor desires to be a delegate to the Chicago
| Convention Their friends warn them that If
they should g 10 Chicago they might harm
themselves by getting involved In the campaign
Q. the free-silver Democratic candidate for Pres
dent
Another significant fact in relation to the
1 Democratic State Convention is that IT has been
decided rot to nominate Presidential electors at
this Convention, but TO defer il until fall. when
| the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant
i Governor will be nominated. The reason for this
action is that there is a fear that gold electors
l Nominated on June "a might I'sign their com
l missions il a free-cOnage Democrat should be
l nominated for President. The decision can be
l made at the fail convention whether on not TO
l ndorse free-silvcr candidate for President. or
l possibly instruct the electors 10 vote for some
gold Democrat nominated for President by a
hting faction.
THE BEST TINE TO BOLT.
Preparations seem 70 be making by the leading
Democrats Of thie State TO be in position 10
bolt II the two-thirds rule IS abrogated at the
National Convention. prominent Democrat
said to-day: We are likely 10 be confronted at
he very opening Of The National Convention
With the necessity # deciding whether or not
We will stay in the Convention. What is the
nnt thing convention adopts? Is It not the
/ tules! suppose the Committee on Rules should
| " s,s@ntrolled by the free-silver men, as it seems
| eeAeN 70 be, and suppose ths committee In the
,s ~" hours of the convention should omit from
| ..,e ialss the twO-thirds rule. We. Of course,
LUG xNou'e hight the abrogation Of party rule which
nas oeen a law since National conventions
.'ad "v'e ned BY the Democratic party And then
l e4ppre We should be beaten. Would we re-
l nam IN the convention when such "A fundamental
>aIcie OF party usage had been abrogated?
/ Ill =" my Judgment. We would have a better ex-
l .use Tor leaving the convention at that time
man We would have afterward If beaten on
a.. az financial plank. BY remaining in the conven-
"Sn and consentng 10 the abolition Of the two
.alus rule We would surrender In advance 10 the
s.0y.lon OF a free-silver plank and free-sllver
| Dahdldate for President"
sHDPARDITES TO BE TURNED AWAY
senator Hill, Mr. Whitney and Mr. Hinkley will
eo Saratoga tomorrow. A large number o:
eesates will be in Saratoga. There are no con-
"s IN the convention, except fiom the counties
wayne and Kings. The friends O. Edward NJ
spard' OF Kings County, IT is already said. VIII
gain admission 10 the convention II is pre-
~ed that the Shepard will take part in a
sNeniOn which will nominate a gold-sia ndard
sMocrat fer President. II a free-siiyer canddat te
'nominated at Chicago.
s"hiam r. Sheehan has not been elected q
Tesate 10 the Democratic State Convention
~ may NOT 80 TO Saratoga. and ne announces
ae ne Is not a candidate for reelection as a
ienoer Of the Democratic National Committee
toss W. IIinkley may succeed him on the Ma.
'0na Committee