The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
BRYAN MEN WON'T WAIT.
UNITED DEMOCRACY VOTES TO NOM
MATE AHEAD OF TAMM1NT.

Calls n city Convention for SEPT. s-Done-
cratic Alliance Has Not Vet Agreed to This
Date, but both say They Will Get To-
Eether-Uncertninty About . state Ticket.
The committee of twenty five appointed by tho
Holland II use conference OF Bryan Democrats
met last night at the headquarters OF the United
Democratic Organizations, 40 East Twenty.third
street. and decided to issue q call for a City Con-
~vention. TO DO held on Sept. 2S. The place for
holding the convention will DO decided later.
There was a difference OF opinion as to tho
ndvisability o fnominating candidates for Mayor.
Comptroller, and President Of the Council prior
to the action of the regular Democracy. but the
radical Bryanites prevailed and fixed the early
date.
There were present at the meeting Chairman
Henry Nichols, Robert Stewart, Ezra A. futile.
DR.. d.. dc Kremin. John Hosey. Z. NJ. Saunders,
NJ. A. Rice. Robert Grifiths. Henry Campbell.
DR.. =. j. McKeown, ex-senator F. NJ. Bixby,
James Pine, Franklin NJ. Devoe, Jr., r. J. Nc
Farland, Peter Padian, John A. Conway, David
Storey. Charles o'Reilly, Edward IL. KerwiD,
and julius Bernstein. A. Oakley Hall was ABB
sent on account OF Illness. The members Of the
conference represented all sections Of tho
Greater New York.
Chairman Nichols stated tho object of the
meeting and the committee at once began to
Platform Bryanite Convention Before that OF
Robert Stewart, who presided at the Holland
House conference. was the chief spokesman for
there was no use OF waiting on Tamnany Hall.
That organization bad succeeded in smotherinR
the Bryan sentiment in the DEMOCRATIC state
form, shelved and a Mckinley man nominated
for Chief Judge Of the Court Of Appeals. Nowit
Is trying to smother the Bryan sentiment among
the rank and file OF the party. 1t was the duty
Of true Democrats to prevent that.
selves In tho light OF boilers from the party"
said he, " and It is our duty to raise the Demo-
s Sbs s,s s5ssdSTd o. and he sp tPps p shs %sdiS% sen for
Watt on % 1 T"nm amy longer ds Tnl Tho RS' d IL T.
election law. Tammany would not hesitate to
make them greater BY adjourning her conven-
day that if we waited until then we would be
helpless and unable to get 4 ticket, in the field.
NJ rs SnF dnty to bo, act a. AL the NE s sSGnIs rdp@ 0S;sisls
our ticket not later than Sept. 81"
John Hosey and +. NJ. Saunders. representing
the convention be called for tho day following
that liked for the Tammany Convention. They
said that there would be so much disappoint-
ment among truo Democrats over the action OF
the Tammany Convention that the work of the
i ns no a. o,n5idate a. ana su men wSn woui3 hr sHia
strength to the ticket, could be obtained then,
although they might be reluctant to accept a
nomination before the regular party convention.
Mr.. Turtle and Others urged that an early date
be fixed for the convention, but that an adj
JOuTIIntnI Dc IahGH U HlOpllnR u PLATFORM
and demanding its afirmance by the Tammany
convention. Should Tammany refuse TO accede
to this demand they said there would be time to
make nominations.
Before a vote could be taken a subcommittee
OF five from the Democratic Alliance Committee
on Conference called 10 confer about the date.
On this committee were Charles B. Slower. E.
$. Egerton.. jeremiah Healey. and Henry a.
Goulden. A similar subcommittee was APP
pointed by the committee of twenty-fv and
the conferees retired TO talk the matter over.
After talking more than an hour they had
come IN no understanding AT i / .20 and they re-
ported back to their several committees their in
ability to agree. The Alliance men, who have
already decided to hold a Bryanite City Conven-
tion not Inter than Oct. l, wanted that particu-
lar date agreed on.
Sent. %. Both are in favor of a separate ticket.
but they differed as to questions OF expediency.
2sth. The Alliance left the question open. The
opinion was expressed by men in both camps
that they will all get together eventually
The organizations represented in the United
democracy HOLLAND House conferencel are the
Young Democracy of the Greater New York,
the Kings County Democratic League, and the
Progressive Democratic League, besides several
minor organizations.
The Kings County Democratic League 10 COM
posed OF many Bryan clubs in BrookIyn and The
ProgressiveD Democratic League comprises fifteen
su6ordinats organizations including the knights
OF Labor. The Kings County Democratic League
and the Progressiye Democratic League are
also represented in the Democratic Alliance.
3ect. and a determined effort is making to ANAL
gamate them all.
lnere was u conference OF several representa-
tive Bryan men in n downtown office yesterday,
at which the question of nominating a Bryan
for Chief Judge OF the Court of APP
pcals was discussed. Nothing definite was de-
cided on. and the subject will be considered
further.
1t leaked out yesterday that President H.. NJ.
Mcdonald called u meeting of the Loyal Demo-
cratic Leagu at the Hoffman House after the
Executive had repudiated Judge
Parker as n candidate on Wednesday night. Mr.,
Mcdonald tried 10 get Judge Parker's candidacy
the proposition by a majority OF three.
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