Evening journal., 1904-01-06
D|SMAY CAUSED BY
CLEVELAND BOOM
Western and Southern Demo-
Gratis Are Incenscd at Its
Start
SAY Eg-PRESIDENT is NON GRGTG
His Extreme Opponents Declare That
the New York Dinner Will Prove
Setback to Party Harmony--olnsy
There.

Washington, Jan 6.-The reports OF
the New York harmony dinner have
fallen like a bombshen on the Demo-
Gratis here. and have gone a long way
towards dispellng the easy ana COM
Portable assurance that party harmony
is assured. The Southern and Vest
/ crn Democrats are not only dismayed.
but very angry. The cause OF this sud-
den reversal OF feeling is the boom for
Grover Cleveland which was sprung
at the Mcclellan dinner.
Most OF them refused TO be quoted,
but the sentiment was all one way.
II was that the New York Democrats
had neediessiy injured the prospects
for party harmony by launching n
boom for n man who had twice refused
20 support the regular ticket.
They do not seem 20 understand
that they need our votes" said one
prominent Democrat. We are will
ling and anxious TO make every con-
cession for party harmony. We arc
willing to drop our financial views, say
nothing about the Philippine question
let New York name the candidate and
do almost anything else that is neces-
sary. But some Eastern Democrats
seem TO think that, in addition TO that
We should put on sackcloth and ashes
roll in the dirt and publicly beg the
pardon Of the world for our heresics
Human nature cannot stand every
thing.
We will vote for a New Yorker and
not ask him whether he believes in oui
views about finance and imperialism
or not. We VIII bury the silver ques
tion as deep as they want us to- Blu
we can't vote Tor a man who bolte,
E the ticket"
ITO nominate man who tried TO De
p feat the party I'm past campaigns.
Z, said a Missouri Congressman OF hgl
{ standing, would mean sure deafeat.H
o might carry New York. but he coul
e not carry many other States. This !
said in no spirit OF prescription.
~ would vote for him myself. bu
I could not possibly make an argumer
strong enough to make my constitu
ents do So He would unquestionabi
70 lose the State OF Missouri. To eve
talk about such thing Is injurious
& party harmony"
: Would Stump Against Cleveland.
III by any possibility Cleveland wei
nominated" declared Representa-,
lCochian. OF Missouri, one OF the fe
% who were willing 20 be quoted, Il woul
X take the stump against him."
s. Another Missourian said that n
u State would go Republican by at leai
= $4,000 If Cleveland were nominated.
"The East" he said does not III
a derstand the feeling in the West.
& IL would not talk Of taking sue
II chances. All OF these men look wit
T. favor on the nomination of Judge Pa,
q ker, although they are very well awai
,. that he does not share the views the
is held on the silver question in 1896. II,
It they say he voted FOR Bryan. and tn,
le is all they ask"
le olnoy Kills His Own Boom.
A boom for Mr. Olney has been nal
ing some headway here in the pa
le month. Today IL is as dead as n doc
20 nail, killed by his utterance i'm beha
m of Mr. Cleveland. Olney voted r,
E. Bryan in 1900. and there are some WI
N have been disposed TO argue that tn.
s. puts the badge of regularity on hir
,r no matter how he voted in 1896 81
10 his declaration in behalf OF Mr.. Clev
land has enraged the Western az
- Southern Democrats.