The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-11

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SENTATIVE beSosrst, rom every x.semslS district in
10th day Of september. 1897. thu. IL |. The
demand on behslt Of the democratic voter.
Of S5ss'e, Ssw iST ,n,, that hat, sal" lS.o sSn%i, T.sn, 2. ,ss
the principles Of the CHICAGO platform and Issue a
f S5FSsG said principles and the aSrmauon thereof and
making them the issue in The coming c%anpaignn. ,,
Judge OF the Court Of A peals must be a man who Is
well known 70 have supported Bryan and sewsll In
principles OF the Chicago platform. and therefore free
from all suspicion Of leaning toward monopolies OF
conference the nomination OF q candidate di,loya al
TO the party and Its principles. now or in the last
nomination; that the State Committee has no power
TO make such a nomination. and no Democrat is or
can he called upon to support such a candidate.
Rcsoirrd. That we call upon all members OF the
state COMMITTEE, who are not willing 20 actively sup
port and prOmulgate the principles of the Chicago
platform TO resign. and failing 20 so resign they
should he suminArtiy expelled from membership In
the state Committee.
This was adopted with a whoop. The next
resolution, offered by 4. y. CruikshAnE. Prest-
dent OF the Kings County Democratic LeaSne,,
caused some division. but the argument which
was precipitated indicated that the objection
was not SO much to the calling of conventions
and the nomination of a Chicago platform
ticket as II was TO deleg tting power to call con-
ventions 10 a named by the Chair-
man. This was the resolution:
Whereas. II Is the belief OF this conference otDemo-
Gratis now here held atthe Holland House In the city Of
New York. this 10th day OF September. 1927, repre-.
snnfinE every AsSembly district in the Greater New
York, that tn political platform adopted by the
GsISSSo IN yaIy' i 4, tSf !. S .hs on,y SG suthort1ed hs STAT, e.
mont OF party principles. aud Is the only standard
and test for loya Democrats in all elections. national.
State and municipal; and.
WhereGs, 1t is further the belief OF this conference
greater Sew YORK. or some Of them, have corruptIv
c%onspired win notorious inonopolist., corporation
and the be- party pa Itself betrayed IN the selection
form FOR the coming political csampsiSn OF 1857. and.
Whereas. The masses OF the Democratic party in
the Greater New York are Justly indignant at such
proceedings. but are powerless to control or prevent
the same. and no longer have conndence In the pres.
ent manag' m,nt OF Tammany Hall and It's afnliAting
Whsrso.. 1t is further the opinion of this confer.
sympathy with the principles and declarations OF said
promaisati"n thereof is. or can be. a regular Demo
cratic organization: Therefore
Resoired, That 1t is the opinion of thi. conference
Greater New York who believe in and support the
principles And declarations Of the Chicago platform
and in the municipal, ownership and operation OF
street franchises should he held in the city of New
platform for The coming campaign In said territory.
and 81 nominating candidates. for Mayor Of Greater
New York and other city. county and borough on1cerB
in said territory.
Resolved, That a committee Of not less than fifteen
nor more than twenty-five. in the discretion OF the
Chairman OF this conference. be forthwith sp-
planted pisrt. to BY DO h des,sh aS sa's !, I said s smmi,tse .n at
at such time as will give ample opportunity to
oman u nomination ny pctltlbn DI tVe CdDullhteA
selected by said conventions; that said committee
have power meantime TO confer with any Democratic
affirmation Of the Chicago platform. the results OF
such conference to be submitted in open convention
for action thereon.
An amendment was offered providing that the
conference committee should be composed OF
one from each of the siHty-two Assembly dis.
tricts. to be named by the loyal Democrats Of
those districts.
One or two speeches were made deprecAting
hasty action and advising delay until II can be
nsrprtatppl what the rapulur Democrats will do
In support of his resolution Mr.. Cruikshank
said among other things:
our party now IS the time to do IL. There Is no
more time than will be necessary left US n
this Determination to put an independent ticket
in the field. 1t is evident that Iammany
Hall is not. going to support the Chicago
II she were going 70 do so she could have soid
so long ago: Mr.. sheehsn's, policy is one Of de.
ed us of on u technicaIity. Tammany Halls
General Committee met tonight, but not a
interest Of the cause which is dear to the hearts
OF all true Democrats. The State Committee will
dodge the issue on a technicality, as did the Hof-
man House on Thursday night. II
will say 1t was not authorized to do moro than
nominate a candidate. and that 1t can't touch
Sept. 80. and then IL we don't get what we wnnt
we will not be in a position to enforce our de-
"it will be too late to get a full ticket in the
field. We must act now. Tammany 10 In the
control OF Whitney, Flower and the railroad
syndicates. 1t is against their interests to re.
affirm the Chicago platform or to nominate true
Democrats. Neither will be done except as we
do It."
Charles F. Adams of Brooklyn also made a
speech. in which he said that regular Demo-
Gratis in Kings county were gagged, that they
could not even get meetings at which to express
their views in favor OF the Chicago pla torn.
He told how John c. Sheehan had permitted
thor heels in an anteroom when they tried to
get Mr.. Sheehan to 60 on record for the plat
form. He appealed to them as patriots and true
Democrats to teach the bosses In both New
York and Kings counties that they cannot
ignore the opinion of the masses OF the party.
Cruikshank and Adams were wildly ap.
plauded. One delegate said he thought Tam.
p. Keeney. member Of the Democratic National
Advisory Committee, said that Tammany Hall
would be admitted to the conference on tho
basis stated In the resolution, that 10 II as an
organization she will reafirm the Chicago plat
form.
The amendment was laid on the table and the
resolution was adopted, with some half dozen
votes cast in the negative.
A committee composed of A. B. Cruikshank,
Henry Nichols, and George P. Reeney was an.
pointed to draft an address, and they presented
the one printed above, which was adopted with
n great hurrah.
Chairman Stewart announced that he would
name on Monday the committee to call the city
and other conventions.
Among Others present besides those before
mentioned were eX-Mayor A. Oakley Hall, David
Lloyd. James O'Bricn. ex-senator Francis NJ.
BiNby. Assemblyman S. S. Blake, Alderman
Thomas ODwyer, George Block. John Hoscy,
and Jeremiah NJ. Healey. all active Bryan
workers in the last campaign.