The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-19
1 THIRD TICKET FAVORED
Csnferenee Il Islepeaaeats Heid
IN New York City.


NEW YORK. July 1s.-About thirty ad-
vocates OF third ticket met this evening in
the Plaza Hotel to talk the situation over.
They decided that a third ticket was nee
essary and among themselves agreed al
most unanimously that Admiral George
Dewey was the man to head It. The con-
ference was called by committee oi
which John Jay Chapman and Isaac H
Klein were the leaders.
Robert s widsinan called the meeting
to order and Thomas N. Osborne. OF Au-
burn. was elected chairman. Mr.. Klein
was selected as secretary.
The others present were: DR.. William
Everett. Of Boston; Gen. A. G. Greenwood.
.Edmund H. Tlcnenor, of Binghamton; DR..
JssH. Emerson, William H. Riley. Joseph
M Price, wiliilms Potts, v. C. King. Ed
ward Carroll. jr., John NJ. Guettermann.
Kenneth G. White, of Sparkille: Alfred b.
Robinson, Edward T. Kaufman, Jacob F.
Miller, J. D. Van Buren. of Newburg; J.
Frank McKenna. of Guayamas, Porto Rico;
Assemblyman Percy N. Stewart, B. F.
Hirsch, Henry Hentx, J. J. Chapman, Os-
wald G. Willard. N. d. Rothschild George
c. Ripley, of Minneapolis, and Simon Hol-
royd.
The conference adopted a statement
which. after denouncing Mckinley and
Bryan with about equal vigor, declared
that both the Republican and Democratic
parties are frankly selfish. That Organism
is the outcome Of forty years Of Republican
rule. for disorganized fanaticism is al
ways the outcome Of intelligent, protract-
ed nrDqOiwad hof
every election multiplies the number Of in
dependent voters, who are offended by In
justice and dishonesty. Then it says that
no good is accomplished by leaving ones
own party and voting for the other. It
goes on:
by this process the political power Of
right-minded men has been reduced to tie
minimum, for their activity has been per-
petually negatived. BY this process our
politics lave sunk to their present Level.
The disiuterested voter has become q mere
onlooker at . degraded Oame. His chief
thought is how to cast his vote SO that It
may do the least harm to his country. The
independents among US have been power
less. because they have not been inde-
pendent. To be effective they must vote
for Independent candidates, representing
positive principles, and not mere negative
protest.
we cannot give honest support 70
either candidate Of the great parties. We
reject the plan ordinarily suggested of
making q choice of evils ~ in the long
run unwise and Intellectual. We believe
that political action based on ordinary
principles Of right and wrong is neither
useless nor impractical. We, therefore,
ask others to join with US in the support
OF candidates upon some such platform a
follows:
First, a return to the political doc
trines Of the Declaration OF independence
| and the Constitution.
Second. the recognition that not only
Cuba and the Philippines, but Porto Rico
and Hawaii. are entitled to independence
Third. genuine monetary reform.
Fourth, civil service reform.
Fifth. the abolition Of special privi-
legs, whether Of tariff or any origin
I'VE are not concerned solely with this
| election, but with the future Of American
political life. We are ready and anxious
| to join with others in forming q party
which shall adopt q platform representing
these issues
There was great deal Of talk about
this declaration of principles. When II
was adopted no one seemed to know ex-
actly what to do. Finally resolution
was offered empowering the chairman to
take. whatever action might be necessary
to put third ticket in the field, In case
the Gold Democrats do not name one at
tkeir meeting in Indianapolis on July %,
and the Anti-Imperialist League which
meets August Is at Indianapolis also fails
to nut up a ticket