The sun., 1897-09-12
BRYANITES IN AGREEMENT.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO CALI BRIAN
NOMINATING CONVENTIONS.

DeieEntes to the Holland House Conference.
who Could Not ne Hound by Its Action.
Content with It-BryRnites Expect TO Gct
tho PopuIist Party Column on the Ballot.
At the meeting Of tho United Democracy at
the Holland House on Friday night President
Robert Stewart, tho most enthusiastic Bryan
man in Brooklyn, was authorized to appoint
committee to arrange for the calling OF the va
rious Bryan conventions. Yesterday no gave
out this list, to which representative OF tho
Democratic Alliance is TO be added: Henry
Nichols, A. Oakley Hall. robert Griilitbs. Mira
beau l.. Towns. DIR. J.. j. McKuown, Francis NJ
BiXby. Alfred B. Cruikshank. Franklin NJ. De-
voc, Jr., Robert j. MacFnrland, David Lloyd
Charles Reilly John J. Clancy, Edward ii. Ker-
win, Andrew J. Carson NJ. A. Rice Ezra A.
Tuttle DR.. Dio Dc krcmin, John Hoscy. Henry
A. Goulden, John Piuc. Peter Padan, John A.
Connolly. Alfred j. Wolf. julius Bernstein,
Robert Stewart, ex-oflicio.
Tammany leaders were loath to express them
selves yesterday regarding the determination Of
the Bryantcs to nominate a ticket of their own
Not one of them would consent to bo quoted on
the subject, although or two ven.
turcd the suggestion that the repeated
refusal OF the members OF tho Demo-
cratic Alliance to bc bound in advance
by tho action OF the Holland House conference
indicated that the sentiment OF the Bryanitcs Is
not unanimous in favor OF an independent
ticket An answer to this suggestion was made
by the members Of tho Progrcss, Democratic
League. who. as delegates from the Alliance,
participated in the conference on Friday night
Two Of these members wcr. jeremiah NJ. Healey
and John Hosey., Mr. Henlcy, said:
Il think that the action taken Is in the right
direction. lf true Democrats arc To be reCcH-
nzcd by tho regular orGanizntion they must
assert themselves. Tammany Hall has the OPP
portunity to put herself on record with true
Democratic platform and to nominate acceptable
! now as II She would not. we are in position to
uphold the tcncts OF true Democracy aud to vote
for candidates who believe IN them. should We
fail to do this now we will not bo considered
when 1t comes to the nomination OF candidates
for Congress next year"
John Hoscy. ce-President Of tho Progressive
Democratic League. said:
This squcamishness about cut.and.dricd pro-
cecdings ought not to stand in the way Of a
union OF ali friends OF the Chicago platform on a
common ticket. 1t was necessary to take de-
| TO ENFORCE the demands OF true democracy. We
could not endanEer success by squabbling over
triiics. Tho action tak ken by the conference was
| and have no doubt that we will he able TO get
together when 1t comes TO adopting platform
and nom mating ticket. We are certainly OF
| one mind as to what our platform should be,
and there ought to be no split over the selection
| 1t was said yesterday that the Progressive
| Democratic League will ut its meeting this
afternoon indorsc the action taken ut tho
! Holland House conference.
| Although the con 'crence decided to nominate
candidates by petition. IL was said yesterday
| that the Bryan men expect that their ticket will
| DO Endorsed by tho regular Populist party and
be printed on the official ballot under the clover
leaf emblem. The Populists cast Il 600 votes for
their candidate for Governor in 1892 and
| 1000 in S9i. Their Gubernatorial candidate o
| last year was Wilbur +. Porter who was also
nominated by tho Democrats. 1t is impossible
| to determine how many votes they cast for him,
but, in view OF the returns of 1892 and lS9i. it
| Is reasonable to suppose, they say. that
they cast their full party strength which
| Is more than 10000 votes. the number
! necessary to give them party column on
, the ballot. This, they say, is easy to he be-
| licvod when it Is remembered that the issue OF
| the campaign WAS one which appealed particu.
| larry to the Populist heart and was calculat ed
| TO bring them all 10 the polls.
The election law expressly provides that tho
vote for Governor shall determine the right OF "A
! party 10 have u party column on the official
| ballot