Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-28
DEMOCRATIC SPLIT POSSIBLE.
New York SiIverites Will Insist Upon
a ReafirmatiOn of the Chicago
Platform.

SYRACUSE. n. V, 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
1t all the convention news centered. About
5 o'clock the first of the five special trains
bearing the New York and Kings county
men, about LOO in all. rolled into the sta
tion 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 Malloy, of Troy, and
within few moments David B. Hill and
State Senator p. Fl. McCarren. of Brook
lyn Joined the conference. 1t lasted until
nearly s o'clock, when 1t was announced
by the leaders as they went to dinner that
none of the many candidates for the guber-
material nomination had been decided up
on 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 lead
ers would be held tomorrow morning, pre-
yious 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
upon. The convention did not. however,
decide upon any programme as to the plat
form as it might relate to the money
plank of the Chicago national platform
George Palmer. of Schoharie. was decided
upon as temporary chairman of the con-
vention. c,-,- -.
The mass meeting of the Chicago plat
| form Democrats at the Alhambra tonight
was attended by about 5000 people who
manifested hearty approval of the senti-
ment expressed by the speakers. These
were in effect that the silver element Of
| the party would demand of the convention
Tomorrow that the Chicago platform be
| unequivocally affirmed and men placed In
| nomination who voted for Bryan and Sew
Henry NJ Mcdonald, of New York, chair
| man of the executive committee of the
! Chicago platform organization, was the
| first speaker. He said that it was not at
| the present time the purpose of the meet
! ing to found an Independent party. but that
| il was simply a meeting of Democrats to
exercise the common tT Tigh. & OIL Ginehs ha .;d 10
| would be that the Democratic convention
| recognize the Chicago platform as the
| Democratic doctrine In SUCH distinct terms terms
| shall know that the platform Is affirmed in
| its entirety. 1t would also be demanded, he
said. that every candidate named ny the
| convention be a man VINO openly supported
Mr.. Mcdonald charged that the leaders of
| the Democracy in the state misrepreseht
| the masses. anu
| "'Ir the Democratic party tomorrow, as
| represented in convention. is not Demo-
cratic, 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 organization would have the rec
| ognition of the next national convention.
| Iowa Soldiers Will Not Vote.
l DES MONIES, Ia, Sept. Ex-Governor