The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-01
NC" SHIPr VAN WICK VOTE
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS DECLINE TO
INDORsE HIN.

State Committeeman from Kings Were Sure
The Could Get nm Endorsement. but the
Hest Said Nny-Osborno Not Endorsed
Either-wRs There and Wanted 20 BE.
The National Democrats" Palmer and
Buckner gold men) are not going TO indorse
Van Wyck or anybody else. nor are they going
TO put up a candidate for Governor OF their
own. Some Of them got together yesterday
with the idea OF having the State Committee Of
tho " Ship " Democracy indorse the Tammany
candidate for Governor. but the plan miscar-
ried. Eighteen members OF the committee held
a meeting at the State headquarters. 81 William
street, to talk over the State campaign. All OF
tho Kings county members were there. J. Her
bert Watson. Charles Jerome Edwards. John H.
scheidt. Herman A. Metz. W. V. B. Bennett,
Alexander Mckinney. and o A. Hennessy.
Among the others there were Thomas N, o.
borne OF Auburn. the Independent nominee
for Governor, a member OF the committee; Ed
mund H.. kitchener. the Independent nominee
for State Senator In the Broome-TioGa district;
John De Witt Warner and Charles 0'Brien Of
New York; Howard Il. Bayne Of Richmond
county. and Robert A. Wldenmann OF Rock
land county. the Chairman Of the committee.
The Kings county men came over with the
idea Of railroading an Observation-Disclosures
OF Van Wyck through the committee. but they
struck q snag. Ten days ago the committee.
after q long discussion OF the State campaign,
decided to adjourn over the Democratic Con-
vention at Syracuse before taking action. The
committee has fifty members Word was sent
out to al ala Of them on that yo a meeting e 2 tstS was 8
borne. the independent candidate for Governor.
the CALI i HTFittehener came as a proxy. fhe up
State gold Democrets have evidently forgotten
that there is O National Democracy. Osborno
oama down In get an Endorsement OF his can
didacy. while John De, Witt Warner wanted a
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the state Committee this afternoon 1t is prob
eRIs that c.n 2 iSeR S,,l f be- dssSp i np ior ciEcu uHH
When the Kings county men met their 1850
many's silver candidate on q say-nothing plat
form didn't have many ENTHUSIASTIC toll9wer1s
one Of the Brooklyn men asked John De Witt
wan wHpkp oh. he's a decent enough fell
'"That's, what yoH said about his brother last
year" replied the Brooklyn man, crestfaiIen.
No sooner had the meeting been called TO
the members proposed that the COMMITTEES Sd-
1Ourn 10 meeU III tn0 Gull VI biNO. ShOih' AiV
seven Kings county men protested,
This is lodging the question" cried one.
We demand that this take some
action"
No. this isn't right" retorted the Brooklyn
And so the trouble started. No blows were
struck. nor was there much bad feeling. for.
cared much what was done. Mr.. Warner said
it would be unfair for eighteen members OF the
committeeman from Kings county. and only
one or two from up the State-to take, such an
important step as indorsing a candidate. for
Governor. The Van Wyck men wanted to
know why the. upstate mem5ers Were not
there. and Mr.. Warner said he didn't know, but
as they were not there 1t wasn't right to take
any action. For nearly, two hours thi? dis
cussion went on, and the motion to adjourn
was all the time before the house, until. at
last. the Kings county men. seeing that there
was no hope for them, gave 1t up.
nominations for Governor must be Med
by Oct. 8" said one of the members after the
meeting, there is no possibility Of q meeting
being called to name or indorse candidates..
The National Democrats can vote as they like.
and. as between Teddy Roosevelt and Mayor
one who'll vote for the Colonel"