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New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
THE STATE CONVENTION.
WOODRUFF LIKELY TO BE TEMPORARY
CHAIRMAN AND STRANAHAN
PERMANENT.

BENJAMIN B. Odell. jr. who is to be nominated
for Governor by the Republican State Convention
unless the plans of the leaders miscarry, said yes
terday that there truth in q report that
Senator Platt and Governor Roosevelt had dis
agreed seriously about the nomina tons to be made
by the convention Mr.. Oden had luncheon with
the Governor on Monday at the Hoffman House
and talked with Senator Platt at the Oriental
Hotel. Manhattan Beach. Monday night g.
The candidate for Lieutenant-Cioverno has not
been decided on" Mr.. Ode said yesterday but
Governor Roosevelt Senator Piatt and all the lead
ers desire the nomination of a man who will be
vote getter 1t is not to be expected that a candi-
date will be selected in advance of the meeting of
the convention at Saratoga"
General Greene president of the Republican
County Committee. said yesterday that he was
sorry that Charles A. Scheren had refused TO be a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, but he said
there were many prominent Republicans any one
or whom would make strong candidate
Mr. OCeL said yesterday that the selection of
temporary and permanent chairnen of the Renuh
Hcah state Convention would be made by the State
committee AT It's meeting the evening of SEN
teInner g. at Saratoga. but in all proba bIity Lien
tenant-GoVernoT Woodruff would be the temporary
CHAIRMAN and state Senator Nevada N Strana ha n
the permanent chairman The reason for select
ing senator Stranahan for permanent Chairman II
vas SAID at the State headquarters YESTERDAY was
Ihat ne was cool headed and good parIiarnen-
Iariah' although not great orator
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
.SHEEHAN'S SECOND DEFEA T.
HIS MEN PARADE TO CELEBRATE VIC
TORY OWING TO A CLERICAL
ERROR IN ADDITION

The fight in the IXth Assembly District between
the Goodwin-Smith and the Sheehan factions re-
suited in a victory for the former. The exact out
of the contest much debated the Shee-
han contingent admitting a defeat of only 50
votes whereas their opponents say they won by a
majority Of Jos ballots Until the last two districts
were heard from both factions were parading I'D
and down lIighth-ave.. with a hurrah of cheers a
beating of drums. footing of horns and waving of
banners each yelling TO the other that the victory
its
The headquarters Of the Goodwln-Smith faction Is
in Elghth-ave., between Twenty-fourth and Twenty
fifth SITS. The Sheehan forces had for their rendez-
vous the Pequod Club In Twenty -hfth-st. Just
west of Eighth-ave At the Pequod Club Senator
Munzinger sat at end table on the top floor and
received the returns from the district captains
There twenty FIVE election districts in the IXth
and the returns began TO in shortly after the
polls closed at O'Clock. The heavy nnatorties In
favor Of Goodwin at first dampened the spirits of
the crowd waiting around the Senator. When
about one-half the districts had been heard from
the tide began to toward Sheehan
At the other end Of the room sat John c. Sheehan
AS the voting began 10 look favorable for him
leys OF cheers went up from the street where
howiing crowd had collected
Speech. sheehan. speech" came the chorus from
the But all the while Mr. sheehan and the
Senator were shaking their heads at each other
At last Mr.. Sheehan made the following statement
Don't be too sure. The whole forces OF Tam
many Hall aligned against us Richard Croker
fears "s more this v%ar than evar before because
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
THE DEMOCRATIC CONTESTS.
SHEEHAN AGAIN BEATEN BY GOODWIN
IN THE NTH.

The Tammany factional fights in several dis
tricts attracted some attention yesterday. The
hardest fight was in the IXth District between the
forces of John c. Sheehan and Frank j. Goodwin
Goodwin is a Croker man, and defeated Sheehan
for leader last March. Sheehan fought hard but
beaten The fight in the With District also
attracted much attention. James w. Boyle the
present leader, was overthrown and impressively
defeated by Patrick H. Keahon The other fights
were not of so much Importance and did not at
tract much attention.
In the XIIIth District J. ]. o. Bren contested the
by a heavy majority.
Matthew F. Donohue had a very easy time in
defeating James Conway, the aspirant for the lead
ershiP Of the Democratic forces in the XXIst AS
senply District Yesterday. OF a total of about
two thousand votes cast Donohue received over
fifteen hundred, and in election district was
Conway particularly prominent. A procession fol-
for Donohue 20 49,
In the Annexed District Thomas H. o'Neiu the
regular leader, won in contest with Alfred II
Morris by majority of 455.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
STEVENSON GOOD ENOUGH PoPULIsr
QUARREL IN THE IIIITH.
COUNTY COMMITTEE BLAMED FOR SHOWING
OPPOSITION TIE REGULAR TICKETS.

