New-York tribune., 1909-09-10
DEMOCRATS In COUNCIL
PARTY REVIVIFIERS MEET
Plan Democratic League -Shcp-
ard, Parker and Others Speak,.

Saratoga Springs. y. Y. Sept. 9-Out Of the
Democratic conference, which began two days
session here to-day under the guiding hands of
well known men of that party, there promises to
permanent organization, TO be known as the
Democratic League
at the close of afternoon OF Democratic ora
tory, in thh course of which speeches made
by Alton h. Parker Thomas NJ Osborne and Ed
ward NJ. Shepard, outlining the purposes and hopes
of the conference, John \. Carlisle of Watertown.
offered the following resolutions:
That for the purpose of aiding and strengthen
Ing the Democratic party. bringing back TO its
ranks those who have been separated from 1t and
voters of tile state: Offering place Of refuge for
those Republicans who feel that their trust in their
and promises to them broken, who deprecate It's
Wsstetaness ha IS and extrataga9ce IN admln,Serng
sion upon the steady strides it is making toward
the Capitalization of government at the expense
of the legitimate powers of the states and of the
rights reserved to the people; and for the purpose
e & 'ss
ade ama fGT 9a be s be
Res9lyed That the members of this conference ::
ana they hereby are constituted a permanent or
ganzation under the name of THE Democratic
consisting Of Thomas NJ. osborne, chairman (Au-
= ricn eNew " YSrk stanwood Menken New
York;. Hugh Duffy Cortland. John Anderson
u 5 Rodie CTew YorS Charles r Rattigan (Au,
batpo. James II GaISn 1Watsrford1 WIam Ynal2 RICE E
tansis Willard Oneida as rnos sesTetqry F be con
eral COMMITTEES hereinafter provided for.
That members o. this conference present from
committee from their respective counties in mum
her proportonate TO the number of the Assembly
OF the persons so elected to the executive COM
II in any county there is not any member of such
general committee elected prior 10 December l.
and empowered to select member or members
from such county. Members Of the general com
gIa n mia he
tees in their respective countiss;
The executive committee shall call a meeting of
the general committee on or before February l.
The power ard authority Of the league shall be
vested in the executive and general committees
Future conferences may bealed by the executive
committee
PLAN AND SCOPE COMMITTEE
Th- resolution was referred 10 the "committe tee
on plan and scope" composed Of representative
from each of the Senate districts OF the state
These committee members we're chosen tonight
by the delegates from the various counties com
posing the districts. and probably will be reported
and approved at to-rnorrow's session of the con-
ference. This committee IS also charged with
formulation of declaration OF party principles
1t nearly midnight before the sub committee
of the committee on plan and scope completed it's
tentative draft of the declaration OF party prn-
ciples and reported TO the FUN committee
the report. among other things lndorses tho pro-
posed income tax amendment to tho federal Con-
stituton, and declares for tariff for revenue only
and the election OF United States by direct
vote Of the people Objection raised 10 tho
United States Senatorship declaration, hut was
overruled.
Two sessions of the conference, this after
noon and another tonight. were attended by over
four hundred delegates. each wearing red badge
pinned to his coat by button on which was In
scribed Democratic League"
The conference took on the character OF n state
convention with lively oratory. cheering delega-
tons and band playing cheerful airs in tho gal
lery The gallery Of the Broadway Theatre In the
Town Han. the OF the gathering was com
fortably flied with spectators. many of them
women. Liberal OF the Stars and Stripes IN
decorating enhanced the attractiveness OF the
meeting place.
To-nights meeting addressed by D. Cady
Herrck. Of Albany. and Augu, tus Van Wyck both
OF whom have carried the party's standard in
governorship campaigns, and also by John Sayles
OF Buffalo
Tomorrow there will be speeches by Herbert p
Bissell. OF Buffalo; Mayor John *. Sague OF Pough-
keepse, and finally n general discussion of the
resolutions TO be reported by the committee on
plan and scope
Whilc all The speakers today urged cooperation