Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-05
1'HE PLAN OF COCHRAN
His Scheme to Defeat Bryan
 and Silver.
REsTs WITH 00NaREssMEN.

He Suggests That Gold Standard Demo
 crats Phi Together and Elect as
 Many Representatives Possible to
 the Lower House of Congress-John-
 ston Elected Governor of Alabama.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 5-The Hon. Bourke Cochran when asked if he would support third ticket if one was nomi- nated notwithstanding the views ex- pressed i'll his former interview, he said:
 If 2 convention be held at which all Democrats can be represented, who, be- lieving that the party has been betrayed in Chicago, are determined that it's principals, who shall not perish for 8 lack of organization and if all expression of opinion should be had among it's mem- bers, should be inclined to accept it's decision whatever it might be. think it more important that the opponents ot MT. Bryan should be united in one movement than that any particular form of cooperation should be adopted.
 By the way said MT. Cochran, ''in the comments on my interview preyi- ously published I notice singular mis- apprehension on the part of some news papers. It is assumed that the plan sug- gested by me contemplated merely the assembling of convention which would adopt genuinely Democratic platform, nominate Mckinley electors and stop there. When l said that Democrats, meeting in such q convention as l sug- gested, while nominating Mckinley electors, would provide for really Democratic opposition to the Mckinley administration during the period of it's existence. I thought it would be clear that meant substantial and effective opposition Such an opposition could find an expression nowhere but ill con- gress, and it could therefore be main tained only by bringing those Demo-
 
 eowardice, remain unyielding and un. terrified, into new organization which would nominate candidates for state offices, for congress and for the state legislature iii every state where the ex- isting organization had denounced the ancient creed of the party by indorsing the Populistio platform and candidate.
 Every Democrat who refuses to sup port the Chicago platform regards the defeat of the absurd proposition, for which Mr. Bryan stands, as the para mount issue of the campaign, and since the simplest and most effective method of accomplishing that result is to nomi- nate Mckinley electors believe in fol lowing that course. In contest of this character l believe the people would prefer direct to an indirect method of expressing their adherence of commun- ism, Populism and anarchy. With Mr. Bryan and his socialistic programme disposed of opposition to Mckinley and McKinleyism would become the duty of the Democratic party No or- ganization which had indorsed Bryan could ever after be considered Demo- cratic. If we are to have Democratic party in the future those who cherish its principles must be organized to take up the defense of them i'll city, state and nation the moment the socalled regular organizations join the Populistic forces.
 "These are my individual views and have seen no reason to modify them; nevertheless, have no doubt that if a representative Democratic convention be assembled, whatever course it may decide to adopt will prove to be the wisest and best method of dealing with this crisis. y