COUNTY COMMITTEE BLAMED FOR SHOWING
OPPOSITION TIE REGULAR TICKETS.
In the XXIxth Assembly District there was
sharp contest among the Republicans The reyu-
lar ticket headed BY Alexander T. Mason the
leader OF the district The opposition ticket differed
from the regular ticket its list Of delegates
County Committee. Out OF the ten names Of dele
gates 10 the County Committee six had been
changed and if the opposition had won they could
have chosen the leader Of the district. notwfth-
standing the fact that Mr Mason both
tickets.
The total vote so far as known giving the op-
position credit for seven in a district that
heard from officially and not counting any for
the regulars footed up tSS to 39S in favor Of the
regular ticket. The six that appeared the
opposition ticket for delegates 10 the County Com
mittee Arthur L. Merriam. J. J. DoOdy. ThOr-
F Wentworth. General Samuel Thomas. 2 A
Partridge and /. N BullOwa
Mr.. Mason was very much incensed II the con
duct Of his opponents He gave out rle following
statement;
General Greene. Of the Republican County Com
mittee, gave out TO the opposition managers
few days the copy OF the ticket in each election
district which was being printed by the Official
that the opponents supplied with f1fqrns tiqn
which enabled them prepare opposition tcNe{s N
such manner t0 deceive the voters This IS an
unheard OF proceeding. The tickets were uCC pup
ne doeunnents There will be the hizSest row IN tue
Executive County Committee ever heard o.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
THE CAMPAIGN IN MARYLAND.
Mr.. MUDD THINKS REPUBLICANS WILL, CARpv
THE STATE BY ABOUT TEN THOU
SAND MAJORITY.

Washington, Aug Is (speciaD tive
Mudd, Of Maryland. was in the city to-day The
campaign in Maryland will be opened early in Sen
temoer and on the 18th OF that month Mr. Mudd
VIII begin active political work in his district
The Democrats talking silver in Mary
ianc said Mr.. Mudd and will shrink
from freely meeting them that issue, as well as
on Imperialism. In the rural districts of my State
the people have not begun think OF the ca m
palsh; inc people there pay no attention to the
cry OF Imperialism, regarding IL merely issue
got up 10 catch votes for Bryan"
Ar. Mudd did not think Senator Wellington would
innuenee many votes against the Republican ticket
IN ms state The Gold Democrats, he said, will
not be with us 10 the extent they were in 1896, as
IHney say tney 90 not think there Is any danger OF
silver legislation. l am certain that viii carry
Naryland py majority. ! think. of about ten
tNts majority
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
CROKER A BUDDING ORATOR.
HE ASTOUNDS DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
BY A DIATRIBE TO REPORTERS
MAY GO on THE STUMP,
,HsrBm TIN cAvc

Richard Croker made d long speech to number
of newspaper men and visitors TO Democratic head
quarters yesterday Ex-senator Murphy and State
Senator McCarren. who are used to the taciturnity
of the Tammany chief, at first surprised, then
astonished. and finally overcome by his flow of
words AS Mr. Croker spoke he walked up and
down the room, punctUatng his remarks with
funny little gestures like Senator Grady. The
speech evoked by question Mr.. Croker
asked what he thought about the statement pub
lshed yesterday that Indiana would go Democratic
by 2sO00 majority a Republican canvass. He
said:
1t will give more than 5000 Democratic majority.
1t will 90 Democratic by 10000 Illinois will so
Democratic; Ohio will go Democratic. They've
get a Republica1 Governor In Ohio who is minor
mater who Is nominated.
There's a good deal OF difference between the
feeling this year and four years ago. Go out on
the street and talk to people; you find most of
going to sweep this country for Bryan this year
Twenty-Five years ago when l was young
Der of small stores. They all did good business
The proprietors paid $1,000 a year them or
more. They could afford to pay that money There
no bills up in the windows in those days Now
you see plenty of them. What is doing this? 1t
is the trusts.
Mr.. Croker then asked how many department
stores there were in town. Twelve of them were
counted up. Mr.. Croker then said:
What's to prevent those twelve stores from COM
bining into one trust, discharging nearly all their
They won't need any advertisement then
Mr.. Croker then figured up how many millions
of dollars were spent in advertisements by the de-
partment stores and said:
They'll take all that money away from the
papers and then the papers will have to go under
They'll throw all of you newspaper men out of
employment What is true of the department
stores Is true of all other trades and businesses
know ii.
,rGSt d2wp To- tbd BFF9;adway F; Yog don't ngs
ing for McKinley Business is bad and ''iieE they
don't ti! & care You'll find more people talk of Bryan
ind so many in Wall Street. but you will find more
than there were four years ago. People don't he
leve Mr.. Bryan is going to hurt this country He
Is too able man to do any damage to the country
and hurt the securities. Nobody is afraid of Brvan
this year, but they afraid of the trusts There
IS no difference between the trusts and imperialism
Both try to concentrate everything in the hands Of
the few. 1t Is the trust question which is bringing
about this apathy and at the same time Creating p
sentiment fer Mr.. Bryan. "
When Mr.. Croker finished this speech. some one
suggested that he take the stump this fall and
contine himself 10 talking to young men and warn
them about trusts Mr. Croker was asked about
the matter and replied:
Il may do little talking"
What will you talk about?" was asked.
Just what said to YOU, about trusts thinL,
it is my duty to warn the young men,"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
Mr.. Sheehan said
HILLS FORCES BOLT IN CAYUGA.

Auburn. n. Y. Aug. @-The Hin forces in the
I'D District Of Cayuga County under the leadership
of Hiram ". Babcock. OF Fleming, to-day bolted
the Democratic Convention for that district No
ravia. and held a convention OF their own They
elected delegates TO the State Convention in the
persons of William Ryan, Of AureIus; William
Purdy. OF Auburn. and Charles B. ParseI, of Niles
II requires the votes of thirty-six delegates to
constitute a majority in the district. Undizpured
and uncontrolled. the Babcock-Hin forces had
twenty. There were nine delegates IN dispute. Con-
ceding them the Hill forces their total strength
would muster twenty-nine less than a
majority.
The Croker-Murphy forces. led by State Commit
teeman Conway, had forty-fve votes undisputed
and uncontested, in the regularly called COnven-
tion. nine more than majority. The Babcock-
Hill followers took part in the regular conven-
ton other than the selection of temporary chair
man. They boted when John c. Healsy, Of Au-
burn, Croker-Conway man. chosen. The
regular convention chose delegates TO the State
Convention James Stewart. Of Locke; John c.
Healey. OF Auburn. and Martin MalOney, jr., Of
ledyard.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
PINGREE's DETECTION DENIED.
PLANS OF SOME PROMINENT REPUBLICAN
SPEAKERS

Chicago. Aug. sc. J. Dtekma, chairman Of tbe
Republican State Committee OF Michigan called
to-day at Republican National headquarters and
denied the reported detection of Governor Pingree
from the party.
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana. will begin his
speaking tour in Chicago on September % He will
then continue through the Northwestern States
Senator Allison will also speak in Colorado and
Idaho. Senator Dolliver. of Iowa will con6ne his
canvass principally TO mis- own State, and Will only
appointment to the Senate 49,
Senator Cushman *. Davis. of Minnesota was a
caller at headquarters to-day He has been in
Sited TO speak at ratification meeting at Buffalo
cept
Senator Cullom stated that he would confine his
Epeechmakng principally, If not entirely TO Illi-
nois- He had made some pledges to j. H Man
ley Of Maine. but said ne would write TO him i'm
medlately cancelling his engagements.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
KEAHON DEFEATS BOYLE.
COMMISSIONERS REPRESENTATIVE SAYS
HE HAD LOT OF MONEY TO FIGHT.

