Show ANTI DEMOCRATS EFFORT BEING MADE TO ADVANCE VAN WYCK new york aug 8 A special to the new york tribune from saratoga says joseph J willett of alabama the head of the contingent 0 southern democrats promoting the presidential boom of augustus van wyck and who was expected to arrive la saratoga on next friday telegraphed from anels ton alabama that he was delayed by legal business and could not reach here until august 14 A plaza conference was held it the grand union between augustus van wyck william F of pennsylvania ex chairman of the democratic national committee free rasan of baltimore fleming dubignon of georgia judge ralph walker of georgia col joseph dark of california col wm H jackson of tennessee col dick bright ser geant at arros of the united states ben ate and james shevlin of brooklyn it was noticed that none of the tammany people was in the conference group tho general trend of the conversation related to the gaining strength of van wyck the numerical showing he was likely to make in the democratic national convention and the rapidly increasing antl bryan sentiment that was spreading over the country reference was made to the apparent fact that sixteen to one is a dead issue it is understood that the van wyck following will hold a regular conference as soon as sir willett arrives i |