The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-23
Hill DenOunceS the Chi
cagO Platform.
II Does Not Represent Prlnci-
pies OF Democracy.
Declares II to Be the Work of Alt
geld, Tillman and Others.

New York, Sept. 23.--The greatest In
terest was taken in the meeting at the
Hoffman House last night, Of the Dem
ocratic state committee The peculiar
conditions surrounding the Democratic
party In this state the nomination of
John Il. Thacher, gold man, upon the
Buffalo platform-a platform which en-
dorses the action OF the Democratic ma
tional convention at Chicaso-the pres
cuce OF Senator HILL who declined 10
attend the Buffalo convention under i'm
structions; these and many other things
all combined to make the session OF the
committee very important.
Mr.. Hill was proxy for State Commit
teeman Flanagan of Utica, and he an
swered TO that district when the roll was
called. IL was nearly 8 o'clock when the
committee got together, and the first
work done WAS the election OF the ma
tional committeeman TO succeed Will
lam Sheehan. Frank Campbell OF Bath
was chosen without opposition. The sew
eral contests were taken up, and after
much parleying, Messrs. Hinkley and
Smith were seated as committeeman in
the Monroe district. II was believed
that the vote upon this contest would
demonstrate just what strength Mr.. Hid
could hold IN the committee when the
fight against Thacher was precipitated.
The vote on the seating of the Hill men
was 20 for and 10 against. and the Sill
Yer men. who intended TO demand
Thachers resignation, looked glum.
" was very nearly IL o'clock when the
fight over Mr.. Thacher was precipitated
by the reading Of his letter, addressed
to Mr.. Danforth, and defining his posi-
tion. The reading of the document was
listened to very attentively, and then
John B. Shea of Tammany Hall intro
duced a resolution calling upon Mr..
Thacher to resign his nomination. Mr..
Shea made few remarks. saying that
the delegates to the convention at Buff
falo had been grossly deceived. and that
Mr. Thacher could have given his views
upon the financial question before the
nomination, had he intended TO be honest.
When Mr.. Shea had finished, Senator
Hill took the floor. and there was al
most a deathlike silence as the senator
began to speak plainly and distinctly I'm
favor of the retention OF Mr.. Thacher
upon the ticket.
Senator Grady replied to Senator Hill,
beginning his remarks at 1l:20 and not
concluding until nearly midnight. He
declared that Mr. Thacher could have
averted all the trouble and criticism it
he had been fair before the nomination
was given TO him. Tammany. with los
votes, had been deceived by Mr.. Thach-
ers friends. and he (Grady) had practi-
cally stultified himself with his speech OF
endorsement
1t was asked that the resolution be put
to vote. and IL was read:
Resolved, Chat we hereby request John
Boyd Thacher to withdraw from his
candidacy for the governorship, In order
that the state committee may name one
In his place who is in entire accord with
the Democratic platform adopted at Chi
cago.
John l.. Carlisle Of watertown and
Charles N Bulger tried to modify the
resolution and aid the Hill movement,
and before the vote was taken Senator
Hill asked leave to speak again.
Senator Hill told the committee that
they had no right to remove John Boyd
Thacher from the ticket. The adoption,
he said, of Mr.. Shea's resoluticSs would
be political suicide. Senator af,ill went
on TO say that the Chicago platform was
the work of Altgeld. Tillman and others,
who did not report the cardinal princi-
pies OF Democracy. Must we accept
platform proposed by such persons?"
he inquired. out upon such doctrines;
out upon such principles" he exclaimed.
There NJ altogether too much Popu-
lism in the platform. Every leader and
every man of common sense in the party
knows this. Do you want to whip them
out in the manner you would whip
Thacher outT IL is political cowardice.
Don't do It, IL we go down let us go
down with our colors flying and our old
leaders at our head"
Senator Hnl sat down at 1925 a. m,
amid a deep silence. Senator Grady
arose to speak again, and this time his
tone was more bitter, and his remarks
evidently pointed at Senator Hill. He
said:
"You who talk regularly. you who have
used the lashes of regularity TO whip us
into line, who have cried, be regular, be
regular always. where now Is your
regularity? The national convention.
the supreme authority, decrees, and you
are crying now don't obey
Senator Hill in all made six speeches.
There were n number of amendments
proposed 10 Mr.. Shea's resolution. They
were all Withdrawn. and the substitute
offered by Bernard j. Yorke of Kings
was adopted by vote OF 46 TO 2. The
amendment was as follows:
Resolved. That a committee OF five
be appointed by the chair to notify the
candidates upon the state ticket of their
nomination, and that such committee
report back TO this committee at meet
ing TO be held on Monday evening, Sept
27. the result OF the action"
The committee was then appointed.
PALMER AND BUCkNER