The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-23
VIEWS OF DEMOCRATS.
Opinions on the Republican Platform
and Candidates.


NEW YORK, June 22.-Elliot Danforth
said today that he was greatly pleased al
the work of the Philadelphia Convention
He thought that the chances of Demo-
cratic success in the State had been
greatly improved by the nomination OF
| Governor Roosevelt for the Vice Pfesi-
dency. and that with good, strong can
didate" there was not the slightest doubt
| that the Democrats would win. Who TINS
candidate was Mr.. Danforth was not IRE
| pared to say. I'VE shall have to wait
until the Kansas City Convention he
| added before we are able to say Just
| where We stand"
William F. Grell, the Tammany sheriff,
said that. as far as he had observed, the
| views of Germans were radically in oppo-
sition to expansion. THE reasons for this
| opposition" said Mr.. Grel, "are perfectly
plain. A large number of us Germans can
| not forget why we came TO this country.
/ am frank to say that / myself was actu-
ated to some extent by hatred of conscrip-
| ton. and that / wished to come 10 coun-
! try where / and my children might nos
| have our lives ground out by military SER
vice and military taxes. 1t is, therefore,
| not strange that we should oppose for
| eign policy that tends to introduce a SINH
| lar state of affairs here. 1 think the Ger
| mans, almost to a man, are opposed TO
the imperalistic policy OF the Administra-
! ton; but / want to know what the Kan
sas City Convention does before say how
they are likely to vote"
President Thomas L. Feitner, of the
| board of tax commissioners, expressed the
prevailing Tammany sentiment when ne
said:
II think the whole affair was great
| deal OF a brass band, circus arrangement TO
| try to make the nominations appear IN
! the nature OF popular movement. In my
| estimation it was ali prearranged by the
| three bosses of the Republican party,
Messrs. Hanna, Quay, and Platt, having a
perfect understanding to throw dust in the
eyes of and humbug the American people"
Regarding the nomination of Governor
Roosevelt. Mr.. Feitner said: HE is
ve-y erratic man, and fairly safe in Vice
Presidential position
Mr.. Coler did not care to talk at length
for publication. He said Trusts and i'm
rerielism are bound to be issues more I'M
portant than any other. The Republicans,
no doubt, will try to bring the currency
question to the front. But they will fail
to draw attention away from their owl
misdoings in this manner. because human
wisdom can never formulate a system of
money that cannot be stolen by thief or
absorbed by monopoly"
The talk of nominating Comptroller Coler
for Governor grows stronger and stronger
every day among the Democrats. even
among the Tammany Democrats, although
they all realize it depends on the attitude
of Richard Croker, whose return tomorrow
is so anxiously awaited for variety OF
reasons. 1t is understood that ex-senator
Hill is behind the Coler movement, which
has almost attained the proportions Of
boom. Mr. Coler said few days ago that
he was not a candidate and did not expect
the nomination. Today he declined to
discuss the subject.
Mr. Ordway, Secretary of the AntiIm-
perialst League, declared that he saw
nothing in the expansion plank of the Re-
publican platform that would be likely to
attract any votes from anti-expansionists
THE plank, it seems to me-" he said. sis
so indefinite that it is hardly worth dis !
cussing. 1t means nothing. 1t might have |
been written by the Car of Russia or
Abraham Lincoln for i am sure it would |
be possible to interpret it so as to bar |
monte with the views of either. dc not |
see as the position of the league is changed |
in any way by the Republican platform