Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-04-05
NAnERSON FOR CORMAN
Colonel May Favor MaryIander
for Our Next President.

\ special dispatch from Washington
says: 1T has developed that at the an
nual banquet in this city on Monday
night of the Virginia Democratic AS
sociation Col. Henry Watterson of Ken
tucky not only uttered loud, fierce and
piercing battle cry that is rallying the
faithful from every quarter. but also
was instrumental in formulating plat
form for his party that is to be at once
the guide and inspiration of the un-
washed Democracy all over the land.
This platform was proposed by Colonel
Watterson To the faithful after the
formal exercises of the banquet were
over, and at an hour i'll the morning
when all banqueting Democrats are sup.
posed to be i'll thoroughly enthusiastic
and receptive mood. Ii is composed of
only three planks, and, while it is per-
haps the shortest Democratic platform
ever enunciated, there can be claimed
for it merit that is not attached to
most pronouncements of that party, to
wit: terseness and clearness.
MIR. wATTERsoN'S PLATFORM
'Herc is the platform as nearly as it
can reduced to print:
ReSoiyed, first. That any Democrat
who praises Bryan, abuses Bryan, or
discusses Bryan Is IA traitor
| RcSoiC,d, second, That any Democrat
who praises Cleveland, abuses Cleveland
or discusses Cleveland is traitor.
ReSoi,ed. third, That any Democrat
who is not in favor of getting together
for 1904 is a blankety blank traitor.
1T is unnecessary to state that Col
onel Watterson s platform was adopted
with wild yell of unanimity that
startled even the gallant Colonel him.
self, to say nothing of the ecstacy its
reception caused him to feel. Particu-
lar Importance is attached to the plat
form and the incidents which attended
its adoption by the circumstance that
the new chief of Tammany Hall, Lewis
Nixon, was present and read each plank
carefully and approvingly before the
instrument was submitted to the ban
queters for approval Ii is also consid-
cred significant that efforts were made
in vain To induce Chief Nixon to sug-
gest New York candidate to fit the
platform. He resolutely refused TO men,
tion the the name of any New Yorker,
either as favorate son or as one on
whom the party in the Empire State
could be united. However, he did pledge
himself To see to it that each plank of
the Watterson platform is faithfully
lived up to by every member of Tam
many.
MAY HAVE HAD GoRMAH IL MIND.
.'On the whole. il is believed that
Colonel Watterson. who resents indig-
nantly every intimatlcn that he ever
does anything on impulse or without the
most careful and painstaking considera.
tion, had only one name in mind when
he framed the platform, and that was
the name of Arthur Pue German of
Maryland. While relations i'll times
| past OtNNttu SoEOHNA w ittCisOu
Mr.. German have not been of the pleas
antest character, because of the Ken
tuckian : accusation that the Mary rylander
has not always treated the far. famed
Star Eyed Goddess of Reform-mean-
ing Free Trade-with that courtly grace
and courtesy demanded by every true
Kentucky gentleman, still it is under
stood that Mr.. Gorman has apologized
the only amends honorable any gen
tlemen can make i'll such case-and
that now they are on the best of terms.
WHERE Is THE CoLoNEL'S AMBITION:
These relations. it is supposed, will
continue as long as Colonel Watterson
views the chief prize of his party, as he
now publicly avows on every occasion,
which is that that prize no longer tempts
him. In fact. Colonel Watterson has
taken the advice of .he Bard of Avon
and thrown ambition to the dogs, or at
least he has announced that his aspira-
tions now soar no higher than the Gov
ernorship of Kentucky. obtaining which.
il is stated, he will use the full power
of that great Office to send solid dele
CATION from the Blue Grass Common
wealth to the Democratic National Con-
vention i'll 1904. pledged to German
| first, last and all the time Whether
Mr.. Nixon has promised to do this much
for German in New York is not known,
but it is commented upon as interesting
that the new boss of Tammany knew
exactly who Colonel Watterson had in
mind when the wonderful platform in
dorsed bv the Virginia Democratic So
ciety was adopted.
IAN interesting feature of this whole
proceeding is that the mention OF Cor
man name at the banquet elected more
cheers than did the mention of any
other name, Bryan not excepted. "
Good gracious. p" said the hen when
she discovered porcelain egg in her