Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-17
MEASUREMENT BUFFALO
Chicago Platform Will Be In
dorSed With a Whoop.
BRYAN AND SEWALL CHEERED
There Is Some Kicking" on the Slate, but It
Won't Be Smashed.
DAVE HILL IS HUGGlNG THE TELEPHONE
The Convention the Most Quiet and Order
ly Held in Recent Years Senator
Murphy Declines the National
Committseship.
DAVE HILL is HUGGING THE TELEPHONE


ic convention held a session of just one
hour and eighteen minutes today and
adjourned until tomorrow without effect
ing permanent organization. 1t was
free silver from the moment Ex-senator
Thomas e. Grady took the gavel as
temporary chairman. His first utter
anees in favor of Bryan and Sewall and
the restoration Of silver were greeted
with tumultuous applause, which showed
plainly where the convention will stand.
Later on resolution indorsing Bryan
and Sewall and the Chicago platform,
offered by j. w. Ridgway of Kings, was
greeted with cheers, but under the rules
was referred without action to the COM
mlttee on resolutions. The latter body
Put IN several hours work and agreed to
present q platform tomorrow which will
indorse the Chicago platform as a whole
and pledge the support of the democracy
OF the state to the Bryan and SeWall
ticket. 1t will be adopted with a whoop
Just how much this action may aid the
democratic national ticket is question.
Inere are men here with good powers of
observation who say that this is but a
silver plated convention and it offers
Mr.. Bryan only empty honors, as the
sound money" democrats predominant
IN this state, and the men who openly
sake
or regularity will knife 1t or trade 1T or
dump 1t at the polls in November
Ihefe are many men here who are sim
cefe IN their silver views and they are
loudly protesting against the manner in
Wnlcn the organization is running the
convention. In the first place they OBJ
Ject to the slated nominee, John Boyd
Thatcher of Albany who Is "sound
money 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
stated Tor national committeeman. Mr.
Campbell is associated with the banking
interests and is said to be sound mon
ey man at heart The silver men are
not entirely satisfied as to the conversa-
t1on "a Elliott Danforth, who has always
been a sound money" man and who is
siated to succeed Maj. James w. Hinck-
ley as chairman of the state committee
There have been conferences of the sill
yer men who are opposed to the machine
programme, but the antis have not been
able to find way to block the wheels.
David b. Hill has run things up to
date as he pleased by aid of long dis
tance telephone and the telegraph. The
slate Is unbroken except that Catlin.
Grout and Ridgway of Kings are not in
second place. Thomas Ryan, ex-mayor
OF Syracuse, seems to be the most promi-
nent running mate for Thatcher in sight
The convention is one of the most quiet
and orderly that the democrats Of the
state have held in recent years. Not
even band was present at the session
today. About 5000 people were in attend
ance. The committees practically COM
pleted their work this evening, and it is
expected that one session tomorrow will
be sufficient for the adoption of the
platform and the naming of a ticket.
Ex-Congressman III. II. Rockwell of
Elnl.ra, an original silver man, will be
permanent chairman. Lewis w. Pratt
an officeholder under President Cleve-
land will present the name of John Boyd
Thatcher for governor.
Congressman William SuIzer's name
may be presented, but there will prob
ably be no others No fight over plat
form or nominations is expected, and the
convention will fall far short of being
the exciting affair that was promised by
the leaders.
Music hall, in which the democratic
state convention met today, will seat
about 5000 people.
Tammany's delegation and the accom-
panying braves marched into the hall in
a body. They arrived at IL o'clock, and
were the first delegates 20 take their
seats. The absence of standards to in
dicate the seats of the different delega-
tions caused some confusion. The fact
that not single portrait had place
among the decorations caused some COM
ment.
The galleries were thrown open and all
unreserved seats were quickly filled
after the arrival of Tammany. Other
delegations came in rapidly and at 12:15
two-thirds of the delegates were in their
places.
John C. Sheehan and James w. Hinck-
ley arrived at 1928, and were cheered.
Congressman Sulzer came in moment
later and was greeted with shouts and
applause from the galleries.
James w. Hinckley. chairman of the
state committee, called the convention to
order AT 1890 o'clock, and announced that
the state committee had selected Thomas
E. Grady of New York for temporary
chairman.
The chair appointed Norman e. Mack of
Buffalo and Norton Chase of Albany to
conduct the senator to the platform. Mr..
Grady was greeted with faint hand-clap-
ping. He started in at once with his adj
dress, and soon reused hearty applause.
The selection of the committees fol-
lowed.
II. H. Rockwell offered resolution
that a committee be appointed by con-
gressiona1 districts to report to the con-
vention an electoral state ticket COM
prising two electors at large and two
electors from each of the thirty-four con-
gressiona1 districts This was adopted.
All other resolutions were referred
Among them was this, by James W.
Ridgway of Kings:
Resolved, That the democracy of the
state Of New York. in convention assem-
bled at the city of Buffalo, do hereby
most heartily indorse and approve the
platform adopted by the national dem &c
racy at the Chicago convention in July
last, and we hereby unreservedly and un-
equivocally ratify and approve of the
nominees of said convention. William
Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewall, and
pledge them our earnest and cordial sup
port in their gallant fight for the MAIN
tenance of democracy and democratic
principles
A communication from rss.,.vs esseni-
bly, No 75. Knights of Labvr, of Brook
lyn, was offered.
The communication demanded the en-
forcement of antitrust laws by the at
tornev general Of the state and of the