The herald., 1896-07-10
A CRAZY QUILT OF ANARCHY
The Gold Delegates Meet TO Consider the
Situation
A Resolution Adopted to Refrain Prom Far-
ther Action In the Nomination Of
Candidate

CHICAGO, July s.-Hurried meetings
of all the gold state delegations were
called as soon as the convention ad-
journed this afternoon, and the New
York contingent went to nearby club
house and began work Immediately.
They were not In an amiable mood at
ell and the talk of bolting the convention
entirely was very loud. Congressman
Charles Tracy said he would not go back.
as did also Gen. Frederick Bartlett. Ex-
Gov. Flower called the meeting to order
and Senator Hill took the floor. He said
very little, but it was pointed.
He believed the platform violated the
established principles of the Democracy
in many more places than the mere adop-
ton of platform. To support a candi-
date on such platform would mean
virtual agreement with it. He did not
believe it was policy to at present SO
far act as to give it an endorsement His
remarks were received with applause.
He was followed by Col Fellows. who
was very bitter in his remarks
There Is not one iota Of Democracy
in such platform" he declared. 1T is
a tissue of Populistic and anarchistic
notions compiled by men who have no
claim to recognition as statesmen or
even politicians, but who are frenzied
| fanatics. cannot see how can support
| such a platform or any person placed
upon it."
Mr.. William C. Whitney said he had
visited several delegations Of gold states
and had found their temper such that
they would follow New York's lead. He
| was personally not averse to leaving the
convention, but he would not like to
| have it said that New York led such a
revolt. He was in favor of remaining in
the convention but not taking any part
in the election of candidates, and urged
with Senator Hill the appointment of a
committee of five to arrange with the
other gold states a plan of action. The
temper of the meeting was shown when
Congressman Sulzer arose to speak. He
advocated that the delegation, as good
Democrats, should stay in the conven
tion and take part in it's proceedings.
He believed that majority rule had al
ways been looked up to in the party,
and 1t should not now be disregarded.
At this juncture somebody said: DO
you mean that we should vote for this
silver PLATFORM"
"Yes' said Sulzer, land work for it."
"Shame, shame" were the cries. and
the speaker was cried down. Judge
Clute of Albany, an alternate for Eras-
tus Corning, showed decided silver pro-
clivities, and he also was shown no SYM
pathy.
Gov. Flower made the warmest speech
|
had all they could do to prevent a bolt
resolution being put through at once.
He said the platform was "a crazy quilt
of anarchy" and the outcome of "incom-
petent and brainless fools" He de-
nounced men of Altgeld and Tillman's
stamp as mischief breeders and schem-
ers to ruin the Democracy" and then
closed by saying:
II will never cast my vote for such
ticket or it's representative. I am
Democrat, and this platform is not DEM
ocratic"
Senator Hill opposed and offered this
resolution:
"That a committee of six be appointed
to visit other state delegations instruct
ed for gold, and urge upon them the
necessity of refraining from action, and
that this committee act both in the con-
vention and hereafter for the New York
delegation"
1t was adopted and the chair appoint
ed Senator Hill, William C. Whitney,
James w Hinckley, r. P. Flower, E. r.
Coudert and William E. Sheehan. The
meeting was then adjourned, it being
the sense of the members that New
Yorks vote was not to be cast for
presidential or other candidate.
The action of the gold delegates, most
of whom decided not to participate in
the nomination of a candidate on the
platform, renders Bland's strength
formidable, as it is likely that the
chairman, taking the precedent Of 1876
into consideration, when the chairman
ruled that two-thirds of the delegates
voting constituted the two-thirds re-
quired by the rule, would make similar
ruling. If all the gold delegates decline