The herald., 1898-09-29

D CROKER
night tonight it was alleged that Mr.. Gro
ker and Tammany would fight the adcI
ton of the report ON the floor of the con
vention tomorrow. 1t Is also asserted tina
| the Tammany delegates, finding the up
| state sentiment strongly against Va.
| Wyck, have thought Of taking up Judge
| d. Cady Herrick Of Albany as their can
d.date to prevent ex-senator H!ll nominal
| ing Mr.. Stanchtield, and to combat any
| idea that Hill has defeated Croker A
midnight 1t is generally conceded that Mr.
Danforth will go into the convention will
more votes than any other candidate bu
rot enough to nominate. The Stanch
field boom has grown rapidly tonight, anC
many Tammany men are talking Of It.
| The only thing decided finally upon to-
night, and not subject to change tomorrow
i is that there Will not be any mention
either Of the Chicago national platform
nor of Silver. Long before the platform
committee met there were indications thai
this was so. In the convention Delegate
J. G. Pierce Of Monroe offered resolu-
| ton endorsing the Chicago platform, but
was not allowed to speak upon It, and Il
was not read. Till later in the day the
silver adherents applied to the committee
On resolutions to put in plank Of endorse
! ment but met with refusal.
A Silver Ticket
The result Of all this was meeting Of a
number Of the silver men and the selec-
ton of state ticket which will be put in
| the field if they are not recognized. The
proposed ticket is this:
For governor-Will:am Clark Of Oswego.
Lieutenant governor-Charles b. Mat
thews Of Eric.
| Secretary Of state-A. C. Fiske Of New
York.
Comptroller-Levi S. Lewis Of Albany.
| State treasurer-John Boyd Of New
York.
| Attorney general-A. D. Wales Of Brooke.
| State engineer-Martin Schenck Of Rens-
salaer.
| There were some other phases Of the sill
yer question which were quite amusing,
| and led to a display of scientific politics
upon the part Of those in charge of the
party affairs who are for a state platform
without mention Of national issues.
1t was called to the conventions atten-
ton that Hosea r. Rockwell of Chemung
who presided today over the committee on
platform, has always been Silver Demo-
crat, and yet will have to read from the
stage of the convention platform devoid
of any commentator of the Chicago plat
form. Then, late in the afternoon, 1t was
announced that the selection for perma-
nent chairman of the convention had fallen
upon Frederick Schraub of Jeffers on, who
was a candidate for lieutenant governor on
the state stlvermen's ticket two years ago.
When the Silver Democrats heard of
these ironlca1 movements on the part of the
organization of the Democrats, they de-
clined to talk, but there is every indica-
ton that they are quite willing to believe
that their support IS somewhat weakened
by these movements. Together with
their newly made slate of candidates they
also have a very brief platform, which re-
cites as prominent planks:
Reaffrmation of the Chicago platform
abolition of tolls for travelling on the public
highways; all state revenues to be de-
rived from the succession or inheritance
taxes. or to the proposed amendment to the
state constitution proposing biennial ses-
sionS or the legislature.
Work in Committee
SYRACUSE, N. Y. Sept. 2s.-After the
convention adjourned the committee on
resolutions went into session. The plat
form was Immediately referred to sub
committee and the general committee ad-
journed to meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning The subcommittee at once be-
gan its labor upon the platform.
At 4:45 committee of members of the
Chicago platform Democracy, headed by
c. A. Meach, appeared before the sub-com-
mittee on resolutions and asked that the
resolutions adopted by the conference on
Chicago platform Democrats, which was
held at Albany during the latter part of
August, be made a portion of the Demo-
cratic state platform or that the platform
should reaffirm the Chicago national plat
form.
After lengthy discussion Mr.. Meach and
his associates retired from the confer
ence. They were apparently not encour-
aged to believe the Chicago platform would
be indorsed.
The platforms salient points, as agreed
upon by the subcommittee up to midnight
and liabale to little change are:
The Republican administration just clos
ing will be arraigned for Its extravaganza
of the peoples money. The working Of the
Raines' law Is condemned. The Republic
an party will be arraigned for protecting
monopolies and trusts.
The bad treatment of the soldiers is pro-
claimed against. The Democratic party
was justly proud of the bravery of our
soldiers and proud that the war has ended
with so much glory to our people, but In
the hour Of victory the people are com.
PEELED to bow their heads in disgrace and
humiliation over the treatment of the SOL
diers, due to the incompetency of heart
less government officials. There had been
promises of investigation but there was
only one way, and that was to turn the Of
ficers down and out and let the Democrats
do the investigating.
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