The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-12
GATE CONVENTION DATES.
..,u PARTIES LIKELY TO MEET At
b" stRATOGA THIS YEAR.

"a suggested for the Republicans and
pIs...,. as for the Democrnts-B1r. Hill's
r.,iv convention Motion Not Popular
11.t VIII Cits DO 7-Levy for ConGrcss7
,,,oshotel keepers and boarding house pro-
~ from interior cities OF the State have
InS,r New York city within the last forty
s -, hours i%mportunine Republicans and
seL-oorata holding high place in their parties
ma the state conventions this fall TO their
W...,iye cities. From all that could be learned
rN.,.riav Saratoga will be the meeting spot OF
ls.roconyentions, both Republican and DEM
..,tio Senator Plat has said In a very gen
III III rsy that, while 1t Is a little early to talk
w. ~, such matters. he believed. and other Re-
'uS,.sns agreed with him. that the Republican
pr~S.,ntion should not be held until about Sept.
J. ~ SENATOR Platt went on to say that, contrary
al report. he was not for or against any can
%,.,s who desired to appear on the Republican
s,,te ticket this fall. All candidates would
ss..s a, ioir show. and the strongest man In the
.~oorention would capture the prize. Senator
D.,, dd not doubt that the Republicans would
rdp In the State this fall.
n.oocrats talked with said that they favored
~. assembling OF their State Convention In
saratoga about Sept. %. They did not believe
Ex-senator Hills idea that their State Con-
n,r,lon should be held In August. They said
that the Democrats OF the state had not held a
rs q and that there. was no particular reason
Nv there should be a change In the pro-
rmnme this year, senator hurpnys trlehus
vvsebHcan Convention. and eX-Lieut. Gov. Will
Fam i. Sheehan and other Democrats who are
supposed to he sturdy blowers OF mr; All
S Esit on tho latest kind OF n late convention.
finder the new Primary law party nomina-
tons must be filed with the Secretary OF State
= which this year will be Nov. Z. They may
Ss 6lei forty days before election. Independent
Nominations must be hled with the Secretary
SSV 4 good many folks began to talk yester.
a about the recent threats Of, the. Citizens
linton to nominate a tuil state TICKET IRON Q
Il Brooklyn proclaimed at a meeting OF
tSo Executive Committee OF the Citizens
Union that ut the next meeting oi
eSMeiaiiy announce that it would. nominate a
STi ticket for State officers. Not a lisp has been
heard since that hour about Citizen H9tght.s
HAN leaders and the Democratic leaders desire
n mt of their State conventions until the very
iSsf moment until definite news Is forthcoming
Is to the final programme OF the Citizens
'Tsmmany Democrats familiar with what Is
eiuR on In the wigwam announced last night
meet Richard Croker in London. for the pur-
pose Of importuninK Mr., Croker for the Con
EreSs nomination this fall In the Twelfth dis
trit, the district now represented by Col
George B. Mcclellan. These Tammany !mep
believe that Mr.. Levy will return to New York
With Col. McCiellan's scalp hanging at his belt
Before Mr. Levy went 70 Europe to see Mr.
Croker he said that he had retired twice as Q
candidate for the Congress nomination In Col
GcCleian'e district and that he should not be
uked to make a martyr Of himself the THIRD
time. =,
publican leaders are to nominate In the Twelfth
district this fall Col. John Jacob AstQr, nov
With the fighters before Santiago. Col. Nc
Croker. and yet in the old days he was one O
The warmest friends OF ex-senator David B