The times., 1898-09-23

of the war, review of the world Is COM
merce is given and the low prices of our
products is deplored and the reason as
signed is the lack of an expansive cur
rency.
Among the closing articles of the book
will be found an analysis of the election
returns for 1896 careful statement of
the abnormal percentage of increase in
the Republican vote in certain States is
produced and the argument is made that
the results Of the election was a triumph
of fraud.
THE New Jersey Democracy is very
much encouraged" said A S Dulan to
Times reporter yesterday. lit looks
very much as if the silver men would
capture the convention that is to be held
on the 18th instant 1t is quite likely that
an out-and-cut silver man like Clarence
T Atkinson or Senator DAILY will be
nominated for governor The political
activity in the State especially among
the Democrats is greater than it has been
for many years, and the indications point
to a Democratic victory at the polls. A.
f. Conrow, one of the most influential
Democrats in the State, and one of the
strongest silver men. seems to think that
success is certain providing the conven-
tion does not adopt straddle platform.
DuI make an open uGC4didllOl ldNOIlIl
the Chicago platform. The campaign
proper, however, will be fought and won
on State issues"
The Bladensburg Maryland Democratic
Club has just been revived and reor-
'ganized at a meeting held Wednesday
evening in the Pan-Electric House in
Bladensberg The meeting was largely
attended by prominent Democrats and
considerable enthusiasm was manifested.
Benjamin Stevens was chosen president
and w. Brooke Hunter secretary-treas-
urer. The following gentlemen were made
vice presidents: Joseph II. Terrell, Andrew
Lynch, Hampton Hickey and John John
son.
registration committee, composed of
+. NJ Hurley, Joseph Wiseman, Joseph
H Terrell. A. f. Fuller and w. Brooke
Hunter was appointed to urge the reg
istatiOn of Democrats on October and II.
J. S. Cummings was indorsed for the
congressional nomination, and a resolu-
ton committee was appointed TO draft
resolutions approving the Chicago plat
form and Mr.. Cummings's candidacy,
composed of c. A. Wells, w. Brooke
Hunter and A E. Fuller.
Gold VS.. silver seemed to have been the
situation in the recent Connecticut Demo
cratic convention, and according to re-
ports the gold faction vanquished the ad-
vocates of 16 to l and put them to rOut.
A prominent member of the Democratic
Congressional committee in speaking on
the Connecticut convention yesterday said
that in some of the seaboard States the
party had divided pretty evenly on the
money question, and that while the silver
Democrats were little the strongest nu-
mericaIly their gold adversaries had the
most money, and in his opinion that was
the reason they had seemingly come out
on top.
The battle is reported to have been a
lively one while it lasted, and much per-
sonality, not of the fiattering kind, was
indulged in by the speakers. In this way a
large number of the delegates were driven
from the hall in disgust. The report of
the committee on resolutions. ignoring the
Chicago platform and Col. Bryan, was
adopted. 1t is declared that until the at
mosphere becomes somewhat cleared up
and the silver advocates recover from
their astonishment no correct diagnosis
can be made of the situation.