The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-20
TO REPUDIATE PLATFORM
AND DEFEAT BRYAN FOR A RE
NOMINATION.
THE CONTRAST OF The TWO DINNERS
And -the Reception Of Hogg's Reference 10
Bryan Showed The Heart Of the Dem
ocracy is With Bryan and
Chicago Platform.

Chicago. Ills, July 19.-Representa
tiyes of the Chicago Platform Democrats
of the State Of New York tonight issued
an address Ito the members of the
the Democratic voters of the United
States" as follows:
I'VE. acting as a committee created
and authorized by the Chicago platform
Democracy of the State of New York
desire to make public the following well
established facts concerning the situa
ton in the State of New York, believing
that everything affecting the political
situation in that great State is of Ma
tional. rather than merely local import
ance.
I'VE assert without fear of successful
contradiction two propositions:
First. An overwhelming majority Of
the voters in the Democratic party in
the State of New York are enthusiast.
cally in favor of the principles laid down
in the Chicago platform of 1896 and
demand without qualification the nomi-
nation of that man who shall in his
record and in his personal qualities most
thoroughly stand for and incarnate those
principles.
Second. We declare that the small
group of men who have seized upon the
machinery OF the Democratic party III
the State of New York are absolutely
opposed, openly or covertly. to all that
the Chicago platform stands for. and
the nomination of any man who sincere
~ holds those principles which we be
Iieye dominate the Democratic organiza-
ton in the Nation.
"And we further declare that the elec-
toral machinery in the State of New
York is such that to attempt to Gust the
men now in control of the Tammany
organization by work within that body
would be fruitless.
In support of the first proposition laid
down we have only to point to two re-
cent Illuminating instances in New York
politics. First the marked contrast be
tween the attendance. the enthusiasm
and the high spirit of devotion shown
at the dinner of the Chicago platform
Democracy. more widely known as the
dollar Dinner and the purely per
functory tone of the dinner held on
Jefferson's birth day by the so-called
regular or Tammany organizations; and
second. the magnificent popular ovation
given within the hostile walls Of Tam
many Hall to the one speaker who. il
the last three years has dared to cast
aside the gag imposed by Tammany
rulars, and proclaim the GOSPEL of the
Chicago platform. and put forward the
name Of w. j. Bryan
A number of instances are cited III
which it is claimed that Tammany failed
10 show its loyalty to Democratic prin
ciples. The address concluded:
I'VE issue this address in order that
the fact may be put before the Demo
Gratis of the Nation, that the Tamnnany
organization is Indifferent. where it is
not hostile TO those national issues for
which the Democratic party stands; and
We ask the cooperation of all Demo
rats in or ont Of official station, in the
work of giving to the Democratic vot-
ers of the State of New York chance
to express themselves and make Their
convictions effective in the nation.
JAMES II. BROWN, Chairman.
.'DR GEO. W. THOMPSON.
"WILI.IS j. ABROTT.