New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13
DISCONTINUED DEMOCRATS
SIGNS or DISSATISFACTION AT Ma
TIoNAL COMMITTEE MEETING.

CHAIRMAN JoxEs.s LARGE POWERS -ARsZScs
OF SEVERAL MEMBERS TALK m FAVOR
oF THEIR EMULSION
Signs Of discomfort and Of factions nitterne"
we're sbundan, Al the short meeting n the Democrsnc
National Committee I'm Psrlor DR. Of the Filth Ave-
nue. Hotel YESTERDAY The committee met soon sfter
noon and remained in session about an noun p"'
transacted little business. The chairman. sen@'o'
James X. Jones. presided. but ~ss nor res'y 10 w
nounce any Of the sub-committees "nich ne va NJ"
thorized on Tuesday TO appoint Some OF the mem
beers o. tine committee plainly were dissatisne' WIZ
tho manner in which The committee had ransferren
all the power TO him. and their muiterings sno ho""s
indicated that trouble might break on; az SNORT no
tlce.
Senator Tnlman. OF South Carolns. was mo onv
regular member OF the committee AZ yesterdays meet
ing who not present AT Tuesdays meeting MN w
innated that II no had been present on TUESDAY tne
resolutions empows ring Senator Jones TO appo'nt Al
the subcommittee would not have been pass'' WIN
out protest He declared that he was opposed 20 NV
ing "a few people the whole campaign. S"'e'"'
other members who were present a; Tuesday- meet
ing and had remained silent when the reso''''o''~
were passed condoIed with Senator Tlman ann er-
pressed their discomfort that there had been no op
DC siton TO the programme which senator JONES an'
his friends had carried through. Jonn M'fa"""'
o, Montana and William u Holiday. o. wyoming.
sent teegrams authorizing Secretary Nasn - '''e''
There was talk among ne commu''me"
present about compelling Of the sosen; commute
teemen TO come and declare themselves etne' '"'
or against the Chicago ticket and platform u VA
declared that w +. Harrity. Of Pennsylvania 'srios
r French OF Connecticut. b. ". Iawior. 81 Mime
sota. Hugh C. Wallace. OF Washington. ana james
Smith ir OF New-Jersey. ought TO be expelled from
the National Committee unless they came ont openly
in support OF the ticket Their failure 20 s''en' w"
meetings OF the committee and their neglect 10 seni
proxies we're spoken OF as indications tha' 'n'S '''
not be trusted.
,rh ,,ader eiyb, % William r Shechan from
tho CITY inst before the meetings OF the Nanons
COMMITTEE. was spoken OF as most suspicious
proceeding but as Mr.. Sheehan had sent p'oN'
IN the person Of Elliot Danforth' VINO was W w"
side al the notification meeting. IN" memoe's y,
tho National Committee could not openly hno
fault with him The members Of the comm''"'
we're much concerned 10 the attitude OF senator
Hin and some OF them said that the absence ~
Mr. shechan had been prearranseh 10 P'N'"' ''"'
ator HiIls intentions from being made pubic
when the National COMMITTEE" mot y"S"'"''
there WAS no rollcall and the first business was
the election Of g. A. Walsh. Of ottum~a Iowa.
"a tho uermanent secretary Of the committee.
lanes u Richardson. who was IN" pro tenpo,e
ted 70 make Statement, regarding HI action o.
the amendment 90 the platform "h-n va om,r
nv Senator Hili The amendment was 70 r"mp
,nank n The patform declaring that We favor
Observation-Disclosures OF any Kind of legal-tender money
bv private contract" Mr. Richardson sald ina,
there was no doubt that the Hill Amendment va"
been voted down IN open convention, ....,....,,
ON account Of m" fact that IA" Hlh amehnm'h,
had been tackled on 10 the silver PLANK ~ mssiF
published copies Of the chicago platform me -,
iional Committee decided that II would 20 ~st
TO have the platform published ornciay without
Tho amendment 10 put an end 10 controversy On
tho subject and the following resolution was
passed , -. -. -.
"Reso.ysd. That the platform adopted ny the Na-
tionaI Democratic Convention assembled IN M.
raco I'm July 1896 be prepared for publication ann
printed under the direction OF the permanent cnar-
Of the Convention ann me pro t'"'P"'' '"'"-
man Mr. Richa rdson. of Tennessee
There was other business before the ronmn-
tee and accordingly. there VAS an Adjournment.
No date for the next meeting was announced M
understanding being that Chairman Jones """'h
issue a call for tho meeting