Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-02
The Maryland People Against
German in His Fight.
HARD LINES FOR HIS CANDIDATES
They May Be Asked Some
Pertinent Questions.
Echoes of the Maryland First District
Convention at Ocean City = Eastern
Shore Democratic Voters Arc 1rue TO
Tariff Reform and with the President
in the Present Issue.


day has been going on all day Many left
last night, but the leading spirits of the
convention have remained and from their
lips here came the echoes of yesterdays
dolngs. The general sentiment is that
Messrs Henry and Miles will prove accept
able to the voters of the district though
there is general regret that the two nonli
nees should have been placed below the
Choptank river. A large territory above
the Choptank is left by the arrangement
to shift for itself, and there is q suspicion
abroad that the deliberations of the con-
vention were thoroughly controlled from
Washington, and that the two candidates,
although personally strong will enter the
race handicapped by this suspicion.
The friends of Messrs. Nickers, Dawson
and Hopper, rival candidates. returned to
their homes IN anything but an amiable
humor, though they have taken off their
hats and have vigorously shouted for the
ticket. Strong Us is the personnel of the
ticket, the candidates are burdened by the
platform, which was framed for them and
upon which they must of course, stand
Both Mr.. Henry and Mr.. Miles are ardent
tariff refOrmers, and no doubt at bottom
they are in thorough accord with Mr..
Cleveland's policy; but then the delegates
from their respective counties would not
indorse the plain, unvarnished platform
submitted. and Messrs. Henry and Miles
will have more disagreeuble and perpleX-
ing questions to answer in the coming
campaign than were ever submitted to
them before. The spectators asked some
questions yesterday. The delegates tried
10 keep them down, but they could not.
This display of feeling for MIR. Cleve-
land the responsive cheers for him, the
Kisses, hootings and jeerS for Messrs. Cor
man and Gibson, indicate only too plainly
that the mass Of voters of this district will
put some direct questions to their candi-
dates on the hastings. OF course, the Tariff
bill may pass before the campaign opens
and it may not, but the people are too
thoroughly aroused, and will not be salts
fled with any other sentiment than upon
the line of free raw materials. Messrs.
Miles and Henry had just as well prepare
themselves to answer the questions, and
upon their answer will largely depend
the size of their majorities. Ii they fully
realize the opposition the depth of the
feelings of the people of the district to the
Maryland Senators, they will fully realize
the narrow road they must follow to
please the people and at the same time not
offend their Senators. If the convention
had only been true to the voice of the
people and iniOrsed MIR. Ceveland's
manly stand there would not have been
any trouble Tor the candidates. There
would be no unpleasant questions. But
the convention did not, and the candi-
dates, and not the delegates, must bear the
brunt Of the failure of the convention to
act.
Everybody is surprised at the bad poll
tics played by the friends of Ex-Governor
jackson, who is a candidate for the United
States Senate, and who is now in Europe.
Heretofore Wicomico has been an i'm
portant factor in Eastern Shore Demo
cratic conventions. 1t named Mr.. Gibson
for the third term in Congress; il named
MIR. Page as MIR. Gibsons successor; it took
the first step that led to the nomination of
Mcssrs. Brown and Brattan for the short
and long terms, respectively. What CON
spicuous part did it play yesterday? The
discerning politicians say nothing, and
they add that the ticket could have been
named without reference to the county.
II is true the chairman Of the convention
was WicomicO man, but that amounted
to nothing. Mr.. Jacksofs friends lost
the opportunity of their life. Suppose
they had followed only the bent of their
VACCINATIONS and made a determined stand
for honest tariff reform? Instead they
tGmpuriZed with Senator German. Past
events with which they are familiar
should have convinced them that not
much help can reliably be expected from
that quarter. Ii they had only been as
vigorous for honest tariff reform AS they
were passlyely in favor of the compromise
resolutions, their favorite would have been
launched upon his senatorial candidacy as
at least an opponent of MIR. Gibson, but
they failed to realize the importance of
the situation, and golden opportunity
has been lost.
OF course the next Senatorship from the
Eastern Shore has been discussed on the
piazza of the Atlantic Hotel to-day. Ii
Mr.. Gibson could have heard the remarks
uncomplimentary to him he would not
have the hardihood to enter the race. The
general impression is that Mr.. Joshua W.
Miles will be the next nominee. Mr.. Miles
says he is not candidate; that he will not
accept the honor if rendered him, but the
logic of political events may compel HIM
to change his mind. Wherever he is he
will make his mark.
INDIANA DEMOCRATS FOR CLEVELAND.
lNDIANAPoLts, IND., July 27.-The In.
| dianapO!s ScHtiHh tomorrow morning
| will devote about fifteen columns to inter
| views with representative Democrats in
all parts Of the State on the tariff con
troversy. The correspondents were in
| struCted not to CUntine themselves to office
holders or othCe-seekers but talk with
merchants, bankers, lawyers, physicians,
manufacturers, farmers, mechanics rail
! road men, labOrers and, in fact with men
| in every walk of life, and to report exactly
| what they said, without any culOring.
The interviews which come from about
| four-tifths of the counties III indiana and
| which number perhaps 1000, reveal an
| astonishing unanimity in support of the
| position taken by President Cleveland in
! his letter to Chairman Wilson and in de.
| nunCiation of the attitude of Senators
German, Smith and Brice. There are not
| half Il dozen expressions all told of pref.
| erence for the Senate bill over the House
| bill A considerable number of repre.
| sentative men say that while the Wilson
| bill as it passed the House fell somewhat
| short of the promise Of the Chicago plat
form, it was fairly acceptable to the
| Democracy Of the country and its enact
ment into law would be hailed with gen
| eral satisfaction.
The Senate amendments in behalf of
| the Sugar Trust and the coal and iron
combines are condemned by almost every
| person interviewed.
Governor Matthews SAYS ~ am with
! the President in this tight. | think Tho
Senate should recedc and the House stand
firm. We cannot afford to go back on the
| principle we fought for--that Of free raw
materials. We must not go back on that
| The fight should he earnest and clear"
John +. Frenzel, one of the leading
bankers of the state, says: "'rhe Honst
should stand firm. / do not think thai
| even as Il matter of policy. the House
should reeede; the party had better go be
fore the people and fight the Mckinley bill
| all over than to make any cOmpromisenow
1t will not be looked upon as a failure Of
the party, but the blame will fall where il
is due-upon the traitors of the party. A
few black sheep cannot ruin the whole
party. Any. halfway measures or com
promises will simply incur the mistrust o
| the people and bring about the defeat OF
the Democratic party"
Attorney General Smith says eth,
| House cannot recede."
Ex-Mayor sullivan of indianapolis
says: 'The Democratic party cann0l
| afford IN yet over nm tn the Renuhlira,