New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
GOLD DEMOCRATS UNDECIDED
WAITING FOR THE NATIONAL COMMIT
TEE MEETING-C. T. LEWIS FOR
ATKINLEY - ORDWAY AND
WARNER FOR BRYAN.

Everything is still "in the air" with the local
Gold Democrats with reference to third ticket.
George Foster Peabody, chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee of the National Democratic
Party the official OF the indianapolis
Convention Democrats who bolted the Bryan
ticket four years ago. returned to his office, No.
27 Pine-st.. yesterday. and he will be in town
again to-day. All that Mr.. Peabody would say
when seen yesterday was
1T is a rather hard problem the Gold Demo-
Gratis have TO solve, and nothing of positive
character will be done until the National Com
mttee meets in Indianapolis on July 25."
The Gold Democrats in this city to be at
skies and sevens over the new Democratic plat
form. Many who viewed the Bryan platform
with little less than apparent horror four years
ago will support it this year. This division Of
opinion extends to the membership of the Anti
Imperialist League, which will meet at Indian
apolis on August 10. Charlton T. Lewis. vice
president OF the league, is as stouty opposed to
Bryan and the Kansas City platform as he was
TO the Chicago platform four years ago E. NJ
Ordway, secretary of the league however, IS
terday:
II think third candidate would be a great
misfortune. In my opinion. there is only one
thing for the independent Democrats who sup
ported Mckinley or the Indianapolis candidates
four years ago to do this year, and that is TO
support Mckinley again Imperialism is not the
supreme issue of this campaign, in spite of the
declaration of the Kansas City platform The
supreme issue is the same four years ago,
and that is nothing nor less than the pres
ervation of our National institutions against
the Socialtstic attack which is being made upon
them.
Bryan stands for the same things that the
French Revolution stood for. He is not a
political leader; he is a revolutionist, and the
crowd he leads has no respect for law, no re-
spect for National institutions, no respect
for social order Instead of improving in four
years, think that the Democracy has decided
ly retrogTaded. The leadership of the Kansas
City Convention was on a much lower plane, if
that were possible than that of 1896.
If l go TO Indianapolis l shall surely oppose
anti-imperiaiist nomination, and shall do all
hinley shall surely vote for him.
My mind is already made up to vote for
Bryan, and am willing that everybody should
know it," said Mr.. OTdway. Il agree with the
Kansas City platform that Imperialism is the
paramount issue of the campaign, and it is
purely upon this ground that l desire Bryan's
election. Personally 90 not believe that the
in the field
Ex-Congressman John De Witt Warner a del
egate to the indianapolis Convention in 1896 is
going to vote for Bryan this year.
Silver is dead-dead as a dead herring" said
Mr.. Warner. and l do not concern myself with
and they incline to vote the Democratic
ticket. matter if 16 to l is still in the plat
form"
Mr.. Warner received considerable applause al
the Indianapolis Convention by declaring, among
other things, follows:
And We. sir. have not come convinced that. being
the of the grand old ship Democracy, have
porarily taken possession of her deck and stolen
our flag to float their nefarious purposes