New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-17
THE TICKET IS SAFE.
JIMMIE" BRIDGES HAS INDORSED
BRYAN AND sEwALL.
HE HAS BEATEN ALDERMAN GurLFoyLE AND
NOW KNOWS WHO Is WHO IN THE FIFTH
wARD-BoITERs DENOUNCED AND
r.A1-DED.
THE INTERRUPTED LAuDEp.

Jimmie" J Bridges he Of the original gram
mar. ratified the Bryan and sewah ticker Ua,,
night and therein Jimmie made ten-s'rlhe,
because he got in ahead OF Alderman John "1i'-
foye and former Congressman Jonn NJ CiahceS'
WITH whom he has heen carrying on deatniiKe
struggle FOR the control OF the Firth "aru io'
some time II was an opportunity that had 70 De
seized because II Bridges did not get In ratinca-
ton meeting first. and thus put himscl' on To-
as the original Bryan man IN the run
Ward one Of the others might. II IT had no' oee"
FOR this danger probably Jimmie" would nave
been content 10 wait until the county organization
had taken action and II probably the CT SIS
that faced Jimmie" that made The Willoughoy
Stree, leaders treat with competency his undue
haste and not interfere.
The meeting was held at High and Bridge sta.
T, was ostens bly, a meeting o. the district a.
socatlon officers jimmie being the executive
nernber ~ ne ward There were 'orty-ave men
PRESENT BY actual count; az the opening OF 'he
meeting and five more came In later rN-ASSr'n-
b'vrnan John J. O'Connor presided. and Jimmie
opened he meeting. In "offerin the resolutions
IN favor OF William "Jennn" Bryan. % Ne
hras,1e-" Jimmie" showed himself an orator OF
The Prvan type. In fact. near the Bryan type
thar earning critics nigh. accuse him o. Plagiarism
Ate: lrpress!ng his hearers that tie Nnraso
Convention was al right. because II was "resIy
called u mm.e" read in his written speech IoAs
excerpt from Rryan's nomina ton capturing speech
workers wage-earners and crossroads mercnarts
were a. much business men as those VINO coTnered
tie gold Of the world in a back room As Jimmie
rolled out the Bryan periods IN tuI rf'h WARD
dialect. with credit 10 ". !. B. he seemed little
surur sed that they did make the HI the pa
ue-s reported them as making in Chicago. Jim
ME was better when he handed his own IDEAS
l. for myself. always abides by nom naSAun-
no matter VIVA; IL is ne said Il voted Tor TWO
men to go 20 Chicago to vote AMI not ter Dot.
Then Jimmie" expressed his general scoFn o.
bol,ers
Richard Lacey a New-York merchant was intro
duce4 as the Distinguished speaker from abroad,
and reld a long argunenr against what re chose
% call English gold monometailism Most OF II
dealt with the decrease in ne price Of foXsetd ana
inssed oil when ne said was due to an a2precla-
don IN The value Of gold.
4 Socialist Labor orator stole good deal OF the
effec, OF "Iimmie's' meeting by speaking in stem
oriar tones down the stree; corner from
small soap box. He had rather the larger crowd OF
he
The following resolutions adopted;
Whereas Tte Democratic party, n convention
assembled ar the city Of Chicago. adopted a pai,
form wherein rea;frmed the principles and
doctrines OF that great party and
Wnersas The party has not swerved in rs al
egance 70 the best Interests Of The common people
Whereas II nas nominated as its CO. i.date for
P =, pr@H sMsp6sS and OF IN 'ny ac az
wei a. In name. named our next ruler one VINO
peculiarly springs from the people dio
Whereas SAID platform was adopted and the
SAID an iidate nom mated by majority vote
% he Democracy IN convention assembled; and
Whereas The rule Of the minority is a funda-
menca principle OF tn Democratic party and
boltlng ha, a.ways been and Always will be con
s'd.~el az foreign the ;sne,s Of ne Democratic
party. therefore be Il
rs lived Thai W. heartily lndorse the platform
OF principles adopted oy me democracy in con
vcr' -sanb,si at Chicago. and ncoise the nomi-
nee. Of mat convention. Wihon Jennings Bryan
Of Nebraska and Arthur Sewah. Of Maine. and
pefss TO hem our enthusiastic support: ard be II
fl-sas.
Res wed That the unconqueral and uncoHquer-
able Democracy 81 he + tn Ward. OF the city OF
49, ooklyn. hereby denOunces in unme assured
ternr any incl nat the pare Of any one
Gaining belief IN Democratic principles 10 bot
either the platform nominees OF toe Convention