New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-06
SOUND MONEY CONTROLS MARYLAND.
STATE DELEGATES NOT INSTRUCTED FOR BRYAN
-GoRMAN IN THE LEAD.

Baltimore June (SpeciaD-"Could Arthur Pue
German control the Democratic National Conven-
ton he did the Maryland State Convention to-
day. there would be free silver plank in the
PLATFORM said leader of the defeated Free Sill
verites after the State Convention to-day had
declared against instructed delegation and lg-
nored the silver question and the Chicago plat
form. And William Jennings Bryan would not be
the nominee declared a delegate who echoed
the sentiments of a majority of the Maryland
Democrats. who have been hoping that by some
hook crook German or some other Eastern leader
of the party with whom he is in touch would Sc
cure the nomination.
The sound money sentiment of the majority or
the Maryland Democracy plainly apparent
in the convention the political power OF
the German regular organization. Notwithstand-
ing all the threats and boasts of the Free Silver
ties. the proceedings of the convention ran as
smoothly as a we'll oiled machine. Slight, very
slight. concessions were made to the Free Silver
ties A Leo Knott. a 16 TO 1 man. was made chair
man of the delegation to the National Convention
The delegation is made up follows:
Delegates at Large-Governor John Walter Smith.
State Treasurer Murray Vandiver. ex-Congress-
Joshua W. Miles and Colonel l. Victor
Baughman
District Delegates-Ist District-J Benjamin
Brown Jefferson D. Station. lid District-Charles
E FendaH. B. Frank Grouse. lid Dstrct-Harry
Rountree Z. j. Chasty WITH District-A. Leo
Knott. Martin Lehmayer With District-Dr. George
Wells Joseph A Wilson. With Distrct-Blair Lee,
There We're no gallery demonstrations and no
outbursts OF enthusiasm-not even when Bryans
name was mentioned The delegates cheered. but
in that COOL businesslike way in which the whole
work of the convention was done. Even the Sill
verites from the counties. who 1t was expected
would raise a stir strangely silent most Of
the time. They recognized in German even a
greater power than Bryan.
The only fight in the Committee on Resolu-
tons DR.. George Wells. the Free Silver leader
of Annapolis, offered resolutions declaring for an
instructed delegation and reafhrmation of the
laid the law down to the syeTites ana the geso
1utons drawn by German. Governor Smith, State
Treasurer Vandiver. Ex-Governor jackson, ex-Con-
gresham Joshua Miles and Colonel J.. Victor
Taughrau who presided over the convention were
adopted by a of 16 to 9.
The resolutions leave the delegates uninstructed,
the Democrats both in the counties and in the
State OF Maryland. Imperialism was condemned,
a large standing army deplored and IL
suggested that the Democrats everywhere lay aside
unite in effort TO stay the overwhelming prog
rtsS of radical errors in regard to the nature of
our government inaugurated by President Mckin-
ley and the Republican party"
The platform contains a plank indorsing the
Mica ragua Canal, and condemns President McKtn-
ley for the treaty with Great Britain surrendering
right to fortify alonS the canal. The clause
concludes:
of any European nation in our relations with the
republics south of US.
The following reference is made TO the war In
South Africa:
While restrained by the principles of interna-
tional law and by the practice OF our Government
from interference in the being waged be-
tween Great Britain and the republics of South
Africa. cannot withhold the expression of our
sympathy with them in their heroic struggle, and
of earnest hope that honorable peace may
the independence for which they have SO calamity
fought