The evening times., 1899-08-08
DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL
Leading Members Of. the Party As
semble at Saratoga.
Prominent Magnates Anxious to Heal
Differences Between the Factions.
An Opinion That MIR. Bryan May
Withdraw in the Interest of Sue
cess-The Views of Judge WflIett.

Saratoga, n. Y, Aug. S.-The gathering
and party leaders from every section of the
country seems likely to have a far-reachins
influence in shaping the future course OF
the organization. There is evidently dis
position to bring about harmony between
the several factions of the party.
Among those already on the ground ara
former National Committee Chairman Will
lam F. Harrity. of Pennsylvania; Gen. w.
H. Jackson, and National Committeemah
G. W. Martin, of Tennessee; Col. Joseph
Clarke. of California; Fleming S. Du Bis
non, of Georgia.; former Lieutenant GoyerI-
or Dawson, of North Carolina; Judge Ralph
Walker, of Missouri; T. A. Wilcox, of South
Carolina: j. Surgent, of Mississippi Col.
James E. Pepper of Kentucky; o. o. Staley,
OF Kentucky, and former Judge Augustus
Van Wyck, and several other influential
Democrats from New York city and State.
Within a few days these magnates will be
joined by Richard j. Bright. of Indiana.
Serg can't alarms of the United States Sem
ate; Samuel E. Morse, of Indiana, former
Consul General to Paris; Mayor Josiah
Quincy, Of Boston, end Judge Joseph }.
Willett, president of the State Bar ASsocia-
tion, OF Alabama. Another influential Lead
er, who has just arrived is J. Freeman
Rasin of Baltimore, who is believed TO rep
resent former Senator Arthur p. German.
A group of politicians, among whom were
noticed Messrs. Harrity, Rasin, Jackson,
Walker, Clarke, and Du Bignon, were talk
ing over the situation informally on the
Grand Union piazza yesterday evening. All
were greatly interested in a letter announc-
ing the coming on Monday of Judge Willett,
of Alabama. This letter urged that the con-
situations from which they all hope so much
should be considered as distinctiyeiy and
emphatically Southern movement, and not
a scheme instituted and engineered by Tam
many Hall, as might be inferred from the
presence of so many of the leaders OF that
organization in Saratoga, and the expected
arrival within few days OF Richard
Croker.
Judge Willett who will take a leading
part in the consultations, seems TO have
inspired the politicians with great conf
dence They believe in his soundness OF
judgment and political sagacity. Perhaps
the talk of Judge Ralph Walker. OF Spring
field, Mo-. is representative. He said:
That portion of the interview OF former
Governor Altgeld of Illinois. which he did
not deny, is to me one of the most hope
full signs that the Democratic party is 60
ing to get together and harmonic its diff
ferences in next years national conven-
tion. | am very glad that Mr.. Altseld has
talked in this strain, for had any Democrat
in Missouri said the things he has just ut
tered, three months ago, he would baye
been called a traitor.
Il have met Democrats here from all
parts of the country, and they all say
spirit of conservatism is beginning TO
make its appearance. Until this change
becomes more pronounced, however,
think it will be too early to discuss the
question as TO who the candidate for Presi-
dent should be. But / fully believe this
healthy condition has been largely brought
about by the general distribution all over
the country by the commercial travellers
of Judge Augustus Van Wyck's great anti
| trust speech delivered last April.
Il never met a more sincere Democrat
| than Judge Van Wyck. / have had several
talks with him, and his only desire is to
see the party united so that it may win
| the next election He thinks that on ac-
count of the reckless course of the Re
publican Administration the opposition Is
already beginning to crystallize, and that
there is an excellent chance for tne DEM
ocrats to win next year. AS far as urging
his own claims is concerned, / do not con-
slider Judge Van Wyck an aspirant for the
nomination. @
Il agree with the statement of Governor
Dawson. of North Carolina, concerning
Mr. Bryan's anxiety for party success as
paramount to his own personal prefeTment.
/ know Mr.. Bryan, and if the situation
mentioned should arise, and there should
exist a feeling that he was not the most
available candidate, he would decline an
other nomination, and in that case | think
Governor Stone, of my State. or Judge Van
Wyck would be the logical candidate and
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