The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-26
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
ALL TEE BoRoUGBs CONFER IND
GRE TO MAKE 1T 4 BI6 ONE.

AUS ~ A N
zoe DeisGntes ara coo AItsrpstcs-Jshn @.
gheehsn Made Permanent Chairman OF the
Confsrsnos ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
Prepare tire Caii-Canatantss Vet Taihea o.
The Democratic City Convention, under the
Greater New York charter. which will DO called
upon to nominate q Mayor. President OF the
Council, and Comptroller. will number 800 dele
gntos and 600 Rltcrnatea. This was settled last
night at the Hoffman House by the hfty-threo
conferees Of Democrats from tho boroughs OF
Manhattan and the Bronx, the borough of
Brooklyn, the borough Of Richmond, and the
borough Of Queens. Tho convention will out
number q Democratic State Convention by al
most 900 delegates. Il IL to be . weighty and
an important affair, according to those who
took part In tho Hoffman House meeting last
night
The confereos Of the boroughs met In the
crystal room OF the Hoffman House, which has
been used on many occasions for meetings OF the
Democratic State Committee. Tho conference
was opened by ex-Police Commissioner James
J. Martin Of Tammany when he raped his
knuckles upon tho presiding officers table
and announced tho purposes of the gath
ering. Bernard J. York of the Mclaughlin
organization nominated John G. sheehan, leader
Of Tammany Hall, to DO the permanent Chair
man of the conference committed, and Mr..
York's suggestion was received with applause
Mr.. Sheehan. In accepting tho gavel, said that 10
was too hot q night to talk very much; that he
| appreciated the compliment of his brethren, and
then he said: Let US get down to business"
Mr.. Martin nominated James Mofett of the
Mclaughlin organization to DO Secretary of the
conference, and this was agreeable; and finally,
as q preliminary to tho definite proceedings,
James W. Boyle moved that the conference be
an open one. and that the newspaper men be ad-
| mitted.
sheehan, James j. Martin. William sohmer. James
Randolph Gussenhelmer james Mccartney, George
'; Pluhlits, and Andrew J. White. 90 -
MoretI Patrick q. Mecaren. Michael J; coney. Con.
IA III H 1eSS kn na..i and joan JOINT /. t snes. DsnAr' ''nn
Borough Of Richriond-Dr. John L. Feeney. John J.
asorSSy G. ha Transer n H HUBBARD in r Tstman. TSoms;;
Mccormack, Franklin G. via. Thomas Mullins, and
Long Island City General committee-John T: Nad-
den: sTT hg rn1s,1 g. k. TasSn: yon p.n WI E Ssilsssu 'S " =
Wright Henry c. KorfmAnn. P.J. Hannisnn' and
The Queens County General Committee was
also represented by full delegation, but before
the conference was over q complete understand
ing was reached as to who should speak for the
thick between the Long Island City General
Committee and the Queens County General
sohmer was the absent one in Tammsny'sranfa.
and william Pitt Mitchell was substituted In
Leader York Of the Mclaughlin organization
offered q resolution which suggested that the
nase the osieers already nentionsd should con-
trict and fractional delegations for Hampstead
and the Bronx. with the same number Of alter
mates. This was agreed to.
Under this plan there viii be delegates and
bly, districts and the half district in the borough
Of Manhattan and the Bronx. for the twenty-one
for the two and one-haif Assembly districts in
the borough q 9qse1s, and ios the on one sS di't III;
make 500 delegates and sooa iternates.
A., 4 s SUBJ mn tss et WAS u sEHoinit;sS to and aI s 3 s,I rs
s:a e % n she qs M Rat aoasssss sse q q ! ERIsl
Of the subcommittee selected we're Mr.
Martin Of the borough Of Manhattan
sutphin OF the borough Of oneens. Or. Eeeney
Of the borough Of Richmond, and James W. Nc
ss seeRss s of t H.. s Mossss we're Of s also s nsas ms Ms
bers Of the subcommittee.
L va. = n "a The .n 'slsss,en Of NJ f. s sgsps,n a. sn .
bosoaEh q Queens that the L1ng Island City
harmony. Mr.. sutphin is an old member Of the
Democratic State Committee.
encs last night said that they did not believe
that the City Convention would meet before
September. Some Of the Brooklyn members oil
the conference would like TO have the couven
ton held in their borough; This was merely q
suggestion on their part. Little or no talk WA
heard last night about candidates. although ths
majority of those present agreed in persona
conversations that Tammany would nominate
organization believed that II should nominal.
the candidate for Comptroller. and that vheI
this matter In settled definitely there will be
long talk a. 10 the best man to put forward fol
President Of tho Council