The Republican journal., 1896-07-23

| W oIlu says MOI d single DemOCrallC
newspaper of consequence in New York,
New England, Pennsylvania, Maryland or
Delaware supports the ticket thus far. Of
700 German papers that discuss politics
only 81 approve the platform. There
are 1920, 600 German American voters
throughout the Union, mostly in close
States They are for sound money by a
great majority. 1t is not cheerful out
look for the new managers of the party
who have capacity for thinking.". 90. The
New FORK State Democracy, through it's
executive committee, bolted the Chicago
platform and the nomination of Bryan
and Sewall at a meeting held July 18th.
.... The Austin, Texas, Statesman, a
leading Democratic paper, denounces the
Chicago platform as a Populist monstros-
ty and asks: ''Does the great old Demo-
cratic party intend to submit quietly to
such an outrage?' The Statesman sug-
gests Democratic ticket with Hill for
President and John B. Gordon for Vice
| President. The executive committee of
the Young Men Democratic Club of Bos-
ton held a special meeting July 10th and
passed the following resolution: AS the
declarations of the convention recently
held i'll Chicago are in direct violation of
the principles declared and often reatfrm-
ed by this, the Young Mems Democratic
Club of Massachusetts, therefore be it.
Resolved, That we adhere to the princi-
pies heretofore asserted by us, as essen
TALLY those of the Democratic party.
The Illinois gold Democrats are greatly
encouraged by reports received from Wis
consin, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska,
and talk of a third ticket is becoming
more general every day. The gold Dem
nj Illinois ac1-
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Indiana have
already perfected organizations and are
prepared to elect delegates to national
convention. .... The American silver party
State convention, composed of 800 dele
gates, representing four fifths of the
counties in Kansas, have elected sixty del
egates to the national silver convention at
st. Louis and instructed them to vote as
unit for William j. Bryan for president
..... Henry Watterson in an interview
favors a third Democratic ticket for the
reason that such a ticket would draw
many Democrats who might otherwise
vote for Bryan. Eugene V. Debs says
that he is opposed to the Peoples party
endorsing Nj. Bryan or the nominee of
any other party.....W. c. Whitney sent
the following despatch to The Associated
Press: ''Will you be kind enough to cor
rect the statement that l desire the en-
dorsement by the State organization of
the Chicago ticket. There are no posi-
BILE conditions or circumstances that
would induce me to vote for it Or assist
it. ..... Der Demokrat, the leading Ger
man daily of Iowa bolts the action of the
Democratic convention at Chicago and
says that it will support in the present
campaign the ticket headed by Mckinley
and Hobart. $50. The Morning Herald, the
leading Democratic daily OF Lexington,
KY, has bolted the Chicago platform. In
an editorial headed "The Revolt Against
Altgeldism,' it says; while the Ameri-
can citizen owes a duty to the party whose
cause he has espoused, he owes a very
much higher and a more sacred duty to
his country 1t says the enunciations of
the convention were not Democratic and
that they point directly and inevitably to
anarchy" Secretary Herbert is the
first member of the Cabinet to announce
himself openly with respect to the Chica-
60 convention. In reply to an inquiry,
he stated that he would not support the
ticket nominated at Chicago, but beyond
this would say nothing. Other members
of the cabinet do not hesitate to say in
private conversation that they cannot CON
sciously endorse the platform.