New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-18

and that the letters assurances OF widespread
and deep-seated hostility to the Chicago ticket The
Brooklyn hearers o. cX-Congressman Cochran VIII
occupy a block OF seats especially reserved for them
The Independents of the meeting who live in
Brooklyn are recognized leaders and moulders Of
thought in their party They from both of the
old wings of the party in Kings County; few of
them who have possessed the personal
friendship of Boss Mclaughlin.
SOME vICE-PREsIDENTs
Among the vice-presidcnts from Brooklyn will be:
General Horstio G. King. James Ross ,arFan.
ST. Clair McKelway. Daniel M9ynlhan
Felix campbell William c. Redie.d
M hsriss T. f cGS.Ss boSs'' r an MSy
Henry W. Maxwell. Alexander +. orr.
Warren Greene. George Foster Peabody.
Iienfy Heniz '''"' Theodore sedgwic& Nye.
; Perry sturges James \. Murjha. jr
Brookyn's sound money Democrats have not ye;
began TO talk about choosing their representatives.
to the Indianapolis Convention, nor have they de-
cided to open headquarters. After to-nght's meet
ing however. II is probable that they will take the
first steps toward organizing and conducting an
aggressive campaign.
Ex-Congressman William J. Coombs said yester
day afternoon Tribune reporter that he had not
yet decided In his own mind to the ACCESSIBILITY
of putting a second Democratic ticket in the field.
Mr. Coombs has Just returned to Brooklyn after a
tour through a half-dozen Of the leading silver
States in the West, and he brings back with him d
feeling that the fight against cheap currency could
be effectively conducted without another
Democratic nominee. Mr.. Coombs has been espe-
cialy invited to attend to-night's meeting, and ne
will have chair the platform.
II talked with many Western men" said the
Congressman yesterday. land found that
they had absolutely arguments to present in
favor OF free coinage except that they wanted it.
The silver men want the Government 10 pay them
81 2s an ounce for their silver, when they know that
the metal be had for o. cents an ounce. | do
not wonder that they shout for l6 TO out there.
From their point of view they have most elegant
scheme But they want to take all the risk,
while they to get all the profit. | consider
that their demand is one of the most outrageous
that was ever made on any people
NO SIGNS OF LIFE
The much advertised Popocrat headquarters in
the Arlington Hotel showed signs of life yes
terday. The clerk at the Arlington said that Sen
ator McNulty had engaged four rooms on the sec
ond floor Of the Westinghouse side. There
no signs of any Popocrats In the rooms yesterday,
but it was said that the headquarters would toe
opened to-day Senator MoNuty is to be the chief
of the bureau for the dissemination of enighten-
ment on the subjec. of How to Make So equal
100" The black board cart-tail campaign will no.
be opened for a few weeks. Senator McNulty re-
turned yesterday from his Sunday flights TO parts
unknown, and did not feel called upon to tell
where he had been. Chairman Bernard j. York
yesterday from a Sunday at Jamespor bringing
reports of the good health of Hugh Mclaughlin,
but OF nothing else far as has been learned. He
said yesterday that the Executive committee
will hold a meeting Friday or saturday ana
that week the General Committee will meet
to take such action as is made necessary by the
approach of the State Convention Dates will be
set for the primaries. and the Assembly District
Conventions at which delegates are to be elected.
Some sort of a fight over the Endorsement of
Bryan and Sewall is almost sure TO be precipitated
as soon as the Executive Committee or General
Committee get together. The members of both
committees are thought TO be hopelessly divided on
the subject Mr.. York has somewhat reluctantly
taken his place in the Bryan forces, while Chair
man James d. Bell Of the General Committee. has
accepted honorary appointment as vce-presi-
dent Of to-nghts soundmoney meeting, thereby
indicating that he intends to fight the Chicago
candidates 1t thus becomes apparent that either
Mr.. Bell M. York must resign. or stay on the
committee and stie his convictions
A Brooklyn newspaper started the story yester-
day that ex-Distrct-A attorney James r. Ridgway
candidate for Governor II was said that the
Jackson Club Of the Seventh Ward would meet on
Wednesday night for no other purpose ihan 10 IN
dorse Mr. Rdgway. The district A,torney,
when seen by a reporter. and asked regarding the
authenticity of the report declared that he had
not read that newspaper for five years and he did
not feel called upon to vouch for the truth of It's
statements. Neither would he say that he was or
that he not candidate But he hurried away,
after dropping vague hint TO the erect That ne
candidate and was not likely 10 be-
SENTENCE RECALLED.
Should the former District Attorney enter the
field as a candidate his platform would doubtless
be that emphatic sentence which he uttered on the
afternoon Of Bryan's nomination. When asked
whether or not he would support Bryan. he said;
"Of course I shall. ] shall vote for any candi-
date on any platform that the Democrats
make" This statement, however much II may be
criticised least has the merit OF being much
more definite than the long letter when Justice
Gaynor wrote his platform shortly before sail
ing for Europe.
The Gaynor boom remarkably quiet yester-
dav partly for the reason that the RidgWay boom
is said TO have been the work of Hugh Mcl.auSh-
lin. The peculiar feature of the situation Is mat
the Brooklyn sverites seem TO think That they are
the silVerites in the State who VIII nave any
claim to the place. 1t has not occurred 10 them
from any place except Brooklyn.
Mirabeau Lamartne Towns wrote TO william j.
BRYAN Yesterday asking the latter 10 name "A GATE
when he would come to Brooklyn and speak AT the
Montauk Theatre. Why Mr.. Towns selected one
Of the smallest public gathering places in the city
for the meeting IS question that he can pest
answer himself. Mr. Towns seems willing to trust
the Montauk hold all who would apply Tor hd-
mtssion The poet-lawyer-sverite says that the
boy who wants to be the Nations hired man VIII
OF the boy to Brooklyn will be big women $ re-
cention under the supervision OF Miss Mary Malt
nv an alleged ardent advocate OF free silver MT
Towns already says that the reception Will take
place in the rooms OF the Civitas CUB Anoths.r
rnnort ma be made on this subject. when the civil
las club is consulted. The Brooklyn Bryan ana
Sewall Club sent cable dispatch 10 LONDON yeSter-
dav inouiring to the Wnere2 bouts OF W lliIdln -
S;avnor London. OF course would Know: But IL
has not yet replied TO the request OF the Fopocra''