The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
Leaders Can Give No Prophecy as
4 ito the Nominees.
S1LVER1TEs HAVE TICKET READY

! They Declare They VIII Put This
, Ticket in the Field If They Are Not
, Recognized-Danfort Has tho Most
Votes, But Not Enough to Nominate.
Syracuse, N. Y, Sept 29.-The chaotic
conditions Of the delegates to the state
Democratic convention was accentu-
ated last night by contest precipi-
tated by the action of the committee
on credentials in confirming the sitting
/ delegations in the three districts Of
Erie and seating the contesting dele
gates in the First and Third of Mon
roe. This action, If approved, would
probably give control Of the next state
committee to ex-senator HILL and this
morning 1t is asserted that Mr.. Croker
and Tammany will fight the adoption
of the report on the floor of the con-
vcntion today. 1t is also asserted that
the Tammany delegates. finding the
upstate sentiment strongly against
Van Wyck. have thought of taking up
Judge d. Cady Herrick, of Albany, as
their candidate, to prevent ex-senator
Hill nominating Mr.. Stanchfield and to
combat an idea that Hill has defeated
Croker.
1t Is generally conceded that Mr..
Danforth will go into the convention
with more votes than any other can
didate. but not enough to nominate.
The Stanchfield boom has grown rap
idly, and many Tammany men are
talking of it. All night the leaders
have been fighting hard. and there is
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less some understanding is arrived at.
The fight seems to be the delegates be-
low the Bronx against those above it,
and so far the latter are in the ascend
ancy 1t is probable that the con-
vention will finish by tonight.
1t is not possible this morning to
give any idea of the names that will
probably go on the ticket To some
newspaper men last night Mr.. Croker
said that Mayor Van Wyck was not a
candidate, but there is no general in
dicaton that he has been Withdrawn
permanently. The only thing decided
finally upon last night, and not subject
to change, IS that there will not be any
mention either Of the Chicago national
platform or of silver. Long before the
platform committee met there were in
dications that this was So In the brief
session of the convention yesterday
Delegate j. C. Pierce. of Monroe. offer
ed 4 resolution indOrsing the Chicago
platform, but was not allowed to speak
upon it, and it was not read. Still
later in the day the silver adherents
applied to the committee on resolutions
to put in a plank of Endorsement, but
met with refusal.
The result of all this was meeting
Of number of the silver men and the |
selac tCn of a state ticket. which they
c,a .al they will put in the field if they |
are not recognized. The proposed tick
ct is: For governor William Clark |
u Oswego; lieutenant governor. Charles
b. Matthews. of Erie: secretary of
state, A. C. Fiska. Of New York; comp
roller, Levi S. Lewis of Albany: state
reasurer John G. Boyd of New York:
attorney general, A. d. Wales. of
3roome; state engineer. Martin Schenck
If Rensselaer,.
There were some other phases Of the
ilver question which were quite anus
Ing. and displayed scientific politics
ipon the part of those in charge of the
,arty affairs, who are for a state plat
orm without mention of national is
ues. 1t was called to attention that
1osea II. Rockwell of Chemung, who
presided to-day over the committee on
'latform has always been silver Demo-
rat, and yet will have to read from
he stage OF the convention platform
ievoid of any commendation of the
Shjcapo DlatfOrm
Then late in the afternoon 1t was an
ounced that the selection for perma-
tent chairman of the convention had
allen upon Frederick Schraub, of JEFF
crson. who was a candidate for lieu
Gnant governor on the state silver
len's ticket two years ago. When the
liver Democrats heard of there ironi-
al movements on the part of the Or
anlzation Democrats they declined to
ak, but there is every indication that
hey are quite willing to believe that
heir support is somewhat weakened
y these movements.