New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-27
WILL HOLD CONVENTIONS.
sHEEHANs GREATER NETWORK DE-
MOCRACY TO NOMINATE AN EN-
TIRE TICKET.

,;. tI.r,.nsn chairman Of the Greater New
York Democracy. made public last night the per
sonnel Of the law committee OF the organization
appointed in consonance with a resolution passed
- ~. meeting of the general committee held at
Cooner Union several weeks ago The committee Is
composed of Franklin Pierce. Lyman X heooihs
ton. NJ Taylor Phillips. Joseph L. Hahce' w II,
Thitchener p Chauney Anderson and Ed~ara
Miehng.
Frior 20 the announcement of the law committee
the names were submitted 10 the advisory commit
tee Of the organization and approved Ihe ADVISORY
committee authorized Chairman Hanneman TO IN
form the men selected of their appointments anu
can meeting Of the law committee Tor next Mon
day. .
The law committee will examine the statutes
relative 10 the selection Of candidates ana holdng
conventions, and viii make report to the eHecu-
tive committee which has been called 10 meet Oh
July S at $50 O'Clock I'm the Hoffman House
After an informal meeting OF the advisory COM
mittee il was announced that the Greater New
York Democracy would hold conventions and select
an entire ticket. As the Greater New-York Democ-
racv is new organization. II will have TO get the
names Of its candidates on the ballet by peuuoh'
The Significance of the determination on the part
of the Greater New-York Democracy TO hold CON
ventions lies in the fact that ii is party TO the
anti-Tammany conference. II was thought that, be-
ing organization, II would await the action
OF the nti-Tammany conference and then hold
mass meeting and indorse the ticket and simply go
through the form securing petitions for the plac-
ing of the fusion ticket the ballot under its name
and emblem. The determination to hold city, coun-
~ borough. Assembly and Aldermanic conventions
is construed meaning that il is something more
than a merely nominal organization for the cam
paign.
John c Sheehan said last night: I'VE shall hold
all conventions. in conformity with the law. and
shall put p full ticket in the field This does not
indicate that opposed 10 fusion ticket. but
We merely desire TO show that the Greater New
York Democracy Is in the field not for this cam
paign alone; that it is large and constantly grow
ing organization
A member of the advisory committee said:
There has been disposition in some quarters 70
# with some Of the mushroom organizations which
spring up during every campaign As T.: EIieTy
tive Committee the Greater New-York Democracy
feat Tsmmany Hall II is in the anti-Tammany
movement sincerely and heartily but above all 1t Is
a Democratic organization. As this is a Democratic
city believe that a Democrat should be chosen
for the head OF the ticket ana HhaI = I3Ie' it
ticket shall be Democrats.
II must not be forgotten that the antagonism TO
Tammany Han does rot mean antagonism 10 De
s STTSgy If fe cty This Is why The Greater New
York Democracy has gone ahead, has appointed a
port hold conventions and nominate a full ticket
from top TO bottom. The Greater New-York Demoe-
d dfs m seeeed bg d the
hut the conventions will be held and the form OF
There are many Democrats who would vote for
blem who would not do otherwise. There are
number of reasons why We shall hold these con-
ventions, the chief being to show that the
Greater New-York Democracy has complete or
ganization with purpose, and more than all. that
il is Democratic,
II said last night that the executive commit
tee at its meeting July would not only receive
the report OF the law committee and ratfy IL, but
would the same meeting set the dates of the
various conventions. Reports were received by the
advisory committee showing organizations in every
Assembly district Nearly every district has head
quarters, and enrolment is rapidly going on. II
was said last night that among the members thus
far enrolled are many who have formerly been
identified with Tammany Hall.
No central headquarters have been chosen
though has practically been determined on. and
this will be made public the meeting of the
executive committee on July s.
Leading members of the Greater NeW-York De-
mocracy of the opinion last night that Justice
eforean J. O'Brien would not be nominated by
Tammany.