The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
From These Two Democrats N,
 Y VIII Select Governor
MONEY QUESTION LEFT OUT
Train Loads Of Democrats Arrive at Saratoga and Among Them Is William s. Devery, Leader
 of Ninth District.

or Nintn DlSIricts
 Saratoga, N. r, September 29.-Three important facts were developed with re- gard to the democratic state convention late tonight. First. one of Judge Par kers particular friends, a neighbor and a former state committeeman from his dis trict brought Judge Parkers absolute refusal even to accept nomination for the governorship by exclamation; second, Hugh Mclaughlin of Brooklyn arrived and took charge of the Kings county delegates in favor of Bird s. Coler, and third. a strong sentiment developed to- ward making Senator IIill the candidate
 At midnight 1t looked as If Senator HILL controlling the convention, will have to nominate candidate, who like MT Coler is strong with the upstate and Kings county delegates, or else the convention taking matters into it's own hands will nominate Senator Hill. Senator Hill does not want the nomination, but says his friends, if the convention should be stampeded and nominate him, it is diffi- cult to see how he could possibly refuse. Senator Hill and Mclaughlin were in conference today. After their meeting MT. Mclaughlin refusued to answer any questions regarding the matter and MT. Hill, when approached on the subject, said he could not say anything about 1t.
 Senator Hill was serenaded tonight by the two democratic clubs of Saratoga and made a short speech from the bal cony of his room. He was loudly cheered as he concluded.
 The simultaneous arrival late in the day of five big trainloads of democrats main ly from Greater New York added to the coming in of the regular trains on which were many more partisans, has tonight filled the streets and hotels of Saratoga. Governor-Bird c. Coler or David B. Hill
 Lieutenant Governcr-Randolph Gug- genhei,ner or Edwin S. Atwater.
 Secretary of State-Duncan Lee.
 Attorney Genera,-Jchn Cunnen.
 Comptroller-James H. Manning. Engineer-R. w Shonman. Judge of the Court of Appeals-John c. Gray.
 Leaders Arrive.
 Former Senator Hill, chairman; Frank Campbell, of the state committee; Will liam Sulzer. Senator McCarren and other leaders reached here this afternoon, and their presence gave rise to discussion over probable and proposed blanks in the plat form.
 tentative platform has been agreed upon and it was learned tonight that 1t would contain no allusion to the money question. It is believed all objections to this course will be withdrawn, though it seemed this morning that there would be considerable friction over the matter as Sulzer German and others who repre- sented Bryan's interests for years -e- vored an indorsement of the Kansas City Chicako financial plank while Senator Hill and his sympathizers were urging a declaration in favor of the gold stand ard"
 Platform.
 The platform, so far as outlined, con- tained these blanks:
 Canals-A pledge for general improve ment of the waterways at the earliest possible moment by bonding the state, avoiding direct taxation by abrogating the action of the constitution that limits the state bond indebtedness.
 Trusts-Advocating general interference and control of the great monopolies that threaten the people by controlling the prices of the necessities of life; denounc- ing the meat trust and "coal trust specifically and alleging that they are the results of maladministratfon of affairs by republican administrators.
 Tariff-Calling for revision of the tariff in the most complete form taking the duty of such commodities as are nec- e. Ifa bt1t nrntactinR l. erican workngmen where such protection is not inimical to the interest of the masses.
 hilippines-Denouncing the acquisition of the Philippines, and the one plank that is testing the capacity Of the lead CTS in their desire to avoid friction is the financial plank, and already today there is discussion of that. Today those who two years ago were insistent upon an indorsement of the Kansas City-Chi- cago platform are equally so now Rep resentative Sulzer, Norman B. Mack and others who represented for years MT. Bryan's interests here, are insistent that the plank shall be outspoken, but the other side of the controversy, led by Senator Hill, is urging that as the so- called '1iberal democracy of the state has already filed a certificate or noml- nation of an independent state ticket on a free silver platform this convention should declare for the gold standard
 Devery on Hand.
 The spectacular feature of the events connected with the incoming delegations was the arrival tonight of former Chief of Police William s. Devery, who comes at the head of the delegation from the ninth district of New York city. He was given an enthusiastic reception by crowds that had long waited at the de- pot for the coming of the "big chief" whose campaign for the leadership of the ninth district was as sensational as was his defeat of John c. Sheehan and Frank J. Goodwin in that contest.
 The ninths delegation came in seven special cars and was escorted to the ho- tel by the reception committee headed by A brass band. It was ten minutes be- fore the procession could be formed ow- ing to the demonstration by the enthusi- astic admirers of Devery. who from the time he left the depot until he reached the hotel carried his hat in his hand lowing continually to right and left