The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-01
TIGERS TICKET NAMED
Tammany Names Robert Van
Wyck for New York's Mayor.
WAS ALL CUT AND DRIED


New York. Sept. 30.-The democratic
city convention tonight nominated
these candidates for officers OF Greater
New York: Mayor. Robert A. Van
Wyck of Manhattan; comptroller. Bird
s, Coier OF Brooklyn; president of the
council. Jacob Rupert. Jr.. Of Man.
haitian. The ticket had been agreed
upon by the Tammany executive COM
Mite before the convention met. and
the delegates simply ratified the choice
Of the leaders.
The platform makes no reference to
the Chicago platform. William ]. Bry-'
an or free silver. II favors home rule
and repeal Of the Raines law and 9TH
or restrictions on personal liberty and
demands dollar gass and municipal
ownership of franchises The nomina-
tions evoked disappointment rather
than enthusiasm In the convention.
Richard Croker did not attend the
convention. John c. Sheehan was
loudly cheered when he appeared. Mr..
Sheehan called the convention To or
der and nominated Congressman Amos
J. Cummings for temporary chairman.
In his speech In taking the chair. Mr..
Cummings said:
This is an age In which associated
wealth is marshaled organized and
equipped for municipal. state and ma
tioDal control Gradually and stealth
lily IL has taken possession OF the cita-
del seized upon all its approaches and
now raises its brazen front to terrify
all who venture To question its SUI
"A ..l.
its mandates. Is threatened with great
er want. Destitulion. humiliation and
finally death follow in its wake.
Millions In a day made by the govern
ment pawnbroker Is hailed -is "a great
achievement, while honest wages are
deplored as an intolerabie burden up
an the savings of the pawnbroker."
The crowd was very noisy during the
roll call. When the name Of Delegate
Croker was called there Was not even
o ripple Of applause, Committees We're
appointed and short recess taken.
The convention reassembled at s:52
O'Clock. A. +. jerks was appointed
permanent chairman and took the cav
el. The platform reported by the COM
mittee on resolutions was adopted. The
platform practically ignores national
issues. decisring at the outset: We re-
gard as the supreme issue of the mum
icipal campaign the inauguration of q
wise, liberal. honest and democratic
government in place of the presen,
eostiy, wasteful, illiberal and inefficient
administration
The platform declares for home rule
in city government. and denounces In,
dictation of the state legislature In
municipal affairs. LAWS that 'curtai
the personal liberty Of the citizens IN
the pursuit of harmless pleasures arc
condemned. and their liberal admins.
tration IL demanded until they are re.
pealed. The Raines liquor law is con.
demned. The public franchise plank
declares: We favor public ownership
and municipal control Of all municipal
franchises"
The platform demands that the pric,
OF gas be reduced To 81 or less pei
thousand feet. The progress of organ
lied labor the platform views with re-
joicing. enforcement Of the labor law.
In insisted ON. and the extension o
the law OF Injunction in suppression o
the struggles Of the laboring masses
evokes protest. The platform pledges
the democracy TO improve the schools
provide rapid transit. recreation
grounds. good roads. bike paths. small
parks and pier gardens.
A resolution recently adopted by th'
democratic union recommending fol
consideration as candidates for III,
mayoralty nomination the names o
Robert A, Van Wyck, Hugh J. Gram
and Charles w. Dayton. was read b,
the secretary. There were cheers and
Kisses as the name of each gentleman
referred TO was mentioned. but Day
toms name received the most ap
plause.
On motion of John e. Sheehan. tn,
convention proceeded to make nomina
tions. Justice John II. McCarth,
placed In nomination for mayor Rober
4. Van Wyck. There was big chez
for Van Wyck from the body ~ tn
delegates. but the cheers from the audi
ence were mingled with misses. FIX
Judge Troy of Brooklyn seconded th'
nomination. AS the speaker close,
there were cries of "Sohmer. Sohmer.
Some one called out: What's the mat
ter with Hugh J. Grsnt?' He's al
right, was the shout I'm reply.
Congressman Sulzer's name was ais,
hailed with screeches ~ enthusiasm
John j. Foote protested against IN,
vote of the borough OF Brooklyn beinl
cast for Van Wyck. The vote of tn
entire Brooklyn delegation had been al
ready announced for Van Wyck. Ther,
was the widest kind of an uproar fo
several minutes.
Mr. Foote climbed onto the plat form
and demanded TO be heard. Chairman
jenkins ruled that Foote could not b
heard. He said that motion had beei
adopted that the chairman Of eacl
borough should cast the vote OF tn
delegation. and that Mr.. Foote coui,
not have any say. After a futile effor
Mr.. Foote left the platform
Mr. Foote wanted To nominate Jus
tice william Gaynor. but he did no
get chance To even mention his name
The demonstration for Van wyck wa
confined to strict organization men. Al
OF the boroughs voted for Van wycl
without any hitch other than Nj
Foote's interruption. The announce
ment that Van Wyck was the choic
OF the convention was the signal for ,
storm OF Kisses from n large portion q
the audience and from the Brooklv,
delegation from the Twenty-flrst dis
trict. which II took the band 1,
drown.
The name Of Bird x Coler was prc
sented for comptroller Coler's nam
was received with cheers. There wa
no counter demonstration. Mr. Cole
was unanimously nominated
Jacob Rupert. jr.. was unanimousl,
nominated for president Of the coun
ell. The convention adjourned at II %
o'clock
Robert A Van wyck. the candidat