The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-05
A separate Ticket Probable.


It looks very much as if there would be
two Democratic tickets for congressman
and members of the legislature in New
York next fall If the regular Democratic
organization should indorse the Chicago
platform. The fact that the Democratic
senator and the Democratic Congressman
from that state voted for the Teller reso-
luton is good ground for the belief that it
viii indorse it.
The New York Herald has obtained the
opinions Of many of the members of the
state committee of the National Democ-
racy of New York-the Democracy which
supported Palmer and Buckner-
as TO whether they favor
the nomination of separate
ticket for congressman and members of the
legislature. About all of those who reside
outside of New York city say they think a
separate ticket viii be nominated. Those
who reside in New York city failed to re-
spond. the most of them now being office
holders.
There is no doubt that Mr. Croker will
have a great deal to do with shaping the
Democratic platform in New York for the
coming campaign in that state. In the re-
cent municipal campaign, he would not
permit any mention Of the Chicago plat
form to be made. The reason he would not
was the belief that the party could poll
many more votes without that platform
than with it. He may entertain the same
belief when the time comes for opening the
campaign for state officers and congress-
men. Mr.. Croker may be an excellent party
man, but his chief purpose is to elect his
ticket If, therefore, he thinks the chances
would be against electing the Democratic
ticket if the Democrats should indorse the
Chicago platform the probabilities are
that his influence would be against indors-
ing 1t. The fact that Senator Murphy and
the Democratic representatives voted for
the Teller resolution would not influence
him, and the leaders who act with him, in
the least.
If the regular Democratic organizati ton
should indorse the Chicago platform. it is
quite certain. if the letters in the Herald
mean anything. that the gold Democrats
would nominate ticket of their own, not
with the hope of electing it, but to main
tain their organization for the campaign
of 1900. Their ticket would not poll great
many votes, but it would be the means of
influencing many gold Democrats to vote
the Republican ticket.
1t can be said with considerable degree
of certainty that there have not been
many converts to silver in New York since
the last national campaign, and there are
not likely to be. That is one reason for
thinking that Mr.. Croker and the polite
ians who act with him win endeavor to
avoid committing the regular Democratic
Organization for or against the Chicago
platform in the coming state and Congress
sional campaign. The fact that the matter
relative to what course the regular Dem
ocracy of New York will pursue is being
agitated this early, indicates that the in
terest in the subject is very great. 1t is of
the greatest Importance to the Democratic
party that it should carry New York in
1900. Whether it will or not may depend
upon the course which the Democrats of
that state pursue In the state and Congress
sional campaigns this year.