The sun., 1900-07-07
DEMOCRATS ARE
TORN ASUVDER
ON FREE SILVER
Handy and John G. Gray De-
nounced For Reported Vot-
ing For Towne.
Is A LIVELY FAMILY JAR
Prominent Worker Says Handy is
Bereft of Political Reasoning,
Gold Democrats Are Ready
to Endorse Sound Money
Candidates.

There is every indication of lively
family jar in the Democratic party Of
Delaware. Wherever two or more Dem.
ocrats gathered together yesterday there
were expressions of disappointment as to
the jamming of the 16 to silver plank
down the throats OF the Democrats OF the
country. Mr.. Bryan's boss dictation
will probably mean serious loss to tie
party in this State. j. Irving Handy is
bitterly denounced for accepting Boss
Bryan's dictum. All Democrats. even
those who will support the platform.
admit that Handy did not act according
to the declaration of the Delaware plat
form on which he was elected to Kansas
City. They say Handy misrepresented
the Democrats of this State.
Added to the storm of denuciation and
spirit OF discomfort among local Demo-
Gratis claim the news from Kansas City
last night that Handy and John G. GRAY
voted for the Popnlist Republican
Charles A Towne for Vice. President. All
the other Eastern States supported
Adlai E. Stevenson the successful nomi-
nee. A member of the Young Mems
Democratic Club and prominent
worker said last night: Handy seems
bereft of all political reasoning. Every
move he has made in Kansas CITY has
misrepresented the Democrats who sent
him there. His ideas have become even
more Populistic. II he continues along
this line there is only one thing to hap
pen. He will be repudiated by the party.
Handy is unable to hold his friends and
his inability, may be ascribed to his OBJ
stinate refusal to do what his friends ad-
vise."
Disguised Democrats were to be found
wherever members of that party we're
seen yesterday. When they learned last
night that two Of the Delaware delegates
voted for the silver Republican Populist
Towne for e-PresIdent, and it was
said that those two were Handy and
Gray, the cup of bitterness of the Della
ware Democracy seemed full to overfior
ing. Threats were made that Handy
and John G. Gray would be sunk so deep
hey would never reappear on the sur
ACE. Those who denounce Handy see m
Inclined to turn to Senator Kenney who,
t appears, has acted more in accord with
he sentiments OF the mass of Democia attic
voters OF this State.
May Support Gold Ticket.
Quite number of gold Democrats of
his city hail with Joy the news that
here will be, in all probability, another
gold Democratic Presidential ticket put
n the field this year. The national gold |
Democrats have postponed their own
action in the hope that financial policy |
would be outlined at Kansas City that |
hey could endorse, or, at least, not re- |
ect. The position of these gold Demo-
rats, as gathered from interviews with |
several of their leaders, is the same as it
was in 1896, with one exception. There
was not in 1896 the issue OF imperialism.
The Republicans have merely added the
ssHe which has flowed from the success
ul war with Spain, and the Democrats
nave merely shifted their ground cuff
,iently to face that Issue as well as the
,thers.
1t was said yesterday by one Of the
gold Democrats who is associated with |
very movement of that faction in this |
State that there are nearly 500 Demo-
rats in Delaware who will support a |
sound money candidate. He said that
t will be determined in few days
whether or not the gold Democrats will |
put out ticket The national sound |
money Democrats, he said, are now in
conference with man who will be |
oamed as candidate il he will con-
,ant