The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-24
a DIVIDED CLUB.


1t is evident from the letter of John Fox,
a former president of the Democratic Club
OF New York that the Tammany society
is not a unit in the support of Mr.. Bryan
for the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent. The letter of Mr. Fox assigned by
two other prominent members Of Tam
many. They have no objection to Mr..
Bryan personally, and they have no pro-
test to make against his being entertained
by Mr. Keller, the clubs president. as his
! personal guest but they object to any
thing being done by Mr.. Keller that would
seem to commit the club to Mr.. Bryan as
the Democratic candidate for President.
| While there is nothing in the Fox letter
that can be construed TO be the Inaugural
ton of movement to prevent the noml-
nation Of Mr.. Bryan, it contains enough to
justify the conclusion that there is an ele-
ment in Tammany-perhaps a large one
that will not support Mr.. Bryan for the
presidential nomination on platform that
! contains the Is to plank.
1t was thought, before Mr. Bryan went
to New York. that when he arrived in
that city. it would be an easy matter TO
so treat him that it would appear that
Tammany would support him for the nom
inaton. 1t is not certain of course that
Tammany Will not support him. The ma
jority will determine what the society will
do
Tammany is very anxious that the Dem
ocratc party of New York shall be united.
If it were united it is probable that it
could carry the state next fall. Is it pos
sible to unite 1t in support of Mr.. Bryan
if he insists on standing by the Is TO /
idea? 1t is very doubtful if it is There
are very many Democrats in the state
who refuse TO accept the Bryan view of
the silver question. They would not vote
for him if he were nominated on platform
containing the silver plank that is in the
Chicago platform. That is made very
clear by Mr.. Foxs letter Mr.. Bryan does
not intend to abandon the silver issue.
He has said that in several of the inter
views which he has given out since he
left his home for New York
Assuming that Mr.. Bryan will remain
firm in the position he has taken, it is a
question whether the New York delega-
ton to the Democratic Convention will
support him for the nomination. Some of
its members may favor him. Indeed, he
may have the support of a majority of 1t,
but if he should not have its solid support,
his chances for carrying the state of New
York in the event of his getting the nomi-
nation, would not be very good.
There does not seem to be any doubt
that Mr. Bryan will be nominated, though
once in while a doubt is expressed by a
Democrat who thinks he knows the feel
ing in respect to Mr.. Bryan in the party
A recent letter from ex-Gov. Stone to
Judge Willett of Alabama, is thought to
indicate that the Ex-Governor would be
glad to accept the nomination, but as yet
there is no movement towards him. There
are no strong reasons for thinking there
will be. He is as strongly committed to
silver as Mr.. Bryan is, and hence would
be no more acceptable to the East than
the latter. 1t is probable, however, that he
would be willing to accept the nomination
on a platform from which silver was prac-
tically eliminated, but If the Democrats
should drop the silver issue they would Of
fend very large number of voters in the
West.
This is understood very well by the Dem
ocratic leaders and accounts to some ex-
tent probably for the determination to
put the silver issue in the next platform
Unless the situation changes very greatly
between now and the time for the meet
ing of the national convention Mr.. Bryan
will be chosen as the partys standard
that of Mr.. Fox.