New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-02
CROKER CONSENTS TO SHEPARD
AGREEMENT SAID TO HAVE BEEN REACHED AS TO HEAD
TAMMAVY TICKET.
DEMOCRATS ADOPT TICKET.
GREATER NETWORK DEMOCRACY CON
VENTION ENTHUSIASTIC
FOR FUSION.

II the Democratic Club was connected by
loud voiced telephone with Cooper Union last
night Richard Croker heard a lot of things that
have set him thinking.
Twenty-Five hundred Democrats. delegates 10
the Greater New-York Democracy's city and
county convention-rnen who in days gone by
have voted and worked for Croker's candidates
were out last night in revolt against "the Squire
of Vantage" cheering for Low. Grout. Fornes.
Cantor and all the fusion ticket. Such gather
ing has not been seen In Cooper Union since the
last Bryan meeting there. 1t eclipsed the Citi-
zens Union convention in size and noise. and 1t
impressed every one present as being the fore
runner OF landslide under which Croker and
Tarnmany will fare i'll in November.
1t was a spectacle TO the vast audience
rise and cheer for Seth Low. Here were men In
red shirts, collarless men, some of them; work
ingmen in their laboring clothes. clerks. crafts
men, merchants and and then professional
men, bur all Democrats, cheering for Low
They were edge with enthusiasm for the
political housecleanng Just under way ana
every telling point was cheered.
John c. Sheehan and r. Ellery Anderson
received a rousing welcome when they walked
70 the front Of the platform William Hepburn
Russell presented John De Witt Warner as tenn
yqrary chairman. but along came thousand
han's-with ex-senator Munzinger and a band
at their head Hats went into the air. and the
II, ,chinerv of the convention stood still while
the cheers for Sheehan and the candidates side
tracked everything else.
The hall was we'll filled before, but these men
packed II 10 the doors. Mr. Russell raped IN
vain for order II was ten minutes before ne
could go on and then he had to introduce Mr'
Warner again No sooner would things get
started than some irrepressible individual would
start cheering for Nicholas T. Brown, candidate
for coroner The Brown men would not stay
squelched. They never missed an opportunity
to make themselves heard.
I'VE Democrats propose to fling Tammany
from mower in order that this city shall be the
leading city in Christendom. as. please God II
shall be" said Mr. Warner. whereat the crowd
cheered.
Before the convention was fully organized the
Ist Assembly District delegation came in with a
drum corps, and again there was nothing out
noise.
GREAT APPLAUSE FOR Low AND JEROME
William Hepburn Russell was the permanent
chairman. and when. in reading the report or
the conference committee. he came to the name
Of Seth Low he was interrupted for five MN
utes until the demonstration ceased. All the
candidates names were applauded IN turn ana
the tribute paid to William Travers Jerome
candidate for District Attorney, was part1cu-
larly cordial
.'The candidate for District Attorney SAID
Mr. Russell 'is also we'll known Democrat
fearless and capable He is advocate of the
widest personal liberty, but unalteraoly opposed
to the fattenins of corrupt Tammany poh'icidi'
upon the fruits of protected vice.
..This IS marvellous gathering of Demo-
Irnion men or independents but Democrats who
nv. IN revolt against Croker and Crokerlsn
ITnder the leadership of John c. Sheehan we
have organized a revolt that will sweep hlcharo
Croker back across the Atlantic to his Enghsh
home at Vantage. Croker stanos lor ho'hns
that is Democratic or American.
ExSurrosate Rastus S. Ransom presented
the report of the committee on resolutions ana
Secretary Myer j. Stein read the PLATFORM
Some of the planks are as follows:
W., a.,,rs that the chief issue of this municipal
aeaen WE is the system of police corruption and
campdiisbhl i sbhlackmail with which city is honey
GoeeH Gicton of Vice and the combination with crime
for which Cr2kersm @ Is nbarse Richard Croker with
resnonsbiiity for the existing corruption ana IN ms
TSe sna eader in city state nation There
fore, appeal to dar d 9e or party emblem in our
effor+ 70 dethrone Richard Croker an9 ms m
Tsign nad Hrte te his English if the law
rs majesty does hold him mere 70 biIc M
hhtyh times and misdemeanors against the puphc
welfare - ..uor Collar in the declaration
tbst Tammany Hall under Richard SToker 9 Is NOR
cnar,nt Than il was under Tweed should eroAsr
oiead guilty to the charge, by eonsentng 10, 70 .ne
Termination of Controller Coler as tne nnnnr,,
candidate for Mayor he would thepepy SSn'n. ae
pent a nomination from Croker carroll ana h 9q Sbe
SI5i he mmst concede his Willingness 20 De tlls
representative OF those whom he has dehouiiceu
as Se %orss Greater New-York Democracy afrmativeiy
demands. N a.. ,ohool children of New
Work. sufcient teachers OF the highest sraues anu
an absolutely non-partisan administration oi o"A
school system. ,,, ,or ayarv borough
WITH the water supply system under munlcipal
ownership and control In all its branehes anu Tree
FROM nriyate contracts for private pront
clean streets. such as Waring gave us, an anu ! al al.
aboHtion of the corrupt "shakedown system now
nrevaiing in the Street Cleaning Department.
An administration of the Police Depart1nei'
above suspicion. and which will reward efS mefl5,
rscogntze courage, advance the competent. puhlSh
the delnouent prevent extortion and make tne
police force the pride the reliance, the safeguaro
of the city. ~ ..x-,,n,;,, :. !.
favored gambling houses. no red light district