COMMISSIONERS REPRESENTATIVE SAYS
HE HAD LOT OF MONEY TO FIGHT
II shall beat them two to one" remarked Com
missioner James ". Boyle last evening TO a Trb-
reporter. before he got the news of his over
whelming defeat in the With Assembly District
The Commissioner made this confident remark at
$50 o'clock at the clubhouse in West Fourteenth
St. but at 10 O'Clock the gave Keahon 1902
votes out of twenty-five election districts. op-
posed to $50 votes for Boyle.
At the Keahon headquarters, at No. 136 Eighth
ave, the news from the primaries celebrated
with fireworks and parade through the district,
headed by Alderman Keahon Speaking for Mr.
Keahon John p. Hilley one of the managers of his
campaign said that the result of the primaries
than satisfactory TO Mr.. Keahon. His
enormous majority surprising, but It only
showed the feeling of the citizens of the district
the question of leadership Mr.. Boyle had been
leader of the district for seven years Mr.. keahon
was member OF the Democratic Club the Royal
Arcanum and the Jeffersonian Club. Mr.. Hilley
said that Mr.. Keahon would not have anything to
attitude toward Controller Coler. He would await
the action of the organization.
After the defeat OF Commissioner Bowie
known at the club rooms in West Fourteenth-st
Assemblyman John T. Maher said TO a Tribune
I'VE were up against whole lot of money, prob
ably $50 for each election district Votes at the
saying that it was tho most corrupt election ever
held in the city of New-Hork. In the Sixteenth
representatives for Mr. Boyle and forty for Mr.
Keahon and every one of the latter was paid
1--WE shall send contesting delegates to all the
conventions the ground that the I<eahon dele
gates were elected by fraud and deceit There has
Captains who got their books from us this morn
ing sold out to Keahon When Democrats in the
is time T6@Inake change
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29

Democratic party? Every county In the state
answers that question with the declaration that
by all the trickeTy Of which he is past master,
and aided by all tf1 men whose treachery took
might and main to accomplish the vengeance Of
David B. Hill. And vengeance Of what2 Why.
for the reason that after the party had heaped
upon him nearly every honor in the gift OF the
people. II does not bow down TO him and, cring-
ing. say: Thou art master and we thy
slaves"
Against Bryan in 1896 ne is for Hill. and Hill
only in 1900. What does he care for Bryan, so
long by his combination with men equally as
dtsloyal himself he capture few dele
gates for Hill? While true and tried leaders are
striving with all their might for harmony and
victory the lieutenants Of Hill are everywhere
toiling for discord and destruction
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
SENATOR HANNA GOING BACK.
HE WILL MAKE CHICAGO HIS HEADQUAR-
TIERS AFTER THIS WEEK

Senator Hanna said at the Republican National
headquarters in this city yesterday that he prob
ably Will so to Chicago next week and remain
there until the close OF the campaign. If he re-
turns 10 New-York It viii be for stay Of only a
few days Many Republicans were at the Head
quarters IN see Senator Hanna yesterday
Senator n. B. Scott said yesterday that the re-
cent Increase in the foreign demand for American
coal was attracting much attention in business
circles. This foreign demand for our coal" he
said Intimately concerns the interests of our peo-
PIE in West Virginia. The State now stands third
IN the list Of coal producing States, and has a
good prospect OF standing second Rer1lI1-
1ican success would insure the Preservation of the
present standard Of values, while Democratic sue
cess would cut all values down one-half In the
latter case all the pending extensive investments
would cease at once, and the great benefit to the
mine workers and thousands of others which V,oii6
low from the prospective vast increase in the pro
duction Of coal would not naterialize'' F
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
MURPHY AND HILL DIVIDE.
SIX VOTES EACH AS RESULT OF ALBANY
PRIMARIES.

Albany. Aug. 2S (SpeciaD.-David r. Hill and
Edward Murphy, jr., win both have six votes at
their command Of the twelve votes of the dele
gates of Albany County to the Democratic State
Convention as the result of the vote at the
Democratic primaries to-day. Mr.. Hill and his
lieutenant here, Patrick z. McCabe carried the
Ist and lid Assembly districts while Mr.. Muir
ply and Mr.. Croker, with the aid of Judge D.
Cady Herrick of the Supreme Court and his
neutenants, won in the lid and WITH Assembly
districts.
There have rarely been more hotly contested
primaries. Except for Mr.. Murphy's sudden
onslaught upon the county it would appear that
Mr Hill would have carried the four Assembly
districts of the county and accordingly twelve
votes Of the Albany delegation could have been
put down as favoring the nomination of Bird
s. Coler for Governor. but Mr.. Murphy's infiu-
ence radiated from Troy westward over the
WITH Assembly District of Albany County and
also penetrated into the lid Assembly District
and kept that out of Mr.. Hllrs hands.
Mr. Hill voted at the Democratic primaries
this afternoon in the First Election District Of
the Ninth Ward. and the ward was carried by
his partisans. Judge Herrck lost his ward the
Thirteenth. There William Gorham Rice who
was Mr.. Hin's private secretary when the lat
ter Governor, a Hill candidate for
member of the Democratic General Committee
and elected. Harry A. Peckham. son OF
Judge Rufus w. Peckham. OF the United States
Supreme Court, was a Hill candidate for Gen
eral Committeeman IN the Sixth Ward and was
elected.
Mr. Hill and Mr. McCabe's partisans made
gains in the city of Albany. carrying eleven out
of the nineteen wards of the city and possibly
twelve wards.
Mr.. Murphy will continue his attacks upon
Mr.. Hill in THE Albany Argus" begun to-day.
The editorial OF tomorrow will have the fol-
lowing title; From Statesmanship to Anarchy. -
and lis opening paragraph will be as follows:
What is David B. Hill trying 20 DO 20 the
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29

