Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-07-18
WASHINGTONLETTER
SILVER AND GOLD.
Republicans rlay Rejoice
Over the Result of the
Chicago Conven-
ton.
SILVER AND GOLD.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July ID, 1895.
Republicans do not feel that they
have any kick coming TO them
because the Chicago convention
adopted an anarchist-pop-a-pOp
Co head their ticket On the contrary
they are delighted with both ticket
and platform. both of which have al
ready done efficient work for McKin-
ley and Hobart. When you say that
Bryan is a natural born orator, you
say about all that can be said in his
favor. During the two terms he
served in the House, he demonstrated
that there was little underneath his
ability TO talk brilliantly. smoothly
and dramatically, and before he re-
tired from Congress, he was at outs
with all the democratic leaders be-
cause of his having shown them that
he was much more of populist than a
democrat.
HE'S PoPULIsT.
He was so much of populist that
only two years ago he wanted the pop
ulist nomination for Governor of Ne
braska but was beaten out of it by Hol-
comb. His career since that time has
made a failure as editor of an Omaha
paper, and was repudiated by the vo-
ters of that state when he stumped
the state as the populist-democratic
candidate to succeed Mr.. Henderson in
the u. s. Senate. The man who de-
feaUcd Bryan in that campaign and
who can be depended upon to see that
Mckinley and Hobart carry Nebraska
this year is Senator Thursto ton, who so
ably presided over the st Louis con-
ventiOn.
sEwALL. 1.-THE UNKNOWN"
The nomination OF Arthur Sewall, OF
Me, for Nice-president did not
strengthen the democratic populist
ticket. Even in Washington, where
nearly everybody has sort of general
knowledge of the men who are at all
prominent in politics, everybody was
asking, when the news of Sewall's
nomination was received, who is Sc
WALTZ" And IN all Washington, no
picture of him could be found by the
newspapers. His nomination was evil
IDENTIFY intended as a sop to the dis
gruntled democrats of the Middle and
Eastern States, who had nothing to do
with putting populist Bryan at the
head OF the ticket, but it will not
work.
HARDLY A COALITION.
Even after the democrats have
adopted an out and out populist
platform and nominated a populist for
President, they are far from certain of
securing the Endorsement of either the
populists, the silver party, or the
boiling silver republicans That is a
matter of bargains and deals yet to be
made. The leaders of each of these
factions will make demands-exten-
sive ones, too-which must be met be-
fore they will agree TO support Bryan
and Sewall, and even If they agree to
do so it will still be a matter of a
doubt as TO how many votes of the
rank and file they can deliver. Sena-
tor Teller could probably have gotten
the votes of nearly all of these factions
had he been nominated by the demo-
cratic party, but it is certain that
Bryan cannot.
ADMINISTRATION NUN.
Members of the administration are
not talking. They are waiting fol
Mr.. Cleveland TO give them the cue
1t has been known for sometime thai
Mr. Cleveland favored the nomination
of gold democratic ticket, while
many other prominent democrats
who will under no circumstances sup.
port Bryan and Sewall on their popu
list platform favor voting directly fol
Mckinley and Hobart as the sures
way of rebuking the work of the Chi
cage convention. The latter have the
support of such prominent papers al
the New York Sun, Herald and Times
Republicans are not worrying abou
what the sound money democrats MAJ
or may not do, for the very simpli
reason that they are confident tt a
Mckinley and Hobart can and will b.
elected by republican votes. o
course they will be glad to have dem
ocrats vote the ticket because they be
lieve that the larger the majorit
against the Chicago ticket and plat
form, the better it will be for the fu
ture of the country. 1t is question
of law. order, public credit and gener
al prosperity against anarchy, repudi
alton and ruin.
This is the way a Kentucky demo
crat-Major d. w. Sanders, of Louis
ville,-now in Washington, sees tn
action of the Chicago convention
1.-The democracy" ne said, "has drift
ed clear away from its ancient moor
ings and has gone into the camp IF til
socialists, anarchists and pop llists.
Is nOrrlDle TO COnJemp lhCe-JHlS nom
tion Of Bryan. But there is this col
ISOLATION. Bryan hasn't any MOI
chance of reaching the White Houi
than he has of getting to the Mort
Pole. He is as near election now
he will ever be. He will be beaten
Maryland, West Virginia, Nilsson
and Kentucky with certainty, and WI
be in great luck if he carries Tenne
see, North Carolina and Louisiana.
such crazy platform as he stands ups
will ever receive the endorseme
of the American people" There a
thousands of democrats who thil
just as this one does, and who W
this year cast their vote for McKinl
and Hobart.
Sen. Chandler, of N. H., says Bry
and Sewall will be as badly beaten
Greeley and Brown were in ~, a
that the democratic ticket will be 81
ply overwhelmed by wave of Anne
can common sense.