New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-29

DEUOCPATIC BATTLE ROYAL On
AT SYRACUSE.
THE EX-SENATOR SEEMS SIkoN"t"
THAN HIS NEMlES-GON tkNoh-
SHIP ASPIR tNTS.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO ruE rRIBuSE.l


Syracuse y Y. Sept. 2S.-The Democratic
State Convention met here to-day, nut old noun
ing Time must be taken the Democratic lead
ers thought to look over the list or the nom
,nations made by the Republican state CON
vantinn in saratoga yesterday and the plat
form adoptcn there before any action IN OPP
position should be taken. There is mlghN
/ thirst for Offices in the Democratic party ana
no mistake II possible Will be made
Perhaps # was the thought Of the great
/ Rough Rider at the head of the Republican col
umn that inspired caution IN dealing with inc
/ political situation in this state. nemoer VI
! Roosevclts regiment happened to stroll down
| to the Democratic headquarters. in the Yates
House. habited in his picturesque UNIFORM 10
dav and with A Roosevelt button already pinned
on his coat There he attracted an amount OF
attention which DISTURBED the minds Of all Dem
! ocratic politicians who passed by.
Yes" sail this Rough Rider. a soldier who
was visiting his grandparents i'm Syracuse, we
boys all love Roosevelt because he took such
good care Of his regiment"
sENAToRsHIP THE GREAT PRIZE.
David y Hill. IN Senator Murphy's interest Is
endeavoring to keep National issues in the
background The platform will deal solely with
state. issues The main work Of tho managers
Of tho party. nevertheless. will he 10 elect
! Democratic Legislature and thus to re-elect
Senator Murphy. and. second in importance. to
/ elect the candidates on tn" State ticket. Sen
ator Murphy voted for the Teller resolution. ana
therefore stands pledged to sustain the silver
! policy Of his pirty He is silver DEMOCRAT
and as a matter Of policy his candidacy for re-
election must be kept in the background with
a National purpose in their minds the Demo-
| cratic leaders are endeavorng TO delude the
/ people into the belief that they are thinking
only bout State matters. Put with Congress
men to elect this fall and a United States SEN
/ atorship at stake. II would seem Impossible 10
keep the silver issue out of the canvass. In
/ deed. the presence hero OF a large body Of chi
caeo Platform Democrats insisting upon the
reafiirmaion Of that platform. is evidence ot
the impossihility of the Democratic party es-
Gaping from it's own bad record on this matter
Moreover the Democratic party Of this state.
unlike that ~ Connecticut. takes no steps TO
rcpudiatc the Chicago platform. Murphy. a
SILVER Democrat. is to be reelected as Senator
II possible hu, there is to he no public pro'la-
nation IN advance of this part Of the pro-
Erammc.
I'm to-day's convention a silver Democrat
from Monroe County who offered a resolution
instruciinc ,hc Committee on Resolutions 10
bring in a plank rcafHrmins the Chicago plat
form was snuTed out. and had TO hear loud
cries + Get out" from free speaking Tammany
! delegates
NIL WINS TIE FIRST ROUND.
Mr I'M has card work TO carry out hIs pro-
eramrne ~ aiding Murphy. for the latter despite
his professions ~ regard FOR Hill's scheme ~
party harmony At least on tho surface. on every
ari f'roixa i'm "a
/ Temps o. lessen HlS power
To-day there WAS hot sCrmmage between
Mr. Hill's followers and those of Mr.. Croker in
/ tho committee on Credentials. which showed
that tho I'M Croker reconciliation was short
/ uyod There were three contesting delegations
/ from the counties ~ Monroe and Eric, and three
s,ats IN the Democratic state Committee were
involved i'm the decision Corporation Counsel
! Whalen of Nev-Y York appeared for the CON
tcstants and a prominent IIill man under Mt
! HnTs direction appeared for the delegates mold
ing the regular credentials
In tho vote on each case Mr.. Hills follow
ere took ono side while those ~ Ross" Croker.
Ross" Mclaughlin. of Brooklyn and "Boss'
Nu-phv took the other Against tho combined
mower Of Tammany Hall. the Mclaughlin DEM
ocratz and tho Murphy Democrats. Mr. Hl
won tho fght The Hlll delegates wer" seated
! hy yotc ~ - - %. Mr H thus showed
that he had a clear majority IN the Committee
On Credentials which seems 10 indoat" that he
has a majority of the convention IN his CON
trol Rut possibly combinations against MN
made h, Tammapv Hall may break that CON
/ trol
HILLS PRELIMINARY WORK.
The result ~ MI H1rs activity among the
rural Dcmocrats vas certainly disclosed in that
croker remained in Europe engaged in horse
racing and Senator Murphy merely concerned
sbin,self about the Democratic politics Of Rens
solaor county. Mr.. Hil oas hard NJ work evNry
dav making combinations and deals 10
strengthen his friends I'm the rural parts of tho
etate Then he put forward several candi-
d,tes In order to gather under his control all
this Democratic rural vote. Elliot Danforth
eo, together n big lot NJ IT and Frank Campbell
Irdge Robert g. Titus md John Sianchhed
zach did his share
Mr. Hill began this afternoon ~ Try 20 con
solidate into one body all this rural Demo
cratic vote He had John j Stanchfed. Elliot
| Danforth and James * Mcclure meet in a
room with the representatives. Of Judge Titus
If RuNaIo The ostensible motive Of this meet
Ing WAS union Of the up State delegates
against Tammany Hall Mr. nm cry skill
fully for several days had spread the report
that Mr. Croker intended to nominate Mayor
Van Wyck Of New York. FOR Governor. This
would he. he argued the seizure Of the state
| Government by Tammany Hall II already
possessed the patronage of Greater New-f ork
and it desired to possess that of the state GOV
ernment.
There always has been dislike of Tammanv
! Hall by tho rural Democrats. and therefore, Mr
| Hilrs argument had great effect
CROKER AND TITUS.
Mr. Croker saw that ii was dangerous. and
| therefore said to-day: