The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-30
MAY FORCE HILL TO
Be THE CANDIDATE
Judge Parker Refused to Lead
New York Democrats.
BIRD S. cOLER's BACKING
Later at Night Sentiment 10 Make Hill
the Candidate Developed, and He
Nav Have to Agree to it-PIat-
form Not to Mention Money
ny AssocIns,d rress. }

regard 10 the Democratic State Con-
vonuon late tonight. First one OF
Judge Parkers particular friends,
neighbor and a former State committee
man from his district, brought Judge
RoarSers absolute refusal even TO ac-
cept a nomination for the goEernofship
by accla ton; second, Hugh dcLaugh-
In. OF Brooklyn. arrived and took charge
OF the kings county delegates in favor
of Bird S CoIer and third. strong
sentiment developed towards making
Senator I5iil the candidate.
AT midnight II looked as if Senator
lIil, controlling the. convention, would
have to nominate q. candidate, who like
Nh. Coler. is strong with the up State
mud Kings county delegates. or else
the convention. taking matters into us
own hands. viii nominate Senator iilii.
Mr.. IIil1. when approached on the sub
Iect said he could not say anything
about II.
The simultaneous arrival late in the af-
terncon Of five big tTafnloads ofDemocrats.
mainly from Greater New York, added
10 the crowd in the regular trains, on
which were many more partsans have
tonight filed the streets and hotels Of
Saratoga. The situation as to the State
ticket. il may be briefly stated, all de-
pended this evening on the selection of
the Governor and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
and awaited a final decision as to those
two officers.
PROBABLE TICKET
The ticket it is thought. may read as
follows:
For Governor-D b Hill of I'll
ster. or Bird s Coler. of New York.
For Lieutenant-G overnor-Randoiph
Guggenhcim. Of New York, or Edwin s.
Atwater, Of Duchess.
For Secretary of State-Duncan Lee,
Of Ithaca
For rney-GoneraI-John Gunner, of
Erie
For Comptroller-James H. Manning.
OF Albany
For Engineer-R. w. sherman of UH-
ca.
lror Judge Of Court of Appeals
c. Gray, Of New YORK.
CHEERS FOR DEYERY.
The spectacular feature of the events
connected with the incoming delegates.
was the arrival Tonight OF former Chief
of Police. William S. Dsvery. who comes
ut the head OF the delegation from the
Ninth District of New York city. He was
given an enthusiastic reception by crowds
OF people xho had lone, waited Al the do
pot for the incoming Of the Big Chief
whose campaign Tor the leadership OF
the Ninth District was as sensational
as was his defeat of John C Sheel1an
and Frank j. Goodwin in that contest.
The Ninth's delegation came in seven
special cars, and was escorted to the ho-
tel by the Reception Committee. headed
by brass band. 1t was ten minutes be-
fore the procession could be formed, ow-
ing to the demonstration by the enthu-
siastic admirers Of Devery. who from the
time he left the depot until he reached
the hotel, carried his hat in his hand,
bowling continually right and left
DeVery announced that he expected no
trouble in getting his seat in the con
vention He said he was not looking
for trouble unless some one else wanted
It
DISCUSSION OF PLATFORM
The arrival OF former Senator Hill
Chairman Frank Campbell Of the State
Committee: William Sulzer. Senator Nc
Carrcn and other leaders to-day gave
rise TO discussion over probable and pro-
posed planks In the platform TO be
adopted at the Democratic State Conven-
ton William Hepburn Russell Jacob
A. Cantor, James T. Shevlin, and some
others are of the opinion that the plat
form should be brief and conservative.
and while arranging the Republican
party. should be so carefully constructed
a not to pledge The Democratic party to
policies that ii elected. it could not car
~ out without danger TO corporations
ard individuals.
@'orrer Senator HILL afts,r his arrival
said: Ne have no slate. neither have we
q programme. Every nomination with
tho exception of associate judge of the
Court of Appeals. which IS generally con
ceded to Judge John Clinton Gray. is
open. Every candidate will have fair
opportunity to present his claims and
the men best fitted for the nominal inns
will be selected
The one plank that is testing the ca
pacty of the leaders in their desire 10
avoid friction. is the financial plank
Those who two years ago We're insistent
upon an endorsement of the Kansas
City Chicago plank. are equally so now.
Representative Sul2er Norman Y. Mack
and others. who represented for Years
MIR. Bryan's interests here are insisting
that the plank shall be ofltspoken. s:lt
the other side of the controversy, led by
Senator lIill, is urging that ass.-:he So
called Liberal Democracy" Of the State
has already filed a certificate Of nomina-
tion of an independent State ticket on
q AiEt' SliNti PLATFORM. lIiS convention 4
should declare for the gold standard
NO ALLCSION TO MONEY.
II was learned upon the best authority
tonight however. that the party plat
Form VIII contain no a1lusion TO the money
Question. and 1t is believed that all OBJ
1ec0ons to this course Viii be with
Drawn
So far the platform contains these
Csnals-A pledge for general Improve
mont of the waterways at the earliest
possible moment ly bo.,ing :he State.
TrnSts-Advocatinr Federal interior !
ence and control OF tho great monopo-
Yes that threaten the people by control |
ling the necessities OF life; denouncinr
The meat trust" and the coal trust" !
specifically. and alleging that the, are
the results Of maladministraton of af- |
fairs by Republican administrators.
Tho Tartff-CallinG for a revision of the
sarin IN the most complete form. taking
the duty of such commodities as are |
necessary for public use. but protecting
American worldngmen where such pro- I