The evening times., 1898-08-29
LEADERS Firm FOR BRYAN
Favor His Nomination for the
Next Presidency.
SILVER THE MAIN ISSUE
Members of the National Demo-
cratic Committee I'm Full SYM
pnthy With the Views Of ex-GOv.
Stone in Regard to the Duties of
the Coming Conventions.

New York, Aug. g.-in response 10
request from the Herald 10 Democrats
throughout the country. who were in coa-
troll at the Chicago convention, for their
opinions upon ex-Gov. Stones recent re-
marks in which he predicted Mr.. Bryan's
renom nl.3on in 1909. declared that silver
would again be Lhe prominent issue, and
warned New York Democrats that they
would be-w.thour standing in the nation
al parry If l3he Syracuse convention next
month should fail to uphold the Chicago
platform or should nominate gold
standard Democrat for governor, many
replies have been received from members
of the National Democratic Committee
in The Southern and Western States.
The tenor Of their expressions Indicates
a widespread Endorsement of the senti-
mems of ex-Gov Stone and a DISPOSE
ton on the part of the silver leaders to
force The New York Democracy to fall
into line with the rank and file of the
hosts that carried the Bryan banner in
the .a.e Presidential campaign.
Among the views of leading Democrats.
as telegraphed to the Herald, are the fol-
lowing:
John Gilbert Shanklin. member of the
Democratic national committee, sees an
irresistible move for Bryan He says:
THE nomination of a gold standard
Democrat for governor will place the New
York Democracy in a position toward the
national Democratic organization which
1t coupled at the Chicago convention in
1S96-that is, entirely outside the pale of
participation in the affairs OF the party"
Clark Howell, of Georgia, says: No
power on earth can defeat the renomina-
tion of Bryan if he will accept II, and
that the currency declaration of the Chi
cago platform will be reaff1rmed by the
Democratic national convention of 1900
is just about as certain as anything can
well be-"
W. II. Thompson, of Nebraska. declares
in full sympathy with the predictions of
ex-Gov. Stone.
Lon V. Stephens, governor of Ms
sour. says: William ]. Stone, in his in
teryiew. expressed the sentiments Of over
three hundred and fifty Thousand Ms
souri, Democrats Colonel Bryan VIII
be nominated by acc'amation in 1879. Sill
yer will be the man issue in this State.
AID schemes to G.spiace Bryan by de-
signing politicians are proving futile
f. c. wall. of Wisconsin. declares that
the States must go on record n support
of silver. "A State convention he says.
"callei s:cr the 4rlrpose of nominating
has no right or power to change the
party creed. and no'.hing can be accom-
pHshed by trying to do it The dec-ara-
tons Of the national convention remain
as the party principles until another ma
tional convention otherwise orsta-ns
Hence to the Democratic State conven-
ton there Is no alternative left except TO
abide by the resolutions Of the last ua-
tional convention.
George Ainslee. or Idaho, fully con-
ours with Ex-Governor Stone, and says:
"In my opinion no gold standard man
is Democrat and one of that ilk had
better quit masquerading as a Democrat
and go over to the party of Hanna,
where he belongs"
Mr. W. N Hiriday, member of the Ma
.'anal Democratic committee for Wy
oming considers that Mr.. Stone in his
expressions expresses the sentiments OF
all the Democrats in the West who sup
ported Bryan and the Chicago platform
in 1896, and says:
Democrats. silver Republicans. and /
believe. a large majority of the Populists
in the Rocky Mountain States look upon
w. J. Bryan as the great leader. whose
honesty and sincerity they have never
questioned, and in whose judgment they
have faith in the settlement of money
as well as in the proper solution of the
power assumed by trusts and in monopot-
les and the abuse of the injunction by
Federal courts"
Josephus Daniels, of North Carolina,
says: Gov. Stone is correct The ma
tional convention in 1900 will be stronger
for Bryan and free coinage than the con-
vention of 1885,
]. NJ. Head, of Tennessee, expresses
these views: 1T is possible. though not
probable, that the issues of the war may
suspend until after the Presidential cleo
ton the settlement of our financial sys-
tenn But. whether the, paramount ques-
ton in the next campaign be war issues
or financial reform beginning with the
free coinage of silver, the nomination of
Bryan and Endorsement of the main fea-
lures Of the Chicago platform in 1900 are
inevitable
Peter-J.- Otey of Virginia. James NJ.
Wood of Iowa, James G. Dudley of Tex
as. Samuel Pasco of Florida, Wrey Wood
son of Kentucky, and Clayton Belknap
of Nevada all express similar views to
those mentioned above, claiming that Bry-
an is the logical candidate for President
in 1900 and silver the main issue