The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-05-25

HARMONY ?
An Effort to Slde-Track silver at the
County Convention.
EX-SENATOR KING USES HIS FISTS
The schuylkill Democratic Leader and ex-
state Chairman Garman in Battle
Array in a Philadelphia Hotel,
and the Latter is Bested.
Special HERALD Correspondence.

Special HERALD Correspondence.
Pottsville, May 25.-The meeting Of the
members Of the Democratic Standing Com
mittee here on Saturday infused much life
! into the county seat politicians and the war
between the patriots can now be truthfully
said to be on The result Of the committees
deliberations has caused dissatisfaction in
certain quarters, while in others it is received
with apparent iubilation
The date for the Democratic county con
yention-July 10th-is a pronounced victory
for the candidates for District Attorney
( These gentlemen, who are at present con
nected with the District Attorneys Office
will be engaged in criminal court during the
last two weeks of next month, and Tor that
/ reason their friends made a strong and sue
cessful effort to have the convention held in
July. The friends of a majority of the
other candidates however, favored an earlier
date, for the reason that the longer the con-
test for the nomination is deferred the
greater will be the strain upon their purse
strings, and most Of them need their cash
for the more important contest with the Re-
publicans.
ULRICH AND HIS SPEECHES.
To say that the slverites are mad is putting
it mildly. They are iDdulging in all kinds
of threats as to what they will do with the
old ship of Democracy, in the event of the
county convention turning the cold shoulder
to their pet dogmas. Tamaqua's brainy limb
of the law, John o. Ulrch, Esq, WAS put
forward as the spokesman for the Bryanites
at the meeting of the Standing Committee
aud his hand full of followers in that body
most of whom were substitutes not regularly
loIo 1o1n 4b,t ho
resolutions endorsing the Chicago platform
and favoring the nomination of Bryan in
1900 would be adopted with a hurrah. Never
for moment did they entertain the idea
that Democratic assembly would refuse to
endorse the true Democratic doctrine''-but
that is just what happened. And now the
Bryanites are in a threatening mood, and de-
clare they are ready to lead a revolt. Be-
cause, forsootb, no one can be Democrat
without being Bryanite, according to their
doctrine.
Mr. Ulrich evidently anticipated trouble
ahead, because he took the precaution to
distribute among the members of the com
mittee pamphlets containing speeches de-
livered by himself somewhere in the state OF
New York in the campaign of 1895. Even
the eloquence and reasoning powers of the
brainy Tamaquan fell upon barren ground in
this instance; but my lawyer friend is not
dismayed, and is preparing to continue the
fight with renewed vigor at the convention
in July. The contest is awaited with great
deal of interest by both wings of the party
SPIRIT OF CANCELLATION.
Those Democrats who are not totally blind
to the conditions that confronts them in the
coming campaign are showing a conciliatory
spirit, to the end that a platform may be
adopted upon which both wings of the party
may stand shoulder to shoulder together In
this county. They say national issues fol
the sake of party harmony and party sue
cess, should be relegated to the rear this year
and that the time is ripe for all Democrats Il
meet each other in the spirit of cOnciliation
They say this cannot be done by adopting
platform along the lines suggested by Mr.
Ulrich's resolutions. Some of the conserva
tive leaders 90 so far as to say that free silver
is not the same issue that it was in '96. Mer
have become convinced that the dire prophe
sizes of Mr. Ulrich and his fellow spell
binders have not been fulfilled; that ther,
has been, and continues to be a gradual i'm
provement in business centres, aud leading
+; men who espoused the cause of silver during
the last presidential campaign are deserting
the Bryan banner.
, But there is no permanent prosperity fol
the calmity- -howling Democrats until the
crime of '73 has been avenged-in othel
words, the election of Bryan. This elemen
of the party which is growing beautifully
less in Schuylkill county, is determined tina
= the party shall be committed to the silve
, issue this fall as preparatory move for thu
more important campaign of 1900. Thes'
Bryan leaders are already maturing theii
plans for battle royal in the convention
a and should they meet with the same cool re
ception in the county convention as they die
at the hands of the Standing Committee they
, will bolt the convention and nominate {
third ticket. This is the information l re
ceiye from one of their leaders.
Q THE HARMoNIzERs.
= Such prominent Democratic leaders a
a Judges Marr and Bechtel, Chairman Meyer
g ex-senator King, George Wadlinger, NJ. P
Quinn and Sheriff Toole are the harmon
izers" in the ante-eonvention campaign.
is only necessary to scan the list herewith
}, presented to accurately predict the principa
Q plAnks in the party platform. l am informed
Q the primary features of that document hay
already been decided upon and that it will
have neither silver nor gold lining, but will
ignore entirely the financial and other ques
- tons OF the ChlcagO uellNerance lhaI mlgh
l. have tendency to create factiOnal fgh
Y along these lines in the convention Tn
y "harmouizers'' will control the conyentio
d beyond all doubt; they will dictate the CON
y mittee on resolutions, and this will shut gu
!, the Ulrich followers and compel the latter I
y mako their fight for recognition on the loo
of the convention. Besides the Rentleme
above named, whom l have termed "ha
e. mOnizers," the Bryanites will have srraye
st against them every candidate for offic
The latter will naturally desire unite
party in their support, and they very wisel
argue that this can only be secured by igno
re ing entirely national issues. For this reaso