The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-01-28
NEW HEAD OF THE DEMO-
CRATIC CAMPAIGN
CONNI1TEE.

In the partial organization of the demo-
cratic congressional campaign committee
by the election of Senator White, of Cali
fornia, as chairman, the extreme silver
men appear to have carried the day as
completely as if Representative Hinrich
sen, their first choice for the position. had
been elected.
Since the partial organization was FER
fcctcd efforts have been made to show
that the friends # Representative Bailey,
who are understood to dominate the com
mittcc, have decided leaning toward a
more conservative policy during the next
campaign. and have been more or less in
t1uenced recently by certain democratic
leaders, said to be acting under prompt
ings from Mr. Croker of New York, Scna-
tor German and other influential Eastern
men who do not like the Chicago platform
and the style of campaign that was con-
Quoted by the democrats last year.
That there is absolutely no truth in this
statement is asserted by Mr.. Bailey him.
self, who also says that whatever Eastern
democratic influence was brought to bear
upon the members of the committee in ia
vor of any particular candidate for the
craftsmanship was not eXcrted in favor OF
Senator White. On the contrary, it is I'M
derstood that nearly all the eastern demo-
Gratis were opposed to his election and en-
dcavored to secure the selection of another
candidate There was, however. no dem
cnstration of hostility against Senator
Whites candidacy in the committee. 1t
was known before a vote was taken that
the friends of the California Senator were
in the majority. and that any serious OPP
position to him would fomcnt trouble
without serving any practical purpose.
The candidacy of Senator Cockrell was
not sprung by the men Who would like to
see less ardent silver man ut the head of
the congressional committee than Senator
White
Ti.crc seems to be little doubt, however
that the Eastern democratic leaders have
made some slight attempts to influence the
campaign committee in the interest of
conservatism. but they have not been sue
cessful, and the Southern and Western
silver men appear to have absolute control.
1t is Il serious question, and one which
even the rabid silver men are forced to
consider, whether an appearance of fac
tIonal feeling between the clements that
compose the committee will not place the
committee in Il position in which its efforts
will do more harm than good iii certain
districts, and which will iniuriouslv affect
its usefulness
Upon the reaffirmation of the currency
plank OF the Chicago platform during the
congressional campaign the committee has
fully determined. and no measures are
likely to be taken to prevent it. Regard
ing other questions of party policy which
may be referred to it for explanation, it is
understood also to be the intention of the
committee to insist upon the application of
the Chicago platform as the supreme test
of democracy. In fact, as the committee
is now organized and controlled, it is OK
pected that one important part of its la
bors will be to make probable the nomina-
ton of William J. Bryan for the presi-
dency in 1900 and the readoption of the
present platform without change or modi
tication Baltimore SIN.