Evening star., 1898-09-19
NEW YORK POLITICS
Approaching Conventions at Sara
toga and Syracuse.
REVIEW OF THE QUEER SITUATION
Republicans Will Name Roosevelt
democrats at Sea.
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3VIEW OF THE QUEER SITUATION
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at Syracuse for the holding of state con-
ventions. The republican program is ap-
parently well laid out. while the democrats
are all at sea. both in regard to candi-
dates and platforms. All day today the
republican headquarters at the Fifth Ave-
Lue Hotel and the democratic headquarters
at the Hoffman House have been crowded
with politicians anxious, like the Greeks in
the days of St. Paul, to learn some new
thing
AS already intmated the republicans are
farther advanced in preliminary work than
the democrats. The platform will give
the republicans little. trouble at Saratoga.
1t will follow the lines of the national plat
form at ST Louis 90 far national issues
are concerned. The immense majority re-
Ceived by Mckinley and Black on the
financial questions of two years ago make
it apparent that there will be no efforts
looking to changes in this regard.
Roosevelt and Black.
Col Theodore Roosevelt and Senator P!att
have already held a conference and ex-
changed views concerning the planks in
the platform relating to state issues The
conference at the 9TH Avenue Hotel be-
tween Senator Piatt ana Col Roosevelt is
regarded of Importance politically, since it
is said to insure for Roosevelt the support
Of Senator Platt. On the other hand, Gov.
Black s friends persist in saying that the
governor will carry his fight for re-elec-
ton to the convention itself. and some
there are who still insist that Black will
defeat the forces of Roosevelt and Platt
combined. ROOsevelt's friends laugh heart
ily al this assertion and even go so Tar as
to assert that the Rough Rider will be
unanimously dominated for governor on the
first ballot.
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Chaos reigns supreme in democratic
ranks. In the first place, there is the
nuch-discussed question of the indorse-
ment of the Chicago platform. In this par
ticular the Syracuse convention will be be-
tween the devil and the deep blue sea. and
without very much shore room either. If
the Chicago platform is indorsed the gold
standard democrats, like Flower and Bel
mont who have been coming back into the
ranks of the democratic party, threaten
to again bolt. And what is still more Sc
rious from the view point of practical poll
tics, they threaten to withhold all cam
paign contributions. Ex-Governor Flower
has already contributed a large amount to-
ward keeping up the democratic headquar-
ters at the Hoffman House; and Chairman
McCarren of the committee of ten, which
has assumed practical management of the
campaign, Chairman Elliot Danforth de-
voting his attention to the nursing of his
alarmed and to fear that Flower will de-
mand his money back in the event of the
Endorsement of the Chicago platform.
Flower himself is On record as intimating
that he will institute suit for the recovery
OF the money upon the ground that it was
obtained under false pretenses. This, of
course, is one of the jokes of the good
natured ex-governor. But it is certain
that in the event of the Endorsement of the
Chicago platform the raising of money
from the capitalists of the state will be
as Difficult as during the campaign OF 'p6
when the state central committee of the
democratic party was all but evicted from
its home, owing to the lack of funds.
The Two Factions Determined.
Powerful pressure is being brought to
bear upon the democratic leaders to in
duce them to ignore the Chicago platform
md to confine the campaign to state issues
this year. There is no doubt but the ma
jCrity of the democratic leaders are in ia
yor of this course. Senator McCarren bold
ly announces from the headquarters of the
con mttee of ten that if the Chicago plat
form is indorsed that the democrats might
Just as well close their headquarters and
allow the campaign to go by default.
On the other hand the followers of W.T.
liam Jennings Bryan in the state threaten,
in the event of the failure to indorse the
Chicago platform, that third ticket will
Be placed in the field. With the democratic
party OF lne state oil New Ork Spllt IN
twain by the question of the free and un-
limited coinage Of silver, with the republi-
can party united and active, there seems
TO be LITTLE chance for speculation conc ern-
ing the results next November. Some there
are who predict the election of Col. Roose-
Welt by half million majority in the event
of the nomination Of the Rough Rider by
the Saratoga convention.
The Democratic Candidates.
Upon the question of candidates the dem
Ocrats are TO more united than upon the
question of party policies. New York city
has only one avowed candidate, William
Sulzer, now member of Congress from the
eleventh congressional district. Mr.. Sulzer
is SAID to have quite a following up the
state, many democrats remembering his
remarkable canvass at Buffalo two years
ago when he almost succeeded in stam-
peding Tammany Hall and the democratic
state machine. AS things turred out, he
received q hundred votes from the country
districts, though Tammany Hall, by the
enforcement of the unit rule, prevented his
nomination. This year Mr.. Croker is said
to have no objections to his nomination
though he wants to be certain that the
country delegates are as hot for SulZer
as they were two years ago. Chairman Ell
lott Danforth, Hills favorite leads in the
number of delegates he has pledged. The
regularity of the situation in this connec-
ton IS that Mr.. Danforth knows that he
will not be nominated.
He is we'll aware of the fact that Croker
and Murphy will control the convention,
and that they will never consent to the
nomination of an out-and-out Hill man like
Danforth Judge Robert Titus of Buffalo
will come into the convention with the sup
port of Erie county and western New York.
He will perhaps receive fifty votes the
first ballot. John c. Stanchfield of Che
naung will perhaps receive forty votes on
the first ballot. Well-informed politicians
from up the state say that Stanchfield
stands the best chance of winning the
prize ii a New York city man is not nom
mated. Frank Campbell of Bath will go
into the convention with the delegates
from his own district behind him, but he
will not receive many votes from counties
outside the lower tier" and his candidacy
is not regarded as serious by the leaders
stanchfeId as a StraddIer.
The politicians from up the state reach
their conclusions concerning Stanchfield's s
strength by inductive as well as deductive
methods. In the first place, Titus, Sulzer
Dauforth and Campbell are ali loyal Bry-
antics, ii is claimed. Hence the free silver
strength in the convention will be divided
Stanchfeld is the favorlte of the gold men
in the convention. lie lodged two years
ago. 1t is claimed that - refused to make
speeches for Bryan. though lie appeared at
the polls in Elmira election day with a
democratic badge OF. and ii is claimed by