The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-22
THE FIGHT FOR GoRNAs.


washington, June 20,-Ex- Senator cs,l
mans friends here are making ylruu1
denial that the action Of the peun,I,,,,
MIA convention Is defeat for him D, hi
the plans of the Eastern democrats /,
nominate him. They claim, moreover, III
If the platform of the convention ii 10.
thing 1t is declaration that the pesI
slyvania democrats viii send ssasl
money delegation to the next naiietx
convention. They figure this out 90 II
per by showing that had the Bryan d
ment been in command Of .hs cows,
ton 1t would have had declaration
favor of free silver at sixteen 10 one III
very fact that the convention Refused u
embody national issues In the platform u
conclusive to them that there vas rs
majority for free silver In the ccnvertiA
The declaration for the matches lsadE
was crafty and far sighted and will lAuI
the men in charge of this convention
the helm in 1900.
~
There may or may not b anything n
all this, but the various papers hostile n
Mr.. Bryan in the East are taking thu w
of It, and the fact that Mr.. Gornaat
friends here and in Maryland are purls|
out this version of the conventions "
shows that neither he nor they have p,''|
up the hope OF defeating the nonlnsus,|
of the Nebraskan. German men arc au,s|
on every corner of Washington nov, NJ
one ready to show how strong 10 WI VI
il he allows his name to be nsea y n
next convention.
The men who are doing all TINS GOIa !.
talking are not doing SO on then 0Aa ri
cord. He may throw them al oo*a III
year, but at the present time ~! ~, AZ,
to have some authority for wnat A.. as n.
are saying. It must be confessed ~. VI
men who seem to be behind tne 49, ~.
movement now will have no VOWS w n
the convention meets. AS iar 4 n
concerned history may repeal ls's'l VI
in detail.
Just eight years ago ne any Il
Ransom were in the senate ls''s II.
when two young North Cardinals n h.
in to speak to their senator -,
introduced them to Senator dofnap ,'.A
both said how popular he was ~ ~ ~ M
They fold him that 1t was due y ~ 4 /,
the force bill was defeated, ano ~ ~ IN,
would only announce himself iol ~ III IA.
idency that he would be nonins'sS
out trouble. ,,,rrad to G'''
After they left Ransom W 1sreoursgsI
man and said Those are ~
words, senator &c, nara hssr'
answered German, ,.,s,v Vi.
them often from democrats ' hi Tia
never from a democrat who W, ! II
have vote or who will conaV'
in the convention. rornan "a
While there is lot Q. u s,r 10 co.,
inst al nresent il does not seem l,, y !
from the men who VIII 40 ss,nasatlons ~
is pretty certain of the eslsSI ersey y
MARYLAND, New YORK, NJ. Hty11
some of the New England s's sar Fr5d W
hardly have Massachusetts, y, Net
Iiams win control that delesaue' roksr ID,
nvar !, perry Belmont and O.Vsss .A
ds,se,tion to the CONVERSION a nn
az pe prSan or which Is supposea ,,,or /,
sound money, it is no sss free ~
democratic managers tnas iii be ssGit
delegation from that sta'v y"
~ ~.
-, ~ German cDa1a>' =.
~ tDo os l satSn moment come ost :.
and say, as he intimate, ls' for tie ~
he has no idea Of eonteslln,s !, be ialEsa
ination. He dearly loves y Il keeps z
as nresidential possibility., ,.inspt ps''S
stra : in This state and pro.hh st he se1
~ re, n BEYOND saying , ,s,t 10 svs
w. w, , ,oona - New York ara 'a sssmpaisn
not nov rNrso ~ charge Of The 81, y Is y
Maryland this and next
silent. \, .ssr at TIE
ton that the Pennsyi,ss, il lbs.
was purposely enigma ~ 's,sdxssssas
form, The fact that Mr, n,,essE s :.
i ppiisdelphia lei the s,ssus 4
pr,,s : nas incorporated 70 lie -
nrs an ma1 leader sr bsss s s;Is
TO them that the conSllsv:s,a 3 s'
do lust what 1t woulas ana ~ ...,.ee
and make him tx YorR ~ "a,
ali planks and pif .v,op Is ~ ~
They are williF Comp 'sEsis ood, d. i. ~
forms from theod p pun with fsEsHs
from New yot ..ss and b9re' no N'r'
convention, Ia acts dlresullh sIp y z ii
form aud nsdneys kee22ia5es cents, ,s..stes
Is the ways5 cents s AM street. W.
see it. 'gis'' '0-