The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-05
HILLS PLAN FOR HARMONY.
Rank and File of Chicago Platform Dem
ocracy Receive It Coldly.

| The Chicago Platform Democrats held two
| conferences previous to the massmeeting last
| evening for the purpose OF discussing the pro-
| Gress made toward organization since the
| movement began. 1t has been decided to hold
| State convention about Jan. /. and at it
! will be decided the question OF sending a
delegation to the National Democratic
| Convention in 1900. Most OF the Bryan Demo-
| Gratis believe that their organization should
send delegation to the convention regardless
| OF the attitude which the regular state organi-
| cation takes toward Bryan and the Chicago
| platform. They believe that they have plan.
for devising which they give credit to the Hon
| David Bennett Hill. for harmonizing the fac
| tons in the State. This plan which was
| described at yesterday afternoons conference
| by Samuel Seaoury, is for the gold Democrats
| to let the Chicago Platform men have every
! thing tn ey want except majority of the dele
| gates and a majority Of the various committees
throughout the State. When Mr.. Seabury
told the delegates OF this scheme all OF them
| exhibited signs Of great unrest and a deter
minatlon not to he fooled by it,
The most important business considered at
yesterdays conference was the report OF tho
committee on organization. which was pre-
scented by DR.. George h. Thompson. its Chair
man. The preliminary organization was by
Senatorial districts. The leaders of the move
ment selected organizers in each Senatorial
district. to whom was entrusted the work OF
forming Assem- bly, dist riot and election district
| associations. According to DR.. Thompson's
report. there are ourishing organizations in
each Of the Senatorial districts except the
Ninth. the Twsnty-eighth. the Twenty NTH.
the Thirty-lrst. the Thirty-fourth. to Fortieth
inclusive. the Forty-second tho Forty sixth,
the Forty eighth and the Forty-nnth. Each
commemorative Of n Senatorial district m ust n, ~
an assessment OF S15 and each delegate
from an Assembly district $40 This
money is used to pay for enrolment
blanks printing. and postage From now on
all the workers In the organization will devote
their attention to the formation of Assembl
district committees. and the enrolment OF
Bryan Democrats.
Mr.. Seabury made a motion yesterday, which
was adopted unanimously. that the organizers
be urged to make haste in completing tho en-
rollment
J. W. Gutenberg Of Newburg promised yes
terday that Orange county would send a silver
delegation to tho State convention A. J.
Elias Of Buffalo said that he believed that a
show OF determination by the Bryan mon
would force the State organization to an an.
dorsement Of the Chicago platform. Ex-As-
semblyman f. T. Rider Of Sing Sing told the
delegates that the Republican farmers OF
Westchester were fOckng to the Bryan stand
ard. He also said that the Democracy in the
county was in pretty bad way. and was SUI
fering from TammanyiZation. Henry
GOulden Of Brooklyn made a speech which
aroused tho utmost enthusiasm. deolari that
he was Democrat because he believed that
Democratic victory under Bryan would mean
improved conditions for men. women and
children in all stations in lifO