Year: 1875

SYRACUSE, Sept. ID 1875.


Judging from present appearances TO- morrow will be
very busy day with the delegates who are beginning
to arrive in considerable numbers accompanied in al
most every instance by politicians from their various
sections of the State whose counsel and advice may be
found necessary in emergencies BY tomorrow fore
noon all the delegates expected to be on hand
Among those who will early in the morning are the
members of the State Central Committee, BENJAMIN
Van Vrankin, Of Schenectady; L. B. Faulkner of
Livingston; Commissioner Il Bristol, of Tioga; E. p.
Ross OF Cayuga; Augustus Schell, Senator Francis
Kernan of Utica State Senator'S Dayton and Parmener
Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer Thomas ], Creamer,
r. B. Mlnturn, Colonel Pelton, the Governors sec-
retary; R. W. Peekam, of Albany, and D. Magone.


The evening train which left New York at ten O'Clock
this morning, brought the vanguard of the New York
contestiDg delegations including among the 'regulars"
Senator Moore, Tim Campbell Henry Hughes, John
Hayes and Coroner Woltman. Among the anti-Tam-
manytes Fudge Garvn, Gideon s. Tucker
Jenny Hayes, Joseph Sherman Charles Swan and
E. B. Hart. "Jemmy" O'Bricn also arrived this even
ing as outsider, likewise John Fox and LIKE F. Coz
zens Charley Swan, Secretary of the Executive
Committee of the State Committee, has possession of
the tickets of admission for all delegates and boasts
that he has got that advantage the Tammany
General McQuade came up the train, but
stoI ped at Utica The remainder of the Tammany
anti-Tammany delegates will be here by the noon
rain tomorrow


Governor Tllden will not be at the Convention but
will come as far Utica to deliver an agricultural
address 1t is not yet decided whether Horatio Sey
mour will be here. He is not q delegate Senator
Herman is understood to be the man who is to repre-
sent the Governors wishes and, although not a del
egate he will be the Governors spokesman and 'run
the Convention in his interest Mr. Herman has been
to Albany to consult with Governor Tilden and re-
turned to Utica to day with the Executive programme
for the Convention, including the platform and candi-
dates The delegates from all quarters express will
ingness to let Tilden have his own way in
everything, and it will only be necessary for some
one to make his wishes known to have them carried
out without opposition Even the enemies of the Gov
ernor-and judging from private expressions of opinion
they egonn his party admit that it is useless
to attempt to hwar his wishes and willing that the
party should reap the advantage of his reputation al
though they privately denounce him as a ''humbug"
1t settled beyond question that the platform to en-
body emphatic uncompromlsng hard money plank
Senator Herman who has been with the Governor for
the last days. got aboard the at Albany this
afternoon and the HERALD reporter avaed himself of
the opportunity to elicit his views the financial ques-
ton being kindly introduced to the Senator by his old
friend and townsman, General McQuade


SENATOR HERMAN ON rsTE FINANCIAL QUESTION.


In answer to the question what ground the Conven-





replied "Specie currency; paper not convertible
into coin; step backward The Convention will re-
affirm with emphasis last years platform this SUBJ
ject, which, you will recoect reads Gold and sill
the only legal tender; currency unconvertble
with con steady steps toward specie payments step


General McQuade asked whether he was "resump-
ZIONIST" to which Mr. Herman replied that as to that
he would only say that every step taken by the govern
ment should be toward resumption
General MCQUADE-Can Congress decide that specie
payment shall be resumed a certain day?


Mr. AN Ia hat thaVn nla
may not be able to carry their resolutions into effect
but they can at least TO it that the government
takes no action to retard specie payment Let pro-
vision be made to bring another dollar of paper money
out The government is contracting and it ought
to keep think plan could be matured by which
resumption could be gradually reached without too
great shock to the business interests of the country
At all events am against any further expansion under
any circumstances. Let us say that there shall be
further issue of paper money and bring everything
bear to the end that resumption be reached at the
earliest moment practicable The whole purpose of the
government and of every citizen should be toward
resumption" Coming back to


THE PLATFORM


to be adopted by the Convention Mr. Herman said that
il must reafirm the platform Of last year this qGes


ton and express the unalterable opinions of demo-
cratic party of this State in favor of hard money,
'That," he said, twas the doctrine of the party in the
past and must be in the future Paper currency might
have been necessary to carry on the war, but the
country now at peace and should return as
possible TO the gold standard"


In answer 10 the inquiry what he thought of the
ton Of the party in Ohio and Pennsylvania, Mr. Herman
said he did not know what to think of it, He could
only say that in his judgment it a mis-
take. The policy probably adopted with the
idea that expedient just now in those localities
But he believed that before the holding of the Pres
identia Convention the democratic party of the whole
country would from the delusion that pos
sessed some portions OF IL and come back tho sound
old democratic doctrine of hard money.


HERALD REPoRTER-What effect do you think the
adoption of the hard money platform by this Convention
will have on New York's chances to secure the nominee
for the next Presidency


Mr. KERNAN-It will strengthen them. In the first
place the influence OF firm expression Of the sentiments
of the New York democracy will be great upon the
party throughout the country All that is needed is
little courage little bodness This rag money deusion
will outgrow itself when the question TO be better
understood You recollect how in 1865 the Pendeton
greenback heresy rife in Ohio, and how Governor
Seymour as early as June OF that year. and desgnedy
as think, made bold and outspoken speech against
it, What was the resultY When the Convention camo
meet in July the Ohio delegation were the most en-
thusiastic of all in favor Of Seymours nomination,
although they did not TO be sure put him on plat
form that was quite up to his standard believe now,
continued Mr. Herman, that If some leading democrat,
having the confidence of the people, had last year In
Indiana when that State began to trim on the
financial question: or this year, in Ohio come
out boldly and emphatically against this false
doctrine OF imitation he might have couneracted
the delusion and set the people right on
the question It is hard, know, for public man to
attempt TO stem what appears TO be the popular cur
rent but nrmness and kindness toward those who
differ from him viii generally carry the day, and the
sober second thought OF the people will put them on
the right track. AT all events, there be only
course for the New York democracy to pursue and,
even If her chances for Presidential candidate were





money PLATFORM she should still adopt it, for II is right


Being asked If his views were those Of Seymour and
Tilden Mr.. Herman said he did not wish TO be under
stood speaking for them, but he had talked with
them the subject, and he mad no doubt their
sentiments coincded with his In this connection he
alluded 20 the speech made by Governor Seymour in
Brooklyn during the campaign last fall, in which he
touched in plain terms upon the financial question: and
he did not think the Governors views had undergone
any change since then. Tho foregoing interview with
Herman undoubtedly expressed


THE VIEWS


as we'll himself and Oreshadows the platform this
subject Al the time there Is scarcely any doubt
that majority Of the delegates to the Convention
inclined toward imitation and expected the Convention
to follow the wake Of the party In Ohio and Pennsy
vana If left TO themselves, unnfueneed by the lead
ers they would vote against the platform to
be adopted but, as before remarked, they have
come here prepared with scarcely dissenting voice.
10 take whatever platform AID candidates unce sammy