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TAMMANY SORE ON THAcHER.
SILVERITEs WANT HIM TO GET
OFF THE TICKET.

The Issue Sprung at Meeting OF
the Democratic state Committee.
senator HiIl Opposes the Move-
ment 10 secure "a DecIinntIon From
the CRndidate-senator Grady the
Leader of Thacher's Opponents.
The Resolution Asking Him to
Withdraw Defeated,
New York Sept. %. 2 a. MA meeting
of the democratic state committee was
held at the Hoffman house last night Tha
opposition to John Boyd Thacher was
more pronounced than had been fore
shadowed early in the day, and when ir
became known that Senator Hill was TO
attend as proxy. the interest increased.
Chairman Danforth arrived at the hotel
soon after O'Clock, and at a quarter of .
the senior senator of New York went in
to the meeting room. After a conference
between Messrs. Hill, Danforth, John c.
Sheehan and Norton Chase the commits
tee was formally called to order, and tha
doors were closed.
So much time was taken up in uecif-
ing contests over seats OF the representa-.
tives from Kings Niagara and Monroe
counties that II was past 10 o'clock when
the real business was reached The ru-
mors Of the day that Tammany would nos
support the state ticket unless Thacher
declined the gubernatorial nomination.
were followed by joint protest of other
organizations, which was handed to tho
committee for its consideration. Tha
communication, as presented to the COM
mittee is as follows:
To the New York Democratic Commits
tee: The undersigned believe that the
nomination of Mr.. John Boyd Thacher
for governor of New York is a political
error, most damaging to the democratic
party and the Bryan cause. III Mr.. Thach-
er remains on the state ticket, we believe
it will surely be defeated. The popular
dissatisfaction with this nomination is so
plain and strong that we trust Mr.. Thach-
er will be induced to decline the nomina-
tlon and that thereupon you will I'LL the
vacancy with a candidate who can and
will give his unequivocal endorsement to
all the planks in the Chicago platform.
Respectfully, owen j. Kindelon, presi-
dent, and John n. Bogert of the execu-
tive committee of the New York state as
sociaton of Bryan clubs.
James Halligan, president; Frank T.
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of Allied Printing Trades, and others
The contest between the Supporters and
opponents Of Mr.. Thacher was precipi-
tated by a resolution offered by John b.
Shea, In substance as follows:
Resolved, That we hereby request that
Hon. John b. Thacher withdraw from the
candidacy for the governorship so that
the state committee may be enabled to
select a candidate in perfect accord with
the platform adopted by the democratic
convention at Chicago.
Senator Hill at once took the floor i'm
opposition to the resolution, making an
earnest appeal to have Mr.. Thacher re-
tained. His remarks occupied forty min
utes, and 1t was after II o'clock when Sem
ator Thomas +, Grady took the floor. Mr..
Grady was equally emphatic in urging the
withdrawal Of Mr.. hacher. so that candi-
date earnestly favoring free coinage may
be substituted. Following Senator Grady,
John M. Carlisle and Charles NJ. Bulger
made short speeches to the resolution, and
It was midnight when Senator Hin again
took the floor for the second time in the
effort to prevent action looking to tho
withdrawal of Mr.. Thacher. Senator Hill
said In part, that the people did not un-
derstand the money question He had
heard men talking with all the eloquence
OF statesmen on subject which they
know nothing about. He called II sui-
cidal for the democratic party of this
state TO accept the silverite principle
He would rather see the party dead and
buried than see 1t damned by such insane
conduct He said the committee had no
power to remove Mr.. Thacher from the
ticket The adoption of the resolution,
he said, would be political cowardice.
Senator Hill spoke for over half an hour
and walked about the room, gesticulatlhg
as he talked. When he finished, Senator
Grady arose and began another reply.
At 1:45 o'clock the committee finally
adjourned, after adopting the substitute
for the Shea resolution offered by Bernard
j. York OF Kings county. The vote was
in favor of the latter by 46 TO 2, and tho
resolution was as follows:
Resolved, that the chairman OF this
meeting appoint a committee of five to
notify the candidates on the state ticket
OF their nomination, and report back to
a meeting Of this committee to be held
Monday evening, Sept q.
Tire committee named was as follows:
Mr. York Of Kings, Mr.. Grady Of New
York, Mr. Molloy of Troy, Mr.. Cotton OF
Cnemung and r. Beckwith.
After the meeting It transpired that
Senator Hill had spoken FIVE or six times.
Members who had been present expressed
the opinion that following the action OF
the COMMITTEES tonight, Mr.. Thacher
would feel constrained to decline the gu
berratorial nomination.