The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03
MARYLAND DELEGATION.
Opposed to Reiteration of the Sill
yer Plank.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Kansas City, Mo-. July s.-The four dele
gates-at-large from Acknowledgements
John Walter Smith. Congressman Joshua
W Miles, Colonel L. Victor Baughman and
Chairman Murray Nandiver OF the State
Central Committee-arrivsd this morning
In Governor Smiths private car. Colonel
Bauyhnan registered at the Baltimore Ho-
tel The other three delegates are stop
ping AT the Midland. where the Maryland
headquarters were opened The balance OF
the delegation Will arrive tomorrow
Colonel Baughman holds Senator Cor
mans proxy as National Committeeman.
and sat in the meetings OF that body to-
day
The delegation is very pronounced in its
opposition to any specific declaration on
the l6 10 l proposition. ard will urge sucn
a modification in the platform as viii re-
move all doubt OF carrying Maryland and
other Eastern States in the general eiec'
ton.
Colonel Baughman said:
II want to see such modification in the
monetary plank as will enable all Demo-
Gratis 10 stand by the party and remove All
Doubt of success. / am not in favor either
OF a specific declaration In favor OF 10 10
or a general reaffirmation OF the chicago
platform for n reaffirrnation means any
thing IL IL an unequivocal declaration In
favor of the free coinage Of silver at TIE
ratio Of IS TO / My opinion Is that the
Democrats Of the South and the west
should meet the Eastern Democracy II
spirit OF Cancellation. and so fnodiiy the
monetary plank as to enable the Eastern
Democracy to enter the campaign without
handicap"
Chairman vand.ver. while not quite so
pronounce. IN his opposition. was equaiiy
repetition OF the free silver plank OF the
Chicago platform would make some Eastern
States, which are almost certainly Demo-
cratic normally. very doubtful he sala.
I'm my opinion there is no necessity for
such declaration at this time NO matter
whether the country voted for free coinage
or not, nothing could be done for six years
at least when the complexion OF the United
States Senate might be changed. there
fore am opposed to thrus,ing upon the
country for discussion question about
which so many Democrats are In doubt and
which Is bound TO create disc6r!.
The party throughout the country Is in
perfect harmony in Its opposition TO i'm
perialism. mil!tarism, trusts and the gen
erai abandonment of the Constitution srd
the Declaration of Independence by the Re-
publicans. Why not night il out on these
lines and leave the money question 10 be
disposed OF when some practical result can
be obtained from discussion Of it?'
Governor Smith and Congressman Miles
were also Of the opinion that the party
would act wisely IN modiIyln. It's POSITION
on the free-silver proposition. They said
they had no plan to suggest. but intimsted
that a declaration similar to the one adopt
ed at the Kansas State Convention. res;or-
Ing silver 10 the position IL occupied prior
10 1873 would be satisfactory to the Demcc-
rscy OF the East.
Governor Smith when asked about his
vice presidential candidacy. said that hs
was not a candidate and had no notion that
his name would be presented.
The other members OF the delegation were
very strongly OF the opinion that the Gov
ernor would be all over the East the strong
est man VINO could be named.
They argued that this nomination would
make Maryland certainly Democratic, and
would most probably bring Delaware, New
Jersey and New York into the Democratic
column in all of which States he is wei.
ard favorably known. both a business
man of the highest integrity and Demo-
crat Of faultless record.