The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-05
Bryan Democrats viii Make the
Fight on This Line.
CAMPAIGNS IN THREE STATES.
PLANS ALREADY MATURED IN
KENTUCKY, VIRGINIA AND
oHIo-M'LEAN WILL SHAPE THE
POLICY OF THE PARTY IN OHIO.
IN MARYLAND IT IS UNDER
STOOD THAT HARD TIMES AND
SILVER WILL BE WORKED FOR
ALL THEY ARE WORTH.

Washington, June An political cir.
Giles there has been to-day much animated
and interested comment ON the silver con,- 4
pleNi"n OF the resolution adopted by the
Kentucky Democracy. This is due in a
large measure to the personal influence
OF ex-senator Blackburn, who will enter
at once int" renewal of the fight for
which he staked and lost all in the Inst
campaign. Mr.. Blackburn CONSTANTLY
reiterated last winter his infiexible pur-
pose to continue the fight for silver in
both local and national campaigns. This
it is KNOWN is the common under standing
among the silver leaders in all the West.
ern and Southern States.
MIR. ohm Il. Mclean, who left for Ohio
with Mr.. MacBride.t to. day, will certaInlv
dominate the Democratic State conyen-
ton. He will put up u silver man for
governor, enRraft silver on the platform,
and see that silver men are nominated for
the legislature. Mr.. Mclean is too
shrewd not to avail himself of any local
issues which may be in his favor, but he
proposes to make his fight for the Sena-
torshtp as a distinctive silver candidate.
The Virginia Democrats have given AZ
surances to the silver forces here that
their candidate for governor and their
platform will be silver through and
through.
The movements to follow this same line
In the nomination of the Tammany cam
didate for mayor of Greater New York
are being watched with unusual interest
from here, as it is from this place the in
splratlon mas gone. The cunning and
veteran politicians who are in the silver
movement have calculated all the chances.
4 and have concluded there can be no bet
ter rallying cry for the laboring men and
the unemployed of New York. They
have convinced the Fammany managers
and consideri 1T now, as settled beyond any
question. Among this same set it is
talked as matter of course that the
MARYLAND convention will also be ranged
on the silver side. They appear to take it
| for granted that. Senator German will.
as usual. run the convention, and, ac-
cording to the logic of politics, 1t Is ms.
sumed neither he nor his CONDUCTORS can
! afford to take the back track on silver.
| In Kentucky 1t is not improbable the
| gold Democracy may put candi dates in
the field. In Ohio it will be square
| fight between the silver Democracy and
the Republicans. In New York city, un-
der any circumstances, there will be q
combine against Tammany.
| In Maryland the local conditions are
| so different from those in any other section
that no calculations have been made as
to third tickets or anything of that kind
| But 1t Is the outspoken expression that
hard times and continued silver agitation
Will be worked for all they are worth to
help Mr.. German and the others who
train with him, and who lay their plots
in concert in Washington and then I'M
de,take to carry them out Mt home.
Both as to the States OF Ohio, Kentucky
and Virginia and the city of New York
the silver circles are in tranquil anticipa-
ton of success. AS to Maryland they are
scratching their heads and saying very
little.