The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-11
BROOKLYN INDEPENDENTS.
THE DEMOCRATIC GENERAL COW
MIITEE REJECTS THEIR OFFER.

Risgi.s Report 20 the General Cor-uiUee
the Vair EGSrts OF Cowuiittee
60 Inite the Democracy OF Brookiyn.
The Democratic General Committee Of Kings
county practically refused last night to accept
the invitation OF the independents TO take part
in conference for the purpose Of agreeing on
candidates for tho Congress and Assembly nom
nations. The committee met in tho Attn
enpum. Chairman Bell presiding. There
was large attendance Of delegates.
The invitation for the conference came
from the Brooklyn Democratic Club. John l..
shea Of the Twenty-third ward declared that
the Brooklyn Democratic Club had made mis-.
take in sending the invitation to the General
Committee The question Of n choice of candi-
dates for Congress and Assembly had been set
tied by delegates elected by the election district
organizations
A motion to table the invitation was Lost. and
motion to refer Il to the Executive Committee,
made by Mr.. Shea, was adopted.
THE time for conference has passed" said
Mr.. Is. y. York. Chairman OF tic Executive
Committee. " il is now time to go ahead. We
here arc not considered good enough for men
who have condemned our state ticket. This
communication should go to the Executive Com
mittec as n matter Of courtesy, and II will sleep
there yes. sleep the sleep that knows no wax
ing. believe in harmony. but IL these people
want to harmonic me they must harmoni2e me
all the wav through. and not in part
THE Brooklyn Club il only All admiration
society that does just a. Edward VI. shepard
says" INTERCEPTED delegate.
A report. u; which the essential part Is given
below. was presented by Mr., :. :. Whtehouse
and adopted with enthusiasm.
"GENTLLMEN: We the committee appointed
Ht your last meeting to confer with the indie
pendent organization calling itself the Demo
81 IL n y.
bringing about consolidation OF the Two or;
CARNATIONS ON a basis that would he fair and
honorable To both beg leave To- report as follows:
"On Tuesday oct. ., we sent n communica-
tion TO the independents notifying them OF your
proposition and stating that We would lie pleased
10 meet committee appointed by them at any
time and place they might deslgnais; On re
,% mb pre say ,nT later tere BY fpTa Nc"
lice. that they declined To confer with Us
because they had determined That such con
ference would be inexpeditnt that Is, that 1t
would not be tending to good end for the two
organizations to work unitedly for the cause OF
good government in the nation. the state. and
the community III which we live as proposed by
your resolution.
"inderd, their Chairman OF the Executive Com
mittee was frank enough TO declare hat there
never was time when they would have con
sdered Il expcdent To confer with you thus dis
closing. IL seems To MS, n fixed purpose ON their
part from the very beginning to sntag.
onize the 10000 enrolled Democrats you
It l. also gsrins fact tina, mmedisteiy after
declining your proposed conference they re-
FUSED To endorse the lbemOCratlC Sthte tlCket,
although their President az Saratoga had sol
EMMY declared hat he would stand 10y the can
dilnt-s uf the Convention.
"All our appeals for united Democracy
should he addressed directly 10 the intelligence
and conscience of the individual Democrats OF
the county. We can rest assured that IL this
organization continues on the lines II has started
on, loyal to the cause Of Democracy. faithful to
the Democratic masses. and firm In its resolves
to do right. the dissolution Of the shepard con-
spracy will follow a. surely AS the day follows
the night"
Before ad journment the hartman was author
lied to call together the local delegates 10 the
State Convention for the purpose NJ filling
vacancies ON the STATE Committee caused Nv
the designations OF John McCarty, VI. j. Cone!
and John Demar.