The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-12

At the end OF about an hour tho noises that
foated out through the transom died away or
were drowned by the orchestrion notes. and 1t
was whispered They're taking vote
They were. For the next that was
heard was the voice OF Ex-senator Hill.
saying: We'll. II that Is the decision
OF the committee l will bow to it
and / cannot say anything against 1t.
But do object. do object to the usurpation OF
the powers that have always been invested in
this State Committee
% to 20. Kings county. on which
Senator Hill had relied. didn't stand by him.
The Hon. John l.. Shea who held the proxy Of
Hugh Mclaughlin. voted against him.
Hardly had Senator HIS voice OF protest
died away when the Hon. Frank Fl Mott who
held the proxy Of Thomas Dowd OF Chautauqua
could be scen to rise. He held in his hand the
Bryan resolution which is printed above. He
passed 1t up to Secretary de Freest. who read
it.
There was a blank look on tho faces OF Sena-
tor Hills friends and a gleetu! look on the face
OF the Hon. Richard Croker. who sat on the
left OF the table at which Chairman Frank
Campbell presided.
The moment the resolution was read. Mr..
Croker got up with his thumbs in his pockets.
walked over to the side OF the table and said that
he seconded tho resolution. He said that IL the
Hon. William Jennings Bryan should be nomi-
mated again for the Presidency. he would sup
port him and he believed that the rank and file
of the Democracy would support him. and
that the rank and file demanded his renomi-
nation
Mr. Croker walked up and down the room
with the air Of Frank Daniels in The Wizard
OF the Nile " when he says: We'll. am a wiz
ard ? Well am I n wiz Wall now
There were six or seven speeches after Mr..
Cookers. Upstate mon made most Of them.
and many Of these upstate men declared that
they didn't see any reason why Mr.. Bryan
should be exalted above all other men.
One voice that hoated out declared that he
could win his Assem- blymen this year II they
didn't foist the Bryan platform on him. Others
as strenuously advocated the resolution.
Senator McCarren and John L. Shea de-
olared that there was no use bucking against
the popular leader.
Finally Hill made speech. The beginning
was in that low modulated tone that he uses
to start with. so that at this time 1t 10 not pos
oible to report 1t. He walked up and down the
committee room like Mr. Croker and finally
walking over to him shook a finger under
his nose. And then. in the corridor his voice
was heard saying:
You can change your mind once. You can
change your mind twice. You can change your
mind three times. You have changed your
mind twice In the last six monts. but IL you
do it again. II you do 1t after this night.
you will be open to the charge OF inslncerity.
While Mr.. Hills finger was wagging up and
down under the nose OF Mr.. Croker. Mr..
Croker looked Mr.. Hill square In the eye and
grinned. and at the end tho committee
| laughed.
Those who were inside said that Mr. Croker
retorted: II guess can stand that"
Mr.. Hill continued talking. Mr. Croker con-
| tinued walking. Finally tho voice again died
! away. The orchestron was still going. There
was again the whisper. They're voting"
| This vote resulted in the adoption OF the res
| oution-34 to IA. Bve and bye the voices
started up again. and 1t came out that the
| Cayuga case was on.
The controversy over Cayuga was precpi-
tated by the introduction OF the following reso-
| luton by the Cayuga committeeman. DR.. n. P.
Conway:
THAT the County Clerk OF Cayuga county be
notified by the Chairman and Secretary OF the
| State Committee that the ticket In Cayuga
| county nominated by the Democratic party
| and consisting OF John II. Sawyer OF Auburn.
| for District Attorney Watson Seelover OF
| Niles for Superintendent OF the Poor and. for
| Coroner. Douglas A. White OF Montezuma be
! the regular Democratic ticket and is so recog
nizsd."
Henry d. Brewster moved an amendment to
the resolution providing that a committee o!
five be sent to CayuEa to investigate tho con o..
ditons there. the ticket named in DR.. Conway'a
| resolution. IL is said. having been made up BY
only half dozen OF the towns q Cayuga while
there are moro than thirty in the county.
| Mr.. Hill favored the amendment and spok e
for It, but it was voted down and the original
resolution vas adopted.
Elliot Danforth offered a resolution which
was adopted looking to the establishment Of
permanent headquarters for the committee, II
| somebody will only be kind enough to foot the
bills 1t was as follows:
RPsolred That the chairman OF this commit.
tee he and no is hereby authorized. whenever
| in his judgment 1t Ia deemed advisable. pro.
| vided he has secured the necessary hnancia
support for such special purpose. to open III
and maintain permanent headquarters for the
State Committee. from which to dlsseminat,
documents. to secure enrolment OF the Dem
| ocratic voters OF the State. to conduct cores
| pondence with Democratic newspapers anC
with Town and County Committees. and other
wise to do whatever may be proper anc
necessary to aid and benefit the Democratic
party and increase Its voting strength and t.
secure better and more efficient organiza
ton. especially In the country districts OF tn,
State"
After tho adoption OF this resolution tn,
committee adjourned.