New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
M'DERMOTT WILL NOT RUN.
DECLINES TO BE CANDIDATE FOX
CONGRESS.
HE DENoUNCEs THE CHICAGO PRoGRAMMh' p'


,,v ,,,xo,xcrs THE CHICAGO PROGRAMME. But
WILL. SUPPORT DAvIss COUNTY TichEr
Allan Langdon McDermott will not be BOD
Davis's candidate for Congress. He ended al
doubt at noon yesterday when he maiieu W
Dayis's County Committee lette" dec'ii''"s '
nomination and ex pressed in strong language HIS
condemnation Of the free-silver heres|' ne ue-
nounced it a. undemocratic. but he sho"eu HIS
gratitude to Davis for Offering .hiu, the ho"'''a'
ton by saying something pleasant about Da'iS
county ticket. Notwithstanding the iac' '""'
Davis has declared for Bryan and the PLATFORM
ON which he stands. Tn, letter is appehdeu'
Jersey City Sept. 50. 1896.
10 tho Uudson County Democratic General COM
Alter careful consideration OF the qnes,i1Eidh ~
have concluded that should not he a ,;ii"iu III
for Congress on ticket representing IN, tnr ~ In In
cples declared for by the chicago pnltPorm Al
The polls would bring Increase OF poverty, uSoU IuI
tent and desperation to the peop,sb wbich the tenn
porarx depressions that periodically plague inc
affairs of men are az 1i nothing nnn,rv can. by free
and unlimited coinage. make sixteen @ Ounces ",,or ~
silver worth OF gold is nonsennSe; nncratic state
convention | opposed the adoption oi ',H M Con Co.
form at Chicago and my m,hH vas Is r,xh Another
ccnven,on alleged represent ths he TmGrr"f ms,rclons
svrh Whcb 10 Them Is the true Democratic doctrine?
Judged by thr teachings Of hs ro%d decaraon
is desertion of faith, In which am nnwl'ns t w
join to take the statue 1i iha, Of TiiI.
man? is that of Tilden to be replaced by ono one o,
Altgeld? Is the Supreme Court OF ,,nno In, If so
than are 70 be- fuidlled the predictions Of thos,
who declared against the stnbinty OF our 'o ~ "
If this Republic is to fall-and believe mat rs
existence is to-day seriously assa'led-hS "'S"e "
rhe vote by which | was nominated al the pri-
maries makes it evident that. II elected. would go
form Who would give me their suffrages only he,
cause was the reg mar candldate o. IN. ,hos yoies
II is but fair play that those VINO favor tie
platform. II they are in ma)oritN III t', 9Th tbsir
should be represented by one In accord VIII" ''''
therefore respectfully decline the nominnt.on ,i
nominees for the county offices and the LEGISLATURE o
They in nowise affected by dec'ratron hat n ndi
the Chicago platform In the matter OF theit cdi, anu,
dacy or by reference to the duties which tnry tnya VIII
bc called upon 10 perform J. oanno' mo ,,emnine 10
belittle great controversy by making IL ail,iu%nn, %
upon sauabble for local power. representing 1hS ~
the semi-annual grow OF those VINO are opfo''" ~
the regular party organization a. o,,,oo,,o AZ ,bis
campaipn may bring happiness TO our country, EN,
ing employment to labor and confidence to capital, tai,
and with the hope that the day VIII come Of
tariff and finance from the vagaries OF par"~a"9'P'
l remain S'"'e' ALLAN I. MDERMoTT.
Who will ooh Davis nominate for Con-
eress now is the conundrum that his followers
are endeavoring to answer. 1t is said that ne
has been in quest Of a suitable candidate sihc'
the day following the Democratic primary IL
was then paIpable that. despite the fact that
Davis controlled the party machinery. McDer-
mott would be beaten on Election Day. He
ca ~ defeat was Inevitable and concluded To re-
tire but to accommodate Davis refrained from
writing his letter Of declination, To aHord DaNls
a chance to select another candidate. The de-
mand for defnit" statement. however. forcen
NcDermott to make his declination before MS
successor had been found. Davis has not been
idle He wanted popular candiha'e VII"
would win votes for Heller for Shern' anu IL
the othc- candidates on the county tch'' WI
from Jersey city. he went TO iohokcn 10 '''''
his candidate IL liz said he was as'"'"S"'" "
find that poss. BILE nominees were S'"rce' ~ .
rumored that he offered the nomination I" '"'-
noration Attorney Minturn. VII" decnhen H. an"
,ben no sought Martin Stcljes and others ""'
they. too. refused. II is reported that eN-''-
c,or August Bruggcmann was urged I" '""
hu, be insisted on pledge that he sh"u'' "
oaro tho nomination for Sheriff three years
hence. .,,.,, and
Loon Albeit was the next one SOUGHT III"
was importuned to be the candidate. pu' w -
~. ,r,,,,.1 10 accept lie Ia open to per-
..,as,or bowever. Alexander YOUNG lawyer,
suas,,, ,i,,inue tn he the nominee, hut Davis ,eS
not regard him as strong candidate, ana u,
wants To name some ore VINO VIII VIII neap ,. " c,a,e
f,n I, a. binted that he may name S'",c
cnn,or DaIv If unsuccessful In his Efforts 10
r.,'ah nena,od Rruegemann or Albeit to accept
G. Ginner. who nominated hnsell a, i"' c,,ynr
gross as the candidate OF the Nauona' no,s.s .,mnT
80. is willing To All the vacancy on i'anis ,
,,cket il s said and will contribute in,,ar nnma
some sum to the campaign fnnd. bu' ,n na'ro nv,
10 a recent arrival in Jersey City anu was ~
hard ~ until the campaign opened