New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-07
DEMOCRATS SAY THEY ARE HAPPY.
WHAT THEY PROFESS TO THINK OF ROOSh-
vELTS SPEECH-EX-JUSTICE VAN
WYCK'S CAMPAIGN.

The Democratic managers profess to he happy.
They say tina. Colonel Roosevets speech at Carne-
gle Hail branded him an issue-dodger II ne -
not a tax-dodger Moreover they arc well pleased
over letter received yesterday from Ex-Governor
William j. Stone of Missouri. Some time ago MT
Stone here and he gravely announced tha'
unless the State Convention OF the Derocratlc
party reafirmed the Chicago platform the local
organization would be repudiated It's candidates
rejected and its actions disowned. Yesterday Mr.
Stones letter received IL said that the STATE
organization was right in ignoring National issues
IL such were expedlent. and commended the ticket
nominated Mr.. Stone il looked upon as the spoKes-
man of the traght-out free silver ana anarch-
ist!c Democratic party and his words brought cheer
to those who feared that the National organization
would repudiate the .ocal organization ana seat
contesting delegates ir 1900.
Senator McCarren and the other managers at
Democratic headquarters yesterday said that Colo
mel Roosevelt had made n serious blunder In con-
fining his talk almost entirely TO Nationa matters
His speech they insisted, would ALLEVIATE thousands
of voters inclined toward the Republican ticket
but who are opposed to expansion, biz increase IN
the Army and Navy and other IDEAS that the
Colonel put forth prominently. Frank Campbell of
Bath chairman Of the Democratic State Commit
tee opened headquarters in the Hoffman House
yesterday He said in relation T. Colonel Roose-
vets speech ~ cannot see what the campaign IN
this State has TO do with the Philippines. an In
crease In the Navy and standing Army or o'ner
issues OF a purely National character New-fork
Is only one Of forty-nve States and these questions
must he settled by The whole Nation. My idea is
that this State is much of a business concern. and
the question issue is whether the Democratic
or the Republican candidates are likely TO conduct
the business most successfully. l,....-..
Augustus Van Wyck the candidate Tor Goyern .p
will make his first speech of the campaign az tne
mass-meeting to be held In the Academy OF MUSIC n
in Brooklyn next week. His speech, 1t was sag,
will deal entirely with the canal question the
Elections bill and other State issues Later IN the
week he will speak at the Tammany Hal ratlhca-
ton meeting and then will make plans for
stunning tour to include the most prominent cities
in the State Nobody knows yet how many speeches.
he will make nor when he will start on this tour
He s busy now preparing his letter or acceptance
which Is expected 70 be ready within a DAY or SO
Mr. Schraub who was chairman or me SSracuss
convention had a long talk yesterday with senator
McCarren and other leaders about the Grmah vote,
Mr. Schraub believes that a great majority or the
German voters can be brought to the support OF
he Democratic ticket, and urges that the managers
make especia. efforts In that direction,
Ex-senator Hill has not yet appeared at head.
o,iarters and he has not been heard from and II
was said Yesterday that no intmation had been
received as yet from the ex-senator as TO what ne
intended TO do in the campaign 1t is UNDERSTOOD
that Mr. Hill will be called upon for several
speeches.