The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-15
Rnd MANAGEMENT.

Senator HIS friends claim that Mr..
Bryans friends in New York have not
dealt fairly with the senator. and there
fore have defeated very interesting
scheme which Senator Hill had for pre-
serving the integrity of the demo-
cratic party in New York, and
for having THE Chicago ticket
and platform Endorsed by the de-
mocracy of the state. The inference from
what appears in the New York papers
about the matter is that Chairman Jones
was aware of the scheme and approved
it. He is therefore as much put out about
its miscarriage as the senator is.
Senator Hill realized that the state de-
mocracy could not be held together If the
state convention, which meets in Buffalo
tomorrow. should unqualfedly in
the Chicago platform, because it
has not been so very long-only
couple of months-snce the state de-
mocracy adopted a gold standard plat
form. He hoped, however that by offer
ing platform full of glittering generali-
ties about international bimetallism, etc,
he could have Bryan ana SewaIl indorsed
and at the same time get the full demo-
cratic vote for the state ticket. He ex-
pressly said he would not accept an cleo
ton, as an instructed delegate, to the
state convention. He wanted to go to the
convention untrammeled, to do the best
he could for his party in his state and fer
10 10
ever, to declare himself either for or
against the Chicago ticket and platform
was not satisfactory to the Bryan sympa-
thizers, and they planned to make the
senator define his position. They had the
Albany county, New York, convention
| elSct him as delegate and then instruct
ed the delegation to support Bryan and
Sewall,
Naturally. Senator Hill was very much
put out by the disregard of his wishes
that was shown. and now he says he will
not attend the state convention at all.
! The state convention WILL of course, in
dorse the Chicago platform and ticket
but 1t will not be able to hold the demo-
Gratis together. 1t seems to be safe now
to predict that anti-silver democrats will
call convection and nominate ticket
of its own.
Some of Mr.. Bryan's fresh friends in
New York are so anxious to be political
leaders that they thought they would
take the reins Of the party In their own
hands, and they have made pretty mess
Of It, They have not captured Senator
Hill and they have not helped the cause
Of silver or bettered the prospects of the
blunders make the work of Chairman
Jones all the harder to do. II Bryan and
sewaI should be elected It would be In
| spite of blunders of some Of the lead
ers of the cause of silver.
What is known as the wide tire law went
into effect in Connecticut in July. 1t pro-
vides that all vehicles using the public
| highways shall have tires from two and
| one-half to four inches wide, and pre-
scribes penalty Of 800 for its violation
So far the law has proved dead letter
No attempt has been made to enforce IT,
| 1t is recognized that narrow tires ruin
roadbeds, while wide tires would benefit
| them. But the owners of vehicles do not
seem disposed to change the tread OF
their wheels TO comply with the terms OF
| the law, and the officers OF the law have
taken no steps to compel them to do So
The St. James Gazette of London says:
America controls the financial situation,
/ and is likely TO do so at least until after
the November election" Senator Bacon
is quoted as having said at Waycross the
other day that the finances Of this coun-
| try were under control of England. II