Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-03
Administration Democrats Anxious
About Maryland and Kentucky.
A PARTY CONFERENCE 10 Be HELD
Defeat Would Have a Disastrous
Effect Next Year.
ATT E M P T ED HARM ONY

II is conceded in political circles that the
administration democrats are In an en-.
oarrassing position in both MARYLAND and
kentucky. They are in a small minority in
Maryland. but they hold the November re-
suit In the hollow Of their hands. II they
refuse to support the German ticket. the
republicans will carry the state In Ken.
lucky the situation is somewhat different.
cut the responsibility of the Presidents
friends is still very great. They controlled
the state convention and wrote q platform
IN accordance with the administrators
Wishes but a sort of rebellion has broken
out since The silver men. with Mr. Black
purn as their spokesman, insist upon put
ting free coinage INTERPRETATION On the
platform, and Mr.. Blackburn Is conducting
his race for the Senate as silver candi-
date A remedy Of some kind must be
round Tor this. but SO far 1t has not been
found. The silver men are the offenders
but inasmnch as the gold men controlled
the convention. they are expected to put
order. That order has as vet to be secured.
The continuation of the present order or
rather disorder. will. beyond all question,
it is thought, land the blue grass state in
the republican camp.
Effect of the Loss.
How great the loss of these two states
this year would be to the democracy is
democrats view the situation with the
gravest alarm. Both states have been in
the democratic column for more than a
quarter of century. They have safely
weathered the severest storms in ai-that
time. When the democracy In other states
was routed, both in local and national con-
tests, horse, foot and dragons, the party
in MARYLAND and kentucky stood as true
amples of party courage and fidelity. when
it was necessary, after severe defeat, to
build up hope in distant localities where
hope had almost been. abandoned And
what if these hitherto invincible strong
holds SHOULD be carried by the republicans
now? Would not the result be national in
its effect? Would not 1t be claimed as
proof of the assertion that the democratic
party Is in condition of disintegration?
Would not Richard p. Bland's words then
be everywhere quoted and accepted as fact,
that there is no democratic party?
Both Border States.
More than this, as the politicians point
out-Marylend and Kentucky are border
states in the geographical division that ac-
counts for the solid south. They ere two
of the guards at the gate. II the gate is
carried the whole territory is tmperiied,
and II the solid south is once really dis
rupted the democratic party. 1t is insisted.
Will inevitably disappear as q national or
ganizatfon. The party has no footholl at
all now outside of the south. In New York
ard Indiana, where the democracy held
sway, tuS TtpuuuCduS are III 1ull control.
Ir diana, 1t is true, has a democrat in the
governors chair. but he is all that remains
of once powerful party in the Wabash
country. So that, in every practical ac-
ceptation OF the term, the south, 1t is held,
is today the democratic party. West Viz
ginia has wobbled, North Carolina is in
possession of an anti-demooTatic coalition,
and Louisiana, with Controller Bowler
standing between her and the light Ia
finding it mighty hard to read her creden-
tials. And now Maryland and Kentuckyf
Il want to KNOW exclaims the anxious
democrat. 49,
A Party Conference.
1t can be stated upon high authority that
an effort will be made to have party
conference, composed of friends of the
Presidents and Mr.. Carlisle on the one
side. and friends Of Mr.. German and Mr.
Blickburn, or those two leaders themselves,
on the other. called to consider all matters,
personal or otherwise, threatening har-
mcnious democratic action at the polls in
Maryland and Kentucky in November 1t
Is not denied that an adjustment of the ex-
isting differences will be difficult Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. German are wide apart
and there is come bitter feeling between the
Carlisle and the Blackburn followings.
But the peril is SO great, an attempt at
least. it is contended, should be made to
close up ranks and put the party in con-
dition to do something.