Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
TAM M ANYS CANDIDATE
Interest in the Contest and Its I'm
portance.
Will Nominate Bryan Man and VIII
Ignore Chicago PlatfOrm-Silver
Men Not Weakening.

The controversy over the character of
the nomination and platform to be made
by Tammany in the maycralty fight ir
New York is exciting a deep interest
among democrats from a national point of
view. 1t is generally conceded that if
Tammany ignores the Chicago platform
and pnts up a candidate for mayor of
Greater New York who did not support
Bryan at the last presidential election, the
democratic party will be split to pieces
in New York, and that in other parts of
the east the effect will be felt Moreover,
1t will be the beginning Of serious con-
test in the next democratic national con-
vention. Such nc mination being made,
the National Democratic Organize ton will
undoubtedly directly OR indirectly en-
courage the followers of Bryan and ;d
VccateS of silver in the east to hold their
organization together in the name of the
democl acy, and if the radical silver ele-
ment controls the rext national conven-
ton, as apparently it will. through its
delegations in the south and west, the
eastern silverites will be given recognition.
This will be equivalent to abandonment
of any hope of doing anything in the east,
and will be the signal for concentration of
effort in the west and south, with fight
on sectional lines.
Private information, however, received
by democratic leaders from New York in
dicates that this situation may Re avoided
by Tammany's taking middle course.
1t is predicted very positively that while
Tammany is almost certain to ignore the
Chicago platform, the candidate ne minated
VIII be one who supported Bryan during
the last presidential campaign, and whose
loyalty to the Chicago ticket will not be
questioned This will not satisfy the ultra
silver men, but it Is believed that they
will support the nominee, while by resolu-
ton and on the stump, adhering to the
platform.
The policy of the national democratic
managers is to make 10 ovsytures and no
sort OF concession to those FORMER demo-
Gratis who refused to support Bryan. The
general disposition is TO treat The gold
democrats cavalierly, But itgis said that
If they come back into the parryo, without
condition or reservation they will be ac-
cepted as In good standing.
No Weakening by Silserites.
The spirit with which any suggestion of
karmonizing the conflicting efemeyts in the
party is received in the south is illustrated
by views expressed by Representatives
Wheeler of Alabama, GainesYof tennessee
and Livingston of Georgia y al Star re-
porter today. The three were seen together,
, and simultaneously declared that the silver
people were more stiff backed and deter
mined in the fight than ever. before. They
declared that there was absolutely no loss
of strength in the south, but, on the con-
trary. they were making gains. Most of
the gold democrats, they said. were either
coming back without condition or were go
Ing over to the republican party, very few
holding to their independent attitude. Mr..
Livingston said that the silver men had no
concessions to make but told the gold
democrats that they could either come back
into the party, accepting the platform. or
keep away altogether.
Mr.. Gaines and Mr.. Wheeler said sub
stantially the same thing. They all agreed
that II the Bank of England made one-ffth
of its reserve silver, that this action would
have no relation to the question OF an inter-
national agreement. but would be the result
OF the demands Of trade, and confession
that gold alone could not fulfill the require
ments of trade.
Mr.. Gaines said that Mr.. Bryan. in his
speech at Nashville on the Sth of October,