The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-29
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Leaders Can Give No Prophecy as
to the Nominees.
SILVBRITBs HAVE TICKET READY

They Declare They VIII Put This
Ticket In the Field If They Are Not
Recognizcd-DHnfort Has the 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 a 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 it is asserted that Mr.. Croker
and Tammany will fight the adoption
of the report on the floor of the con-
vention 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.. Stanchfed 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
promise of a heated session today un-
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
dication that he has been withdrawn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 ]. c. Pierce Of Monroe, offer
ed a resolution indorsing the Chicago
| Dlatform but was not allowed to speak
upon it, and 1t 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 a number of the silver men and th'
selection of a state ticket, which they
claim they will put in the field if the!
are not recognized. The proposed tick
ct is: For governor, William ClarE
Of Oswego: lieutenant governor Charles
B. Matthews. of Erie; secretary o
state, A. c. Fiske. Of New York; comp
, troller, Levi S. Lewis of Albany; STATE
treasurer, John G. Boyd Of New York
attorney general a. d. Wales. of
Broome; state engineer, Martin Schenck
| of Rensselaer,
There were some other phases of the
silver question which We're quite anus
ing, and displayed scientific politics
upon the part of those in charge of the
party affairs. who are for state plat
form without mention of national is
sues 1t was called to attention that
Hosea II. Rockwell, of Chemung, who
presided to-day over the committee or
platform has asalways been silver Demo
crat and yet will have to read from
the stage of the convention platform
devoid of any commendation of tn,
Chicago platform.
Then late in the afternoon 1t was an
nounced that the selection for perma
nent chairman of the convention ha,
fallen upon Frederick Schraub of JET
ferson, who was a candidate for lieu
: tenant governor on the state silve
mems ticket two years ago. When tn
! silver Democrats heard of there ironi
, cal movements on the part of the OF
ganization Democrats they declined I
. talk, but there is every indication tina
they are quite willing to believe tina
their support is somewhat weakene,
by these movements.