Show DEMOCRATS FEAR New Yorks Old Guard Perfects Perfects Perfects Per Per- Plarl PIar of ConventionS Convention S Action JEROME MAKES A SPEECH Most of Those c Pl Present nt at lit Meeting Meeting- Were IC Defeated Candidates tes for fir i iu 1 Various u State Slate St tc Ollices Alb Albany n N N. Y V Sept C The G.-The The old oM in the Democratic party in fn New York tate state who are aro to lo lead the tho fi fight ht In the lie Democratic state te convention convention conven convert tion which assembles In Buffalo on September 25 25 against asnin t the tho nomination or r In of or the candidates of oC the lie called so-called Independent League were yore In session here for COI several hours this his afternoon and anti perfected their plans o of action These men who Inthe in the tho past have ha practically pa dictated Democratic party policies in New NewYork York are arc alarmed at the tho prospect that hat William illiam Han Randolph olph Hearst l with the he aid of or Charles F F. Murphy leather leader of mf r f Tammany hall hail will vill stampede tho the convention for Hearst and secure his nomination for Cor governor Consequently today's meeting was meld held and as a result the boom of William Silliam Travers Jerome district at attorney at- at torne torney orney of oC New York county for tor the Democratic gubernatorial nomination nominationS is S well launched Jerome himself was tas tashe the he great central figure and antl he ho made matJo madea madet a t most eloquent speech In which he that lint the Democracy of oC the stute was facing a a. s serious problem at tho Ito present time Only honest honesty and truth telling he lie declared will win back the tho respect of or the people of or tho the state and restore the party parly to lo the position it occupied when it was In control of or the states state affairs Men nn and ami not measures he claimed should be behe bethe the he keynote of or the coming campaign and md he decried the present apparent desire of certain leaders leathers to pledge the party marty to Socialism S. S Mostly Ilas The conference was well alten attended but singularly enough nearly all those who simo ho were most prominent with the exception of Mr Jerome Jei were men who with have been turned down by the voters of oC the state For Instance U there was wis Edward 1 M. M Shepard who was ns defeated by Seth Lowe tor for mayor tk N Nw w York York John John B 13 B. B J S Who was waR defeated b by B B. D B. B Odoll for tor governor and and- oth others who have been itt J candidates s for lor m minor ot of- of ices Hues In lit addition hero thelO w ro letters front from n a number of oC well known state Democrats who ho pledged themselves to work with those tholo present to attain theo the lie o object desired The leader of or the ti-me absentees ab ab- ab- ab who were In sympathy was Judge D. D md Ct-md Cn Cady florrick who was was was' beaten by Governor Higgins In Jut the thelast thelast thelast last gubernatorial campaign All of or those present however ol declared that mat they had no Intention of bolting the regular party candidates who are aro to tobe tolie be lie nominated at Buffalo The conference adopted the following follow follow- ing rag platform which Is to be circulated throughout the state ne Resolved That Democrats should nr and repudiate boss rule rub in iii every rii form ll lanti and especially efforts from rom roman control of or the an army any direction to obtain parly vart organization om by purchase by b In- In or 01 by hired agents Opposed 1 to Socialism That the principles of the party require unflinching opposition to protectionism pro socialism and amid imperialism We Ve recognize the right and antl the ability of the people to regulate and antI control public interests in fn the state but we resent an any effort eort to commit tho lie party to a socialistic position or 01 orto orto to dictate the policy poley of ot the Democratic party arty That policy should be the outcome of a full free ec an and md untrammeled expression ex ex- o of the opinions of or the tho party parly In open conven convention iou assent assembled bletL Resolved cd That hat a committee Of r five bo be appointed by the tho chair to fill 1111 fi vacancies va ya- va- va the Democrats to lo lay before o of every county the principles above expressed Edward M. M L Shepard was chairman ol oi the lie meeting n-meeting and md In addition to lo Mr Jerome Jeromo John D. D Carlisle of ot Water AVater- town lown who ran for Cor governor go In and Mayor Osborn o of Auburn made addresses Doth Both of these speakers ers declared that mat attempts were re being made matJe to lo debauch the party and antl pros- pros the delegates to lo tho the state con con- The Tho conference adjourned tonight to 0 meet at Buffalo on September 24 2 the eve CYC ot or the state statu convention |