The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-20
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ProcIAiminE the whsIe Platform Answ
Senator Murphy has been over from Washing
ton q couple Of days at the Hoffman House.
He returned to Washington on Saturday.
While hero the Senator met a number OF up
country Democrats. Senator Murphy's friends
in tho upper counties and In tho state
are busly at work on the usual preliminaries-
deleERts-getting. for inStsnce-of n Democratic
State Convention. The action Of the Erie county
Democrats on June 8. when e~lectinE deleRatesto
the Democratic State Convention, in affirming
their unqualified Endorsement Of the Chicago
national platform of 1896, has been read with
universal interest all over tho State.
Some of the Democrats at the Hoffman House
who are familiar with what IL going on said
last night that very much more was meant than
appeared on the surface whom the Erie county
Democrats deliberately Endorsed tho Chicago
national platform OF 1895. This platform. be-
sides declaring for free silver coinage at q ratio
of 16 to l, advocates in the strongest terms the
adoption OF q national income tax. Ex-senator
David b.. Hill and his friends do not desire that
national issues shall DO incorporated in the
platform Of the Democratic State Convention.
They desire to make the coming fight in the
State upon State issues alone. 1t would be
rathor awkward for Mr.. Hill IL the Democratic
State Convention reaffirmed the Chicago plat
form of 1896. for it Is we'll known that 1t was
Mr.. Hill himself who knocked out the income
tax business when he was q Senator at Wash
ington. 1t In also we'll known to Democrats in
the confidence Of Mr.. Hill that he might have
taken an interest in the Democratic national
fight Of two years ago save for that clause in
the national platform calling for an income tax.
That YVES the clause which prevented Mr.. Hill.
his friends say, from coming out Tor tho nomt-
nees Of the CIhhiiSpege Convection. n..,o..,
Chairman OF the Democratic State Committee.
down, are now striving day and night to pre-
in the forthcoming Demecratic State Conven.
tion for the reason that such an Endorsement
I6ooause OF the income tax clauso) would Still
Every Democratic leader in the State, save
Mr.. Hill, subscribed 10 the doctrines, income tar
and all. Of the Chicago national. platform. All
the indications. according to these conyorsed
with last night, point to a sturdy fight in tia
Committee on Resolutions of the Democratic
State Convention over this matter OF a platform.
Ii Mr.. Hills friends are in the ascendant not a
tional platform. because of that awkward in.
come tax clause; II they are not, the national
platform OF the Democratic party will get a full
The ultra-Bryanite Democrats Of New York
city, Including the organizers Of tho Progressive
oliver and Billy Walker succeeded in SidetracE.
ing in the interest Of TemnAny. and the Demo,
which nominated Henry George for Mayor,
prontinE By their experience In the past. have
been quietly but industriouSly comforting and
organizing their forces. and they say new that
they are In very good shape for tho fall campaign.
in nearly all the districts of the city. particu-
larly In the bOroughs Of Manhattan, the Bronx
and Brooklyn. There 10 to be general confer
0nce Of representatives from, the various SEQ
tioRs next month. at which IT 10 expected an ag
Rressive policy will be, mapped out. These
people say they have backing from sources out
side. the city and State. and declare that they
are in q position to defeat any so-called "regu'
lar" pomin0e who may be diStasteful to them.