The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-30
NEW YORK
DEMOCRATS
Nominate Judge Van Wyck to 0p'
pose Colonel Roosevelt.
THE sILvBRITEs WILL BOLT
ITO Mention of the Money Question Is
Made In the Party Platform, and as
Result the Bellev ers In Free silver
VIII Name Another Ticket.

Made In the Party Platform, and as
Result the Believ ers In Free silver
VIII Name Another Ticket,
Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. SO.-The Demo-
cratic convention OF New York state
yesterday named this ticket: For gover-
nor, Augustus Yam Wyck of Kings;
lieutenant governor, Elliot Danforth Of
ChenangO; secretary of state, George
w. Batten of Niagara; comptroller,
Edward S. Atwater Of Duchess; state
treasurer e. T. Morris of Wayne; at
tOrney general, Thomas +. Conway Of
Clinton; state engineer and surveyor,
Martin SChenck of Rensselaer,.
Contrary to all expectation, the con-
vention was very harmonious, the only
contest being for the nomination for
governor, and only one ballot being
taken on that.
Frederick Schraub was permanent
chairman of the convention. He made
an address, in which he scored the Re-
publican state administration, charged
the national government with criminal
neglect of troops in the Spanish war,
and said: Everywhere Democrats
were in the Van-Dewey, Schley, Hob
son, Lee, Wheeler--Democrati heroes
all, have written high their names in
the American temple of fame" In
conclusion he said: "MOmentOus ques-
tlons affecting the future policy Of
America must be passed upon by the
next national congress. 1t should be
the earnest effort of every Democrat
to so shape the work Of this convention
that it shall render possible the return
to the upper house our beloved senior
senator, Edward Murphy"
AS predicted, the platform makes no
reference to the money question, and
after it had been read Delegate Pierce,
of Monroe, attempted to speak on the
silver question, but was ruled out
Nominations then being in order, NJ.
a. Haven, of Syracuse, nominated
Mayor James X. Mcclure for governor.
Judge S. S. Taylor of Chemung, pre-
sented the name OF John b. Stanchfied,
William f. Mackie, of Buffalo, named
Judge Robert C. Titus. Andrew Nc
Lean, of Kings, then presented the
name of Judge Augustus Van Wyck,
brother Of Mayor Van Wyck
A mention of the name of William
Jennings Bryan by Thomas Carmody,
In seconding the nomination Of Stanch-
field produced the greatest demon
stration witnessed in the convention.
Delegates sprang to their seats and
waving hats, canes and umbrellas,
cheered again and aEain for the Ne
braskan. While the cheering contin-
ued a spectator sprang up and graSped
the slender staff that supported the
Cuban flag. He waved the flag and
the crowd shouted for Bryan for sew
eral minutes.
The voting for governor was COM
pleted at 2:36 and the result, as an
nOunced was: Van Wyck, $50; Stanch-
field, 3S; Mcclure, 21; Titus, IL. on
motion the nomination was made
unanimous. The nominations for the
remainder of the ticket were made by
acclamation.
Augustus Van Wyck, Democratic
candidate for governor of New York
is a descendant of Captain Abraham
Van Wyck, of New York city, a sol
der of the revolutionary war; and ]
brother Of the present mayor of Great
er New York. Robert A. Van Wyck
He is 50 years old, and is a graduate
of Philips Academy, Exeter, N. H..
and Of the University of North Caro-
lima. In 1884 Augustus Van Wyck was
elected to serve a term of IA years as
Judge of the Brooklyn city court.
When the city court, under an act
of the Legislature, was abolished two
years ago. Judge Van Wyck became
a Justice of the supreme court second
judicial district, and his term will ex-
pire this year.
The Chicago platform Democrats
who in conference Wednesday nigh
adopted resolutions empowering ant
instructlng the committee on organiza
tion, composed of one member from eacl
senate district in the state, to place
I'm nomination full ticket by petition
should the Democratic convention fai
TO affirm the Chicago platform, had an
other meeting yesterday, after the re-
suit of the regular committee on reso
lutions report became known. Under
the instruction of the conference, which
requires that a full ticket be nomi
mated within As hours, the committe,
on organization win meet at the Union
| Square Hotel, New York city, tonigh
and select a candidate for each plac,
upon the state ticket.