Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
BRYAN IN NEW YORK
Satisfied With His Trip Through the
State.
State MACHINE LOYAL TO him
Gold Democrats Not Missed at the
Demonstrations.
THE. FARMERS ATTITT DE

BUFFALO. n. V. August -. 1896.
Candidate William ]. Bryan is taking
temporary leave of New York in salts
fled Tram. of mind. The demonstrations in
the western part of the state have assured
him of tho loyalty of the democratic state
machine. They have l.sen about what any
candidate for President would have right
to expect. The sound money democrats
have not been missed in the crowds which
everywhere greeted NJ. Bryan. Probably
the presence of republicans who were
moved by curiosity has helped to make Up
for the absentees.
Ii is 10 he said that :he farther away
from New York city Mr.. Bryan gets the
stronger appears to be his candidacy
anCng the empire state democrats What
ever the statesmen at Washington who
identified with the management of the ma
tional campaign may have thought about
the policy of the candidate talking mu n.
u is clear that his coming east has been
material aid in bringing the regular 'iemo-
cratic Organization into line for the Chi
Cago ticket. Beginning at Albany the
party workers have everywhere put them
selves in evidence at the meetings which
Mr.. BRYAN has held They wanted ii known
that they were not boilers.
Democrats Came Together.
Much of the getting together has been
done under the gUise of social courtesy.
First it was Chairman HinkIey of the
state central committee and then Senator
Hill himself who extended the candidate
social coUrtesles. Meanwhile. at the Va
rious demonstrations. democrats who had
been gold standard delegates to the Chi
cago convention served as members of the
reception committees. The chairmen of the
county and city central committees would
always be ON hand Wherever a member
of tn. state central committee lived his
presence was sure to be noted. and the
same true of Hills lieutenantS every
where At some places. Syracuse, among
others, warning local factions were recon-
ciled. pretended to be reconciled, by
their common interest in Mr.. Bryans pres
encs.
To the initiated these things were easy
TO understand. The way was being prepar-
ed for the Endorsement of Bryan and Sew
all by the democratic state convention,
which meets at Buffalo September IL.
one thing which does not appear upon the
surface IS the fact that Mr.. Bryan will
not owe this Endorsement to the favor of
Senator Hill or others of the democratic
state leaders. They are going 10 inj"rse
him in order to retain their own influence.
y little probing shows that the rank and
tile of the democrats in New York state
outside of the metropolis are for Bryan
not because they care for free silver. but
because. he was regularly nominated Dy a
two-thirds majority of the delegates to
the democratic national convention In
other words, they democrats who place
party realty ana the VIII OF the majority
above everything else. They will not he
satisfied with perfunctory support on the
part of their leaders. 1t must be sincere
and Jealous Senator Hill, with all his
strength, would soon become a leader with
out a following IL he encouraged the sound
money movement or If he failed to declare
for the Chicago ticket.
The Omce Holders.
one further point has been carried by Mr..
Bryan during his stay in New York. This
is the declarations of aleg ance from the
federal Office holders. 1t does not look as
though the direct example of President
Cleveland's admins ira ton and the per-
sonal influence of Secretary Lamont can
Keep the rostmasters and other officials
from coming out openly. At Rochester
rearly every federal office holder was ac-
tive IN the reception to Mr.. Bryan. At the
smaller places the postmasters are usually
in evidence.
At Dunkirk the postmaster presided over
the meeting and introduced Mr.. Bryan. 1t
will not do to say that these acts are mere
courtesies. because most Of the officials take
pains to assure the candidate personally
of their support. They seem to reason that
whatever the uncertainties of the political
situation 1t is certain that President CIeve-
lands administration has only six months
more OF life In some instances this sup
pert of Bryan is likely to rupture official
relations. Public Printer Benedict after a
social conference with Mr.. Bryan in the
'atsktlis became enthusiastic in his sup
claiming that he would preach the faith
that was in him to others in Washington.
bryan May Lose New York.
While it Is the opinion of The Star cor
respondent that Mr.. Bryan has succeeded
in insuring himself the support of the reg
ular organization In New York state the
impression should not be created that New
York is likely to go for Bryan and free sill
YER Tammany and the regular state or
ganization may be for the ticket, and still
1t may be showed under. So far there has
been little to show as offset for the de-
lection of sound money democrats, who are
terribly in earnest. The direct evidence
that there are free silver republicans to
offset these defections has not yet been
produced. In the western states the prac-
tice was to put the free silver republicans on
reception committees. so that their position
could be made known and influence others
Nothing of this kind has happened in New
York. If the republican farmers are for
free silver. they are not declaring them
selves with much publicity.
This is the writer's observation. Against
this may be placed the statement made to
him by Catholic priest who was on the