New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-19
STAND or THE SHEPARDITES.
TO MEET TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NlGHi-
BELIEF THAT THEY WILL COME OUT
FOR SOUND MONEY AGAIN

Assistant United States District-Atorney ROD
crt H. Roy yesterday sent out notices of a meet
ing of the Shcpardite General Committee to be
held on Friday night in the Criterion Theatre
As preparation for the meeting of the Generai
Committee ii conference of the leaders OF the OF
sanzatior will be held at the Clarendon hotel TO-
night. at which the feeling that exists in the rank
and file of the organization will he panstakingly
canvassed
The fact is the leaders feel that the organi-
cation is facing a crisis. Many Of Mr.. Shepards
followers are business and professional men. and
they are a unit for honest money. When the
Shepardtes first came INTO existence they at
tracted TO their standard large number Of men.
Democrats who were thoroughly disguised at the
crimes OF the Willoughby-st. ring. Just how far
the free-silver sophstries have fooled this element
in the party remains to be seen. Mr.. Shepard and
his lieutenants express confidence that the per-
centage of boilers to Popocracy is inconsidera-
BILE. yet it is unknown quantity. and there will
exist slight feeling of uneasness until the COM
mittec has met and placed itself on record as
favoring National honesty and upriehtness.
Nearly all of the single-taxers of Brooklyn are
members Of the so-callcd Democratic party in
Kings County The are nearly all Bryanites,
not so much because they agree with the wild
to aid anything in the way of agitation in the
hope that it will call attention to their favorite
panacea for all human ills. These men have in
dustriousy attempted to make Bryan converts
among Mr.. Shepard's followers and as several Of
them are members If the General Committee they
may endcavor to secure an Enforcement for Bryan
on Friday night. The possibility Of such a move
being made will be thoroughly discussed a; to-
nights meeting to which have been Invited the
Executive Committee and other prominent Shep-
ardites throughout the city.
In view of the fact that the General Committee
placed itself squarely ON record for sound money
in the spring, ii Is believed impossible that
It will reverse itself now. but il ii should do
so the real leaders of the organization are free TO
say that the organization would breathe ITS last
Edward NJ. Shepard. George Foster Peabody. y.
Augustus Healy. Internal Revenue Collector John
c. Kelley. Election Commissioner Edwards,
James l.. Bennett, Robert II. Roy and all or the
prominent men in the organization would With
draw Such withdrawal would, OF course, mean
that the organization would pass into history as
these are the men who have not only done all the
work OF the organization. but have furnished all
the money on which its expensive campaigns
have been run. In the remote contingency OF the
slvertes capturing the Shepardte organization.
Mr. Shepard would simply unite with the thou
sands of boilers from the regular organization
and organize anew for the sound-money cam
paign.
In the absence of Chairman Charles j. Patter-
son IN Europe George Foster Peabody, first vice
chairman will preside. Mr.. Shepard will oper
the meeting with an appeal to the committee to
place itself on record for good citizenship