The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-10-11
Deserts the Party.

n. A. Dunning, editor of the
Waterman, Washington, ID. c.,
had himself interviewed last week
in the Baltimore Herald. He an
nounces his intention to take the
stump and speak against the
Peoples party ticket. He doesn't
say which of the old parties he will
advise the Populists to cast their
votes for. He also proposes to pub
fish manifesto, call a convention
AFTER the election and organize a
party of his own. Alas poor Dun
ming thy name is failure and thy
imagination like Cotton Mathers'
book is full of brownies and bogies.
We don't suppose this last freak of
brother Dunning will make much
of sensation outside or inside of
Maryland, (the Peoples party
having become familiar with his
crotchets) but it will help to cripple
the Waterman throughout the
country. That kind of business
won't take with the Peoples party
and will meet with general con-
demnatiOn by the rank and file of
the party. Such wabbling has no
place in the party.
The Peoples party of Maryland
refused to follow brother Dunning's
dictatiOn and vagaries or accept his
leadership after he had developed
his incapacity as a leader, hence
this childish exhibition of being
'interviewedo and his valiant
threats. The doughty brother will
not be able to carry more than one
out of the party.
Brother Dunning has for a long
time been haunted by socialist
ghosts and other political hobgob-
Inns. They have tortured him like
a night mare. The Peoples party
was about to beoverrun and swallow
edup by the ghosts which filled the
brothers. imagination. There has
never been single ghost near the
party it never was in the slightest
danger of being swallowed by the
monster of socialism, that like a
tabled sea serpant was always
visible in brother Dunning's heated
imagination only. And the refer
endum that is favored by the great
mass of the plain people and is
being adopted by the Peoples party
generally in their state platforms
is one of the great ghosts which
gives brother Dunning a fit of
Mysteries when ever mentioned in
his hearing.
The Populists are tired of brother
Dunning's ghost dances and he has
gone off in a huff and promises to
exercise these evil spirits all alone
by himself.
The two points of any import
ance in his Herald interview are
entirely untrue. He says in the
interview, the convention was
packed; and that there were no
nominations made, but the socialist
ticket was endorsed. Both these
statements are the very opposite of
the facts. After careful inquiry
and consideration the candidates
were placed in nomination. The
convention was open and nomina-
lions called for. Other names were
mentioned and placed in nomina-
ton and ballot taken on the
gubenatOrial nomination. There
were but one nominee each for comp
trOller and attorney general and
they We're declared the choice of
the convention. Bro. Dupning was
in estate of mind" when the
candidates were being balloted for
and was not exactly cognizant of
what was taking place. Hence his
mistakes when being interviewed.
He has kicked the western Pop
ulist out of the party-they are too
badly tainted with SOCIALISM" and
the referendum, ''-and is going in
strong for the southern type, which
is branded "Jeffersonian Demo-
crazy" down in Dixie. Bro. Dun
ming styles that brand ''conserva-
tive" Populism and it suits him to
a tho socialism in it, no referen-
dun,