New-York tribune., 1900-05-20
FUN AT ATBRYANCONVENTION
ONE DELEGATE SAVES THE GATHERING
FROM DULNESS
MI BEDFoRD's FRANTIC DENUNCTATIoN
OF HILL AND CROKER DEFTEs ALL
EFFORTS OF CHAIRMAN AND
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS.

F7oo-7s 7-hi-d-aye and Sixteenth-st yesterday
afternoon Is a fair sample of what is going to
happen when William Jennings Bryan and his
friends get together at Kansas City there is
lots Of excitement and entertainment in store
for next July The gathering OF yesterday
might have been as sickly and insipid as the
color Of a spring rhubarb pie If one L. S. Bed
ford and his tomahawk had stayed away. Mr..
Bedford yesterday earned the reputation OF a
holy terror" as some OF the delegates
pressed it and unless he took opiate when
h went TO bed last night he's doubtless still
calling ex-senator Hill and Richard Croker
hard names.
Mr Bedford represented the With Assembly
District in the convention yesterday, and his
platform, condensed, is:
Hin and Croker
Rous nit 'eui
l. IS safe 10 predict that Mr.. Bedford Will
never try 10 "burglarize'' a bank Judging from
his performance yesterday he could not stop
talking long enough 10 do real wicked deed
James r Brown, the presiding officer, was
successful in conceaIing the fact that his hair
Is slightly red till Mr.. Bedford began his con-
tinuous performance. Then Mr.. Brown got red,
white blue. yellow. and then red again. and
finally. not being able to stand It any longer. he
yelled at the cavorttng Bedford:
stop, Sit down. VIII you sit down? Take
your seat, sir, What, you WON'T Go
the sergeant-at-arms): Sergeant. remove that
man from this roomr'
NOT TO BE SHUT OFF
Then 2 tail Irishnan came In and took hold Of
the lapel Of Mr.. Bedford's coat, but Mr Bed
ford was wound Up and couldn't stop His eyes
flashed fire his teeth ground with fury. as he
Kissed and gulped out incoherent exclamations
about ice Trust thief" "Ramapo thief"
Franchise thiefr- -'whiskey Trust thief"' etc.
Mr.. Bedford may have been quiet Quaker be-
fore. but yesterday he was bowling Dervish,
with bosom full Of mustard pickles, tabasco,
pepper pods and hot tacks.
1t viii be disgrace If any such resolutions
as the gentleman has read are adopted" said
Mr Bedford, and I move as q substitute the
following"
Nj Bedford read and read and read, but did
not get 70 the end The further he got along the
hotter were his thoughts, and he wound up with
the following:
Fifth-Their (referrng TO the State and city Dem,
ocratic leaders, Democracy being never conceQsd
state OF New-York their treachery proven, their
mn = ne penocrafic National Convention the
claims 70 recognition Of the men who represent ne
Claims Of he Rarnapo Water Company thief, the
6@neSe IsJ fe- NJ hitreg' the STANDARD OF Company
the Metropolitan Traction company ana me p" MS
icy Trust.
EHeeTS
irnpetuous Bedford he finished his perora-
ZION. but they were from the radical element
IN the convention. for when II came to vote
or the adoption Of his substitute those who
cheered weakened. and the record was 5S 10
: against him
James r Brown presided at the convention
yesterday. and n. G. PaIIiser, a William-st.
LAWYER was secretary. After doing considerable
routine business the convention at $50 ad-
silva
rnIrtees On Platform and Resolutions a chance
TO DO their work.
THE PLATFORM.
Ex-AssernbIyman Ryder, Of Sing Sing, pre-
sented the platform, the first plank of which
IS follows:
We Unquathedly and unreservedly fndorse the
platform adopted by the National Democracy at
fidelity and adherence TO the same, and we espe-
v-e Continue 70 demand the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver and gold at the ratio OF 1s to l.
Independent OF al other nations IN the world
The platform further declares in substance
against all combinations on the part of special
privileged owners known trusts detri-
mental 70 the welfare Of the country. menace
70 the business interests Of the Nation, and en-
tirelv incompatible with free institutions; and
against a large standing army, and insists on
a supremacy Of the civil over the military
thority. It condemns the action OF the Presl-
dent II using the soldiers against organized
labor in Idaho: condemns the war against the
Fflipinos as being a war os criminal aggression
and a violation Of American constitutional
rights: condemns the Republican party for
handing over 10 the trusts, monopolies and
politicians the island Of Cuba, and deprtvtng the
people Of their absolute right OF self-govern-
naent." 1t declares that the Filiptnos and the
Cubans should be and Of right free and
independent, and that they should not only
oVvu governments
The platform condemns the Republican party's
policy in Porto Rico; denounces government by
injunction" demands legislation which shall
procure a right 10 jury trial in those cases
where citizens alleged TO have violated in
functions. demands that the Legislative and Ex
ecutive departments Of the Government pro-
tect the rights Of citizens against judicial usur-
pations, and calls for the establishment Of the
referendum as means Of indicating what is
needed in the way Of legislation.
About 0ne-half of the delegates were in favor
of electing contesting delegation TO go to
the National Convention. but it finally was de-
cided wait until June 3 and see what the
regular State organization does about indors-
ing the Chicago platform and William ]. Bry-
ans candidacy. If the regulars do not come to
tine the Bryanites have left things so that on
June g. the day after the State convention Of
The regulars, they will get together at the same
place and select contesting delegation
a FEW Kisses FOR DEWEY.
Ex-Assem blyrnan Ryder said that Croker and
Fiu were absolutely untr1stworthy. and did
not represent the rank and file Of the Denoc-
racy Of the city and State. He mentioned the