Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
They Will Probably Put Up a Ticket 1
Next Year.
TRIED TO GET RID OF BRYANISM
Find That His Supporters VIII
Control the Convention.
TAI RIFF E NIB RRASS ENT

In the opinion of sare of the gold demo-
Gratis, that party, which nominated Palmer
and Buckner for the presidency in '96, will
put ticket in the field again in 1900. The
meeting of the democratic national COM
mlttee at Chicago has: demonstrated to
the convection of the anti-Bryan democrats
that Bryan is in control of the party and
that there is no possibility of a compro-
mise to the satisfaction of the anti-silver
element, and not the least chance of their
being able to capture the convention or
even to control enough delegates to render
the tWo-thlrds rule embarrassing to the
Bryan people.
Inc gold democrats have never reln-
qu'shed their national party organization
formed at indianapolis in 90, though Mr.
Bynum was deposed from the chairman
snip of the executive committee and there
mas been little done along the line of in
dependent party work. Their work has
been chiefly directed toward efforts to re-
claim the old democratic party from Bry-
anlsm, and until a comparatively recent
time they have had some hope that the
old party might be brought to a state of
mind which would open the way for both
wings OF the party to get together and
act IN harmony on platform from which
Iree SILVER would be dropped. If this were
10 pe accomplished there would be no
need Tor a gold democratic ticket in the
Heiu, ana the question of duplicating the
ihuidhaponS convention has been held in
suspense until it could be determined what
Is lhely to be the course of the old party.
Organism Can't BE Gotten Rid OF,
NOW that there is no reasonable ground
LOT nope that Organism can be got rid of
the question of putting a gold democratic
ticket In the field is being considered, with
the probability that the decision will be
favorable to the proposition.
Ihere is no anticipation that such a
ticket would poll a very large vote, since
most or the extreme gold men will vote
Tor the republican candidate as a more di-
rect means of striking at Organism, but
the theory upon which the ticket will be
nominated, II that is decided on, will be
tnat there are still some gold men who
dld not support Bryan in '96 who will not
vote the republican ticket and that, more
over, many of those who voted for Bryan
IN 5o, rather than break away from their
party allegiance, and who had an idea that
Dy remaining true to the party through
that campaign they would be in a position
10 redeem it from Organism after the de-
leae, nave now given up all hope of ever
accomplishing anything within the party
nnes, ana Will be ready next year to break
away from the party in despair if a place
is provided for them to go.
Tarlf Question an Embarrassment.
The tariff question is still an embarrass-
ment to the old-line Cleveland democrats
when 1t comes to theirsyoting the republi-
can ticket. and it is felt.to be necessary to
make some provision for those who are
supersensitive on the point. In coming to
the conclusion that there is no place for
them In the old democratic party their per-
manent separation is rendered less painful
by realization that is forced upon them
that even If they should surrender on the
silver question CT overlook their differences
Tor awhile. they will still not be at home
with the Bryan aggregation, because the
Cieyeiand-Carlisle-M Morrison-Miils views as
TO the tariff no longer prevail in the old
A very considerable proportion Of the sup