The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-14
SILVER MEN ASSEMBLING.
TO BEsET THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
COMMITTEE TO-M0RRoW.

There VIII ne SAND in the CoEu or the machine
and n Vote on RenflrminE the Chicago
Platform VIII BE F~ercod-Threat OF q
HOLT ~ Justice Parker IL Nominated.
The managers Of the Democratic State ma
chine are not going TO have smooth sailing in
their effort at their meeting tomorrow to
ignore tho Chicago platform and to nominate
Justice Alton Il. Parker for Chief Judge
OF the Court OF Appeals. Tho Bryanites
of the state are going to have something
to say about It, They have organized the Loyal
Democratic League of the state OF New York.
This League has an organization in 100 of the
$50 Assembly districts Of the State and
its purpose is to maintain the princi.
pies Of the party enunciatcd at Chicago
and to prevent the nomination on the
Democratic ticket of men who did not support
Bryan and Sewall last year. This League is to
hold two meetings at Gramercy Lyceum,
Twenty.third street and Sixth avenue, to-day.
The first meeting will be hold at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon for organization, ana the second in
evening for business. Tho business pertains
directly to the meeting OF tho State Committee.
to be held at the Hoffman House tomorrow.
The silver Democrats began to arrive from up
tho State last night. Most OF them repaired to
the Gerlach, in West Twenty-seventh street.
whore they conferred with Henry NJ. Mcdonald.
President of the League. Mr.. Mcdonald said
afterward that a plan had practically been
agreed on TO be carried out at the meeting OF the
Leagne.
A resolution will be adopted requesting the
State Committee to issue an address r~eafflrming
the Chicago platform, and to nominate q candi-
date who is known to have worked for Bryan.
Another resolution will be adopted expressing q
preference for the nomination Of Charles F. Ia
Dor for Chief Judge of the Court Of Appeals.
Mr.. Tabor is an ex-Attorney General. He
stumpcd for Bryan last year.
A committee of five will be appointed to walt
on the State Committee, present the resolutions,
and ask tho privilege of being heard on them.
Should the committee OF five not be admitted.
Mr.. Mcdonald said. tho wishes of the league
will be presented by members of the State Com
mittce who are also members Of the league or
In sympathy with ite mission. or these there
are said to be ten, or more. Some or them, Mr..
Mcdonald said, he expected will attend the
meeting OF the league this evening.
In any event. no said, the State Committee
will have to listen to a discussion In favor OF
reafirming tho Chicago platform and to vote on
the State Committee who are said to DO in
sympathy with the Leagues objects are patrioS
Congressman Sulzer Of this city.
II Justice Parker Is nominated, members OF
the league assert that they will nominate q can
didato o their own for Chief Judge OF thc Court
There has been much said about tho State
C { having win tS authority 6 only to rs nominate nrInst.
pies is outside It's province. The free sil-
yer men say that they have been I'M
able to find the original resolution. but
have resurrected copies printed in the news
papers at the time. and they find that the com:
mittee was not restricted in It's authority and
can reaftirm the Chicago platform If it desires.
Chairman Danforth said yesterday:
The committee will not issue any address at
this time. hut later on. when all the candidates
for the Assembly have been nominated, an ad-
dress or letter may be sent out calling the at
tention of the voters to Republican extrava-
gance and the increase In the tax rate.
From the Information i have / believe that
there will be some discussion Of the Chicago
platform up the State, and one or two members
from Kings county. l understand. will bring tho
matter up for discussion. But a large majority
of the members of the committee, l believe. are
in favor of taking no action In reference to the
platform, but favor leaving it to the county con-
ventions."
II was said yesterday that Senator Murphy,
ex-senator Hill and Richard Croker will. bo on
hand to steer the State Committee. This led ono
of tho Loyal Leaguers to remark:
Why were not these men at the Buffalo Con-
vention last fall when there was real work for
the Democratic party to be done r.