The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-29
IS Mr.. TIEDEMAN A DEMOCRAT
A QUESTION THAT - AGITATING
CITIZEN CLUB MINDS.

A Rumor That He May BE Requested
10 Withdraw From the Ticket on
Account of the Assertion Made
That He Would Vote for McIkin-
Iey-Ciuzens club Members say
the Only Course open TO Him II to
Indorse Bryan and the Chicago
Platform or Get on the Ticket.
VIII Mr. l. =. Tiedeman withdraw from
the Citizens Club legislative ticket2 Is a
question which is just now agitating the
minds OF some Of the leading members Of
that faction In local politics. and II their
wishes ia the matter are carried out, he
Will either retract certain statements he
has made. which are not considered ex-
acty democratic or pursue the other
course and withdraw.
The statement made by Maj P. W.
Meidrim at the senatorial convention az
Ellabeil yesterday. that Mr.. Tiedeman has
publicly stated he would not support
Bryan and the Chicago platform, but viii
vote for Mckinley, was a sort Of clincher
to the representatives OF the Citizens
Club. That was one statement against
which they could not argue, and to which
they could make no reply.
Mr.. Tiedeman has stated, first in the
Morning News and more recently in the
Press. that he would not support the Chi
cago platform nor the ticket there put
forth. but that he would support McKin-
ley for the reason that he stood squarely
on the sound money platform.
After the matter had been made so prom
inent at the senatorial convention yester-
do
was heard to make the remark, YES; we
will probably ask him to withdraw from
the ticket That such a statement had
been made by one OF the members of the
delegation soon became pretty well known
among those who attended the convention.
one OF the members Of the Citizens Club
delegation was asked about the matter.
He would not admit, however, that any
such request was to be made of Mr.. Tiede-
man, but said, Il do not see how he can
consistently be a candidate for such an
office on the democratic ticket, and openly
assert that he intends to vote for the re-
publican candidate In the national cleo
ton. That he has done this, there seems
TO be no doubt The Endorsement and sup
port Of the national ticket Is one of the
tests OF democracy. and how a democratic
candidate for democratic Office can with
consistency declare himself in favor OF
see"
Several other prominent members of the
Citizens Club were asked about the mat
ter last night All Of them appeared to be
practically of the same opinion.
There Is no doubt" one of them said,
the democratic nominees and the demo-
that Mr.. Tiedeman will either have to in
dOrse the democratic nominees and the
democratic platform as put forth at The
Chicago convention, or get off the ticker.
/ do not see that any other course IS
open 10 him. His position is inconslst-
eut with that Of a true democrat and we
could hardly afford to send other than
good democrats to the legislature.
Il do not know that any request to
that effect viii be made of him by the
Citizens Club. He has been nominated
now by democratic primary, and l am
inclined to think the matter would be
wholly with him. But he appears to have
made the statement that he will support
the republican ticket, and / do not see
how he can consistently make the race
for the legislature on the democratic
ticket
Mr.. Tiedeman Is an excellent gentleman
and an able business man, and would GER
tainly make a good legislator. But in this
case the question of democracy is at issue
and that Is of primary importance"
What Mr.. Nedeman may or may not do
IN the matter remains to be seen 1t T.
rumored that in case he should with
draw from the ticket, there are many
members of the Citizens Club who wotlld
favor the nomination of Mai G.. NJ Ry-
ais. Neither of the other candidates
Messrs. W. W. Gordon, Jr., and Henry
Kolshorn, have expressed themse elves on
the subject