of US might help coler into the Governorship.
He has marshalled about four hundred repeaters
from Brooklyn and the East Side and the police
will not permit our challengers TO hold back Illegal
voters"
Three cheers for John C. sheehan"' came the
howl from the street.
Mr. sheehan only shook his head. and continued:
IF am defeated I will carry the contest into the
courts. The Goodwin-Smith crowd has used an
illegal form of ballot. In which the type has
pressed half through the paper" Here he held up
a ballot where It seen that every letter of the
words printed the inside had left an indentation
I'm the paper.
These the kind OF ballots they used, Now
this in direct violation of election law of this
year which imposes penalty for using form Of
ballot which may be identified In any manner. In
order to Offset this kind of warfare. we issued
protest this morning. which read as follows:
The ballots headed by Frank J. Goodwin. have
ton; The Impression of tho type is so heavy that
be after the ballot Is folded No printer would
the person who ordered the printing
such marking Of ballot is in Violation OF section
c: 1900. char-e- AIS
The returns OF all except the Twenty-irst and
Twenty second districts had been reported, and
Senator MunzLnger said, in solemn tone. we are
Just then Captain o'Neill. one OF this. sheehan
two districts reported majority Of 10 for sheehan
That gives clear margin of So votes" said
was almost pushed out Of the window Fireworks
began to explode In front of the house, and a
band organized and sta rted out
Just then the Senator found that he had put
pair Of figures IN wrong columns. and that the total
poll of votes gave Goodwin majority of SO votes.
We've lost boys" he said, with eroan. But
the crowd could not be called back. and the parade
kept up the street. The Goodwin faction was beat
Ing It's drums on the opposite side. 1t was not until
long after midnight that the vanquShed to
know the truth and quietly left the avenue.
Nine arrests made during the afternoon and
evening the complaint of both the Sheehan and
the Goodwin workers The chief complaint was
q nf ING undo Tnf NON
were held over for trial this morning.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
SPLIT IN PARTY AT JoHNsTowN.

Gloversve. n. Y. Aug. 3s-At the Democratic
Assembly District Convention at Johnstown to-day
John T. Morrison nominated for the Assemb
and John B. Judson, E c. Podvin and c. b. Han
ley elected delegates to the State convention
They favor the Croker organization. No opposl-
ton developed in the convention, but another CON
yention was held at the same time in another hall
by the followers OF Hill, a which w II. Freeman
testing delegates to the State convention elected
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
ONEIDA CoUNTY's DELEGATES.

Oneida n. Y. Aug. 2S--The Democratic County
Convention held at MorrisviIe to-day and Sc
Dugnan delegates to the State Convention While
no instructions were given. the delegates are
Remick and Henry T. Lewis are the aIternates
The delegates were requested to present the name
OF Guy H. Clark, banker. of Hamilton, as a
candidate for State Treasurer. Morgan ]. White.
OF Hamilton. was nominated for member OF the
Assembly.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
ROCHESTER, GOES FOR HILL.

Rochester, Aug IS (SpeciaD.-Primary returns to
1880 give Perkins. Republican organization. XXXIs,
Congress District. twenty-four delegations. Demo-
cratic returns show a victory the Hill faction.
Sixteen wards out of twenty give thirteen Hill
delegations 20 Crokers three. and the remaining
wards return mixed delegation. Several towns
yet to be heard from. but the Hill crowd
claims everything in sight