The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-29
SILVER MEN WILL BOLT
II Silver Is Not Recognized at
Syracuse.
VAN WYCK WITHDRAWS
Danforth Will Go Into the Convention
With the Most votes-siIvsr win
Not Be Mentioned in
the Platform

Syracuse, n. Y. Sept. 2s.-The chaotic
condition Of the delegations to the DEM
ocratic state convention at midnight
was accentuated 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 delegates in
the first and third OF Monroe. This
action. IL approved. would probably give
control Of the next state committee to
| ex-senator Hill, and at midnight to-
! night IL was alleged that Mr.. Croker
and Tammany would fight the adoption
OF the report on the floor OF the con-
vention Tomorrow. IL is also asserted
| that the Tammany delegates, finding
| the upstate sentiment strongly against
| Van Wyck. have thought of taking up
| Judge ID. Cady Herrick Of Albany as
| their candidate. to prevent ex-senator
| Hill nominating Mr.. Stanchfield and to
combat any idea that Hill has defeated
| Croker At midnight IL is generally
conceded that Mr.. Danrorth will go in
to the convention with more votes than
| any other candidate, but not enough
to nominate. The Stanchfield boom has
| grown rapidly tonight and many Tam
many men are talking of ii. All night
the leaders have been fighting him hard
and there is promise of a heated ses-
| sion tomorrow. unless some under
| standing Is arrived at. The fight seems
| to be between the delegates below the
| Bronx against those above il. and so
far the latter are in the ascendancy. 1t
il probable that the convention will fin
| ish by tomorrow night. 1t is not possi-
BILE at midnight, to give any idea of the
| names that Will probably go on the tick
ct. To some newspaper men tonight
Mr. Croker said that Mayor Van wyck
was not candidate. but there is no
indication that he had Withdrawn per-
manently.
The only thing decided finally upon to-
night and not subject to change to-mor-
row, is that there will not be any men,
tion either OF the Chicago national plat
form or of silver Long before the
platform committee met there were in
dlcations that this was so. In the con-
vention, Delegate j. c. Pierce of Mon
roe offered a resolution indorsing the
Chicago platform. but was not allowed
TO speak upon II. and IL was not read.
Still later in the day the silver adher-
ents applied to the committee on resolu-
tions to put in a 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. which will be put in the field IL
they are not recognized The proposed
ticket is: For governor. William Clark
OF Oswego; Lieutenant governor. Charles
II. Matthews Of Erie: secretary OF state
A. c. Fiske of New York; comptroller.
Levi s. Lewis of Albany; state treasur-
er. John c.. Boyd OF New York: attorney
general. A. ID. Wales Of Brooke: state
engineer. Martin Schenck of Rensse-
laer. There were some other phases Of
the silver question, which were quite
amusing.
II was called to the conventions at
tention that Hosea II. Rockwell of Che
mung. who presided to-day over the
committee on platform. has always been
a silver democrat and yet will have to
read from the stage OF the convention
a platform devoid of any conmmenda-
ton OF the Chicago platform. Then. late
in the afternoon IL was announced that
the selection for permanent chairman
of the convention had fallen upon Fred
erlck Scraub of Jefferson. who was .
candidate for lieutenant governor on the
state silver mems ticket two years ago.
When the silver democrats heard OF
these ironical movements on the part OF
the organization of New York demo-
Gratis, they declined TO talk. but there is
every indication that they are quite
willing TO believe that their support is
somewhat weakened by these move
ments Together with their newly made
slate OF candidates. they also have a
very brief platform. which recites as
prominent planks: 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 taxes, or to
the proposed amendment to the state
constitution proposing biennial sessions
OF the legislature.
The democratic state convention met
here at noon. absolutely without a slate
or programme other than the temporary
organization agreed upon in state COM
last ia N
spects the most remarkable political
convention ever held Never before
have all the prominent leaders of the
democratic party appeared in conven-
tion and consulted as TO how the pro-
gramme will result Richard Croker.
David b. HILL Senator Murphy and Sem
ator McCarren. representing Hugh Nc
Laughlin, had frequent conferences but
no agreement has been reached as to
candidates. The crowd gathered here Is
undoubtedly the largest ever seen at n
state convention. The great convention
men present. The silver adherents are
well represented.
George VI. Palmer Of Schoharie was
made temporary chairman. Mr.. Palmer
attacked the record OF the republicans
on the state canal expenditures ehars-
ing corrupt methods in the use of mon-
ey, and said no attempt had been made
to correct any OF these sbuses.
At the close OF his speech the roll was
called, and at its completion Delegate
j. c. Pierce Of Rochester sent 10 the
platform a resolution which he asked to
have read Chairman Palmer Announced
that the resolution which had been sent
10 the chair would be referred to the
committee on resolutions when appoint
ed Mr.. Pierce walked down the CEN
ter aisle, loudly demanding that the
resolution be read.
That is a resolution 20 instruct the
on resolutions.' he said and
row is the proper tins for it TO be
read" Fsa~
Mr.. Palmer announced that his decis-