New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
COMMITTEE MUST DECIDE.
MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEMO
CRATIC STATE CONVENTIONS DO
TNGS STILL UNSETTLED


Recent conferences of Democratic leaders in
this city have NOT settled questions OF fmpor-
lance that will come before the Democratic State
Convention in the Academy OF Music Tues
6av. Those questions viii not be determined
until the Democratic State Committee meets at
the Hoffman House tomorrow evening. and pos
sfbl,- not until the convention meets. The mat
ter Of instructing the New-York delegation to
Kansas City 10 vote for Bryan's nomination and
for reafirming the Chicago Platforms free silver
doctrine has been botherng the leaders for sew
eral weeks.
Ex-senator David B. Hill, who has hoped TO
be able 10 control the action OF the State Con-
vention but Is believed 10 have miscalculated
his influence with the party machine, Will be
the Hoffman House again this evening to rally
his forces. Frank Campbell. the chairman of the
state Committed. is expected to open headquar-
tiers at the Hoffman House and give all possible
aid 70 Mr.. Hill
The Democratic State Committee will meet at
the Hoffman House tomorrow evening and a
warm and exciting session is expected Tam
many leaders have declared that they will not
have a candidate for either temporary chairman
or permanent chairman Of the convention. It is
believed that Elliot Danforth chairman Of me
Executive Committee. viii Ne made the per-
nanent chairman Of the convention. and that
Assenblynnan John Norton Of Troy, will be
presented as ex-senator Murphy's candidate for
temporary chairman. John ". Keller has been
spoken q for temporary chairman but the
Taumany leaders have said they do not want
Tarnr1any man 20 be chairman Of the conven-
ton. Many Of the delegates viii De in the city
tomorrow evening. and many members of the
State Committee are expected TO arrive this
evening
The Democratic Club viii give a reception for
members Of the State Committee tomorrow
evening. Printed invitations to the reception
were sent out several days ago. There will be
10 formal speeches at the reception. The Demo-
cratic Club viii be open TO delegates to the
State Committee on Tuesday. and so will the
Wigwam IN East Fourteenth-st
Tammany Hall has made prepare tons 10 play
the host al the State convention. Seats for the
up State delegates viii be near the platform
while those for the city delegates viii be in the
rear. Tickets for the admission Of three thou
sand spectators have been issued. Tammany
has kept one thousand Of the tickets for its
friends. and has distributed the other two thou
sand 70 the delegates from Brooklyn and other
parts Of the state. It is expected that about
half the tickets VIII not be used. and that the
Academy Of Music will not be overCrOwded at
the time Of the convention.
The State Convention viii meet at II a. on
TUESDAY II is the plan Of the leaders 10 have
two short sessions Of the convention. and finish
thu work by o'clock Tuesday evening. The
convention viii elect a complete delegation from
NeW-4 ork state 10 the Democratic Nauond4
Convention that meets in Kansas City on July
I and d new State Committee The new State
Committee viii meet at the Hoffman House for
organization on Wednesday.
What is done by the Democratic State Con-
verti0n Tuesday viii have more or less in
fuence upon the action of the convention of the
Chicago Platform Democracy, which Is called
70 meet in the TeUtOnia Assembly Hall, at
Third-ave. and SiXteenth-st. Wednesday
evening. The Chicago Platform Democracy has
issued a demand that the Democratic state Con-
vention shall elect delegation pledged TO Bryan
and free silver in the following form:
We demand that the state Convention 70 be helc
Ner--York June ;. 1900 not only instruct
their delegates 70 the Democratic National Con
vertton 10 De held at Kansas City 20 cast their
votes unanimously for The nomination OF Wllllam
Jennings BRYAN for President. but also 70 cast
their votes unanimously for and 10 exert al their
power and influence 70 bring about the re
Affirmation and readoptiou Of the Chicago plat
form in its entirety, and without qualification