The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-07
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
The Coming State Convention Of
National Interest.
A SPLIT EXTREMELY PROBABLE

An Intimate Friend of Senator hin De
olares That the Senator VIII Abide by
the Decision of the Convention in sup
porting Bryan and SewaIl.
ALBANY, Sept More than local and
almost national interest attaches TO the
Democratic state convention that meets in
Buffalo next week. The nominations
which will be made by the convention are
Of but slightimportance as compared with
the other issues which confront it. No
convention in years, known as state
affair, has been dignified with such i'm
portance to the rest of states and the peo-
pie at large as this one, and this is not sur
prising in view Of the questions that are to
be decided.
VIII Senator David b. Hill support the
Chicago ticket and platform or the In
dianapolis conventions
VIII the state organization support both
the Chicago platform and ticket, or only
the ticket on "A gold platform?
VIII probable support Of the Chicago
platform lead to split of the party in
New York state?
These are the questions to be solved, and
their solving will be the inspiration for
t
state convention and a probable splitting
of Democratic hosts which were never
split here before. Answering the FIRST
query, relative to the attitude of senator
Hill, 1t may be said that Senator Hill's
position is an exceedingly curious one
Every principle for which he contended at
Chicago was defeated, and every plank of
the platform which he most bitterly as
sailed has become part of the cnuncia-
tions Of the Democracy.
On the other hand, every principle
which he fought for ut Chicago has gone
into the platform adopted by the National
! Democratic convention at indianapolis,
and the result would seem to indicate that
Mr.. Hill must indorse the latter and re-
| pudiate the former. But just here, when
| Senator Hills attitude would seem to be
solved without any doubts, comes from
| one close to him statement that would
seem to indicate another attitude. This
| friend says
Senator Hill has fought all his life for
party regularity, and his position will be
defined by the party in convention as
sembled and not by himself. When Mr..
! Hill made his fight at Chicago against the
| adoption of the present platform he did it
| on behalf of the New York state Demo-
cratic party, and not for himself. In all
| his speeches and battles he merely repre-
| sented his party in the state and if that
| party now sees fit to indorsc the Chicago
| ticket and platform it would be no stulu-
| fication upon Mr.. Hills part to accept its
/ ultmatum. He must as at Chicago, 90
| with the majority
As to the second proposition upon the
| question of whether the state convention
! will indorse the platform and ticket
named at Chicago, there is little doubt but
| that it will. Tammany will send to the
| convention from each district in New
| York the district leader as a delegate, and
| they are instructed to vote for the indorse-
ment of Bryan and Sewall. In addition
to this, at least nine of the interior coun-
ties have given evidence of therintentions
by instructing their delegates to vote for
the Endorsement of the Chicago conven-
ton work. This will result in a second
state ticket as well as.e electors.
In confirmation that such a course is in.
tended by the gold Democrats, there is
the action by the late Syracuse con-en-
ton poStponing their selection of electors
and Il state ticket until after this conven
tion has met in Buffalo. OF this General
Charles Tracey says: IF the Bryan and
Sewall ticket is indorsed and the platform
swallowed by the Buffalo convention there
is no alternative for the gold Democrats
but to name a second ticket. We would
not vote even for state officers on such a
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