The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-28
STILL AN OPEN QUESTION
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS ARE STILL
UNDECIDED.
The silver Element Will Demand the I'm
equivoeai Endorsement of the
Chicago Platform.

Syracuse. Sept. 27.-The arrival of the
Tammany hall delegation late this AZ
t%ernoon, with Richard Croker at its
head. was the event Of the day here
and about it all the convention news
centered. Immediately after Mr.. Crck-
er's arrival he was Joined by Senator
Murphy and Mayor Malloy of Troy, at
the Yates hotel, and within a few mo-
ments David Il. Hill and State Senator
p. II. McCarren of Brooklyn. Joined the
conference. 1t lasted until nearly S
o'clock, when 1t was announced by the
leaders as they went to dinner. that
non of the many candidates for the
gu]bernatorial nomination had been de-
cided on for their supoOrt and the Sc
lection Of the man to head the ticket
was still an open question. They adj
mitted individually that the entire sub
ject of the selection of the most avail
able man had been under full and free
discussion. and while Mr.. Croker sad
that the decision would be the spon-
taneous act of the convention, ii was
declared that another meeting of the
leaders would be held tomorrow morn
ing. previous to the calling of the con-
vention. After the conference had
closed, a meeting OF the state com
mittee was held. at which the details
for the organization and operation of
the convention were decided upon. The
committee did not. however. decide
upon any programme as to the plat
form as IL might relate to the money
plank OF the Chicago national plat
form. George Palmer of Schoharie.
was decided upon as temporary chair
man OF the convention.
The mass meeting of the Chicago
platform democrats at the Alhambra
tonight was attended bv about 5000
people. who manifested a hearty appru-
val of the sentiments expressed by the
speakers. These We're in effect that
the silver element would demand of the
convention tomorrow hat the Chicago
platform be unequivocally reaffirmed
and men placed in nomination who vot-
ed for BRYAN and SewalI.
Henry NJ. Mcdonald of New York,
chairman of the executive committee
of the Chicago platform organization,
was the first speaker. He said il was
not. at the present time, the purpose
of the meeting to found an independ-
ent party. but that it was simply a
meeting of democrats to exercise the
common right of citizens to make a de-
mand. This demand, he said. would
be that the democratic convention rec
ognize the Chicago platform as the
democratic doctrine in such distinct
terms that every citizen Of the United
States shall know that the platform is
affirmed in it's entirety. 1t would also
he demanded. he said. that every oan
didate named by the convention be a
man who openly supported Bryan and
Sewell.
Mr.. Mcdonald charged that the lead
ers of the democracy in the state mis-
represent the masses. and said: IF
the democratic party tomorrow. as re-
ported in convention. is not demo-
cratic, we have = right TO organize a
democratic party"
He stated the silver democrats of the
state had the assurance from two
thirds of the national committeeman
that such an organization would have
the recognition of the next national
convention.