The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
COATED DEMOCRATS
PKyNSYLVlNIIEG L,4EETe; THE nor
oRATOR AND IeNoRLS SSILVER.

He Ia Their " SIatchIoss Leader" hut Their
Party Faith IL That "Of Our Several
National Convontions'-No Chicago In
Tbeirs-Eleven Ballots for Judge,
HARRISBURG. Pa. June 14.-Sentimentally
tho Democratic State Convention here to-day
was a Bryan body. but the leaders carefully
concealed the Chicago platform vagaries be-
meath noisy demonstrations. which satisfied
the more rabid free silver men. who failed to
SEQ that they were being bamboozed. Every
mention OF the Boy Orator OF the
Platte" was the occasion for a fresh out
burst When any OF the orators fell short
of a climax no worked in tho name OF Bryan
and allowed his mind to rest while the crowds
in the galleries rent the air with frenziod
shouts. This trick was frequently played and
never failed. But when the Bryan men get
home and have time to think they will discover
that while they were cheering the convention
was Ignoring tho declarations Of the Chicago
Convention.
Tho only revolt against the cut-and- dried
programme as to the platform was when the
Committee on Resolutions met after the morn
ing session. Two country delegates insisted
that there was not enough Chicago platform In
the resolutions "a recommended by the Ex-
ecutve Committee and party leaders. but Col.
GufIey saw to 1t that the committee did not go
astray There was not u word changed in the
resolutions. They were reported and adopted
In the original form.
The first paragraph renews the party pledge
OF fidelity and devotion to the sacred rights
Of tho people. and compliments William
jennings Bryan as "our matchless lead
or" The only reference to the Chicago
or any other convention was contained
in the sentence: True to tho faith and
principles of our party as declared in the plat
form Of our several national conventions" A
10 truSta the resolutions denounced all COM
binatiOns of capital calculated TO produce
several blanks pralsing the devotion of the
their N duty and s cens%rips stone
pops tntsd States Senator quay to mi
The a"b saros Sta.e TaS
treasury. and the veto 10y the Governor BY pro.
posed constitutional amendments requiring
personal registration In cities. 40
The convention hall was crowded at II
S Shf he 6 william Bnto
Of L4ncaster as Chairman no declared Jar that
niacent victory next year: Col, James NJ Ggf;
fey former Governor Robert r Pattison. and
all the distinguished men Of the party oceu-
II was in many respects superior body OF
men In the eonyen,on There were numerous ,n ,Tnis
inability toagrec upon acandtdatr for supreme
Judge after many fruItless ballots: charles
chairman at the afternoon se7sion., 4 sensa-
tlonul incident was the withdrawal from the
Convention Hall of John Cadwalader. Jr.. a
Philadelphia delegate. because Bryan's name
was mentioned in the platform. He was Kissed
as he left his seat to substitute whom ne
named. More than two hours were. CON
sumcd in presenting the nance OF the
aspirants Tor the Supreme JudReship.
seventeen names being placed before
the convention for its consideration. They
were those Of Albright. Lehigh; Allen Erie;
Bechtel Schuylkill Witt, Bradford: Ermen-
trout. Berks: Kennedy. Allegheny: krebs.
Clearleld; Lynch. Luzerne; Mcstrezat. Fay
cite: Manson. Lyeoming Smith. lackawqnne;
Stewart, York; WolvertoL, NOrthum berand
Yerkes, Bucks; Little. Wyoming; Doty. West;
moreland. and Mullen. Mexican. A Bradford
county delegate in naming De Witt Clinton
De Witt, u Democrat Of tho old school. wound
up more or less impassioned outburst thus:
He's honest, and he loves justice SO well
that he'd send you all to State prison"
1t was 6 o'clock when the convention was
ready to proceed to a ballot. After two ballots
the tired delegates took a recess until $3.50
7. NJ, when they returned to the convention
hall for a long siege Col Guffey, the recog-
nized party leader. could have ended the battle
by merely expressing wish. but he preferred
that the delegates should fight It out upon
the floor. Ten ballots had been taken
at midnght when an attempt was made to adj
Journ the convention until tomorrow morn
Ing. but the motion was Overwhelmingly de-
feated. After anot Their ballot. ma sing eleven in
oil. Judge Ierkes having reached the highest
vote-a total Of 70-the convention agreed to
an adjournment until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning,