Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-05
lPFR0M GOTHAM
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Silver Democrats Are Making
Trouble for Tammany Hail.
The SHEEHAN- CROKER FIGHT
Politicians Now Go to Saratoga
to Pass the Holidays.
MISS DEMPSEY SILVER
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
| NEW YORK, June t. 1899.
| There is further trouble in store for Tam
| many Hail. and good prospect of merry
| row. Last week twenty-five picked silver
| men from Manhattan and Brooklyn, in
| Guiding in their number State Chairman
| Brown and Eugene V. Brewster, met in this
| city. Reports were received from the q I'm
| ties of Tompkins, Yates. Allegheny. Liv-
| ingston and Orleans decidngly flattering to
| the Bryan campaigners. 1t was decided at
| the meeting to cooperate with the regular
| democratic organization in this state in
| those counties where the regulars recognize
| the Chicago platform. and to oppose the
| democratic machine wherever the party
| shows opposition to the coinage of silver
at 16 to l. The purpose of the melting was
| to take steps for a thorough organization
| of silver democrats in New York state and
| the ultimate election of a silver delegation
| to the national convention of next year
| The question of establishing newspaper
| devoted to the silver cause was also dis
| cussed, and it was said that money would
| be forthcoming for the project The com
| mltteemen present We're assured by the
chairman that the democratic party organ
| iZation in the interior parts of the state
| would join In a movement to exclude Tam
many Hall from the national convention.
| "Well have silver delegates from Erie
| and Monroe counties elected by the regular
organization" says Chairman Brown in a
| burst of enthusiasm. and the democratic
national committee will seat all our dele
| gates.''
The question of supporting John c. Shee
han in his proposed fight against Richard
Croker discussed by the conference as
| well as the organization of the silver demo-
! Gratis in this city by assembly districts.
There was a unit of opinion that no alli-
ance should be made with Mr. Sheehan.
I'VE distrust the entire Tammany crowd.
was the way Chairman Brown put it, and
will not let this movement be captured by
| professional politicians
CrimmIns IndOrses Sheehnn.
The movement inaugurated by Sheehan is
| Endorsed by John d. Crimmins, millionaire
contractor and one of the leading demo-
| cratic citizens of New York. Mr.. Crimmins
| has not taken any active part in the plan
| of Mr.. Sheehan and his friends to compel a
reorganizat ton of Tammany. but he thinks
| there are many reasons to justify 1t. The
movement inspired by Mr. Sheehan,' says
Mr.. Crimmins. has my full sympathy, as
also that of great many citizens who
| would like to see New York properly gov
erned. Look at the present city govern
ment. 1t has been in office for seventeen
months. What has it done? l cannot re-
call a single undertaking to improve the
city on the, part of the present administra-
ton. me EOnly Improvements belnS nlaue
were conceived and created by the former
administration High offices are filled with
men who are not fitted to assume the re-
sponsibility with which they are intrusted
They are not business men performing bus
mess duties with the serious, pafnstaking
care for the peoples interests that they
should. They are politicians who enjoy the
favor of the men who control Tammany
Hall. They do not appreciate the rights
and demands Of the people; nor do they
plan for the Improvement of the city as
they should. When the attention of these
officials is called to their neglect to provide
the proper sort of government, including
necessary public improvements, they take
refuge behind the statement that the debt
limit prohibits them from performing their
duty. That claim is not justified by the
facts About the relation of any movement
to compel reformation in the present con-
duct of Tammany Hall to national politics.
/ do not believe it would be wise to
tCipate the probable action of the next
tonal convention. The attitude of the east
toward any attempt to rehabilitate the Chi
cago platform of '96 is as good as deter
mined If the financial plank and other
obnoxious features of the last national
| pla tform, including the reputation of" the
power of the judiciary, are reiterated there
| will be a recurrence of the incidents of that
struggle when a good many democrats
! Buckner, as l did. l do not believe, how
| the last fight, and if Mr.. Bryan insists on
| the adoption of the old platform there will
| probably be another candidate"
Saratoga "a Political Mecca.
Saratoga and not Long Branch or Rock