Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29

not Mr.. Bryan, led the fight for the
of the gold plank, holding
that the Albany platform hal
been silent on the money question;
that by general consent it was re-
garded as settled and there could be
no profit in reyiving a dead issue.
Senator Daniel says that many of
the thirty-five who voted TO keep the
gold plank out have been consistent
gold men and agieed with the views
held by Mr.. Williams that silence
was the best way of expressing their
convictions that the financial issue
was dead.
Democrats are not inclined to
think the Republicans will allow the
State of New York to cast it's votes
for Judge Parker without "A hard
struggle. 1t is as apparent to Re-
puolicans as to Democrats that the
drift of sentiment among the voters
of the State is strongly towards
Parker and Davis, and that if the
State should 60 Republican it would
surprise every well Informed voter in
the country. But the moral effect
OF democratic victory in New York
would be tremendous. There are
many thousand voters in this country
who are con the fence" They have
strong desire to be on the winning
side, and if they see that New York
is going Democratic they will vote
for Parker. IL it should become
generally known in the doubtful
States by election day that the Re
publlcans had no hope of carving
the Empire State thousands of voters
who are in doubt as to how they will
vote would deposit Democratic
ballots. All this will be realized by
the Republicans, and they will keep
up bold front regarding New York.
Meanwhile, the Democrats are more
confident daily that the electoral
vote Of the State will be cast for
Parker and Davis.
"Few men," said Lieutenant Gov
ernor Echols to a Meas represen Ia
tive yesterday, while talking about
the recent st. Louis convention.
"tew men rendered more important
and valuable service to the party at
st. Louis than did Senator Thomas
5. Martin. Mr.. Martin is not an
ostentatious man, and most of his
work being done in the important
conferences of the leaders, was not
observed by or known to either the
public or the reporters. He was the
only southern man selected by the
committee In charge of Mr.. Parker's
interests, as one of their members
and confidential advisers; and his
influence and wise advice in the
lnnermost councils of the conven.
tons leaders prevented the taking
OF several contemplated steps which
undoubtedly would have been grave
and serious mistakes. After the
presidential nomination, Senator
Martin was called into a conference
OF the Parker leaders, upon the
selection of a vice-president. He
strongly advocated Major Daniel for
that office, and it was practically
agreed by the conference that, should
the nominee be taken from any
strongly democratic state, Major
Daniel wonld be the man. 1t was
finally decided, however, that the
had best be taken from n
doubtful state; whereupon Mr. Mar
tin, by preventing some very unwise
selections, which bnt for him, would
in all probability have been made,
was one of the most influential
factors in securing the nomination
of Mr.. Davis of West Virginia. Late
Saturday evening, when the conven-
ton was thrown into a turmoil and
uproar by garbled publication of
Judge Parker's telegram, Senator
Martin was among the few leaders
who did not lose their heads and
who called and held a conference. Mt
which he was the first to suggest the
to be made by the con-
yention Of Judge Parker's telegram.
Later on it developed that Mr.. John
Sharp Williams had also made indie
pendently a similar suggestion,
which was finally adopted. From
what L saw and learned at st. Louis.
feel satisfied that Senator Martin
IS one of the wisest and ablest leaders
OF the national democracy, and that
he is SO regarded by the party's
leaders throughout the Union.
There was no man at st. Louis
whose Judgment was sought aud
relied upon more by those In charge
Of affairs than was that of Senator
Martin. Sta~ntOn Daily Mescs.