Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-12
TAM MANY
Opposes Ice Trust.
lust as Much Opposed
to That Trust
As to Any Other Trust,
Says Croker.
Ex-senator Hill Surprised at
Croker's Strength.
Prospects Are Bright For Lively
Convention.

| C0NVeNtiOn.
Saratoga, Sept. 12.--The Croker men
arranged a slate last night, but may
break it at the last moment.
John j. Stanchfield was on the slate
for Governor, ex-Judge s. S. Taylor of
Chemung county is to make the NOM
mating speech. w. f. Mackey was
told he could have second place If he
wanted it, and he had until IL o'clock
today to think it over. Edwin A. At
water of Duchess county was slated
for the nomination for comptroller,
Thomas II. Conway of Clinton for at
torney general John r. Norton, secre-
tary of state, and Syracuse man,
probably Russell Stewart for state en-
gineer.
over night Mr.. Croker had surprised
everybody, Ex-senator Hill more than
any one else, by accepting an anti
ice trust plank for his platform. 1t Is
asserted that he did this to steal
march on Hill, who had intended
bitter assault on Tammany because of
the ice trust. The antitrust resolution
offered in the convention by Prof. Lee
yesterday was by order of Croker ad-
ded to his draft of the platform after
the wording had been changed. alr.
Croker said he was sorry the resolution
was not read in convention. Tam
many, he said was just as much op-
! posed to the ice trust as 1t was to any
other trust.
! Last night there was general i'm
e preston that the convention would go
+ over until Thursday, Croker heard
$ that Hill would fight for delay that he
S would attempt debate on every re-
S port and had arranged for seven or
' eight speeches secondng the nomina-
ton of Coler. Hence Tammany' s
watchword was 'crowd everything
through, permit no delay
: The Is contests had been heard in
secret session and the committee ad.
journed until today to prepare re-
!. port for the convention, but 1t was
known over night that Croker controll-
ed the committee by 30 to 20, and that
II every contest would be decided against
the Hill men.
III A minority report was promised and
there was talk of big row in the con
vention.
During the early morning even mon
ey bets were offered that Stanch6erC
would not he nominated for Governor
and that there would be new slate
before II o'clock, but no one seemed
to care.
| Judge Taylor, who was slated t'
place Stanchfeld in nomination, sale
he would give out no speech becaus,
there might be change.
Hiss has selected Otto Kempner o
Brooklyn TO make tile speech nominal
ing Coler, but this morning II was saic
that Kcmpner might not get into tn
convention. He was not in his sea
yesterday and another man was put il
his place. This morning the Brooklyn
leaders said frankly that Kempne
would not get his seat today. Jane
Shevlin indirectly served notice OF
Hill that no delegate from Kings cour
ty would be permitted TO speak fo
Coler. Hill made arrangements t
substitute Kempner for one of hi
delegates from Broome county df ne,
essary and he also promised that h
would make the speech himself if n
other arrangements could be carrie
through Croker has captured so man
: Hill delegates that Coler may not g,
. more than 80 or "a votes In the col
vention and early this morning the
was Y general suspicion that at the la