New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-11
swELTERING SILVER DEMOCRATS.
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TAMMANY OR THEY MAY Run TICKET
0r THEIR OWN

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rAMMANY OR THEY MAY Run TICKET
OF THEIR OWN
About three hundred Democrats VINO are sun
unterrfed believers in the doctrine OF 'he CHo"So
platforro crowded themselves into one OF tne am
inr.roonos on the second floor of the HoHand House
last evening shut the windows 10 keep out the
49,. ana ,ba doors 10 exclude reporters, and re-
solvA6 themselves into the United Democracy OF
the Greater New-York About half OF them were
followers Of ex-Sheriff James j. . Bflehs 1ou"s
Democracy in New-Yolk, and the Cther nan vas
composed Of representatives OF the 1ouHs Leiio
Wv of Rrooklvn. the Democratic Alliance. rag
mot ~ the Progressive Democratic League ana
..vera smaller BRYAN and freesilver organizations
too numerous and too inconseauentiai 70 Heh'loi''
They gathered in response 10 call for confer
enne the purpose of which was either 10 lorce
,rammonv to adopt platform opposed 10 TRUSTS
and in favor of the municipal ownership OF street
railway and lighting franchises or TO provide ma
chnerv for running an ant-Tammany Democratic
ticket in the Greater NewYork campaign
Robert Stewart of Brooklyn, presided. and the
secretaries were f. II. Kerwin. OF BrooKlyh' anu
Iouis Levine Of New-York. Among the men
prominent in the gathering were James br'en.
ex-Mavor A. Oakley Hall and ex-senator RiXhy' OF
this city and Henry Nichols. Alfred CrnKShanh
and Alfred ] Wolf Of Brooklyn.
One of the first things the conference dio was -
mass a string of resolutions offered by Mr. Crulk-
short denounone trusts and government by in
functions" and calling upon the Democratic state
committee to reafirm the doctrine Of the Ohicaso
platform and nominate man fer Chief Judge OF
the Court of Appeals who was openly IN sEnhp"'"'
with that platform at the election last fah'
Henry Nichols then offered another string OF 'eHo
,u,,ons containing the same denuncaton OF trusts
in other words. declaring in favor oil Huiiioip"'
ownership OF street railway and lighting nahciiiSes
limiting that Tammany was PrepsrHg 10, 10 Coming
municipal campaign and ending with giving 10 the
chairman of the conference authorloo 10 nate
committee TO call a convention. the comnltlee az
cordng TO the last resolution, was to seIeGt ~
and place for a convention which might honild
candidates for municipal Offices. and also was 10
have power TO confer with committe,tis n Oh o'"e'
1t became apparent in the discussion Of TIE re ESD
u,ons that some m eTence and Tor an hour
the reporters who were in the corridor c0ud ma
rroans calls for order and other noises which in
dicaed a stormy session Occasiohdy ~ az
S9e Mas Moad escape rom the
his way Tns1 the Mere oScs al against alleged gag
and Tammany methods in the room; ana a Ny VI.
crease the committee called for in the final res9u-
ton 50 as 70 have It s9mR9Sf ia G5 Greater New
When a vote on the amendment was taken there
vas storm Of ayes and another storm OF noes
The chairman declared the amendment lost When
question and declared himself sustained in the face
OF a division. Demands for snow OF hamds WI
ads Sa IL Ga'R Re nG carred With opposition
a Committee was sent out to bring back an ad-
dress which Mr. Cruikshank had prepared, and Mr.
Wolf smoothed over some Of the trouble at tne
conference by offering another resolution declaring
that when the convention to nominate candldates
was held the delegates TO the convention should be
selected on the basis OF Assembly district repre-
ssntation That resolution was passed and then
Mr. Cruikshank read the address, which was main
and calling for municipal ownership OF street rail-
way and lighting franchises The address also de-
c,aysd Thar the recent prosperity OF the country was
due 10 foreign famine and that the fall In the price
OF silver was another proof OF the baleful power OF
vhO demOnetiZe
address was passed with a whoop. Mr. stewart
said ne would not name the committee oeiore MOTT
a.. tho conference adjourned.