The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-07-18
The Chicago Convention.

Hon. John P. Poe, one OF the ieadlng
Maryland delegates to the Democratic Ma,
tional Convention, and who was member OF
the committee on resolutions and used his best
efforts TO have the convention declare for the
single gold standard, thus speaks of the con-
vention:
.sWhat | saw and heard in Chicago con-
vinees me that the direct appeal winch Mr..
BRYAN proposes TO make 10 the plain people
in his peculiarly forcible and captivating way
will create deep impression. He has al
ready announced his purpose to go to New
York and attack the tiger in his lair, and it
IS difficult to predict what will be the result of
his imprisoned presentation there of his side
of the case One thing is certain, the South
and the West are ablaze. They have reached
the point, as their representatives frankly told
us, 'of desperation Their cry is: Any
thing for change, nothing can possibly be
worse than our present condition, we have
been under the gold standard for twenty years
and ruin aud bankruptcy stare us in the face,
free and unlimited coinage of silver we are
assured will save us, and we mean to try 1t.
sIf the North and East can be stirred to
their depths as the South and West have been.
we may find that party lines in this contest
will be largely ignored everywhere and be
treated in November to great surprise.
''The action of the convention was fair and
free. There was a noticeable absence of
everything like bossism.' | took part IN its
deliberations, tried my best 10 help TO infiu-
ence its conclusions and now hold myself
bound by the result.
~ shall vote the ticket"
Hon. Murray Vandiver said
.'My opinion said he, sis that no better
selections than Bryan and Sewall could have
been made from the silver element OF the
party.
81 think the ticket will be elected and j
shall give it my utmost support.
When asked what he thought OF Maryland
chances of being in the Democratic column
this fall, he said it was vet little early to
form conclusions, and it would depend some
what upon the detection from the Republican
ranks of silver advocates as an offset to those
Democrats who bolt the ticket nominated.
Sylvester E. Penning said:
bryan is the representative of the com
mon people, and has always advocated ther
cause. Mckinley is the representative of the
classes corporations, combines and trusts,
and has never failed to aid them and defend
their methods. Ibelieve the ticketnominated
by the Democratic convention to be the very
best to be had in the land, and predict for it
a great victory in November next 1t is the
cleanest ticket nominated in the last 30 years,
and in proof of its cleanneSs and Democracy,
il is not controlled by machine managers,
bosses. and no living man could even guess
the name of the successful candidates. ii Is
the only time in many years that the voice OF
the common people has prevailed IN national
convention of either party. shall give the
ticket all the support in my power and "od
save the right"
Col. l.. Victor Baughman says
81 have attended the last five Democratic
national conventions, but never saw such Il
concourse of people gathered together at a
national convention. The seating capacity OF
the building was $4,000, and fully 1000 filled
the aisles and galleries, and presented spec
tacle seldom, if ever, witnessed III this country.
.'AlI preeoncerted plans were swept away
by the delegations, who seemed determined
that the country should know that there was
no ring or combination controlling the great
convention of the people of this Union. The
ovation given to Bryan on his speech Indoors
ing the report of the majority on the platform
was the most spontaneous and wonderful L
have ever witnessed. The speech of Mr.
BRYAN, like the speech of Garfield when he
nominated General Grant in the Republican
convention made him the logical candidate.
The MARYLAND delegation will, with perhaps
one or two exceptions, give a generous sup
port to the action eff the majority OF the con
vention. The Western and Southern people
declare that their sections, irrespective OF
party. will sweep the county on the platform
adopted at Chicago"