The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-17
?. BELMONT NAMES GORMAN
SAYS HE'S THE MbN TO LEAD DEMO
CR1TS ~ 1000.

The President of Mr.. Cookers Democratic
Club Has Himself Interviewed Again
on National Politics and other Things
To-day He Intends Sailing for Europe.
Every time the Hon. Perry Belmont. Presl-
dent OF the Democratic Club by decree OF Rich
ard Croker. goes to Bay Chester or Staten
Island or Europe he sends for his press agent
and an interview for the newspapers is fixed
up In which are retailed the Hon. Perry Bel
mont's ideas Of local. state and national poll
tics Mr.. Belmonte ideas on national politics
have become fogRy that few OF the news
papers care to print them. Nevertheless Mr..
Belmont continues to take himself seriously.
This morning he is to depart for Europe. and
so last night Mr. Belmont got out another
interview with himself on TIE national Demo-
cratic situation Among other things Mr.. Bel
mont said
IF a severe test should be made as n choice
between the Constitution and the Philip
pines Democrats. in my opinion. would let tho
Philippines go. But no such test Ia likely or
necessary. The management OF our
new islands. including taxation and ex-
psndtures. is now treated at Washing
ton as purely an executive AFFAIR The
President should satisfactorily punish Agui-
nado and his followers for their assault
early last February on our army at Manila.
The man to carry the Democratic ban
ner to victory is German. II the Democracy
shall come together under him az their oand-
date with patriotic fervor. rs they united in
1876 after the Greeley flasco OF 1872 threat
ened evasions Of the Constitution can be pre-
vented. In the Democratic REVEALS OF 1875
and 1894. when the voters elected Democratic
Presidents. it was Tilden, Manning and Cor
man who were stars in the east guiding the
The Democratic national situation ia known
even to the most hasty reader Of current poll
tics. The Democratic National Committee is
made up Of nifty members. thirty ;ssyen OF
whom al present favor platform which shall
Iato tae "a tho OF sy1r
National Committee al the moment is made up
10 Its majority, thirty ,ssvon mem bers Of per
as m5ney The f,stsrn Psn ocrsts have niads
German Of Maryland /. not The least Of ,h" EN-
sn9 h%s sast S the Allegheny q. B MS@.
cratic era WA National Committee who come from
r no @ssd hss @ H%shTHs
astutene ss they are rather "le ancrs" on their
Eastern brethren for the c9mf2rts Of lifs. and
brethren from the territories mer tlonsd the
nann PaTm ana to tnG tS out t6s Tee
silver issue of l8 to 1.
o9I bryan deciaT r. thaf ne VIII meyer sleep
.ri%s Of ises as to syer VIII s, Mr M BRYAN ryan
Spnd ho h% sSr o" mine 3S dwn 1sse or tied
reason that these astuts gent smsn came
into a rat hole. that they would quit. So tho
tbe TO EnS w in
Deepen dent entirely on the Eastern Democrats
for tunds with which to conduct that campaign.
MT h doI msor Rh. y Rs S sssD
iamlla5 with tbe situation since 1884 and
in the interest Of Grover, Cleyeland That
"1 is or T HSsS'd The Nj Hoo PsIr:
speak up, means that the Eastern Democrats moe
y Sson. to wRaS de
"nS P "a ehch ii
turn ,appoints the COMMITTEES on Resolutions
cratic national fight is made.
There is rule In Democratic National Con- |
that it requires q two: tRlrds vote to o. Nominate
n candidate for President. In 1896 Col BRYAN |
would not have been nominated save that
II Michigan, that enough votes we're
thrown to him to bring about his
crown OF thorns and cross Of gold" speech |
khich took the audience off its feet. The point
MI T. Gorman's candda.y. according TO the
rent MIR. Bryan or any pronounced IL to l |
l1ver man from getting the required two |
thirds NJ R E9te to no8%iHss ,or
nrats. Mr.. Be!mont has had no part or parcel
r. H.. framing this policy. He happens to be
Richard Croker. but the policy decided upon |
comes from men who have made Democratic |
Presidents. That's all.