The morning times., 1896-07-11
0ld-Line Democrats Repudiate
Platform and Candidates.
MANY NEWSPAPERS BOLT
Several Southern Journals Desert the
Party Because of the Silver Crnze.
Collector Warren, Port of Boston,
AppQtntee of Cleveland, VIII Vote
for Mckinley.

otttes tWo-tniIuS Oi WnOin ne says, Will
vote for Mckinley, and the other third will
refrain from voting.
Watertown, N. Y, July 1O-D. G. Grif-
fin. who was chairman OF the executive
committee OF tie New York State Demo
cratic Committee in the Flower guber-
Material campaign. announces that he will
not vote for the nominee OF the Chicago
convention. In an interview lie charac-
terizcs TiiIinan and Altgeld as wretches.
and says the platform is a mass OF heresies
and un- Democratic theories, He hopes
the Democrats will 30 vUte as to effect
ually rebuke these who have brought
about the present situation and purge the
party of its obnoxious elements.
Chicago. July 1O.-Gov. Waller, of Con-
necticut, was early in his seat in the con-
ventiOn haIl this morning. To represen-
tative of the United Press he said:
.'The action OF this convention has left
only one course for the sound money men
to pursue. They must, IL they desire to
hold the Democratic party together in the
East, call convention and nominate a
man upon a gold platform.
This convention assembled here has
sounded the death knell OF free silver.
Their high handed method or procedure
would ne resented by Democrats generally.
The silver men here have overridden them
selves and left the way open for the gold
men to bolt their nominee.
OLD NEWSPAPERS BOLT.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 10.-The Record.
the leading Democratic paper Of PhiIadel-
piia and Of Eastern Penns ylvania owned
and published by William N. singerly the
candidate Of the Democratic party for gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania in 1894, has an edi-
torial this mtrning under the caption Re
pudiation. Anarchy and Dishunor,' - in which
III ff1nin hut s,,, &c, 90
ruptcy, reputation and anarchy. the plat
form adopted yesterday exceeds the worst
that was conceived OF the reckless and
brazen detnagogues who have temporarily
usurped control Of the Democrat tic party"
Chicago, July 1O.-TEe Louisville Post,
which today bolted the platform. will bolt
the ticket tomorrow. This is the first paper
In the South to take that step.
Mobile. Ala, July 1O.-The Mobile Regis
ter, for rseventyyears RS Democratic, ,repudiates
the nomination OF Bryan, and will bolt the
ticket and platform.
HILL STILL A DEMOCRAT.
Chicago, July 1O.-'I was Democrat be-
fore this convention and l am q Democrat
STILL" These We're the words OF Senator
David b. Hill when lie was asked by a rep
reseDtative OF the United Press late this
afternoon to express an opinion upon the
selection OF Mr.. Bryan.
Further than this the Senator said he
did not care to talk. When the proper time
arrived his views upon this convention's
results, he said, would be fully set forth.
Without waiting for the nomination of a
Vice President, Senator Hill, cx-Secretary
William e. Whitney and James W Hinklcy,
the chairman Of the New York Democratic
State committee, left Chicago and returned
home. -a-.s..= - -
Mr.. Hill was not In his seat with the
New York delegation durin. the day. and
this gave rise to sensational rumors to
the effect that tine New Yorr senator bad
decided to bolt the convention. and that
his absence from this mOrning's session
was due to THE determination.
When a representative of the United
Press told Mr.. Hill OF the rumors, the
Senator said:
Absolutely absurd. Must attend every
session? You know l have been working
day and night since came to Chicago. and
/ found myself this morning completely
played out. This is why I was absent
from the convention today. and you may
deny all statements to the contrary upon
my authority"
In explaining why he left Chicago tesore
the convention finished its lators, tie Sem
ator said:
I'VE were under the impression that the
convention would finish this Afternoon.
and accordingly we decided last night TO
leave Oh the Lake Shure express at $50
O'Clock. Mr.. Whitney having ordered his pri-
vate car attached TO that train. There is no
in our returning home lcfore
the finish Of the convention"
Ex-(rov. Flower remained over and acted
as the spokesman Of the New York delcga-
ton
Mr. Flower, when asked for his opinion
Of nomination Of Rrvqn bo
nominee fits the platform. There can be
no doubt what one or the other means.
Both go well together and neither Is better
nor worse than the other"
Chairman Hinkley OF the Democratic
State committee of New York, said. 1T
is our policy to wait until we reach New
York before We come to conclusions. When
we reach home and have a little time for
for We will act"
NEW YORK PAPERS REPUDIATE.
New York, July 10,-Thc leading metro
pclitan newspapers will comment tomorrow
on the action OF tie national Democratic
as follows:
The New York Herald will print the Suns
editorial OF this morning, with the follow |
ing addition:
'Thes2 re our sentiments, and those Of |
evcrytrue. hon onestandloyalA American whose |
word is as good as his bond"
The Sun-The Chicago candidate is Hon. |
William Jacobin Bryan OF Nebraska, q |
youthful rhetorician OF winning manners |
md melodious voice. just one year past the |
minimum OF the Presidential age This
is the outcome OF no preliminary |
1t is purely accidental and |
,motional, Mr.. Bryan having captivated the |
ancy OF the crazy crowd by q speech. |
fhe brutalities and ferocities of Tillman's
Sell-known harangue were paraphrased
n more elegant diction, with some OF the |
races OF oratory and in voice audible
n every part OF the convention hall
Just as during the French revolution
,ne demagogue swiftly suppianted another
n the affections of the mob and for q |
fme held supreme place Of power, so the
evolutionists and repudiators of the Chi
ago assembly or convention have. with
,cwiderins rapidity. transferred their al
egiance through a succession of Populist
avorites."
NO THIRD CANDIDATE.
The Sun also prints the following, under
ne caption, mo third candidatei Stand
ogetheri''
THE nomination OF another Democratic
andidate would contribute to the per-
onal comfort of Democrats who are re- |
uctant to vote DOR Mckinley, but 1t would
ccomplish nothing else. And this method
u voting for principle only would surely
nperil the result in many close State.
Better far vote for principle in u way that
vill count"
Louisville, KY, July 1O.-The Courier
Journal will publish tomorrow an editorial
written by itsactiug editor-inch repudiat-
ng the action of the Chicagoconvention ion. The
Journal will say:
"such foolhardy and bastard leadership
nd such a radical revolution OF the very
ife principles of Democracy will be dis
wned by those Democrats whose SUBJ