The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-16
Though He VIII Not Attend the State
Convention at Buffalo To-Day, His
Slate May Go Through.
Mr.. TEACHER FOR GOVERNOR
CAMPBELL To SUCCEED sHEEHAN
ON NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Chicago Platform and Candidates to
Be Ind0rseG-COna POpO-
Gratis to Have Free Swing.

BUFFALO, n. Y, sept. 1o.--lt looks IKE
State convention tonight, and the ar
rival of the Tammany delegation has done
more to bring into view old convention
faces than anything that has happened.
During the afternoon there every evil
dence of a rise of friction that would make
the Democratic State convention at least
interesting, but as the evening wore on and
the Tammany delegation arrived in town
| every little controversy that had arisen was
smoothed over, and it became more than
ever evident that the convention was to
| be dominated by the great political organi-
| cation from New York. From the time that
| Mr.. Hinkley arrived this morning and
| nounced that the selections of Elliot Dan
| forth, the New York member of the Bryan
| and Sewall notification committee, for
| State chairman and Frank S. Campbell for
| national committeeman were favorable to
| Mr.. Hill, until late tonight, when this
| news was confirmed, there has been con-
| hict among the assembled delegates and a
| flood of gossip that led up to the belief that
| there would be serious friction. 1t ends to-
| night by the withdrawal of Mayor Molloy
! from the contest for State committee chair
man and the Endorsement of Mr.. Campbell
for the Office of national committeeman, an
| ending that to everybodys mind signifies
compromise with Senator Hill in order to
keep together the State organization and
| a withdrawal of Senator Murphys cand-
! date in the interest of harmony. 1t also
/ leads the tskeptical to allege that the news
/ paper differences between Senators Hill and
Murphy We're concocted for purpose, and
| that the whole affair of Senator Hill stay
| ing away and the organization finally bow
| ing to him in the matter of selection of
| State party officials for the purpose
| of deceiving the rank and file into the belief
1
| the whole conduct of the convention.
When the story of the candidacy of
| Elliott Danforth for the craftsmanship of
| the State convention was first given out
| this morning Mayor Molloy, of Troy, who
| had been heralded as the candidate of Sen
ator Murphy, was highly indignant. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Hinkley was fresh
from interview with Senator Hill, and
that following his interview Mr.. John c.
| Sheehan had been at Wolferts Roost. Mr..
| Hinkley did not seem to feel a bit alarmed
/ at Mr.. Moloys show of hostility and even
| Molloy that Senator Murphy had tele-
| graphed to the Mayor his cordial support
| he still smiled and stuck to his candidate.
Just when men were beginning to think
a fight was on between Senator Hill and
| Senator Murphy. Mr.. Molloy appeared arm
in arm with Mr.. Danforth, and after few
friendly words declared with a great dis
play of establishment that he did not in
tend to be candidate, that Mr.. Danforth
was the only candidate in the field and
would be elected. Almost the same state
ment was made in relation to the can
didacy of Frank Campbell for the office of
national committeeman. although the AL
bany delegates headed by Mr. Norton
ing at home of Senator Hill, declared in
the afternoon with much freedom of speech
that the slate of Senator Hill could not go
through.
The changes in the programme during
the afternoon and evening and after the
arrival OF the majority of the delegates
We're not many. 1t was said that in addition
| to consulting Senator Hill to the make
up of the State organization leaders Ber-
nard Yarka, of Kings county had stopped
at the Senator's residence. and, after a
consultation, had decided that the proper
person for Kings county to place in nomi-
nation for Lieutenant Governor to combat
the Republican candidacy of Timothy T.
Woodruff was Gen. Isaac Catlin of Brook
Ign. This let out of all consideration Ridg-
way, Mcclellan and others, and it did not
take long for those people to announce
that they were not candidates. The very
sudden turning down of the Lieutenant
ers of Mr.. John Boyd Thacher in a rath-
er unenviable frame of mind. They were
nervous and distressed, although nearly
all of the Tammany delegates wore badges
with TEACHERS name upon them. But there
was little apparent cause for this nervous
ness, for there was no other name men
toned for the nomination tonight. The
ticket, therefore, as it stands selected to-
For Governor, John Boyd Thatcher. of
Albany; Lieutenant Governor, Gen. Isaac
vee Major ame " hi
retired. former State Treasurer Elliott
Danforth, of Shenango county; for ma
Sheehan resigned former State Control
Ter Frank Campbell of Bath. temporary
chairman Thomas f. Grady, of New York
city; permanent chairman, B. II. Rock
well, of Chemung.
national ticket and platform; will arraign
| the last Republican Legislature the
most extravagant in the history of the
State will say that the Raines liquor law
was merely for the creation of a vast Re-
publican machine and to assist in reduc-
ing, at the expense of class. the tax rate
of the State which would otherwise have
been the largest in the history of the
State and among other things advocate
the adoption of more stringent laws re-
garding trusts.
Towards midnight the situation grew to
be just this: Some members of Tammany
headed by William Sulzer. the delegation
from Erie headed by Norman E. Mack.
and the Onondaga delegation are suspicious
that the platform and the selection for
State organization leaders are the result
Murphy. william F. sheehan and John ai' C. G.
Sheehan To this they intend to object
morning, and it is believed that there will
be a very lively time over the affair
pecially if the proposed platform is not
form. The Feeling of distrust the part
of the Albany Thatcher boomers has not
been dissipated by the arrival of Tammany
for they individuals refused to say just
who they were for. Booms for other men
have started as a result and late tonight
Congressman Amos Cummings and William
Sulzer, of New York. eX-Mayor Kirk of
| Syracuse, and eX-Mayor w. F. Porter. of
| WATERFOWL, are being discussed seriously
Mr. Sulzer has opened headquarters. 1t is
also rumored that General Catiin will de-
cline to be candidate for the nomination
for Lieutenant Governor. The State COM
mittee met tonight and elected Thomas F.
Grady. of New York chairman.
Politicians were given surprise this
afternoon by the appearance here of
number of Populists who. after a pro-
tracted conference. appointed a committee
of five to visit the Democratic State COM
mittee and present to them plan for flu
sion in this State TO defeat the Repub-
fcans. The committee appointed was: d.
NJ s. Zero, of Glens Falls. chairman of
the State committee of the Peoples party:
c. r. White, of Miller's Corners, president
of the Farmers Alliance: Col. A. c. Fisk
of Denver: B. NJ Druseau, of Denver and
c. 3. Matthews. of Buffalo. who ran on
the Populist ticket fer Governor some
years ago About fifteen Populists of this
State are here to urge this course.
Gold Men Resigned.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Sept. 15.-One of
the greatest surprises the eve of the
State Democratic convention was the an
nouncement made tonight that the Demo-
cratic State central committee, which, up
TO to-day, had been composed of a ma
jority of gold-standard men, had uncon-