New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-18

n the campaign IN spite Of the declaration Of the
Kansas City Convention 10 the contrary.
Lest their sentiments might be construed into
resentment and upbraidtng OF account of the over
whelmng defeat which they have sustained the
leaders yet talking openly of the mistakes
Of the campaign. but among themselves they
declaring with practical unaninity that 1t VIII be
impossible TO carry the country 50 long as Mr..
Bryan is the acknowledged leader Of the party.
They believe he brought TO the Democracy great
many votes, but they satisfied that his
candidacy repealed more than it brought, and they
are satisfied too that the men 1t repealed the
same who In years gone by contributed TO party
success IN far greater measure than those who
silver hobby. The conservative sentiment in the
democratic party IS all way. and many OF
those who most radical the silver question
before the election have come 70 the conclusion
that nothing except return 70 old principles ca
the party from the wreck Of the past cam
paien
Concerning Mr.. Bryan himself. the opinion IS gen
eraI that his personality n the campaign aside
from the pronouncenent IN favor of free coinage
in the Kansas City platform, was one of the fac
that led the crushing defeat. Even without
such a pronouncenent, they believe the result
would have been the same, for the candidate him
self personfed the issue and did more TO emphasize
1t than the platform utterances. In the preliminary
struggle the question Of policies which pre-
coded the Kansas City Convention ii was made
manifest throughout Indiana that the Democratic
silver
and ignored that question in its State platform
The delegation 10 the National Convention ren-A-
scented this sentiment, and when II selected mem
Der IF the Platform Committee he was in harmony
with the views of the Indiana party. The Will OF
Mr.. Bryan dominated the Convention and the free
silver Issue was made and il was afteryya-4 i'm
possible to escape It in the campaign or to ward
off its evil effects.
But the Democrats believe that there might stfu
have been some chance left for them mad NJ
n INN ria lsrr
and after his speech here on the occa sion ~ his
formal notification Of his nomination retired 70 his
home, in Lincoln and remained there to await The
issue OF the struggle. The Indiana leaders found
the people OF this State Interested IN the question
which Mr. Bryan discussed n his speech here and
especially the GER. Of the city and State an
ptdred ready 10 come 70 the party. His letter Of
question and dwarfed imperialism by paving Iit+Ia
or no at[entl0n 70 H. Is believed 70 have fixed the
tIeELan Vote IN me belief that Bryan firmly
welded to the hobby. and that radical Iegisia ton
Thus; the evils Of Imperialism as viewed by them
" 10 a i, 0ndy ply, distant people while the evils
the Voting for It The most natural thing in The
affect the voter and for the evils which r-,, Wpaa
lect only people seven thousand miles away The
German vote went TO Mckinley. and it was Brvan.s
letter Of acceptance say the Indiana leaders that
ooaIg ., .oL ne Latlon OF the party al
reauE m progress but the reorganization IS 70 he
! have supported its nominees aud no- LII 80
Who claiming 10 he Democrats. have voted against
expressions among Democrats as a result Of Tia
New-York 10 reo-ganize the par,v -rl ls aeta n
strong possibility thar The reorganlzation viii he
cago Convention ~ 1896 and that the nar+r Vii
The 70 .mT pFiPes which it advocated and
the Gold Democrats hut the temper rnf-L III -
reorganization and none Of the i 7
~~ouId De willing 20 attend meeting that came
reoTeanized hui te say ha Il can Fg s6 o be
| nominees. 4 'S Us