The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
BRYAN MEN FOOLED CTS.
PUT UP a JOE TO CAPTURE THl
LABOR CONFERENCE.

uaitisE Hev with = Grin 10 See VIVA,
All These Best Ctttrsns- will No win
the Referendum nnd the 1nttiattvs n,s
the p1uuictpai Operatives sf Fraachise.
Laughter wrinkIed tho faces Of the leader, n,
the Progressive Democratic League who were
assembled in the headquarters In the Ho,.l
Bartholdi yesterday afternoon. They were d..
cussing the doings at the Citizens Union lato,
conference in Cooper Union the night before.
o. boys did pretty we'll" remarked P.esi.
dent z. VI. Saunders with a grin.
Yes. they seem to have got tho best o. The
Cts" assentcd Treasurer Eastlake.
II wonder what the Citizens will do with our
recommendations for changes in their platform
They wanted TO know what the labor men
wanted. We've told them. They are now a. Ia.
erty TO accept or reject the suggestions" Vice.
President John Hosey was the last speaker. Lad
his smile was broad enough for two.
THE SCN man asked II the wild labor men who
conferred with the Cts and injected ~re.e,en.
dums, Initiatives. and municipal operation az
franchises into the Cts platform were really
emissaries Of the league.
Nothing less" was the laughing response o.,
Mr.. Hosey. IL you will refer to TEE srx t.es
OF last month you will zee that We
that our labor boys attend and capture n,
meeting. They did it They told the C.tiz.u,'
~ NnhA lnC q n al NhuIN.
Tho befooled committeemen Of the Ct,ieas
Union were satisfied yesterday that they AAt
been the victims OF a conspiracy on the par. 0,
the Bryan men and they were inclined to a..
euse Edward Thimme OF getting them into y.
scrape. Thimme Is a member OF the Prugr.s-
sive Democratic League, who .oinei TIE Gu
and was employed By them 10 get W ne
istic and labor connections be was intrutted
with the work of inviting the con'erees. hey
the union in a hole. and they refer 70 a SAFE
ment made publicly In the meeting q TIE
Progressive Democratic League last noa;h ,Asi
Thimme had only Joined the union TO .-il ia
The Progressive Democratic League ha. notion.
Organization. 'TioesPresideat Hossy sac la
the league il thoropEhiy organized IN twea:y.
"Who are the district lsate-sr r be vas a.ks3.
District leaders = he exclaimed We ool't
have any; This is a purely democratic orstn.Is.
and the Citizens Union. We believe IN The pe6-
pie having something 10 say in st!econg oaa5;.
By bosses. We may make mistakes acting a. :
body. but we can correct them and. 1f- - al. O..
plan is the most satisfactory to the g-ea, body
The League leaders resent the srssesaon,
which have been, made from time TO tine y
Union that they are being supported BY ReYre
lican contributions. ThcT have q ~sr-aphorf q
lake, retersias to it Yesterday. SAD:
The Progressive Democratic League II COZ
posed of workingmen- Nearly all Of rs are On
has been contributed personally By neuterr o.
the club. We have had 10 Plat; Doney. 70
Croker money. nor any Citizens Union Doo.r.
Nor do we want any from such source We t-e
not 90 well OF In our trtEsury, hovere-, tast
We would not accept contributions from kLy
Bryan Democrat. and we solicit such"
Treasurer Eastlake was one Of the most active
Popocratic orators and Organizers Il the can.
paign OF 1896. and was the chief speaEe. for ibe
Is 10 ] treesilver cause al the workingner
debate in Cooper Union over which Presiteai
Seth Low Of Columbia College presided