New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-23
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS ALARMED.
SOUND MONEY WING OF THE PARTY AGAIN
SUPPORTING REPUBLICAN TICKET
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT TO
MAKE 4 SCORE OF
SPEECHES.
SPEECHES.

baltimore. Oct % (speCiaD-The Independent
Gold Democrats in Maryland have taken the
field against the regular Democratic state ticket
II was announced yesterday that the Com
uoittee Of Forty. including John K. Cowen pres
,dent Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Henry
O Parr william Keyser. John Pleasant. Will
lam X Lord. Laurason Riggs and Suinmerneld
BALDWIN had been appointed 10 conduct the
carnpa,gn on the part OF the Sound Money De
nocracy OF Maryland in fave. Of the election Of
Governor I.owndes and the entire Republican
state ticket
This action on the part Of the wealthy bust
ness men Of Baltimore. who IN 1890 helped the
Penuhlicans 20 overthrow the German organlza-
,ion and In 1895 TO elect Mckinley. has startled
the leaders II the regular Democratic organiza-
| lion Colohel John Walter Smith. the Democratic
candidate for Governor IS Sound Money
Democrat and president OF bank IL is as
serted however. by the Sound Money Democ-
racv that II the regular Democratic ticket IS
elected u will give the Democrats an oppor-
tunity 10 carry the state FOR Bryan mkt year.
This new movement in The great heht in Mary
! land represents the sentiment II the large ousl-
ness and commercial interests OF Baltimore In
an address 10 the people the Sound Money
Democracy says that as the Democratic platform
Is silen, on the currency question and the Re
uuhl.can platform pronounced for the gold
standard every citizen who voted for Mckinley
should this fall vote the Republican ticket and
keep Maryland in line for sound money Con
tlnuing. the address says
In 1896 the platform Of the Democracy OF
| MARYLAND declared in favor ~ the gold standard
/ When the platform OF the Democratic party or
/ the Nation declared Tor free silver the leaders
and managers u the Democracy oi Mary lai4'
/ notwithstanding the pledges ~ the state plat
/ ground and carried the organization ~ the part
/ I'm support ~ the Chicago platform In"u7tH-s
/ ~ Democrats In that year left their party anu
! supported the National Republican ticket Inc
/ result vas that Maryland gave the hepun4lCaH
/ candidate FOR President over 3SNN majority!
/ ~. Democratic state conventions or ma
,aritv Of the states Of the Union haNc either re-
! anirrned the Chicago platform OF lo'o OF nav :
/ nd. such declarations a. TO leave no nope Oh
any nlede- bv the next National PLATFORM IN INC
/ interest ~ sound financial system ~
these conditions there can Dr No uDens a., ~
next National platform ana the hoili'lA ~. =,
/ BRYAN FOR President We 90 not I'D D,,s,'tartiaf
/ mic time on the threshold OF a :,
a,ac,,or support should be accordel pa.
'I-,.. 60 a fraid TO stale its position Oh wv
ssrciaI question and at time wheh tne 90
r.ss interests Of the country ar -. Ia M
/ ,yhen industrial activity Is snow" GA 49,, "a
/ x. too brought about by the adherence % q
| 'ator,tv OF the people 10 the maih''""'0e %
! the gold standard or Nhlue'
The stand taken by the Sound Money Demo-
crats will greatly help the Republican ticket IN
.h,s CITY The regular Democratic leaders say
,ho, oniv a few hundred Democrats will be in
euenced by the new movement but they are
tr.gh,ened and are calling in their speakers