New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-15
GUESTS OF ". C. WHITNEY.
SIGNIFICANT MEETING AT THE NET
ROPOLITAN CLUB.
pr.ANs SAID TO HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED II
CAPTURE THE GREATER NEw-YoRk
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.


CAPTURE THE GREATER NEw-YoRK
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
william c. Whitney's scheme to run the souho
money end of the Democratic party In the Greater
New-York took something like form last evening
In n dinner given by him at the Metropolitan C'"o'
Mr. whitney does not intend that the silver Demo-
crafts who .downed" him at Chicago year ago
shall nut him to route again this year IL ne can
help IT, He proposes that the gold Democracy snai'
control the Greater New-York convention. to wnich
John c. Sheehan Is arranging to call Tor the pur-
pose of nominating candidates. This may require
some strategy but Mr. Whitney believes that he
Is equal to the occasion. II II is necessary TO wh
Mr. Whitney would not object to taking a candi'
date for Mayor who was not known as vigorous
opponent Of the Bryan foolishness Of 1895
Who this candidate Is to be was seriously talked
over at Mr.. Whitneys dinner. Some OF those pres
ent thought that Justice Morgan j. OBrien couid
be induced to sacrifice half Of his term as su-
preme Court Justice. Others believed that Justice
p. Henry Dugro would be stronger man, ana
that he might resign his place on the bench ana
take the chances.
A question that gave the diners much more food
for thought however was what might result In the
Tammany organization when Richard croker re-
turns from Europe. Many who sat at the table last
night believed that Mr.. Croker will find his author
ty seriously contested when he gets back. by the
allen deputy leader from Buffalo he left In charge
of things in New-York, and that Mr.. Sheehan, hav-
ing placed himself I'm line with the silverites and
Bryanites will be able to inform the associate OF
the Prince of Wales and the racing nobility OF Eng
land that what he says In New-York don't CO.
IL Is no secret among the Tammany district iead-
ers that Mr. Croker Is a pronounced goldbug, ana
will return here-if he comes at all-determined 10
harmonic the party on a platform other than the
free-siver proposition Croker proposes TO ecqui-
in nothing of this sort because he knows tnat
the "sinews of war; cannot be secured from the
silvertes He wants money to carry on the cam
paign and his long experience in New-York politics
has shown him that the Democrats from wnom
campaign contributions can he secured are not the
silver men. but the Sound Money Democrats
All these questions were talked over last night.
and Mr. Whitney and his anti-Bryan associates
realized that they had difficult problem to face
II is not believed that Mr.. Whitney lost sight OF
his persona. interest. He knows what the Greater
New-York election means TO him and the great
railway corporation which ne SUBSTANTIALLY con.
the dinner at the Metropolitan Club was without
political significance.
Besides ex- Secretary Whitney there were present
United States Shipping Commissioner maurice D.
racy: Ex-Governor Roswell p. Flower: II. Ellery An
der,on ex-presidcnt of the Reform Club; Joseph y.
Hendrix Thomas l.. Ryan, treasurer or the Metro
politan Street Railway Company; john " Srim-
lands law partner; ex-Mayor Hugh j; Grant e3-
Lieutenant Governor William +. Sheenan, = Ed
ward Simmons. and ]. r. Woodward. Mr. w ntney
declined to give out list of his guests Ex-rU 2s
there was no more politics here tonight than there
was religion"