The sun., 1900-06-07
DIGGS FRAMES
PLATFORM, HANDY
My WITHDRAW
Free Silver Men Say That he
viii Not be Satisfied With
ANY EvasiOns.
FULL CONTESTING DELEGATION
Handy Believes Strong-Iunged
Orator MAY Upset Plans of
Evasion so Carefully Laid
by Mr.. John Biggs
and His Friends.

Democrats OF many varieties and lead
ers of the many factions are checking off
their chances at the coming State con-
vention and trying to figure out who will
win. The sound monev wing led by John
Biggs, are determined to follow the ac-
tion OF the Maryland Democracy and
rush through the election Of uninstruct-
ed DELEGATES. Some of the extreme
Bryanites represented by L. Irving
Handy and John G. Gray declare that
tie cause Of l6 to must be reaflirmed
at Dover on June 70. They say they will
not be satisfied with miserable make.
shift end evasion Of what they beligve is
the real issue of the campaign.
The most interesting outcome OF the
fight for supremacy is the declaration
that compromises aud evasions on the
part ot the gold wing may resift in an
adjourned session Of thr convention at
which a full contesting delegation will
be- elected.
1t is said that John Biggs who expects
TO control the convention, is already
framing the platform which evades
direct reference to the Chicago platform
by means Of platitudes about gold and
silver being the money OF the Constitu-
This will not suit Handy and John G.
Grav.. They want to endorse the entire
BRYAN creed. They do not care to make
Gratis to the organization because in this
State the gold wing contains men of
leadership and executive ability. Ii the
rank and file receive th-se gold bugs to
the arms of the State Democracy the
struggle for leadership will be at an end
and Handy with bis associate in politics,
John G. Gray, will 60 down into political
oblivion.
In Mr.. Biggs' platform the money
plank will be labelled declaration in
favor of bimetallism, but there will not
be one word about ratio. 1t will be anti
imperiaistic against trusts, endorse the
Nicarauga Canal and condemn Mckin.
ley. Mr.. Biggs has hopes that such a
platform will sutisfy all, even if it does
not please them. It is the boast OF the
radical free silyer:tes now that such a
platform will not be satisfactory. Handy
is now forcing the issue OF an instructed
delegation 50 mlch as he is fiyhtitg tor a
re-aliirmation OF the Chicago platform.
If that is done Handy says it will make
little difference whether the six national
delegates are instructed.
From the attitude OF the Handy a d
John c. Gray element who are nov
pleased to term themselves the Irregular
Democrats" the platform fight vii
probably extend beyond he commit, {
on resolutions. If John Biggs has thai
committee under his thumb and the
Biggs platform is presented to the con.
vention some free silver men go SO far as
to say that resolutions declaring for an
instructed delegation and a reafiiirma'
tion Of the Chicago platform will b5
offered on the floor OF the CONVEX tion.
Most of the delegates in this county
already selected to the State convention
are apparently interested chiefly in the
factional fights and quarrels incident tc
the main work. The Biggs- -Handy-Sauls,
bury fight will transfer its battle-ground
to Kent and Sussex counties during this
and next week. The lower county pri.
maries are TO be held on Saturday, June
| l6. From the present indications and the
strong hand displayed by John Biggs
the State convention will be conven.
tion of men who anticipate defeat led BY
politicians who had rather dodge any
issue than fight in the open. In such &
convention Handy believes that strong
luuged orator with plenty OF nerve may
upset all the plars Of evasion so care
fully laid bv Mr. Biggs and his friends
1t is thought that Handy has the cur
age to defy the convention thougf
threatened with expulsion. If he doe
that he NAV 60 OUT martyr to the ma
! tional policy of his party or carry tax
convention on to the endorsement Of tina
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