The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-05
A FIGHT FOR HARMONY
Has Been Started at New York
Democratic State
Convention.

New York, June 5.-The Democratic
state convention met in the Academy
of Music today. Prior to the meeting
OF the convention every precautiOn was
taken by the leaders to avoid any APP
pearance of friction in the proceedings.
70 this end there had been prepared a
resolution providing that all resolu-
tons offered by any delegate to the con-
Vention shall be referred to the COM
nIlttee on resolutions without debate"
There seems to be a general opinion
that the question of the endorsement
of the Chicago platform was not quite
settled, but that it would have to be
definitely acted upon before the after
noon session convened. 1t was, how
ever, apparent that the endorsement
of VIM. J. Bryan by instructing the
delegates was decided upon.
Among the Chicago platform people,
wlO seemed to numerically exceed their
! opponents, it was said that resolution
or 10 resolution they would force a
vote on an endorsement of the 1896
platform. and acting on this statement.
the leaders consulted together the
greater part of the morning. Senator
Hill led the fight against endorsement
and urged that a conservative platform
/ be adopted, arguing that the instruct
ing of the delegates to vote for Bryan
| was a practical endorsement of his
! platform, and that there was no need
1 Of the party in the state binding itself
/ by further resolution Everything
! hinged on the Tammany vote and it
! was alleged that the latest attitude of
that branch of the party was for the
ratification of the 1896 platform. 1t
| was promised, however that the ones
! ton would not be injected into the
early session OF the convention, but
| would be argued before the platform
! committee, and if rejected there taken
I into the convention.
The first delegations to arrive
brought news that the majority of the
! leaders, including Hill, Murphy and
| Croker's representatives, had decided
| that an endorsement of William J.
| Bryan by instructing the delegates to
! vote for him at Kansas City was suffi-
| cient endorsement of the principles
! enulciated at Chicago in 1885, without
! having platform endorsement and
/ that n conservative platform would be
best
Norman E. Mack of the Erie county
delegation said that if the platform did
not reafhrm the principles enunciated
at Chicago, his delegation would make
a fight in the committee on platform.
and if defeated there, would present a
minority report and fight for it on the
hoOr OF the convention. Mr.. Mack said
that at least forty counties We're for
the endorsement of the Chicago plat
form, and that the alliance of ex-Sen-
ators Hill and Murphy with Tammany
and Kings would, be the only thing that
could beat them Senator Murphy told
him that the best sentiment seemed to
favor the simple endorsement by the
/ Svt4N CAAlloll u NJ Ii y all Inns news
set the silver men on edge and they
industriously circulated the following
! resolution:
Resolved, That the Democratic party
Of the Empire state in convention duly
assembled hereby recognizes the plat
form adopted at Chicago il 1896 as the
fundamental law of the party; and we
declare ii to be the duty of every Loyal
Democrat to stand by and upon thai
platform until it is altered by another
convention
The convention was called to order al
LAS by Frank Campbell, chairman Of
the state central committee who an
! nounced the selection of John T. Nor
/ ton of Troy for temporary chairman.
: Mr.. Norton upon assuming the chail
attacked the administration of Cover