The record-union., 1896-09-17
New YORK DEMOCRATS.
THE STATE CONVENTION MEETS
AT BUFFALO.
Senator Hill SO Far Running Things
by the Aid of the Telephone
and Telegraph.

BUFFALO On. W, Sept. 16.-The
Democratic Convention held a session
Oh just one hour and eighteen minutes
to-day and adjourned until morning
without eHecting a permanent organi-
zatlon. 1t was free silver from the mo-
ment ex-senator Grady took the gaveI
as temporary Chairman. His first ut
terances in favor of Bryan and SewalI
ana the restoration of silver was greet
ed with tumultuous applause, which
showed plainly where the convention
will stand
Later on a resolution indorsing Bryan
| and Sewall and the Chicago platform.
offered by J. w. Ridgeway of Kings.
was greeted with cheers, but under the
| rules was referred to the Committee on
RESOLUTIONS without action. The latter
body put in several hours work. and
agreed to present platform tomorrow
which indorses the Chicago platform as
a whole, and pledges 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
the 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 it offers Mr.. Bryan only empty
honors, as the sound money Democrats
predominant in this State, and the men
who openly indorse 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 sin
cere In their silver views, and they are
loud
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 strong gold
speech at the Saratoga Convention
Next, they object to Frank Campbell ex-
Comptroller of the State who is slated
TOR National Committeeman. Mr.
Campbell is associated with the bank
ing interests, and is said to be a sound
money man at heart. The silver men
are not entirely satisfied as to the con-
version of Elliott Danforth, who has al
ways been a sound money man.
and who is slated to succeed Major
James w. Hinckley as Chairman of the
State Committee.
There have been conferences of silver
men who are opposed to the machine
programme, but the anti'S 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 long-dis-
tame telephones and the telegraph. The
slate is unbroken, except that Catlin,
Groot and Ridgeway 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. subcommittee of the Committee
on Resolutions met at 10 p. m. and re-
mained in consultation for an hour, and
prepared that portion of the platform
relating to State issues, and drafted
that on national issues. There were
planks touching every conceivable
question presented, but all were tabled
with the exception of one or two.
The plank relating to national issues,
which the subcommittee presented to
the full committee, is as followS:
I'VE hereby unreservedly ratify and
approve the platform adopted by the
Democratic National Convention at
Chicago. We indorse the nomination of
William J. Bryan of Nebraska for Presi-
dent and Arthur Sewall Of Maine for
Vice-President, and pledge them our
hearty support"