The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-12
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS.

! VIII Democrats in other states follow
the lead of the Ohio Democrats in re-
spect to the Kansas City platform? That
is a question which, no doubt is being
very generally asked at this time. If
they do there will be no need for further
talk about the reorganization of the
Democratic party. The reorganization
will take place without any special ef-
fort in that direction.
In the Ohio convention on Wednesday
the Gold Democrats had everything their
own way, and there did not seem to be
much opposition to them. In fact, to the
casual observer. the silver issue was re-
garded as practically dead. There was
nc desire to bring il to the front. The
half a dozen or so delegates, out of the
thousand present, who wanted to give it
and some other things which figure in
the Kansas City platform prominence.
made no impression whatever on the
convention or the audience. References
to Mr.. Bryan and the Kansas City plat
form were listened to with ill-concealed
impatience.
Something Of this feeling is certain to
show itself in most of the other states,
though Mr.. Bryan and the Kansas City
platform will not be treated with so lit
tie consideration as they were in Ohio.
In that state what are called the Bryan
issues did not have as strong hold dur
ing the presidential campaign as they
did in some of the other states. Besides,
In nbfn
is Gold Democrat, though he supported
Mr.. Bryan, and the man who is the lead
ing Democratic candidate for United
States Senator, John r. Mclean, to sue
eeed Senator Foraker, is a Gold Demo-
crat Both OF these men and their
friends believe that platform with what
are known as the distinctly Bryan is
sues in It would not be popular with the
Democrats of Ohio.
There were special reasons therefore
why the sentiment in the Democratic
Ohio convention was so strong against
the Kansas City platform and Mr.. Bryan.
But il these reasons had not existed it is
doubtful IL a movement for the reaffir-
nation of the Kansas City platform would
have been successful, or would have Sc
cured the support of even respectable
minority of the convention. The impress
sion seems to be taking a firm hold OF
the Democratic party that success is not
in the direction in which Mr.. Bryan has
been leading, and that IL victory is to be
won 1t must be with somewhat different
issues and different leaders.
The action of the Ohio Democrats is
calculated to strengthen the movement
which Senator McLaurin is leading In
South Carolina. and which ex-Secretary
of the Navy Herbert of Alabama, out
lined in recent address before the Bar
Association of that state. OF course Mr..
Herbert is not in close touch with Sem
ator McLaurin, and it is probable that
the Ohio Democrats. judged by their
platform, are not in entire harmony with
either, but the differences between them
are not SO wide as to be irreconcilable.
IL therefore the action of the Ohio Dem
ocrats is any indication of what is going
TO take place, the Democratic National
platform of 1901 will not be a reaffirma-
ton of the Kansas City platform. 1t
will be different from that platform in
several important partculars-so differ
ent that no Democrat viii have any hes
itation in standing upon it.