The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
TAMMANY AND OTHER DELEGATES
ARRIVE AT SYRACUSE.
Croker Not Yet Decided Who He and
His Followers VIII support for Gov
ernOr-Meeting of Bryanites.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 27.-The arrival
of the Tammany Hall delegation late this
afternoon, with Richard Croker at its head,
was the event of the day here and about it
all the convention news centered. About )
o'clock the first of the five special trains
bearing the New York and Kings county
men, about /, 700 in all, rolled into the sta
ton. A few minutes later Richard Croker
passed through the crowded rotunda of the
Yates Hotel and to his quarters. Immediate
~ afterward he was joined by Senator
Murphy and Mayor Maloy, of Troy, and
within a few moments David B. Hill and
State Senator p. H. McCarren, of Brooklyn,
joined the conference. 1t lasted until nearly
o'clock, when it was announced by the
leaders as they went to dinner that none
of the many candidates for the gubernator-
ial nomination had been decided upon for
their support and that the selection of the
man to head the ticket was still an open
question. They admitted individually that
the entire subject of the selection of the
most available man had been under full and
free discussion and while Mr.. Croker said
that the decision would be the spontaneous
act of the convention it was declared that
another meeting of the leaders would be
neld Tomorrow morning previous to the
calling of the convention
After the conference had closed a meet
ing of the state committee was held, at
which the details for the organization and
operation of the convention was decided on.
the convention did not, however, decide as
TO any programme for the platform as it
might relate to the money plank of the Chi
cago national platform George Palmer of
Schoharle was decided upon as temporary
chairman of the convention.
The mass meeting of the Chicago platform
Democrats at the AIhambra tonight was
attended by about three thousand people
VINO manifested hearty approval of the
sentiments expressed by the speakers hese
We're in effect that the silver element of
the party would demand of the convention
tomorrow that the Chicago platform he
unequlvOcally affirmed and men placed in
nomination who voted for Bryan and Sew
all. Henry M. Mcdonald, of New York
chairman of the executive committee of the
chicago platform organization, was the first
speaker. He said that 1t was not at the
present time the purpose of the meeting TO
found an Independent party. but that it
was simply meeting of Democrats to eX-
efclSe the common right of citizens to make
= demand. This demand, he said, would be
that the Democratic convention recognize
the Chicago platform 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 be demanded. he said, that every
candidate named by the convention be
man who had supported Bryan and
Sewall. Mr.. Mcdonald charged that the
leaders of the Democracy in the State mis-
represent the masses, and said: IF the
Democrat party, tomorrow, as reported in
convention is not Democratic, then we have
a right to organize a Democratic party" He
stated that the silver Democrats of the
State had the assurance from two-thirds of
the national committeeman that such an or
ganization would have the recognition of
the next national convention.