New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13
SHEPARDITES ARE GLEEFUL.
REFORM DEMOCRATS STRONGLY FAVOR
A THIRD TICKET.
KINGS COUNTY WILL START THE MOVEMENT If
IT DOES NOT BEGIN SOMEWHERE ELSE
PLANNING FOR FUTURE VICTORIES.


IT DOES NOT BEGIN SOMEWHERE ELSE
PLANNING FOR FUTURE VICTORIES.
No body Of men Is accepting the result ut Chicago
with greater competence than the SheparditeS.
They feel that they have the opportunity or Their
lives through the free-s'lver madness OF tho Pcpu-
listic Democrats Convention. The Old machine
Democracy. whose tickets they have bolted three
years in succession. has done just what the shep-
arii,e leaders predicted IT would do: Come out for
Bryan and IS to J. The fat Of Hugh Mclaughlin
settles this. and leaves TO the Shepardites an open
field in which to raise the gold Democratic banner
The Shepardltcs determined. apparently. that
there shall he third candidate IN the field. The
last two years have given them the third-ticket
habit so to speak. and they cannot shake 1t on
They resting their oars at present, to watch
whether some else Will set the ball a-rolng that
Is to end In gold Democratic National Convention
They perfectly willing that others shall bear
the brunt of It, for they will be the Kings County
representatives OF such movement. the old ma
chine having determined to remain regular
If the movements for a third ticket should be
abandoned 1t will be with something approaching
gee that the followers of Edward VI. Shepard will
spring into the breach and call National Conven-
ton. Then they expect that they will realize their
old dream Of becoming the most numerous and thus
the regular" Democracy of Kings County. This
hope they base the belief that the god sentiment
is Overwhelming among Brooklyn Democrats. They
feel. anyway. that they are the proper nucleus
for the gold Democratic movement in New-YOrk
State as they already have a State organization
known as the Democratic Party Reform Orgnniza-
iion. and State party emblem, the fulrigged ship
These they bring as an offering to the gold cause.
There can be no installing the following bugle
call blown by Edward NJ Shepard to his followers.
from Lake George, where he Is summering:
Il shall support no ticket whose success means
payment Of wages. savings bank deposits. pensions
of veterans and honest incomes in 5O-cent dollars
and first step In the reduction Of American labor
and civilization to the standard Of Russia, Mexico
and China. The paternalism which seeks to pre-
scribe industries and determine values for private
citizens has at Chicago captured the organization
Of its traditional enemy The Of the names Of
Democracy and Jefferson at Chicago was sacrilege.
Eastern Proectionsts In their Of legislation 10
enrich the few at the expense Of the many. have
prepared this chalce of public danger now thrust
TO their lips. Free coinage Is only one but an
extremely dangerous, application Of Mckinley 8
doctrine. In this crisis. however. he Is less
dangerous than his doctrine. True Democrats
should adopt the best course avert the blow at
everything Democratic which Bryans election
would mean. If that course shall maintain a
Democratic organization truly Democratic. so much
the better. This is no time for factionalism Give
the old Democratic organization of this State fair
opportunity to act Alright; If 1t fail the cause re-
mains for other Democrats
The Kings County delegates to the Chicago Con-
vention are struggling home. wearing long faces.
Dan" Ryan. Of the Eighth Ward. was the first to
arrive. He had heard Mclaughlin speak. and so.
as he said himself. there was nothing for him TO
do except TO support the ticket. James ID. Bel
and Bernard Gallagher arrived late last night: II.
]. Carn is staying for few days In Albany. John
Demar is expected home to-night:
Bird n. Coler. delegate from the lid District:
| said that he intended to abide by the action or
! leading sound money Democrats at the conference
which is be held in New-York within few
days nj,
! gate Gallagher. ut would have committed us to a
/ course that we might aftervard deem unwise; We
are in q position now TO act In accordance win our
| best Judgment after consultation.
Gallagher has not been thick with McIaugn-
| lin of recent years. He said frankly he Thought
! Mckinley would be elected. ~ ,
Delegate Carn. who has been nearer 10 No
Willoughby-st IL Of the opinion that there Will be
no third ticket put In the field, and that what
| John Dclmnr McI.aughlins longtime lieutenant
! in the Twenty second Ward, said TO reporter III
| Chicago: :. A.,
~ have got some better reason for IT thar
| I see now before bolt the candidate OF my party
| chosen by more than twO-thirds OF the delegates
in the National Convention"
James D. Bell has reiterated his declaraton ina,
| he cannot and will not support Bryan There has
been considerable feeling because OF an attack tina
| Delmar made on Bell In a caucus OF the New-forE
delegates Delmar said rather harshy that Bel
rcnresented only himself in declaring for a bolt
After the caucus q conference OF the Kings county
men was held at which Bell offered to resign the
| charma nship OF the delegation. He was asked tt
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