Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-07
Sew York and maryland ror I,ryan.


Sew York and Maryland for i,rsan.
The Democratic Stare Conventions
Of New York and Maryland. held
Tuesday, practically declared in favor
Of the nomination Of William j. ljryan
for President by the National Demo
cratic Convention. In New York the
delegates to the National Convention
were instructed to vote al unit for
Mr.. Brran's nomination; in Maryland
no instructions were given to the dele.
gates, but the resolutions adopted de-
clare TINT Mr.. Bryan is the choice of
Mary land Democrats for President
Unless political miracle shall inter-
vene meanwhile, the action Of the New
York and Maryland Democrats makes
it absolutely certain that Mr. Sryan
will he nominated by acclamation at
Kansas City. New YORK aud other
Eastern States might have stemmed
the Bryan tide, but the Democratic
leaders we're evidently afraid to make
the attempt. 1t looks az though they
simply desired to Climb upon the Bryan
bandwsgon, SO as to be in line for
administration favors in the event Of
Bryan's election.
The Democratic National Convention
COW stands on all.fours with the Re-
publican gathering, in that the only
points of interest and conjecture are
the declarations of the platform aud
the nominees for Vice. President. In
each gathering but one name is likely
to be mentioned for the nomination for
| President.
With respect to the platform, the
action of the New York Convention,
yesterday, was significant. The plat
form was prepared Ey ex-senator David
B. Hill, and it distinctly refrained
from acceding to the fayorite Bryan
demand for reaffirmation of the
Chicago platform of 1896. An effort of
| the rabid silverites to have the Chicago
platform endorsed was deoisively de.
feated. The money plank of the plat
form adopted declares In favor of gold
and silver as the standard money of the
Constitution and of our fathers each
to be maintained at parity with the
other in purchasing and deht-paying
power-whioh has been the steadfast
policy of the Democratic party since
the days of jefferson.
Ex-senator Hill was chosen as one Of
the delegates. at-large to the Kansas
City Convention, and IL is no secret
that he hopes to be instrumental in
framing the platform adopted by tina,
body, SO as to avoid a reaffirmation Of
the Chicago platform and a specific
declaration in favor of the free and un.
limited coinage of silver at the ratio oil
16 to l. 1t remains to be seen how he
will succeed.
In the Maryland State Convention the
radical free silver element was also
easily suppressed, an attempt to secure
the adoption Of the Chicago platform
being overwhelmingly defeated, and ii
was given only the sop of declaration
that Bryan is the choice of Maryland
Democrats for President. On the none,
question the convention was practically
silent, the only allusion to silver beine
contained in the declaration thai
democrats everywhere should LAY
aside their differences as to the per
centage of duties on imports, the mum
Der of grains of silver in the dollar, ant
upon other issues of subordinate i'm
portance in the present CRISIS, and unit,
in resolute aad determined effort tx
stay the overwhelming progress of radi
cal errors in regard to the nature O
our government inaugurated by Presi
dent Mckinley and the Republican
party" This is direct appeal to tn,
National Convention to DROP the ques
tion of free silver coinage and fight tb,
coming campaign on the living issue
of the day. How the national gather
ing will receive the advice Of the Mary
. land Democrats also remains to be seen
New York and Maryland have spoken
Few State Conventions are yet to b
held, and it only remains to avail
|, the declaration of principles that tn
/. Kansas City Convention will make 70
tho once powerful Democratic party O
, the country.