New-York tribune., 1901-12-06
A THIRD TICKET PLANNED.
CHICAGO PLATFORM DEMOCRATS TALK
OF NOMINATING BY PETITION
NEXT FALL.

Melvin G.. Palliser, secretary and one OF the
members of the executive committee of the chi
cago Platform Democracy. announced yesterday
that plans under way for the running of
a separate State ticket next year and that soon
after the first of the year the Bryan men aftili-
ated under the name of the Chicago Platform
Democracy would send out an address to the
Democrats of the State who in favor of the
Chicago platform of the national organization.
The Chicago Platform Democrats said Mr.
Palliser cannot any signs of harmony IN
the Democratic organization, and they believe
that the friends of William J. Bryan all over
the State are anxious for the retirement of the
present discredited leaders of the local ana
State organizations By placing an Independent
ticket in the field we shall lay the foundation
for better Democratic party in the State imam
the people have seen for some years. 1t Will
not be a difficult thing for us to nominate
State ticket by petition. Fifty names in eacn
county will enable US TO place an independent
ticket in the field. and thus get separate col
umn, with ndividu ii emblem We can
change the emblem the convention
sits, if desire.
Doubtless there are many thousand Demo-
crats-admirers of Mr.. Bryan-who would line
up with the new organization new state Or
ganization can make a start in the way nave
indicated with comparatively little expense, and
as soon as organized they will be in position to
voice the sentiments of the people they repre-
sent in any scheme looking to the reorganiza-
ton of the Democratic party in State or nation
A c. McNulty, secretary of the Bryan Demo-
cratic League when told about MI. Pallisers
programme. said;
IT am opposed to any independent party move
ment at this stage of the game 1t seems to me
that this is a time for Democrats % try TO heal
the breaches rather than make fresh ones
come from the South, where Democrats believe
in letting all Democrats have voice in the run
ming of the organization If the Democratic fac
tions can come together upon some common
ground and reorganize a to eliminate men
like Richard Croker and the men who have
ruined the party in the State and nation, then L
am for harmony; but if Mr.. Croker and his
cotere are not to be retired, then l am IN favor
of lighting till the hot place freezes over, and
then fight on the ice.
The Shepard-Croker scheme TO reOrS2nlZe the
Democratic party was first exposed ana de-
nounced by the Bryan Democratic League IN
resolutions adopted by its executive committee:
and made public on October 10. 1901, copies of
which were Immediately forwarded TO MI Bryan
and every other prominent Democrat in the ma
ton The disclosures made by the Bryan Demo-
cratic League prevented Tammany from secur-
ing even the moral support of Mr. Bryan and
+he ,oar prominently identified with him in the
campaign of 1900 and alienated from the Tam
many candidates thousands OF Democratic Vot-
ers vino were and still are loyal 10 the nominee
nd platform
The Democratic party cannot nope 1or VICTORY
eitber In the State or in the nation until Democ-
racy is relieved of the incubus of Crokerism
we should substitute for the rldlCuouSly un-
businesslille system of party organization which
obtains in this State a single committee clothed
yritb annie power and headed by a man com
netent to take command and tactfuI enough TO
avoid meddling in a metropolitan munlclpaI
campaign in which the party as NOW, Is HeiCeiS
rent hv contendng factions.
What Shepard said of Tammany in 1891 is
certainly true now and if Democracy purposes
70 make the trust issue at all prominent in the
carnations of 1902 and 1904. evidence of
it's consistency and sincerity, it must cast out
of it's own eve TIE local political syndicate winch
brazonIv trafics in public offices and franchises
..ITnder the circumstances we would gladly
favor any form of party organization IN New
york County which il is possible 20 substitute
for the Tammany oliSarchy our ch1eI opJec-
tions TO the existing organization are that It's
leaders are ignorant and corrupt. and that the
welfare of the party in the State and the natlon
Is eyer subordinated to the personal interests
of tbe CLIQUE which. behind the oathbound doors
of the Society of Tammany, manipulate puDlIc
ofeairc for their own pockets all the time
.oCbera is common ground upon which Demo-
Gratis of every shade of opinion can agree. with
this ascertained and determined. dead issues
should be eliminated and mutual CONCESSIONS
I,-iee conservation As the Democracy which
dominates the greater city VIII dominate the
Stata and have tremendous weight IN the con-
1antion of 1901 let us to II that some other
brand is selected than that OF Shepard-Croke3r.
The trusts must go. and the men prominently
i5an+ified with them are hardly the proper per
corc 10 have charge of the antitrust arlnleS
81 raoreanized Democracy. If the party which
F2rvan led in 1896 and l9Oo must De reofSdniLcu'
II must be reorganized by the frlenos OF MI
Rrvan and the cause he represents
,JTSS STOVE WE'LL on DECEMBER 9.