New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-06

order. and that the resolution Is referred TO
the Committee on Resolutions without debate.
Stokes refused TO accept the decision of the
Chair and clamored for the reading of his
platform. His remarks were almost drowned by
the Kisses and cries in the convention The
clanor kept up for long time. Finally Chair
man Danforth said:
Under the rules adopted by this body. any
one creating a disturbance in the convention
will be excluded from the building"
MISSES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
Here was the place where Stokes had a great
opportunity, but he failed TO grasp 1t. Mr.. Dan
forth admitted last night that he was in cold
sweat to koow whether Stokes would take him
at his word not. Stokes. however. didn't. If
he had said: II stand and fall upon that, and
will have it go upon record that a Democratic
delegate expelled from the State Conven-
ton of the Democrats of the State of New-York
for urging the reaffirmation of the Chicago
platform" he would have placed the Chair and
the leaders in box where they would not have
dared TO exclude him, and the fight would have
been precipitated, a vote upon the question
would have been necessary. AS ii was. he
missed his opportunity and subsidized
Senator McCarren came In little after this
ana announced that the Committee on Resolu-
tons was just about completing its work. and
that il would be ready TO make a report within
half an hour. He suggested that the convention
stand adjourned until this report could be made.
Chairman Danforth said that. as the convention
had agreed 10 vacate the hall by o'clock he
thought II best 10 wait quietly for the report of
the Committee on Resolutions. This was agreed
TO- In the interim the band played and Stokes
again claraored for hearing. Finally the Com
mittee Resolutions entered the hail. and Fred
erick c. Shraub escorted TO the stage
and read the platform When he came to the
money plank and slurred 1t over he was Kissed
ard cheered. When he declared that the dele
cation should De instructed for Bryan some one
In the gallery sobbed out in triumphant voice:
''I-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-e-d. Thank God"
When Mr. Schraub finished and a vote
called for the irrepressfble Stokes again jumped
up and offered his platform as an amendment
He was cried down and vote taken When the
vote he went at it again but Senator
Grady called for the thanks of the convention
"for the able and satisfactory way in which the
officers Of the convention served and they were
voted. and amid Stokes's clamor adjournment
taken
THE REAL STATE MACHINE.
The delegations from the various Senate dis
tricts to the State Convention yesterday named
members of the State Committee. There are
City members Of the State Committee, from
each Senate district. This committee is the
nations. platforms. settles contests and regu-
iates the party. Senator Hill has always been
powerful through control of this committee until
Croker wrestec il away from him some time
ago. It boldly announced yesterday that
he would elect a majority Of State Com
mitteemen favorable to him. In this case
IL had been declared that Frank Campbell
the present chairman and a warm and loyal
friend of Mr.. Hill. would be reelected. 1t was
declared that Senator P. II. McCarren was the
candidate of the anti-Hill men. Therefore great
interest was taken in the election of the COM
rnittee. The committee met at the Hoffman
House last night to organize. Upon the com
pletion of the organization it apparent that
Mr.. Hin was in control. The committee formed
by electing Frank Campbell, of Bath chairman
Eugene Hughes. Of Onondaga, was elected treas
urer Mr. Hughes. who is a partner of John
T. Gaynor, succeeds Mr.. Gaynor the
rnittee and as treasurer. Charles r. De Freest
was elected secretary, John 3. Mason, assistant
secretary, and Len HgltWager, sergeant-at-
arms. Mr.. Hill made the motions and also
offered resolutions seating P. E McCabe, in
Albany; James II. Flanagan, In the XXXIVth
District. and Jacob Gerling in the XLIVth Dis
trict. The chairman of the committee
powered to appoint an executive committee.
He will do to-day, and it Will probably be the
old committee. with Elliot Danforth as chair
man.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
The State Committee, elected yesterday,
with the exception of the XLVIth, in which
there is a unsettled contest is as follows: