The Portland daily press., 1898-09-29
TWO Turn DOWNS
One For Chicago Platform
Yesterday
AND ANOTHER rs COMING
TODAY.
New Jersey Democrats Declined TO
Endorse 1t.
NEW WORKERS WILL GIVE 1T
MARBLE HEART TODAY.

Beyond This However the New York Men
| Are As much at Sea as Ever-Silver
| Men Threaten to Rebel If They Are
Not Recognized and Put Ticket of
Their Own in the Field.
9 Syracuse, N. z, September % The
Democratic state convention which Or
ganized temporarily here today, has little
il any, idea tonight, as to what it's course
will be tomorrow The men whom to-
night would dare to name ticket and
expect that their predictions would come
true, would indeed be daring. 1t may be
definitely stated that the only thing final
-ly decided upon tonight and not subject
to change tomorrow is that there will
not be any mention or commendation
either of the Chicago national platform
or of silver. Long before the platform
committee met, there were Indications
| that this would be so. In the con vention
Delegate j. G.. Pierce of Monroe offered a
resolution endorsing the Chicago plat
form 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 tn put in q
plank endorsing silver, but met with re-
fusal. The result Of all this was q meet
| inv of cilx-or ,,,oy, ond tho calectjou of n
state ticket which they claim they will
put in the field if they are not recognized.
| There was some other phases of the
silver question which displayed scientific
politics upon the part of the leaders who
are for state platform without mention
of national issues. Hosea n. Rockwell of
Chemung, who presided today over the
committee on platform, has always been
a silver Democrat and yet will have to
read from the stage OF the convention
platform devoid Of any communication
of the Chicago platform. Then in the
afternoon, late, 1t was announced that the
selection of permanent chairman Of the
convention had fallen upon Fredricke
Schraub of Jefferson, who was a candi-
date for lieutenant governor on the state
silver mems ticket two years ago. When
| the silver Democrats heard of these move
ments on the part of the orga nization
Democrats, they declined to talk but
there is every indication that they are
willing to believe that 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
planks:
"Re-afirmance Of the Chicago plat
form, abolition of tolls for travelling on
4 tho nI a
to be derived from the succession or In
heritance tax; opposition to the proposed
amendment to the state constitution pro-
posing biennial sessions of the leg1sla-
ture; direct legislation.
There have been mauy States proposed
The minor candidates seem to be waiting
to find out who will be the head of the
ticket.
The fact is that the contest for governor
seems to have simmered down to two
candidates, John B. Stanchfield of Ell
mira and Mayor Van Wyck, although it
is alleged tonight that If MIR. Croker
withdraws Van Wyck he may settle on
D. Cady Herrick of Albany. In that
event William Astor Chanler with his
war record will go on the ticket In sec
ond place and the mptrollership will
go to Joseph E. Gavin of Erie
Jacob A. Cantor might go on the
"
| mated but thsre is an idea prevalent that
ChaDler's soldier record would aid In the
election. The only two places on the
ticket which seem to be practically de-
cided upon ars the state treasurershsp
which it is believed will go to John B.
Judson, and the seoretaryship of state to
Thomas Il. Benedict.
Mr.. Croker who up to today had not
been especially enthusiastic over the can
didacy OF Van Wyck came out f1at-footed
for him this afternoon and there is al
legged to have been stormy scene in the
conference when he demanded his seleo-
tion. The Kings county delegation
shows vigorous objection to Mr.. Van
Wyck's candidacy and ex-senator Hill is
shrewdly holding together the Titus
Stachfeld- Danforth booms to prevent
nomination of the first ballot. 1t was
said tonight that the adjournment of the
convention until tomorrow had greatly
hurt Van Wyok's chances.
The chaotic condition of the delega-
tions at midnight was accentuaEed by
| contest precipitated by the action of the
| committee on credentials ain seating the
sitting delegates in the three districts OF
Erie and the contesting delegates in the
first and third Monroe. BY this action
the control of the next state committee
would probably go to Senator Hill and
at midnight tonight it was alleged that
| Mr. Croker and Tsmmany would fight
the adoption of the repors on the floor OF
the convention tomorrow. 1t also as
serted that the Tammany delegates find
| ing the upstate sentiment strongly
against Van Wyck, have thought of tax
| ing up Judge Cady Herriok of Albany as
their candidate. This is done to pre- event
Senator Hill nominating Mr. Stanchfield
and TO combat any idea that Hill has
defeated Croker. At midnight it isHsgen-
orally conceded Mr.. Danforth will go
| into the convention with more votes than
any other candidate but not enough to
nominate. The Stanchtleld boom has
grown rapidly tonight and many Tam
many men are talking OF it.