The herald., 1896-07-18
Will Not Stand on the Chicago
Platform
THE THIRD TICKET MEN
Take Steps to Defeat the Democratic
Nominee
York-PennsvIvaniaP Partisans Also
Take Action
Associated Press Special Wire.

| Associated Press Special Wire.
| POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, July H.
Chairman Hinckley issued call tonight
| for a meeting of the Democratic state
committee to be held at the Holman
house, New York. on July 2Sth. At the
same time, as chairman of the state
| committee, he issued this manifesto to
the Democracy of the state.
To the Democracy of the state: The
fact cannot be disguised that the action
of the Chicago convention was a serious
disappointment to the Democracy of
New York, and has aroused widespread
and increasing opposition. In this SER
ious situation the attitude of the party
in the state may with more propriety be
determined by its chosen representa-
tives in council than by individual in
itiative. AS it is important that the ac-
ton determined upon be wise and
united, / desire to suggest to you that
the state convention will soon be called,
at which the delegates from New York
to the present national convention are
expected to make report of their pro-
ceedings with appropriate suggestions
as to the duty of the Democracy Of the
state in the present crisis. Meantime
the utterances of the candidates and
preferred interpretations of the plat
form as well as the possible action of
other political bodies with which the
Democracy is not in sympathy will tend
to bring the path of duty clearly into
view Under the circumstances. 1 rec
ommend after consultation with many
leading Democrats. of the state that no
definite political action be taken by the
party until the assembling of the state
convention which may be trusted to
take such patriotic measures as the
honor and interests of the party and the
country both for the present and future
may demand
(Signed) JAMES w. HINCKLEY,
Chairman Democratic state committee
PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-Some of
the leading Democrats of this city who
are opposed to the election of Bryan and
Sewall on the Chicago platform, held a
conference today and passed a resolu-
ton providing for the appointment of
committee of seven to confer with the
state leaders with a view of adopting
the best methods for accomplishing the
defeat of Bryan and Sewall The COM
i'iieSSS WIN NC dppolultu tOHlSHt. among
those present were Judge Yerkes, w. G.
Singerly. ex-Supreme Justice Samuel G.
Thompson, John Bullitt Samuel Dick
son. Jacob Muir, Collector of the Port
John r. Read Joe Cadwallader and John
F. Tobias.
IN WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE, July II. Senator w.
+. Villas and Gen. Edward S. Bragg have
each prepared an address to the Demo-
cratic party in Wisconsin, which will
be submitted to the other two delegates
at large at a conference to be held in
Milwaukee tomorrow.
Bragg's address is short and charges
the south and the Populists with over
throwing the long established rules and
customs of the party, and being con-
trolled by the spirit of CoXey and Herr
Most.
The address of Senator Villas scores
the convention for refusing to endorse
the Cleveland administration; declares
that free silver means ruin to the coun-
try, and urges the party to nominate
Strai4ht gold ticket