Evening star., 1896-07-30
TAMMANY Is LOYAL.


wan to Ratify the Chicago Ticket.
Now that the New York democratic state
committee has met. without taking action,
favorable or otherwise, to the Chicago tick
ct, interest in New York is centered in the
meeting of the Tammany executive COM
mittee Friday, There Is undeniably an
overwhelming sentiment among the rank
and file in the wtgwln to ratify Bryan
and Sewall at once. This feeling is report
ed by many of the assembly district lead
ers. who have tested their constituents.
ard 1t is probable that a majority Of the
committee, notably Thomas ]. Dunn, Jacob
Seabold, John L. Shea. Senator Sullivan
and Henry D. Purroy, will insist on in
The opposition to any action whatever
being taken upon the ticket until after the
state convention is represented by Chair
man Martin. John c. sheehnn. Hugh J.
Grant, Jacob A. Cantor, Amos ]. Cum
m:ngs and Henry A. Allen.
The majority Of the braves favorlng i'm
mediate ratification hold that the only hope
Of the wfgwam lies in so-cailed regularity.
"If Tammany don't support the ticket"
said a member Of the executive committee"
''the organization need hope to exert no In
nuence In the greater New YORK;
Vermont POpulfsts.
At the afternoon session of the Vermont
form was adopted. 1t indorses that Of the
populist party passed at st. Louis. The new
idea embodied in the state platform is to
declare that bribe-giving and bribe-taking
should be made felony.
The ticket nominated is: Joseph Battelle
Of Middlebury, for governor; Wm Dexter
of Sheffield. lieutenant governor; Daniel Sal
lies OF Montpelier, treasurer; Abel T. Way
of Burlington. secretary of state; Colum-
bus l. Clough, Waterbury auditor: for
presidential electors. o. c. Wilder. DIR. w.
s. Curtis, Randolph; Saml McAllister
Stowe.
For member of Congress. first district. A.
L. Bowen of Dorset: second district, T. J.
Aldrich of Wheelock.
The state committee organized with A. L.
Bowen as chairman and A. J.. Beebe Sec
retary.
The North Carolina Campaign.
Cyrus B. Watson, democratic candidate
for governor Of North Carolina. made his
opening campaign speech at Wentworth.
Rockingham county court house. yester-
day. A large audience greeted him. He
discussed the condition OF the country and
argued in favor of biInetailism along the
line of the democratic national platform
Mr.. Watson will make his next speech at
his native home, Kernersville, Saturday.
Political Notes.
At the request of the democrats Of Au-
gusta, Ca. who are gettingiup ratification
meeting for the 18th of August in that city,
Governor Atkinson has addressed a formal
invitation to Nominees Bryan and Sewall
asking them to be present to address the
democrats Of Georgia ON that occasion.
The democratic conVentlpn for the fif-
teenth Illinois congressional district was
held at Quincy Tuesday. William H.
Neece of Macomb was nominated for Con-
gress on the second ballot His rivals were
Judge VIM. c. Norcross of Monmouth and
James H. Richardson of Quincy.
The republican convention Of the third
Kentucky district has nominated DR.. W.
G. Hunter for Congress without opposition.
Complete returns from democratic pri-
naries in the sixth Arkansas district show
that Congressman Neal has been defeated
for denomination by Judge H. s. Brund-
ridge.
The convention of democrats, populists
and silver republicans of the eleventh Iowa
district at Lemars yesterday nominated
Judge A. VanWagenen of Sioux City for
Congress.
The executive committee of the Young
Mems Democratic Club of Massachusetts,
met in Boston Tuesday afternoon and
adopted resolutions rejecting the Chicago
platform. The free coinage of silver was
denounced, and the members declared the
club would support only gold standard can
dtdates.
The Maine democratic state committee
has decided to hold another state conven-
ton at Waterville. August Q. to choose a
gubernatorial nominee in the place Of Mr.
Winslow. declined.
The democrats of the eleventh illinois
district have nominated c. NJ. Golden Of
Minonk for Congress. The convention
adopted resolutions pledging support to the
Chicago platform and candidates, and In
dorsing Altgeld's administration Of state
affairs.
John Clark Ridpath Of Greencastle, Ind.
has been nominated for Congress by accla-
nation by the democrats of the fifth Irdi-
ana district.