The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-01
1ANNANYS CANDIDATE
Robert A. Van Wyck Named For
Mayor Of Greater New York.
THBCHICAGOPLATFORMIGEORBD

Bird Color, of Brooklyn, For Comp
troIler and jacob Rupert, Jr., For
President Of the Council-Little En-
thusiasm over the Nominations.
New York, Oct. 1.-The Democratic
city convention last night nominated
these candidates for officers OF greater
New York; For mayor, Robert A. Van
Wyclx of Manhattan; comptroller Bird
s. Coler of Brooklynj president Of the
council, Jacob Rupert, Jr., of Man
haitian. The ticket had been agreed
upon by the Tammany executive com
mittee before the convention met, and
the delegates simply ratified the choice
of the leaders.
The platform makes no reference to
the Chicago platform, William J. Bryan
or free silver 1t favors home rule and
repeal of the Raines law and other re-
strictions Of personal liberty, and de-
mands dollar gas and municipal owner
ship Of franchises. The nominations
evoked dlsapproval rather than en-
thusiasm in the convention hall.
A noticeable feature Of the. elaborate
decorations Of the convention hall, the
Of the pictures of the old leaders of the
Democratic party, which were always
displayed over the platform at previous
conventions.
The sections on either side Of the
main hall under the balconies were lit
orally packed with the male contin-
gent of the audience. Men stood on the
backs of chairs and crowded into the
aisles. Every one downstairs seemed
to be smoking, although the boxes in
the balconies contained many ladies'.
A bar at the end Of the platform did
a rushing business as soon as the doors
were thrown open.
Just before the convention was called
to order Alderman TAFT got into a rough
and tumble fight with member Of his
delegation. The fight was fast and
furious. The other man was put out
of the hall.
The meeting was called to order by
John c. Sheehan, and Congressman A.
]. Cummings was temporary chairman.
He was succeeded by Almet f. jerks
as permanent chairman.
The name of Robert A. VanWyck
for mayor was presented by Justice
John H. Mccarthy. The demonstration
for VanWyclk was confined to strict
organization men. All of the boroughs
voted for Van Wyck without any hitch
other than a brief interruption by John
]. Foote, who protested against the
vote of the borough of Brooklyn being
cast for Van Wyck. Foote was sup
pressed by Chairman jerks. The an
nouncement that VanWyck was the
choice of the convention was the signal
for a storm of Kisses from a large
portion of the audience and from the
Brooklyn delegation from the Twenty
first district, which it took the band to
drown. The name Of Bird S. Coler was
presented for comptroller Coler g
name was received with cheers. There
was no counter demonstration. Mr.
Coler was unanimously nominated.
Jacob Rupert, Jr., was unanimously
nominated for president of the council
A committee on notification was ap-
pointed, John G. Sheehan being chair
man.
Robert A. VanWyck, the candidate
for mayor, was born in this city 40
years ago, and his family has been
here for two centuries. He was grad
uated from the New York Law school
in 1872, Joined Tammany, left 1t to go
into the county Democracy, then went
to the old organization. He was elected
to a justiceship in the city court in
1889. Now he is presiding justice of
the city court. He voted for Bryan
The justice is a member of the Holland
society and Of many other social clubs
He is married
Bird S. Coler, the candidate for
comptroller is a Brooklyn banker. He
is, it is reported free silver man, and
supported Bryan.
Jacob Rupert, Jr., the candidate for
president of the city council, was born
in this city in 1867, and is the son of
Jacob Rupert, the brewer. He has
never ran for office. In 1889 he was ap-
pointed a colonel on the staff of Gov
ernor Hill lie is a member of numer-
GUS clubs and popular in German So
ciety.
The executive committee of the Ger
man-American Union, after learning of
the nomination of VanWyok for mayor
by the Democratic convention, adopted
resolutions strongly urging the candi-
dacy Of Seth Low.