The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-09
A BUNCH OF
q. REFORMfRS

N Sept "a COli-
mittee OF Democrats not in accord
with the present management of the
party i'm New York state met today
to undertake the proposed rejuvena-
tion of tae Democratic party in this
state. The committee is not against
any particular state or national fig
ures, but desires to forward the true
interests of the party. Among those
present We're Alton Ii. Parker. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome. Ex-NIayors of
New York Seth Low and Augustus
Van Wyck. and Edward Shepard. who
viii be named president of the organ
ization this afternoon. EX-Justice Nor
han n. O'Brien viii head the commit
tee on resolutions. which is expected
To express an opinion on the income
tax, direct nominations and other pol
icies.
Edward NJ. Shepard. on taking the
chair as permanent chairman in the
Democratic conference, said:
we do not meet to propose a new
party or 10 condemn our own party
what ever its shortcomings. We have
net because We are Democrats in
political faith and facts and would
nv preference always be Democrats
al the polls and to that end we wish
the party to be always honest, eff
cient and a successful instrument OF
good government. We are. in a way.
selfappointed and our influence and
power must solely be in being truth
full"
As an expression of the masses of
the party. Thomas NJ Osborne. chair
man of the executive committee. said
in part:
I'VE meet with but a common pur-
pose and to sink our differences and
from this moment, uniting with our
fellow Democrats will do all i'm our
from the slough of yiespondency into
which il has fallen
Saratoga. y. Y, Sept. 9.-To give
the Democratic party in the Empire
State new birth and "A new life. to
reform ii into a united efficient and
victurv+winning political organization
and TO restore the spirit of harmony
which has been sadly lacking i'm the
party conclaVeS for many years. is
the object of a gathering of the lead
ing Democrats of the STATE in Sara
toga today. The delegates present
maintain a cheerful air of enthusiasm.
I'm keeping with a harmony" meet
ing. although the disaffection of the
Hearst and Bryan adherents has been
blow To the reorganization move
ment- Although composed almost eN-
clusively of New York democrats. the
meeting opened today. anu which will
continue through tomorrow. is de
clared TO be really representative of
the nation and will have "A national
bearing upon the future of the party.
Alton b. Parker. John G.. Carlisle. Ed
ward NJ. Shepard and others are prom
ment in the meeting. and the dele
gates are almost exclusively old-time
Cleveland and Home Rule Democrats.
mimical to the Corners machine.
Tariff revision downward. economy
In government. observance OF state
rights. abolition of special privilege
incozne tax. encouragement in the up
building of an American mercantile
marine, removal of the gag rule in
Congress. postal savings banks-:aese
are the National issues most generally
urged by the delegates.
Home Rnle. economy. discontin-
uance of government by commission,
primary reform. and the repeal of the
present liquor tax law are proposed
as issues for the next State campaign.
There is almost a total absence of all
the '.isms" which have been repud-
lated by the people in the recent de-
feats of William ]. Bryan and Will
lam r. Hearst. (Evidently this ''re-
form party" is composed of special
interests adherents)
The party reorganizers do not ex-
pect to take any part in the city cam
paien. The first fight will be in the
Assembly this fall. The real fight.
however. will be next year when the
reorganizers hope to he strong enough
to control the nomination for Cover
nor and the State ticket and to sweep
the~State. as in the old Cleveland
davs. In order to 10 this they admit
that they will have to make fight in
the primaries.