Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-22
DANFORTH WILL LEAD
Candidates for Gubernatorial Nomi-
nation in New York.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM OUTLINED
The Free Silver Question to Be
StraddIed.
DAVID B. HILLS TACTICS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

NEW YORK, September ~ 1895
The Star correspondent has just secured
ar outline of the platform which will be
adopted by the democratic convention at
Syracuse next week. Minority reports may
be presented, but the program as arranged
at the conference of democratic leaders
just held in this city is already agreed up
on. The Chicago platform will be Endorsed
by imDlication-that Is, the committee on
resolutions will not refer to the Chicago
platform in so many words. But a loud
sounding plank indorsing democratic prin-
ciples from the days of Thomas Jefferson
down to the days of William Jennings Bry-
an Will be adopted. This will be of the
nature of ''straddle,' but it is said to be
satisfactory to the rank and file among the
gold standard democrats like Roswell z.
Flower and David B. Hill, who are anxious
to re-enter the democratic party in good
standing
The surprise in the platform, however,
will not consist of the plank indorsing the
historical policies of the democratic party;
1t VIII consist of sop to the radical Bry-
antics attacking trusts and monopolies.
This plank will bitterly attack the. money
power" Additional state Legislation look
ing to the suppression of trusts, monopolies
and combines, will be demanded, and the
national policy Of the republican party will
be scored.
Resolutions will also be adopted favoring
the course pursued by the democratic mem
berS of Congress leading UP to the recent
war with Spain. Upon the War Depart
ment a savage attack Will be made for al
legged Encouragement. Upon the subject of
territorial expansion and the annexation of
the Philippine Islands there is a difference
OF opinion. and conclusions have yet
been re iched by the leaders. Many are in
clined to favor the Out-H eroding- Herod pol
ley If the republican state convention at
Saratoga the day previous should adopt
mild resolutions upon the subject of terri
toriaI expansion, these democrats favor go
ing the Iepublicans one better. At present
this promises to be ore of the most difficult
questions likely to come before the demo-
cratic state convention for settlement.
Hills Clever Tactics.
Ex-senator David B. Hill was not present
at this conference, though he was in New
York city at the time. This only gives ad-
ditional color to the statement that Croker
and Murphy have agreed to reduce Hill to
the ranks of d lieutenant. Murphy natur-
ally is not anxious to quarrel with Hill at
this time. Hill may not possess much in
fuence with the rank and file of the party,
but, if mOrtally offended, he may possess
enough influence to defeat senators and as
seinblymen in Close districts and thus eff
tectudlly prevent Murphy from getting back
INTO the United States Senate. Murphy is
the one genuine harmony man in the dem
ocratc party today in this state.
Even David B. Hills enemies acknowI-
edge that he has been playing very clever
politics in this campaign. In the first
place he mas succeeded in splitting the free
silver Bryanite vote i'll the state conyeu-
ten between Titus, Campbell, SulZer and
Danforth. OF these four free silver can
dtdates Danforth has the open support
Of Senator Hill. Stanchfield has the back
ing of the gold standard democrats and
the opponents of Bryan. 1t is intimated
that at the proper time in the state con-
ventiOn Danforths strength will be thrown
to Stanchfield. If Hill can force the nom
ination of his former law partner no mat
ter whether the report that Hill and
Stanchfield have quarreled or not Is true,
i will be a great day for Mr.. Hill and
Hills followers.
Danforth to Lead.
1t is openly charged and not denied
that Hill is using Danforth to retain con-
troll of the state committee, and that at
the proper time he will retire in favor of
Stanchtield or some other candidate. Yet
if one thing is settled about the state con-
vention, it is settled that Danforth will
lead on the first ballot unless the support
of Greater New York is thrown solidly
against him. He is the favorite among
the 'faYorite sons from UP the state, and
unless he is nominated his friends may
be expected to howl long and loud after
the convention and before the convention.
Talk of Van Wyck.
The Take a candidate from below the
Harlem river to offset Roosevelt's popu-
Iarity" cry is the principal feature devel-
oped during the past forty-eight hours
II might result in the nomination of Mayor
Van Wyck, provided the mayor would con-
sent TO run and provided the organiza-
ton could be induced to allow him to run.
All men who hold office under Van WICK
all men who hope to hold office under Van
Wyck, are bowling themselves hoarse for
the little mayor" Yet there is not a
man jack among those shouters who does
not know that the nomination of Van
Wyck is among the impossibilities In the
first place, the mayor is too clever a poll
tician 10 run against d strong candidate
like Theodore Roosevelt or Governor
Black. In the second place, in the event
of his election he would be compelled tC
resign from his position as mayor. And
what is worse from democratic point of
view. it would be necessary to hold spe-
cial election to arrange for new mayor.
Tammany Hall does not possess pledges
that the Citizens Union. the independents
and the regulars might not combine upon
Il candidate and elect an anti-Tammany
mayor of New York to succeed Van Wyck.
Tammany Hall leaders have not often been
accused of a lack of political shrewdness,
and they are not ready TO shove Van Wyck
into the office of governor when it might
mean a republican mayor Of Greater New
York. especially since there are plenty of
democrats who would run as we'll or even
better in the empire state than the mayor.
All this talk of Mayor Van Wyck for gov
ernor therefore, may be regarded mere
ly an effort the part of certain Tam
many Hall leaders to hold the Greater New
York vote together in d solid phalanX in
the next state convention.