The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-17
BRYAN BOOMING AT BUFFALO.
THE STATE CONVENTION TO BACK
THE CHICAGO TICKET.


Party to BE Endorsed AIsO-AInny
Persons SkeptIcal of the Sincerity
of the Convention and Predict
That Bryan VIII be knitted at the
POIIs-senntOr HnI in Full Con-
troll.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 16.-The demo-
cratic convention held a session of Just
one hour and eighteen minutes, and ad-
journed until morning without effectins
permanent organization. It was free sill
Yer from the moment ex-Sen-
ator Thomas F. Grady took
the gavel as temporary chair
man. His first utterances in favor of
Bryan and Sewan and the restoration Of
silver, was greeted with tumultuous ap-
plause which showed plainly where the
convention will stand.
Later on a resolution endorsing Bryan
and Sewall and the Chicago platform.
offered by ]. w. Ridgeway of Kings, was
greeted with cheers, but under the rules
was referred without action to the COM
mittee on resolutions. The latter body
put in several hours work, and agreed TO
report a platform tomorrow which will
endorse the Chicago platform as 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 she
democratic national ticket is a question.
There are men here with good powers of
observation who say that this is but a
silver-plated convention, and that 1t offers
Mr.. Bryan only empty honors, as the
sound money democrats predominate in
this state, and the men who openly en-
dorse the regular ticket for the sake OF
regularity Will knife it, or trade It, or
dump it at the polls in November. There
are many men here who are sincere in
their silver views, and they are loudly pro-
testing against the manner in which the
organization is running the convention. In
the first place they object to the slated
nominee, John Boyd Thatcher OF Albany,
who is a sound money man, and made a
strong gold speech at the June convention
in Saratoga. Next they object to Frank
| Campbell, ex-controller of the state who
is slated for national committeeman. Mr..
| Campbell is associated with the banking
interests and is said to be a sound money
man at heart The silver men are not en-
tirely satisfied as to the conversion of Ell
hot Danforth, who has always been a
sound money man, and who is slated to
succeed Maj. James w. 1inkley as chair
man of the state committee There have
| been conferences of silvermen who are
! opposed to the machine programme, but
| the ants 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 a long distance
telephone and the telegraph. The slate
I
and Ridgway of Kings are not in second
place.
Thomas Ryan, ex-mayor Of Syracuse,
| seems to be the most prominent running
mate for Thatcher in sight.
The convention is one of the most
quiet and most orderly that the demo-
Gratis of the state have held in recent
years. Not even a band was present at
the session to-day. About 5000 people
were in attendance.
The committees practically completed
their work this evening and it is expected
tomorrow win be sufficient for the adop-
tion of the platform and the naming of
a ticket.
Ex-Congressman H. H. Rockwell of FL
mira, an original silver man, will be
permanent chairman. Lewis w. Pratt,
an office holder under President Cleve-
land, will present the name of John Boyd
Thatcher for governor.
Congressman William Sulzer's name
may be presented, but there Will probably
be no others. No fight over platform or
nominations is expected, and the conven-
ton will fall far short of being the ex-
citing affair that was promised by the
leaders.
Music Hall, in which the democratic
state convention met to-day win seat
about 5000 people Tammany's delegation
and the accompanying braves marched
into the hall in a body. They arrived at
II o'clock and were the first delegates to
take their seats. The absence of stand
ards to Indicate the seats of the different
delegations caused some confusion. The
fact that not a single portrait had place
among the decorations caused some COM
ment
The galleries were thrown open and all
the unreserved seats we're quickly filed
after the arrival Of Tammany Other dele
cations came in rapidly and at 1915 O'Clock
two-thrds Of the delegates were in their
places.
John c. Sheehan and James W. Hink-
lev arrived at 1928 o'clock, and were cheer
ed. Congressman Sulzer came in a mo-
nent later and was greeted with shouts
and applause from the galleries.
James w. Hinkley, chairman Of the
state committee, called the convention to
order at 1870 o. clock, and announced that
the state committee had selected Thomas
II
chairman. The chair appointed Norman
E. Mack Of Buffalo and Norton Chase Of
Albany to conduct the senator to the plat
form. Mr. Grady was greeted with faint
hand clapping. He started In at once with
his address, and soon reused hearty APP
plause.
The selection Of the committees followed.
IT. II. Rockwell offered a resolution that
a committee be appointed by congress
sionai districts to report TO the convention
an electoral state ticket comprising two
electors at large and two electors from
each of the thirty-four congressional dis
tricts. This was adopted. All the other
resolutions were referred. Among them
were these:
nv James w. Ridgeway Of Kings county:
Resolved, That the democracy OF the
state Of New York, in convention assem-
bled in the city Of Buffalo, do hereby most
heartily indorse and approve of the plat
form adopted by the national democracy
NJ the Chicago convention in July last,
and we hereby unreservedly apd unequiv-
ocallv ratify and approve of the nominees
of said convention, William Jennings
all nd al. a..