The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-09
GEORGE PARTY FIXTURE.
IT VIII TLKL HAND IN STATE As
NELL Us CITY POLITICS.

Delegates OF the D.nocraoy OF Thomns Jener-
son Decide TO Form n Permanent ORGANS
ntion-MorroVer. They 1ntend to nun
n Candidate for Governor NEXT Year.
The Democrat. Of Thomas Jefferson decided
last night to perfect q permanent organization
as q political party in the Greater New
YORK, as we'll as to extend It's opera
uons throughout the entire State. 1t Is the
present purpose of the managers OF the
movement to run q candidate for Governor next
yoar, 30 that under the provisions of the cleo
tion law they will have the right thereafter to
nominate candidates ns q regular party.
This decision was arrived at at q conference
held in the Murray Hill Lyceum. There were
about 200 delegates present. The conference
was called by the committee which conducted
the Henry George Mayoralty campaign. Dele
gates TO the conference were elected from the
several Assembly districts. the basis of repre-
sentation being one for every 100 votes cast for
George for Mayor. Among the delegates pres
ent were Charles Frederic Adams, K. Lawson
Purdy. Willis J. Abbot, Marion M. Miller. and
John T. McKechnie of the George Campaign
Committee; e. NJ. Saunders, President of the
Progressive Democratic League, Jerome O'Neill,
William G. Mclaughlin, John J. Foote, w. Hop
burn Russell. Henry NJ. Mcdonald, Thaddeus L.
Wakeman. and Henry A. Goulden.
AbN haiii II nv ohk
after midnight, the conferees firing them selves
out with senseless parliamentary wrangles be-
fore they concluded to do any business Of q pos
tive character. More than an hour was devoted
to ievying and collecting an assessment on tho
delegates to pay tho rent of the hall.
Before the conference was called to order by
Willis J. Abbot. he made q little speech in
which he said that the conference was called in
response to what seemed q widespread and sim
cere desire for the reorganization of the party
on permanent lines. He said there were
varying ideas as to what the future of
the organization should be. Some thought It
and political ideas of Henry George; others that
1t should be continued for independent political
action, and still others that 1t should only be
kent. in existence as a check on or aid to the
Mr.. Abbot was elected temporary Chairman.
There were contesting delegations from the
Nineteenth, Twenty-f1rst and Thirty fourth As.
sembly districts in New York county. A
pointed to decide these contests. The APP
pointment OF this committee caused some
there were q lot OF so called delegates at large
representing no particular constituency. and
the Chairman had made up the Committee of
CREDENTIALS with q majority OF these.
There were mutterings among the regularly
elected delegates. and charges were freely made
which only got into the Henry George
and made it profitable. There seemed to be
some color OF truth to these charges when
the committee reported on the contests, for it
eressive Democratic League. which started tho
Bryan movement last spring in the Twenty
first Assembly district. giving their six dele
gates only half a vote and comforting tho same
testing their seats. The Bryan men bolted the
conference.
Henry A.. Goulden Of Brooklyn was chosen
permanent Chairman. and NJ. NJ. Miller of New
York the permanent Secretary. A resolution
offered by Benjamin Doblin, providing for "a
of thirteen, one from each Council
district, to prepare q plan for permanent organ
ization OF the Democracy OF Thomas Jefferson.
and report to a meeting an adjourned conference
to be held not later than March 15." provoked a
discussion which lasted about two hours. DIR.
Montague r. Leverson Of Fort Hamilton wanted
name Of the organization to the Henry George
Democracy. Others wanted the committee to
consist Of one from each Assembly district, to
be chosen by the district association.
tons of information, s~andwiched in with discus
sions of tho relative merits as man and politi-
clan Of Henry George and Thomas Jefferson, un:
til the Chair didn't know where no was at"
there are only ten Council districts in the city,
and then the parliamentary wrangle was begun
all over.
1t was finally decided to appoint q committee
ing its plan it use the name Henry George De-
mocracy. and report at a meeting to be held not
later than Feb. l..
out the State. This will be done early
next year, SO that the organization viii
be in a position to get n proper certif-
cate for an Independent nomination of q
there shall be at least fifty signatures to such
certificate from each county in tho State.