New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-16
LOYAL LEAGUE IN CONFUSION

4 RESOLUTION To DENouNcE THE STATE COM
MtrTrE GETS OUT OF SIGHT IL THE SHUTTLE.
Political meetings are sometimes serious. some
times instructive sometimes interesting and some
TIN 90 amusing The meeting % the Loyal Demo-
cratlc League. held in the parIors OF the Metro
pollian Hotel yesterday afternoon. assumed the
last ASPECT IL IS necessary 10 state that ms
League Ia heartily and wholly In favor or the pIat-
form adopt4d at Chicago last year The only thing
that keeps the members from an out-and-out ex-
pr..4lou OF opinion is the fact that about one-haf
of their membership "a made mp OF men connected
with the regular Democratic organization. to whom
tho badge OF regularity f. more than principe OF
birthrlght. II was IN order 10 discuss the BEST
course 10 Doe followed In the Hight OF the action OF
the state Committee that III" meeting was called
Tho state Committee had just expelled Henry j.
Purroy ignored the Chicago platform. ana nomI-
mated a man FOR chief Judge OF the Court OF APP
p.als against whom rested the charge that ne hAd
i, serted Bryan last year and voted for Mckinney
II II Rockwell formerly a member OF congress
from Elmlra ana a member OF the STAT" 'oHi-
rni,ice. presided. other regulars were or hard "lI
II was nosed about that the regulars came INTO me
,,,.,iu, only TO rccurc iudors"m'nt OF inc
Democratic nominee for chief Judge. II was an
executive session. and all but members were p'fF'u
,,,, +, ,y,s learned however that the cause 81
th. disorder that broke out almost NJ Ne Ihir- ~
ming OF the meeting was a r'so'u''o" UNIV" -
H9ll' .nTi,inn r,Iiad upon those present to de-
notinc. IN. state Committee for IT, action IN nomi-
,tIr,, Vr Parker and 10 protest against the noni-
uaiiou. rcaiiirm the Chicago platform ana pI
CA Is prepared the way for box, lhe .'h""t'
smi ed s.rencly for they felt That they nag LII, i'1
ioritv i'm the convention. but when tt'nry Menus
In. clerk upon "A rollcall on "A motion 20 hbI' IN,
resolution began to count proxies that no one ilt''
over heard Of i'm support OF the resolution b'ui'l
btnk. loose In the midst Of the hurrdh som" OFT
yrl',l II NOV, W. adjourn" There was q wiz
scrarnhl, flr the door. ana the regulars k"pt cal
in, an; ",;rt out or We will be- committed! rms
il suciio" Those who deserted wrr" II. H. Rock-
we'll Inc chairman; John Mccarthy. SYRACUSE
judge Charles r. Burke Franklm C ,n =: ~ ~
T. WlthcrsieIn. Herkmer H. J Mson Arc""cj
charles Wadsworth. tennessee; Wits Abbott, 81
Ncw-Yorl and others Many Of them came BACK
nrt.rv.1rd when order was restored. but NIT KocR-
well remained away. ana Mr.. Nichols becam" the
nr.sIiu., officer The meeting lost al form or reSu-
inrty Parliamentary rules were disrcearded. ana
crlfbct and rccriminatOu took the place or debate
In the end a re- olutiOn was passed pracucaly an
null 'ng any action eyer taken toward torhluS thc
,lssnciation and calling for the appointment or
committee Of five take up the subject for action
This committee where II IL assured that the matter
viii be- entirely smothrrcd, il composed OF Robert
stewart \ Il. CrUikshnuk. /. Dckay Porter; ex-
Senator Blyhy and Or. T. j. Mckowan When
his resolution was adopted several silver men
surauR To the front and offered their designations.
The meeting broke up in confusion