New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-01
SWALLOWED BY THE TIGER.
-.,r rAMMANY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
INDORsEs BRYAN.
,,-r THE CHICAGO PLATFORM is LAID ASIDE FUN
-rr STATE CONVENTION TO TACKLE
CHAIRMAN MARTINS PLEA FOR
DELAY IGNORED.

CHAIRMAN MARTINS PLEA FOR
DELAY IGNORED
rso rammany Hall Executive Committee held
A.. orst meeting yesterday since the fopuists
- Anarchists captured the Democratic Ma
.,.,ol Convention at Chicago. nominating n
.-oesiIver ticket in opposition to Tammany 3
~ orov declarations The braves of the
,,,ouaro have been for the last three weeks
.,g.c o, the unsavory dish which the repuda-
,,or,s.s naced before them Yesterday they
.,,,,aa 70 culp down half of 1.-THE ticket
,r, The Platform was covered up and set
.,aa Cor the Buffalo State convention. The
-,.,,or,, was too revolving for even the Tam
man. stomach
,,eetine 10 "ratify" the ticket. as has been
A.. orstoro with TIE -1many in Presidential cam
.,..us ord no time was fixed for the assembling z
=, ,,e Committee on Organization and the Cen
=, Coro,oit,se whose approval OF the action
.os,erdav Is necessary. according to the accepted
-. q, Tanrany's lawgivers to make II bind
~ the organization. The only apparent re-
,r,, a, the meeting yesterday was the display
or.r ,,s adjournment Of a banner In front OF
,,e viswam building bearing the portraits and
,smes Of the Chicago candidates.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman
lanes J. Martin. who briefly outlined the rea-
SON, for bringing the members together. When
the roll was called seventy-hve of the seventy
nine members were found to be present.
sHEEHAN'S MOTION.
John c. Sheehan, chairman Of the Finance
Committee the place formerly held by Richard
Croker offered this resolution and moved its
adoption:
Resolved. That the Executive Committee of the
Democratic Organization Of the City and County Of
New-YoTk, in regular meeting assembled in Tani-
nomination Of William ]. Bryan, of Nebraska. for
prssdsn ana Arthur Sewa OF ma Mans ,s 1Sf
Gently held in Chicago. and we pledge our loya! and
hearty support TO their candidacy.
Mr. Sheehan followed his motion with speech
in which ne took the ground that Tammany
could not depart from Its custom Of accepting
Democratic nominations although the principles
Of the Democrats Of New-York on the financial
question had been ignored by the Chicago Con-
vention. The platform he said although adopted
by two-thirds Of the body. apparently met the
disapproval Of many Democrats. There was
q wide difference Of opinion as to the best fnan-
cial system for the Nation. He said that ma
tority Of the delegates in the Convention were
honest although they did not agree with the
position taken by New-York. He thought that
Tammany should line up In favor of the Chicago
nominations
County Clerk Henry d. Purroy seconded the
resolution and made long speech. He said ne
was no enthusiast IN the cause OF free sifver,
hut he dropped into a lot of "fubdub" about the
wrongs o. the "toiling masses" and his anxiety
70 support and defend the downtrodden and op-
pressed that would have done credit to Altgeld
or Ti,lman.
Mr. Purroy was followed by George w. Plum
kitt Colonel NJ. c. Murphy. John y. McGoldrick.
John ]. Scannell. William Sohmer, James p.
Keating James w. Boyle, John T. Oakley and
Augustus W. Peters. all Of whom advocated or
assented to the proposition to accept Bryan and
sewal.
MARTIN COUNSELS DELAY.
Chairman Martin called Colonel Murphy to
preside, and advised that the question be de-
errei until the Democratic State Convention
met He said among other things:
Since our return from the Chicago Convention we
tnd the political situation very perplexing The
abie 70 support tn, ticket. The Grand Sachem Of
the Tammany Society and many of the othcr
sf the districts there is considerable disanection
our German allies of year ago are against the
opposing the ,ick. M We are & PHTon % ,be o. dn'y nfy
II the State Convention which is to meet at Buffalo
o enter into some action in regard 10 the Chicago
Convention We nave nothing 20 gain and every
hing 10 lose by hasty action Undue haste VIII
pnbittcr many Democrats whose support we nave
been accustomed - CONT on and whose support
ne need.
Mr. Martin then made motion that no action
be taken until the Democratic State Convention
10 meet in Buffalo September 16, could act.
Ex-Alderman Rollin NJ. Morgan supported this |
notion. and said n believed he represented the !
,entiment Of the majority Of the Democrats in !
lis district in asking for delay. They were face |
b face with a perpexing political situation.
discussion should be afforded many votes |
would be lost 10 the party For these reasons he
Fanted delay until the State Convention had |
)een held
When a rollcall was reached Mr.. Martins sub
Cttute was defeated by a vote Of Il TO J. Those
rho voted with Chairman Martin In its favor
ere x-Quarantine Commissioner Charles F.
elen, ex-Alderman Morgan and eX-Justce an
Brew ]. White Mr.. White was ex-Mayor Gill
loys proxy al the Democratic State Committee
meeting last Tuesday. and is understood 10 ne
n accord with Mr.. GilrOy in opposition 10 the
Chicago ticket
Arrangements were made for sending the
}ammany delegation to Buffalo and the com
hittee adjourned
WHY sULDER KEPT QUIET.