New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-22
SILVER TO BE IGNORED.
MCARREN SAYS THE PLATFORM WILL
RE DEVOTED TO STATE ISSUES.


ANOTHER DAY OF CONFERENCES LEADS TO THE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE Is "ABso-
Lutte HARMONY IN THE PARTY'-HTLL
AND CROKER. HOWEVER. DE
CLINE TO MEET.
Senator McCarren chairman Of the Demo
cratic Organization Committee. announced yes
terday that as result Of the conferences held
in the city on Tuesday and yesterday between
the Democratic leaders. there was absolute
harmony in the party" Senator McCarreh
didn't stop to furnish definition Of the term
harmony; but it evident that the harmony
referred 20 Is not Of the kind that Will permit
Richard Croker and Senator Hill to meet IN
the same The strong hostility eXstlhg
between these two leaders was yesterday SHOWN
by a conference held at the Hoffman House.
Senator Murphy. Senator McCarren and James
| w. Hinkley. formerly chairman OF The state
! Committee. were on hand. but Mr.. Croker would
/ not appear because Mr.. Hill was expected TO he
! there on the preceding day Mr. Croker. Sena-
tor Murphy and Senator McCarren and others
conferred but Mr.. Hill would not attend the
! gathering because Mr.. Croker was invited.
Yesterday an important day tor ''he
Democratic party and last night it was said
Z
| Mclaughlin and ex-senator Hill. the Demo-
cratic big Four" had in all probability agreed
upon n candidate to he nominated by the Syra-
cuse convention and also practically agreed
upon the main features that are to be worked
into the platform. The conference held al the
Hoffman House yesterday morning is SAID 10
have been final and all matters were sa'is-
ractor,ly adjusted. The conference at least hid
! develop two important facts. In the Irsl
| place and by far the most important decisioh
! ~ all for candidates and factlonal struggles
,,,ust be subordinate 20 IT, was the unanimous
decision to ignore the Chicago platform ana
Bryansm in the coming State Convertlon frame
4 platform on state issues and make the cam
paign along these lines. This leaves the SILVER
mon 10 ,ake il or leave It. as they please and
nominate an independent ticker II they want TO-
The men in the party are at sea just at present
hut many ~ them asserted yesterday that there
would he An independent ticket. The other I'M
poriant development was that all tax OF 4
/ reconciliation between Mr Hill and Mr.. Croker
and the loudly proclaimed harmony in the party
/ have not boen bror ,ht about. and that the per-
s,nal hostility between the leaders IS as bitter
as ever.
PROTRACTED GATHERING
The conference " yesterday morning was
otor McCarren's rooms carly In the morning. and
,or a long time he talked with the Senator be
/ hind closed doors He was evidently get
| ting a report Of what ex-senator Hill had
said to Senator Murphy and Senator Nc
carran on tho day preceding Senator Nc
/ C,rren also expressed 10 Mr.. Croker the maj
| views Of Hugh Mclaughlin on the whole stua-
/ ton After the talk Air Croker hurried away
/ from the hotel. and would not say word ABOUT
what had taken place. Hardly had he LETT the
! hotel when Senator Murphy ex-senator Hin ana
James w Hinkley reached headquarters Ihey
! ,clned Senator NcCarren, and for two hours
/ were locked IN an inner room. After the con-
1 ference Mr lin. with Mr.. Hnkley. went out
/ side door and went over 10 the flfth Avenue
/ Hotel and called upon benjamin Wood. Senator
/ Murphy remained behind and called Kichard
Croker up on the telephone to report 10 him
Senator HiI would say little about the confer
cnce 10 wore a frock coat and silk hat, and
7 was smiling and cheerful The Democratic
,icke, and platform will he satisfactory" he
said when pressed FOR a statement There is
complete harmony and that ought 10 mean sue
/ cess" Rovond this he was non -commttal. Sen
ator Wurphy's remarks also failed to food the
. subject with light He said that all important
questions had been settled. but he would not
discuss the platform nor would he talk about
candidates he said that the subject of candi-
dates had becr talked over adding But
doubt If anything VII re known before the ac-
ton Of the convention in Syracuse. look how
ever. for a united party and success
When big leaders get together and confer there
Is nearly always "A Leak despite efforts at Sc
crecy and sometimes information gets out.
Sometimes the reports are right and sometimes
wrong From excellent authority something or
the trend ~ the discussion ~ the Democratic
leaders was learned YESTERDAY II vas SAID
that. in the first place. Danforth OF Chenango'
| Stanchheld Of Elmirn. and Campbell. OF Bath.
have been wiped of the slate Furthermore, the
candidacy of Mayor Van Wyck was discussed
and while his name not absolutely put aside
II was generally agreed that his nomination was
hardly 20 be desired As foretold in The Trib-
unc yesterday. the name or ex-Judge Robert
Earl of Herkimer. was seriously discussed. ana
al tho party IL was agreed that he was al the
time he most available candidate. Ex-JudGe
Earl all Of the leaders think would make a
strong conservative candidate. They think he
would he just the man to stand Off Colonel
Roosevelt
THE SECOND PLACE on THE TICKET.
That the Democrats are afraid of the
timent is shown by the talk about the second
place on the ticket. It was said Yesterday that
william Astor Chanler would be named and
that some enthusiasm for him would be aroused.
This is considered settled by many Democrats
It was left to Senator McCarren to announce
that silver would be ignored the State Con
vention. and n platform drafted leaving free
silver and Organism ont and featuring State
issues. When Mr.. McCarren asked If IT had
been decided TO ignore the Chicago platform he
said.
II understand that the platform will he de-
voted entirely 10 State. issues" This all.
| but II Is taken as official
some routine matters preparatory for the CON
venton We're also decided yesterday. II was
said that Assemblyman Palmer. OF Schoharie,
would be temporary chairman of the convention.
Mr.. Palmer Is one Of the young men of the De-
mocracy. but he Is a great admlrer OF David b