The Wichita tribune., 1898-10-01
JUST 50 IT'S A VIM HYCk
New York Democrats Name the
Mayors Brother for Governor.
NOM MATED BY A WALK0VER.
Croker and the Brooklyn Manager United
on the New Candidate, and He Went
Through With a Rush-Little Comfort
for the SiIverites.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 80. = The
bright skies and clear atmosphere of
the early morning found no parallel in
the political situation preceding the
reassem bling of the Democratic state
convention. Before many delegates
had arisen this morning the leaders
were about the corridors and at $50
o'clock it was announced from Mr..
Croher's headquarters that the New
York and Kings county delegations
had united on Augustus Van Wyck of
Brooklyn, a brother of Mayor Van
Wyck of New York, for governor, and
that the mayor would be withdrawn.
When the convention met soon after
noon Frederick Schraub was elected
permanent chairman and was escorted
to the chair He made an address in
which he denounced the Republican
state administration; charged the ma
tional government with criminal ne
glect of troops in the Spanish war and
said
Everywhere Democrats were in the
van-Dewey, Schley, Hobson, Lee,
Wheeler, Democratic heroes all, have
written high their names in the Amer
lean temple of fame"
When nominations were declared in
order Judge S. $. Taylor of Chemung
presented the name of John Il. Stanch-
field for governor; NJ. Z. Haven of Syr-
acuse nominated Mayor James K. Nc
Guire for governor and William Nj.
Mackie Of Erie nominated Judge
Robert G. Titus
1t was about 1 o'clock when Andrew
McLain of Kings county was recog-
nized to present the name of Augustus
Van Wyck
On calling the roll it was soon seen
that Van Wyck had a walkover. The
vote for governor, as announced, was:
Van Wyck, $50; Titus, Al; Mcclure, 21;
Stanchfeld, SO.
Elliott Danforth was unanimously
nominated for lieutenant governor.
George w Batten of Niagara county
was named by acclamation for secre-
tary Of state.
Edward s. Atwater was named for
comptroller; E. B. Norris, of Wayne
county, for state treasurer; Thomas +.
Conway for attorney general, and
Martin Schnech of Renssaler, for state
engineer. All these nominations were
made by acclamation. The ticket
named is the Croker Nc Laughlin slate
given out by their managers this
morning.
A mention of the name of William
Jennings Bryan by Thomas Carmody
in seconding the nomination of Stanch-
field produced the greatest demonstra-
tion witnessed in the convention.
Delegates stood on chairs waving hats,
while from the galleries men waved
hats and even coats, and one man
grabbed a Cuban flag from the deco
rations and waved it amidst the Wild
est excitement. The demonstration
continued for several minutes.
The only thing decided finally upon
last night and not subject to change
was that there will not be any men
tion either of the Chicago national
| platform nor of silver. The delegates
of the Chicago platform Democracy
who met later at the city hall to or
| ganize bolt of the regular
Democratic ticket should the
platform of 1896 be ignored, split
nearly even by a bolt among
their own members. Dissatisfied by q
ruling of Chairman Henry NJ. Melon
aid of New York half or nearly halt
of the delegates followed the lead OF
Calvin L. Keach of Lansingburgh and
Quilted the hall, after meeting at
which disorder prevailed to an extent
that the presiding officer was power
less to control and motions and cOun
termotions were lost in maze of par
| liamentarY entanglements.