The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-12
A SOP TO BRYANISM.
COUNTY CONVENTIONS MAY IND0RsB
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.

nut the state Couanittee. the Leaders Deciare
R1ust ne srsnt-Thts, 1t IL Thought, win
Help Tarnmany Ont or Etc usoie-Chairnsn
Truman Hs for Uneauivocai nndsrsenent-
The policy Of ex-senator Hill and the other
men who are potential in the affairs Of tho
Democratic organization In the State. relative
to the Chicago PLATFORM. has been plainly In
dicated by the utterances Of State Chairman
Elliot Danforth. a. well a. by many acts Of
minor local organizations
Chairman Dauforth has moro than limited that
It Is the purpose OF the State Committee at its
meeting next month to refrain from reafirm-
ing tho party doctrine declared by the
national convention at Chicago last year.
He said in an interview last Tuesday
that the Chicago platform would probably
be indorsed by county organizations through
out tho State, but that 1t 10 improbable
that the State Committee will take any action
with reference TO It. The plea IL made that the
State Committee is authorized only to nominate
a candidate for Chief Judge Of tho Court Of APP
peals. and that IL has no power to make q plat
form, issue any declaration or address. or do
anything other than the specific thing which
the State Convention authorized 1t to do.
This position by Senator Hill, whose mouth
piece Mr.. Danforth is, tho ultra Bryan men do
claro to be wholly untenable, and they cite
various instances when the State Committee
has issued addresses and declared issues with
out specific authorization from any State Con-
~vention. They accordingly demand that tho
State Committee shall put itself on REQ
ord regarding tho Chicago platform at its
| coming meeting. How to prevent this and keep
tho Bryan sentiment quiescent has been the
constant study OF tho Democratic leaders for
some time. and It has been decided that the
| proper course TO pursue Is to give tho Bryanites
xvh,t thov want lnculIv and IN anOthar tho
Chicago platform as q State issue. The plan is
to placate the Bryan men with places and reso.
%lutions in certain counties, SO that they viii not
make too much OF n fuss when the state Com
mittee fails to reafirm the Chicago platform.
Ex-senator Hill has begun the game in Albany
Supreme Court Justice 3. Caddy. HsrricE is still
the Democratic boss there. Ex.State Senator
Marion and ph. Justice is He asrrie s!s'' chief S'I iieutsn.
ant. Both Herrick, and Chase are recog.
refused to commit himself on the Chicago plat
form. and HerrioS is supposed to haye voted ior
s dssire to h smGtSer a the S TeaI i. srs Sfsoassa Ma'n In n
Albany, as in every other section OF the State. the
majority Of the rank and file Of the party believe
yia 1. Hiii recognizes this fact. but, encouraged
b. sOrn the S sI,poIrSS9t, n, ease S.z with w hsmoe Senator Or
SS sPs county IL ls sand and s 90 PtSs i IN the s sa@s y This Ii;
to appoint John Bove. a recognized Bryan man,
Water Commissioner OF Albany. This has 80
H IssSsssh the Il Pf H.4a,c slI sns es sass' i. Il .h is ssiai tho
This is the way Mr.. Hin plays the game in Al.
6any county. In his former home ~, SheTung
oorats Of chempne are for free silver at Ieto /.
and ali the other queer things in the Chicago
she same senate district: TTSmPkins and
nietSsss ha se50S dEsnsn 5eslf that sSaH IL s SAP,
Committee reafirm the Chicego platform in
epsf srysnisa t ns%sd "1 %e naH0 to pf I'll a escs a ssa in
the State Committee; 1t required q lot Of tness-
GS. Sn The to part pte St MI ih HI, %ado saG his Ht f r si%iis an
resolution. They only succeeded by Q bare ma
3ority Of one and presented another man with
The word has gene forth that it ia all right for
to e1 put the%seiyes on IN record for 8 tie Chicago
platform, but that the Endorsement must not be
only where it is necessary to placate the radical
element. It has been spggssted. further, that 1t
m msH's Ss.i S: sf,. to tx. St' nsssia seS 81 t Ct Be- ssa iaa So@:
mistee.
te nhs I,an ih 80 indo rs M esta q ,s 20 hi chics sse'' p ssa:
This is expected to silence the elamor Of the
The radicals are fully appraised of this game.
viding the State Committee does not indorse the
Chicago platform and nominate an uncompro-
bench.
Commenting on the programme Of the State
leaders, James c.. Truman of Binghamton,
Chairman OF the Democratic State Executive
or Campaign Committee. as It In called. said yes.
II do not believe in this idea Of lodging the
issue. think the State Committee should
meet 1t squarely and reafirm the Chicago plat.
form. We have got to be regular, and tho only
way to be SO is by indorsing that platform. We
must stand by our colors II we are to expect the
support OF the voters who stood by us last year.
To dodge the issue will surely result in the loss
Of the State to our party. We may not believe
as most people do not believe everything CON
tanned In tho Bible, but we must take tho whole
thing, whether the whale swallowed Jonah OF
not
This game of concessions to the radical ele
ment in the party locally won't work. We are
Of the Democratic party or We are not II we
are we must accept Democratic doctrine as q
State organization, and the duty of the State
Committee is to swallow the Chicago platform
whole"