Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-17
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OF their compalgn. fney were dis
mayed beyond measure when they dis.
covered that not a single gold Demo-
crat put in an appearance. The sit
uation was decidedly embarrassing to
the leaders of the Bryanite wing of the
party. They at once realized the great
mistake they had made in lauding
Bryan as in their state platform as "our
matchless leader" thus clearly indi-
eating their purpose to make him
again their choice for president.
The contingent from the Quaker
City at this remarkable gathering was
like the rest of the outfit-every man
of them staunch supporter of Bryan
and ready to whOop it up for the silver
knight of Nebraska upon the slightest
provocation. They all know that with
the sentiment in the rank and file of
the Democratic party of Pennsylvania
their positions as ward and city leaders
would be at once assailed if they were
suspected of disloyalty or indifference
to the interests of Bryan or If they
in any way failed to further the move
ment looking to his denomination for
the presidency. Charles p. Donnelly,
as chairman of the Democratic city
committee, might as well prepare to
hand in his resignation as the head of
the local organization, should he utter
Il word publicly which would be con-
strued as inimical to the interests OF
Bryan. The boys" will not listen to
anything but Bryan's denomination.
and Donnelly. Ryan and the others in
control of the party machinery in this
city know this full we'll.
BRYANITES IN CONTROL.
The same condition of affairs exists
in nearly every county in the state
While there are thousands of repre-
sentative men identified with the Dem
ocratic party who believe that Bryan's
| denomination will mean certain de-
feat for their party, they are power
less to exert any influence with the
men in command of the organization.
These leaders are not all in favor of
Bryan. Privately some of them ex-
press doubts as to the advisability or
his being placed at the head of thei"
national ticket next year. But they are
afraid of the men who carry the pre-
| cincts at the primaries. The knowledge
of the condition of affairs among the
rank and file of the party has deferred
men who formerly eXerted influence in
| the party councils from going to the
| front and seeking to lead the party in
the direction OF selecting a conservative
candidate for president and adopting q
| platform which will not be offensive
| or Objectionable to the sound money
| Democrats
That the sound money Democrats do
| not propose to countenance nor sub
| NIT to this humiliation is evident.
| While the Democracy of other states.
| like Maryland, have sought to bring
| the sound money men back into the
| party fold. Pennsylvania has rather
served notice to the world that Bryan
is the favorte for 1900 and that the
Keystone state is proud to lead the van
for the head of the old ticket. The fact
| that there was not single sound
money Democrat at the notification of
| the candidates on the state ticket has
| been widely commented upon. The be-
| lief is that this detection or Indifference
| will be more marked during the cam
! paign. The fact that the party leaders
fear this is manifest They are already
| talking of running the campaign upon
state issues. They have taken this cue
from Colonel Guffey, who has been the
| first in authority in the state organiZa-
tion to recognize the full significance
of the revolt of the sound money men
| against the state ticket and the pres
cnt leadership.
Guffey fears the result at the polls
| He recognizes the fact that he has a
| weak candidate for state treasurer in
| Greasy. The sound money men regard
| Greasy as one of the most radical of
the Bryanites and they feel that should
| he poll large vote the election re-
turns will be pointed to as an evidence
that the Democrats of Pennsylvania
fully approve the Endorsement of Bryan
in the state platform of their party and
are in favor of Bryan's denomination
BUSINESSMEN ALARMED.
| Though they would like to support
their party ticket this fall, Democrats
| identified with manufacturing and
business concerns feel that they would
be jeopardizing their own interests and
those of their employees should they
contribute to the success of the Bryan
organization which has gotten control
| of the Democratic party in Pennsyl-
vania. They know that if large vote
shall be polled for the silverites on
their state ticket in November next, 1t
would be at once heralded as great
triumph for Bryanism and would mean
that the Pennsylvania delegation to the
Democratic national convention would
De Dlatantly IN 1aVOr OF Bryan re-
nomination. This would certainly have
great influence on other delegations, as
1t could be fairly said that the people
of Pennsylvania, with Bryan proclaim
ed as the 'Matchless Leader" had
rallied to the support of silver ticket
and sustained the men who framed the
party platform and as well as selected
the candidates
With business booming on every
hand, under the Mckinley sound
money administration, a revival Of the
free silver craze which would surely
follow the denomination of Bryan.
these Democrats hold would undoubt-
edly have a disastrous result. The
sound money Democrats point to the
marvellous condition of the textile In
dustries III this city. where every mill
is running full time and in many cases
/ tbare arc douhle Shifts Of amnl0yps