Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
NEW YORK SILVER TICKET
Young Henry George the Choice of the
Party for Governor.
RiOtOus Scene in the Union Square
HoteI-EIliOt Danforth Also on
the List of Nominees.

From the New York Tribune, Today,
Henry George, son of the late sing,e-taX
leader, was last night nominated for gov
error by the nominating committee APP
pointed last Tuesday by the convention of
the Chicago platform democrats at SYRIA
cUse. The silver men mad been openly
threatening that, unless the democratic
convention nominated silver man for gov
error and Endorsed the Chicago platform.
they would put ticket of their own In the
field. Last night they did it at the Union
Square Hotel. Elliot Danforth, the regular
democratic candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor. was nominated for the same place
by the silver men. The remainder of the
ticket nominated in one of the parlors of
the Union Square Hotel was as follows:
For secretary of state-Gideon j. Tucker.
Controller-J. McDonough of Albany.
Treasurer-H. c. Cation of Buffalo.
Attorney general-Ole F. Snyder of Buff
falo.
Lee of Rockland county.
Willis j. Abbott who attended the meet
ing at which the Nominations were made,
said that he dined with Mr. George last
evening and that he was confident he would
accept the nomination. He added that he
came down from Syracuse the other day
with Elliot Danforth, and while he was not
authorized to speak for him, he believed
that he, too, would accept his nomination
on the silver ticket.
The Interruptions.
H. NJ Mcdonald, president of the New
York Bimetallic League, acted as chair
man of the nominating committee and
among those who took prominent part in
lis deliberations were H. NJ. Goulden, Ezra
futile and Benjamin Dobin. About forty
delegates from state senate districts Were
said to be present, but as the doors were
kept closed this statement could not be
verified.
The meeting of the nominating commit
tee was not accomplished without some in
terruptions. After the doors were closed a
large number OF silverites of various stages
Of Nliteracy drifted up to the parlor floor,
and, averrirg that they We're delegates
from assembly districts. demanded admis-
sion in the name of the holy cause of
downtrodden labor" against the "blarsted
plutoc"at." Their fellow workers inside de.
MED their requests, deigning not to explain
that only senate district delegates were
authorized to name the official opponents
Of the money DEVIL
Then came John ]. Oates, formerly cor
oner of RichIacnd county, saying that If he
thought he had right inside he'd bust in
the door and be darned to EN-" Thus in
cited, S. j. Mcbride, who said he was a
delegate from the fifth senate district said
he'd be hanged If he didn't bust the door
open" Instead, he orened it and was step
ping boldly In, his manly chest swelling
Win lfdlSHdtiou WHeE he was met by j.
w. Everett, the sergeant-at-arms, who
promptly threw him into the hall. ]. j.
Daly, who roasts corporations in the twen-
ty-hfth assembly district whenever he can
get an audience, was the next to make q
trial, and he was also repulsed.
The Kickers Subsidized
The hall was filed with the shouts Of
them that had not triumphed, and the de-
Eunciations of H. NJ Mcdonald filled the
air Boss! bossr they shouted. We've
got Croker of our ownw'
Just Their the boss opened the door and
broke the hush that greeted his appear
ance by remarking: This noise must be
stopped. If you are not quiet I shall call
the police and have the floor cleared
The kickers subsided and shut themselves
Tito the parlor across the hall, where they
resolved to hold rump parliament of their
own, and If necessary nominate full state
ticket or their own account.
The dlsaffected elected Col. A. c. Fiske az
chairman and T. w. Jobemann as secre-
tary. They selected Maj. Calhoun to keep
order, which he did not.
After the secretary lad read the platform
adopted by the silverites at Syracuse the
other day, Col. Fislse made what are known
among the silver spellbinders as "a few re-
marks"
Mr.. Daily, before mentioned, moved that
a committee OF five be appointed TO go to
the committee In session and request i'd
mission as spectators.
Things looked squally, whom somebody
suggested a recess of ten minutes, which
vas voted. The meeting forgot to recon
Vene, however, being too busy In cheering
when the boss" announced that Henry
George had been nominated. Just before