New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-04
HOLDING OFF FOR "PLUMS. :"
WHY 1T Is SAID BRYAN HAS NOT BEEN
INDORSED.
MACHINE DEMOCRATS ANXIOUS TO SECURE
PROMISES BEFORE THEY OPEN THE

CAMPAIGN.
Neither the Executive Committee nor the Cen
oral Committee OF the regular Kings County Demo-
cratic organization will meet before August L. '',e
date on which Bryan is to accept one OIL MS "o
nations and thrill" the East. The real reason io'
this prolonged delay on the part oil the mac"''c
leaders in permitting the organization to lhdorse
tho Chicago ticket and platform Is said TO he
s,mnlv q cold calculating purpose Of ''holding-up
the Democratic nominee for President ana making
him buy the Endorsement of the hinsS Oou"''
Democrats with promises of spoiis II 10y an. re-
mote chance he should succeed In being eiec'e"'
Some Of the rank and file of the Democracy who'
not understanding the political game that Is peing
played have read enough silver arguments 10 ''aNe
themselves think that they believe there Is
sonnet hing I'm the silver heresy nave peeh 10 "'e
bic bosses and have asked them whether 'he OF
ganization not losing votes by taxing an "'''-
,ude of silence and failing to open the campaign
early and sharply against the enthusiastic Repup-
licans But to all these inquiries the BOSSES nav
s,mnlv shaken their heads and urged patience 10
some of the little who could be trusted WIN
the secret the big chiefs have told the real reason
for the delay
1.-The fact is Boss Mclaughlin and his lieu
tenants have the Presidential campaign Oh iou'
wears ago painfully fresh in their minds. SAID a
,;,,o,an yesterday "Then they neglected to
secure promises from Grover Cleveland anu ue
pended on vague assurances that NH'sS N'''
Democrats would be fairly treated 80 swa'owns
their natural aversion to Cleveland ahu' pui."e
off their coats conducted red-hot campaign io'
what they thought was going 10 be who'esaie
SUNNY of Federal officers. They received only TWO
anpointments Former Police Commissioner nay
den was made United States Marsha anu ~,
drew T. Sullivan was made fostmaste'' ""' "
Ivan had never been particularly ac'Ne parry
man. and was promoted from the place oi A'siS,-
ant Postmaster to that Of Postmaster 80 'his
no
HAYDEN the story is told that he took his once %!
the suffrance of Edward NJ Sheparu' VIM wa
made purvey or -in-chef OF Kings county pa''o"
age by Cleveland. one thing is certain ana 'ha' -
that Marshal Hayden has selected one vi wv "
his assistants from the Shepardte ranks 'n,ns
,ho, was calling to Hugh Mclaughlin and propa-
by to Hayden himself
NO FEAR OF SHEPARDlTES THIS Leaf
This year the Democratic machine mas no iet,
of the Shepard coterie. because the ia'ter WIN
neither work nor vote for Bryan But 'heio 10
another coterie that the machine men 90 lear, a"
nerhans with reason This Is a quartet mace up
of Justice William ]. Gaynor. EDWARD NJ "'ou''
Senator Peter H. McNulty and Miraoeau Lamar
tine Towns. A prominent regular Democrae e"iu
Yesterday: 1T would be just like TINS man Bryan
If he was elected TO pick out such fopunS.''a"s
inclined men as Gaynor, Grout Towns ana NC
Nultv and dispense all his patronage through
tbeu If the great machinery OF the Democratic
party of Kings County is to be USED 10 he'p e'e'.
prvap that machine should have recognition. ana
:, is ms, as we'll to get Mr. Bryan's views on TINS
before any swinging into line Is done.
The old Democratic leaders are not over-sanguihe
&C 70 tho result of the talk which they expect TO
hold with BRYAN on August il or H. But III the
game of politics that they play year IN ana year
ont This is the only sensible and practical move
and they will play it for all 1t is worth II 'he!
lose they will indorse Bryan anyway, 1t Is SAID
but II will make a difference In the zeal with
which the campaign is conducted whether they
receive or do not receive a promise
8 W-hItehouse declared himself in favor OF an
Endorsement before August L yesterday. Evidently
he had not received tip TO the programme
ABRYAN AND SEWALL CLUB TALKED OF.
The fear of the old practical Democrats that Towns
and McNulty may ngratate themselves into the
favor OF the young from Nebraska seems 10
have some foundation Those two citizens are press-
,no ,be Rrvan campagn with as much enthusiasm
az thev are capable Of and their capacity Is pract1-
callv unlimited They have already held prelmi-
nary meeting with few congenial spirits ana moved
IN organize BRYAN and Sewa club. AT meeting
"a he held in Mr. Townss office to-day step VIII De
taken toward the formal organization OF the CLUB
Some of those who are expected to be present are
lanes w Rdgway James Graham, Edward NJ
Grout Andrew Mclean Senator McNuty, Ihomas
+ Byrnes former Senator John McCarty, James
Kane Senator Coffey Daniel Ryan and John Del
Mr. Towns intends that the club shall embrace all
of Long Island and Staten Island He proposes 10
send buckboards surmounted by blackboards. all
over the territory so that artists may illustrate the
arguments of the campaign orators. Bright young
mathematicians who can prove on blackboard
that 50 equals 100 will receive good job for the fd
from the Bryan and SeWall CLUB