The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-01
NAMED VAN WICK
Tammany Hall Meets in DemOc-
racy's Name
And Carries Out a Cut and
Dried Programme.
MAKES NOMINATIONS
For the Most Important OIL
GERS in Greater New York.
Action is Received With Kisses
by the Audience.

convention
candidates for offices of Greater New
York-Nayor, Robert A. Van Wyck of
Manhattan: comptroller, Bird s. Coler
of Brooklyn: president of the council,
Jacob Rupert jr of Manhattan.
The ticket had been agreed upon by
the Tammany executive committee be-
fore the convention met and the dele
gates simply ratified the choice of the
leaders. The platform makes no ref
erence to the Chicago platform, Will
liam j. Bryan, or free silver. It ia
vors home rule anr repeal Of the Raines
law and other restrictions on personal
liberty and demands dollar gas and
municipal ownership of franchises. The
nominations evoked disapprOval rather
than enthusiasm in the convention hall.
Richard Croker did not attend the
convention. John c. Sheehan was loud
ly cheered when he appeared. Mr..
Sheehan called the convention to order
and nominated Congressman Cum
mingS for temporary chairman. In his
speech on taking the chair, Mr.. Cum
7nings said.
This is an age in which associated
wealth is marshaled, organized and
equipped for municipal, state and ma
tional control. Gradually and stealth
lily it has taken possession of the cita-
del, seized upon its approaches and
now raises its braZen front to terrify all
who venture to question it's supremacy
Want, if it does not obey its mandates,
is threatened with greater want. DeS-
titution, humiliation and finally death
follow in its wake. Millions in a day
made by a government pawn broker is
hailed IS a great achievement while hon
est wages are deplOred as an intOIer-
able burden upon the savings of the
pawn broker"
The crowd was very noisy during
the roll call. When the name of del
egate Richard Croker was called there
was not even q ripple of applause.
The convention reaSsembled at 1852
o'clock A. F. jerks was appointed
chairman and took the gavel The
platform reported by the committee on
resolutions was adopted The plat
form practically ignores national issues,
declaring at the outset:
We regard as the supreme issue of
the municipal campaign the Inaugural
ton of wise, liberal, honest and Dem
ocratic government in place of the pres
ent costly, wasteful, illiberal and in
ef1cient administration" The platform
declares for home rule in city gov
eminent and denOunces the dictatiOn
of the state legislature in municipal
affairs Laws that "curtail the per
sOnal liberty of the citizens in the prac-
tfce of innocent customs and in the pur-
suit of harmless pleasures" are con
demned, and their liberal adminfstra-
ton is demanded until they are re-
pealed- The Rafnes liquor law is con-
demned- The public franchise plank
We favor municipal ownership and
municipal control of all municipal fran
chlses The platform demands that
the price of gas be reduced to 81 or
less per 1000 The progress of orga.-
nfzed labor, the platform views with re
J0le1ng, enforcement of the labor Iawsis
insisted on, and the extension of the
law OF injunction in SuDDrpsSjOu of tho
struggles of The 1abOrine masses ;,
eNokes protest. The platform pIetlg-
es the Democracy to improve the
schools, provide rapid transit, recrea-
ZION grounds, good roads. bicycle paths
sn1alI parks and pier gardens
a resolution recently adopted by the
OeInoeFatlc union recommending for
RECONSIDERATION as candidates for the
mayoralty nomination the names Of
robert A. Van Wyck, Hugh J. Grant
and Charles w. DAYTON was road nv
the secretary There were cheers and
misses as the name of each gentleman
referred to was mentioned kut Da1[
tons name received the most apn1alIsa
on motion of John c. Sheehan the con
Ventlon proceeded to make nomina-
tons.
Justice John c. Mccarthy placed in
nomination for mayor Robert A. Van
There was big cheer for Van Wick
from the body of the delegates, but
the cheers from the audience were
mingled with Kisses.
Ex-Judge Troy Of Brooklyn second
ca the nomination. AS the speaker
closed there were cries of aSohmer!'
SohIner! Some one called out:
W mats the matter with Hugh J.
He's all right" was the shout in re
ply.
Congressman Suffers name was also
hailed with screeches of enthusiasm
John l. FoOte protested against the
vote of the borough of BROOKLYN being
cast for Van Wyck. The vote of the
entire Brooklyn delegation had been al
ready announced for Van Wyck There
was the widest kind of uproar for sew
eral minutes.
Mr.. Foote climbed onto the platform |
and demanded to be heard.
Chairman Jenkins ruled that FOOte
could not be heard. He said motion
adopted that the chairman of each bor-
ough should cast the vote of the dele
cation and that Mr.. Foote could not |
have any say.
After a futile effort Mr. Foote left
the platform. Mr.. Foote wanted to
nominate Justice William Gayner b1lt
he did not get a chance to even mention |
MS name. The demonstration for Van
Wyck was confined to strict organiza- |
ton men.
All of the boroughs voted for Van
Wyck without any hitch other than
Mr.. Foote'S interruption. The an
nouncement that Van WICK was the |
choice of the convention was The signal |
for a storm of Kisses from a large pOr-
ton of the audience and from the |
Brooklyn delegation from the 21st dis
trict which it took the band to drown |
The name OF Bird 5. Coler was present
ed for comptroller. Coler's name was !
received with cheers. There was no |
counter demonstration. Mr.. Coler was |
unanimously nominated.
Jacob RUPERT, Jr., was unanimously |
nominated for president of the council |
A committee of notification was ap-
pointed, John c. Sheehan being chair |
man.
The convention adjourned at 11:04 |
O'Clock.
Robert A. Van Wyck, the candidate |
for mayor, was born in this city 40 years |
ago. and his family has been here for |
two centuries. He was graduated from |
the New York law school in 1872, Joined |
Tammany, left it to go into the county |
Democracy, then went back to the old