The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-24

Campaign-Thatcher's Chances Fair to
Excellent for Remaining at the Head
of the State Ticket--various Versions OF
the State Committees Meeting.
New York, Sept 23.-The Democratic
state central committee held a long
and heated meeting at the Hoffman
house last night A sensation was Gre
| ated by the appearance of Senator Hill,
who arrived from Albany late, bearing
proxy.
In the preliminary work, contested
cases were heard and the Hill men
were seated on a vote of Is to 19. 1t
! was very nearly IL o'clock when the
fight over Mr.. John Thacher, the NOM
Tree for governor, wa;ws precipitated by
the reading of his letter addressed TO
| Chairman Danforth and defining his po-
eition. The reading of the document was
listened to very attentively, and then
John D. Shea, Of Tammany, intro
duced a resolution calling upon Mr..
Thatcher to resign his nomination.
| In an instant there was a. tumult,
dozen members striving to speak at
once. Mr.. Shea declared that Mr..
Thatcher could have given his views
upon the financial question before the
convention. Mr. Hill then took the
! floor For thirty minutes he held the
attention of his audience, skillfully
/ avoiding any reference to his own views
| upon the endorsement Of the ticket or
| platform Of the Chicago convention, but
| baSing his whole argument upon the
ground that the candidate for governor
| in the state this fall should be a strong
man upon state issues, and that there
was no need OF forcing national issues
into this campaign
State Senator Grady replied, bitterly
execrating Mr.. Thatcher.
NO DEMOCRAT CAM
The resolution was read again, and
Mr.. Hill again spoke at length, attack
ing the Chicago platform.
"a man must not be condemned for
| disagreeing from the national plat
FORM" said he. at has things in it
that are in direct opposition to all Dem
Ocratic tenets. I have no objection to
saying that there are things in the plat
form that no Democrat can support.
To say that you shall support the tickle.
is enough"
His voice was husky and he evidently
was overcome with his effort, but he
still attacked the platform.
1t was after midnight when he con-
Guided with an attack on the free COIN
age clause, and Senator Grady began
his speech.
VARIOUS VIEWS.
New York, Sept 23-There is DIFF
If iy,jn ba- -,r
the state Democratic committee as to
the significance OF the resolution adopt
ed at last nights meeting, creating a
committee of five to visit Mr.. Thatcher,
the nominee for governor. Norton
Chase-Mr. TEACHERS friend and spon-
Sor-Said:
The text of the resolution has been
misquoted. 1t simply called for the
committee to go to Albany and get
clearer sta tement and notify Mayor
Thacher of his nomination. Tt is not
pumping committee in any sense Of the
word
Norman F. Mack, and State Commit
teeman Smith, of Buffalo, were asked
what their views were Mr. Smith, who
voted on the resolution, said:
lit was clearly the intent of the reso-
luton, and it was so stated, that the
committee go to Albany and get a clear
er sta tement of Mr.. TEACHERS attitude
towards the Chicago platform 1t was
with that understanding that we voted,
and the fact that the committee is to go
on Friday and report back on Monday
night is sufficient proof of that If some
body has jIggled with the thing since
we passed it, why We will find out on
Monday"
Chairman Danforth said that it was
not true, as stated in a local paper,
that Mr.. Hill had said hewould rather
see the Democratic party in HI, than
On the Chicago platform, and Mr.. Hill
corroborated the denial
HILLS VERSION.
Senator David B. Hill said to an As
ISOLATED Press reporter today:
The final outcome of the meeting Of
the state committee last night was a
victory for those who are anxious to
preserve our state organization no mat
ter what the divisions may be upon
national issues. 1t was a victory for
those who do rot believe that a man
is not good party man unless he swal-
lows everything, or cannot stand upon
q platform unless he believes in every
statement in II unqualifiedly. The sto-
ries this morning TO the effect that the
resolution finally adopted was for the
purpose of sending a committee to see
Mfr Thacher as to his views IS undual-
ifiedly false
the resolution adopted was the usual
one, and merely asks that a commit
tee be appointed 10 tell Mr.. Thacher
THAT he is the nominee Of the party No
qualifications of any kind are included
Mr.. Grady offered resolution as
substitute for Mr.. Shea's, which read
as follows:
:" Resolved. That a committee OF FIVE
be appointed to wait upon John Boyd
Thatcher and request his acceptance Of
the nomination tor governor upon an
unqualified endorsement Of the Buffalo
platform.
Il pointed out that such resolution
was impossible, and when the debate
had progressed far enough a substI-
tute was introduced. which read:
" Resolved. That a committee OF FIVE
he appointed 70 notify the candidates on
the state ticket of their nomination. !
and that such committee report back
10 the state committee at a meeting - |
be held Monday. September IS. the re- |
suit Of it's action
Now said Senator Hill. that means |
just what II says. and Il took the place |
of all the other resolutions
Under II the committee has no now
er 10 project lis views al Mr.. Tnacher.
but merely 10 announce to him MIS- /
nomination. He viii do the talking"
AID Ss ator Hill smiled a satisfied 4
smile
The clerk and secretary OF the COM
r1ittse later verified the taxi Of Tho rzsN