New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-05
HOWLING MOB HOLDS SWAY.
LEATHER LUNGED BRYANTTES MAKE THE
HOFFMAN HOUSE A BEDLAM.

The Bryan Democrats had field day yesterday
All morning and afternoon they thronEed the CORR
doris of the Hoffman House, packed the barroom
damned the writing room and cafe and overlooked
into the street. They came with a whoop and
howl. and they kept up a fail-like swinging of
arms, tremendous din of argument and mad
scrambling to be and heard. They We're as
noisy and disorderly as the law allowed, and made
themselves Objectionable the regular guests
OF the hotel possible. Norman E. Mack of
Buffalo. and John Mccarthy. the Syracuse under
taker, led the shouting. The cry Down with
Hill!' Mccarthy added: ITO hell with Hnl!' and
this cry was taken up. The Chicago Platform
Democrats wildly frantic in their announce
ment that if the State Convention. which meets
to-day, fails to reaffirm the Chicago platform
there will be blood spilled and lives lost They
added that contesting delegation would be sent
to Kansas City If there was anything done in the
convention which tended in any way to evade the
fullest and freest reafirmation of the Chicago plat
form and whole souled declaration in favor of in
structng the New-York State delegation for
Bryan.
A few old line Democrats. men who remembered
the party when 1t had able leaders and earnest
principles and honesty of intent gazed in aston
ishment upon this gathering of wild eyed fanatics
and left the in disgust.
Upstairs David b. Hill, ex-senator Murphy
Frank Campbell chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, and a few other leaders talked quietly
while the seethng mob below beloved and
hcwled. When Mr.. Hill seen absolute disgust
and contempt reflected in every feature He
alton with ex-senator Murphy John +. Carroll
representing Richard Croker and the Tammany or
ganization; p H. McCarren representing the Kings
County organization Norman z. Mack Frank
Campbell, Elliot Danforth and other leaders and a
partial slate mapped for the convention
the final details being left for the evening meeting
of the State Committee.
The whole day around the Hoffman House YES
terday up TO the meeting of the State Committee
in the evening made that would have led
a bowling dervish to mistake the gathering for
an annual convention of his cult. Norman E
Mack, at the head of band of Bryanites visited
Frank Campbell in the afternoon said:
We have been sent to this convention to vote
for the instruction Of the delegates for William j
Bryan and the reatfrmaton of the Chicago Mat
form. We Will follow these instructions. If there
Is any substitute for the Chicago platform offered
we cannot vote for IL without ting our In
structions. Therefore urge that you use your
that platform.
Mr.. Campbell looked the band of Bryanites
like would look a motley array of clowns at
a circus and replied:
settled that the delegates shall be instructed for
Bryan. and there win be no opposition 10 this
About the platform that viii be decided later but
/ can say / am with you-for harmony.
a similar delegation visited ex-senator Hill and
made like declaration. Hill put them off with
like explanation.
The motley crowd of Democrats of all brands
made merry all day. Mccarthy the undertaken
led the shouting. Upstairs Hill and his hopeless