Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-28
DEMOCRAT CONVENTION
2,oOo TAAaASY MEN WE'RE PRESENT.
SILVER Il Wen Repre.ented-in Many re.
spects II !. the Most Remarkable roiit.
teal Convention RIVER Held.

Syracuse. ". Y. Sept. 2s.-Tho Demo-
cratic state convention met here NJ
noon today absolutely without slate
or program other than the temporary
organization agreed upon In the state
committee last night II IL In many re-
Hpcem the most remarkable political
convention ever held. Never before
have all the prominent leaders OF the
Democratic party appeared Ia ennvcn-
ton and consulted as To how the pro-
gram viii result Richard Croker.
David n. Hnl. Senator Murphy and
Senator Mccarron representing Hugh
Mclaughlin have had frequent confer
cnocH but no agrccmnt has been
reached an 10 candidate. These confer
encts have been conducted upon ap.
pafcntly friendly lines aud undcr tho
leadership Of Senator Murphy there is
an evident dlapoaltlon for harmony. but
upon what lines II IL dlmcult 20 deter
mine. Absolutely nothing l. known Of
the different propositions discussed but
there are rumors ~ an kinds. necauac
OF the delay In reaching any agrcoment
II u generally believed that there Ia
trouble OF some sort and many think
that a nghi win develop In the con-
vontion. The leaders. however. cont
! IDENTIFY assert that all differences vii!
hc settled during the dag and CON.
pletc understanding Hhoaid be reached
teloro tomorrow morning when the act
unl work viii begin. The crowd gath
cred here II Undoubtedly the largest
ever seen az a state convention. Tha
great convention hnll IN thfonFcd. Tam
many has 1000 men present. The silver
ndhofcniH arr well represented. They
have had numerous conferences. the 70.
suits of which have been conveyed 10
the party leaders. Their demands have
not nh yet been formally .gfHentcd but
II ~ understood that they will demand
place upon the ticket Tot one u their
representatives, probably Wilbur w.
Porter, the patty'a candidate for rov-
emo two years ago.
when MI. Croker entered the con-
ventlon hail. his appearance caused a
tremendous demonstration. Mayor Ne.
uulfc OF Syracuse was greeted with
cheers, especially from the galleries
senator Murphy also was literally
nppiaudcd.
AZ 1859 Chairman Elliot Danforth
appeared upon the platform and was
greeted with a great 0utburHt % up-
plnuHo. lie announced that the state
committee had directed him TO proannt
a. the temporary officers OF the convun-
ton the Hon. Geo, N. Palmer Of Scho-
harie, M chairman, and as assistant
secretary, Calvin iiuHDn, Thomas H.
BENEDICT, Frank T.. Hullelte and Clark
bay.
Chairman Palmor's address opened
with an expression OF opinion that the
signs point unmIHtnknbly 20 an over
whclmlng Democratic Victory Ia Now
ember. He charged that the Republl-
cyna had squandcred and wasted the
peoples money. that the laws enacted
by them had favored the classes as
against the maHsyH; that many new and
needless Offices had been created TO ro-
ward political servants and that laws
had been passed under the Republican
party lash having for their sole object
the protection and fostering Of monup-
oliea and trusts, thereby sun ring the
people 10 be robbed by practices aud
methods which. said the speaker. had
frequently been decided by the court o,
appeals % be- criminal
Syracuse, n. v. Sept. 2S.-Dclcgnte
Pierce OF Monroe tried 90 get In q
resolution, indprHlnE the Chicago plat
form relative 10 ailver.bui IL was not al
lowed 20 be- read. lie ATTEMPTED tn
speak, bu was ruled out, and the rcsoiu
ton referred. AZ lass recess was 90
en-, until II o'clock tomorrow.