The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-28
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democratic party, as viewed from the
Pirate Isle. have been vastly inpro' I'd
by the action of the popullst convention
! In ST Louis. and confidence In old
/ time majority for the democratic State
| tickle, TO te nominated at Fort Worth
next week has likewise been greatly
strengthened. A large number of demo-
Gratis In thus county, who are stanch adj
herents of Cleveland and Carlisle, and
who believe strongly IN the aintenance OF
the gold standard. were so dspea.sed with
the action Of the State executive commit
tee in regard TO the form OF ballot TO be
submitted TO the democratic voters on lie
money question. that they We're seriously
| minded 20 join bolt. set UP an independ-
er.t democratic organization and nominate
State ticket representing the views oil
the sound money democrats. The feeling
here Was very strong in that direction.
bat when the sound money conference WIS
head in Harmony Ii al and Al w.ls re-
solved by very Slender majority that
the gold standard democrats should teai
their battle for sound money within VIE
party The idea of an ipdeIeil1en; uchet
was practically abandoned aud tho sub
ference al Dalins made no impression
Leaders So CALCULATING aud uncertain as
~
were naturally discre,llted ana the DIS
:. intent democrats. wrnout leaders whom
they c)ud trust, have since drilled IN tho
pol t.ral Sea like a silp without a rudder
or pilot at the helm.
Whe1 uhe democratic primaries were
held in Galveston eou ~ there were COM
paratiVely Few participants. and would
have been fewer nut for the fact that
reprcs eniatives. congressional and lc.;isla-
tive. were to be chosen, and when the
county convention met there was no ex-
"A
resolution 10 indpria the State admin.stra-
ticn and Instruct the delegation to ihs
For worm convention met 50 strong dis
approval thLt not a second was accorded.
Such was the situation II few weeks ago,
when every attempt 10 commit democratic
voters or even democratic nominees to
either the Natonal rs State platform in
advance proved abortive The oppos ton
10 Governor Culi--rson in this county con-
v~n'ion WAS especially pronounced largo
ly on account of the unfousht prize fight.
which was such a serious disappointm mt
to the sports In general and Dallas IN par
tlrniar. aud men who paitlr pated In tho
democratic primaries and Wcrr chiefly tn
strumental IN sondIng II Gresham deegil-
;ict 20 the congressional convention. open
q ''if' ~ -n"ti rhrpose 10 NGie the
republican ticket In the National election.
1t was CLAIMED and believed BY many
that the detection In the !, mocr,i rtni.s'
list Sat- ticket. aud that there WAS At
least possibility that this detection might
OF protest as 10 give the electoral vote oil
the state to Mcltlnley and Hobart.
Since the resembling OF the popldrst con-
the IN on OF the silver forces. have heard
no doubt expressed as to the result In
Toyas next November, l have. however.
head some gentlemen say, thl' stump
Ashby jerome kearhy and the Other
Texas popuists who strugislcd with ,+uch
pcrsr-ts.nrs in fhc s.. Louis conveniion for
a straight populst ticket and Platform.
were moved more by a desire to save
their own bacon than 10 advance the
cause ~ silver or 10 preserve the auton-,
ofny of the Nl'ionrl parry. They rclliz"d
that their State ticket coili not proht bv
the democratic detection In TeSas after
their party had been substantially swat
lowed up by no democracy. Tho porniist
ORGANIZATION Is a dead letter and the Pop
uists md dssidcnt democrats may ~
well re' ,pto N, middle IF ne road. jump
the procession before the avalanche over
takes them.
And the man who said this was erstwhne
holior bent on voting against everything
that had a. democratic label on cracking a
democratic head wherever It popped mp,
because he was piqucd and angry. be-
cause his opinions and convictions had
been ovcrrlddon by the majority OF hiS
party. and he fct assured maj the re-
publlcans had clnch on the White Houas,
the congress- and pretty much everything
else ,hai WAS worth having. and that had
not been pre-empied by the popullsus' BE-
cause tho democratic party Lad gone 10
the demnitlon how-wows. whereas If II
ld nominated sound money candidates
on II sound money platform 1t might at
least have had chance for victory AT
some future time.
l'rcstoi Ihis same sound money adNo-
cate now seq victory In sight, thinks the
silver men buiided wiser than ne knew
he ~ siil n sound money man, but blood
Is thicker than water and irst love Is
Que of the d,sscntients said today: u
don't IKE the platform az "A whole. but
there Is one plank IN II mat SUITS me 70
a T. and l shall swallow the d!stgreeipie
portions for tho tast. that mas When
:. toi a. sp-rify he replied; "That plank
which says damn the republican parry.
For my own part 1 may say lhat nave
convictions OF my own. that l disiEree
with the contentious OF he silver COINAGE
from seeing the drft Of things. especially
on the Pirate Isle.
The outcome OF the convention AT In
Grange. which In to nominatc candidate
10 represent this congressional district at
Washington. Is being looked forward TO
with considerable interest, the more 80
that II Involves considerable doubt. not
only as TO tho nominee OF that CONVEX
ton. but as 10 tho strength ami character
OF the opposition. Mr.. Grcshams frlehis
believe that he win hay, majority OF
the delegates after few complimentary
ballots. that Mr.. Bvrssss will poll his i"'i
strength on The FIRST haliot. and that MI.
Gresham Will be the NOMINEES. provided the
National party and plltform are irnoreu'
MIR Gresham Is a sound money man. ana
Il IL understood that he will not accept
the nom ination except upon sound money
platform. Some Of his friends have said
tree silver or fndorse the Chicago plat
form. when would be the equivalent. hr.
Gresham's name will not be presented.
when Il seemed reasonably certain mat
the convention would declare for the sold
n l.lu ri nnA nnnnlnuic "a candidate of thAt |