The age-herald., 1898-09-29
DICK CROKER
 VERSUS HILL Battle of the Giants to Be Waged
 Today at Syracuse VAN WICK GROWING WEAKER Tammany May Throw Its Sup- port to HerriCk of Albany STANCHFlELD BOOM DEVELOPING Danforth Will Go Into the Convention
 With Strongest Following.
Danforth Will Go Into the Convention
 With Strongest Following.
SILVER MEN WILL NAME TICKET
Unless the Chicago Platform is Specifi- cally Endorsed by the Convention Scientific Politics Displayed
 Hill Holds the Whip Hand.

Syracuse, N. Y, September 2S-The chaotic condition of the delegations to the state democratic convention at midnight was accentuated by a contest precip.tated by the action of the committee on creden- tials in confirming the sitting delegations in the three districts of Erie and seating the contesting delegates in the first and third of Monroe. This action, if approved, would probably give control of the next state committee to Ex-Senator Hill, and at midnight tonight it was alleged that MT. Croker and Tammany would fight the adop- ton of the report on the floor of the con vention tomorrow.
 It is also asserted that the Tammany delegates, finding the upstate sentiment strongly against VanWyck have thought of taking up Judge D. Cady Herrick, of Albany as their cand date to prevent Ex- Senator Hill nominating MT. Stanchfield, and to combat any idea that Hill has de- feated Croker At midnight it is generally conceded that MT. Danforth will go into the convention with more votes than any other candidate but not enough to nominate. The Stanchfield boom has grown rapidly tonight and many Tammany men are talk ing of it. All night the leaders have been fighting hard and there is promises Of heated session tomorrow unless some un- expected understanding is arrived at. The fight seems to be between the delegates from below the Bronx against those above 1t and so far the latter are in the ascend ancy. It is probable that the convention will finish by tomorrow night. It is not possible that the convention will fin sh by tomorrow night. It is not poss ble at mid night to give any idea of the names that will probably go on the ticket. To some newspaper men tonight MT. Crokey .sald that Van Wyck was not candidate, but there is no general indication that he has been withdrawn permanently
 Not Allow ed to Speak
 The only thing decided finally toni sht and not subject to change tomorrow IS that there will not be any mention elther of the Chicago platform or of silver. Long before the platform committee met there were indications that this was so. In the convention Delegate J. c. Pierce, of Mon- roe. offered resolution endorsing the Chi cago platform, but was not allowed to speak upon it and it was not read.
 Still later in the day the silver adher- ents applied to the committee on resolu- tions to put in plank of endorsement, but met with refusal. The result of all this was a meeting of a number of the silver men and the selection of a state ticket
 
 if they are not recognized.
 The proposed ticket is:
 For Governor-William Clark, of Oswego. Lieutenant Governor-C. B. Matthews. of Erie.
 Secretary of State--A. c. Fiske, of New York.
 Comptroller-Levi s. Lewis, of Albany.
 State Treasurer-J. G. Boyd, of New York.
 Attorney Gereral-A. D. Wales, of Broome.
 State Engineer-Martin Schneck, of Rens- salaer.
 Scientific Politics
 There were some other phases of the sil- yer question which were quite amusing, and displayed scientific politics upon the part of those in charge of the party affairs, who are for a state platform without men tion of national issues. Attention was call ed to the fact that Hosea H. Rockwell of Chemung who presided today ever the committed on platform, has always been a silver democrat, and yet will have to read from the stage of the convention platform devoid of any commendat tion of the Chicago platform. Then late in the afternoon 1t was announced that the selection for per- manent chairman of the convention had fallen upon Frederick Schaub of Jefferson, who was candidate for lieutenant-govern- or the state silver mems ticket two years ago.
 When the silver democrats heard of these movements on the part of the organi- zation democrats, they declined to talk, but there is every indication that they are quite willing to believe their support is somewhat weakened by these movements. Together with their newly-made slate of candidates they also have very brief platform, which recites as prominent blanks:
 "Reaffirmation of the Chicago platform; ; abolition of tolls for travelling on the public highways; all state revenues to be derived from the succession or inheritance tax; op- position to the proposed amendment to the state constitution, proposing biennial ses- sions of the legislature by direct legisla- tion."
 Absolutely no Slate
 The democratic state convention met here at noon today absolutely without slate or programme other than the temporary organization agreed upon in the state com mittee last night.
 It is in many respects the most remark