The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-26
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is. 1904.
Will Not Bow to Bryan.

Tho New York World mas uNo 'i ' 'ti'H'
s& - IN teryiew members Of the National
democratic Committee, members OF state sta
democratic committees and Democratic
], sailors on Mr.. William j. Brynn's declara-
II t,on that the Chicago and Kansas City
y platform must be affirmed BY the l Na-
y tional convention which meets THIS year.
sEi"1. IL. in your belief asked the World,
/, "the right policy for the Democratic
party to reafIlrm the platforms Of lsoo
~ and 1000 q \ 4 Il X q
Replies were received from eight mem en-
\ hers OF the national committee. no one
AZ whom expressed himself as being III
favor OF reaff1rmation. Thomas Taggart,
ii at Indiana. said that the Two former
{. platforms should not be adopted IN ther
entirety.
Is Joseph r. Ryan, Of Nevada, SAID that
Tie platforms needed some rearrangins
II In some particulars to meet changed
IL conditions since their adoption.
q 53s John ST. M. o'Neill, of Montana, said
4hat he did not favor raaflir1Aatlon and
I nredicted that the st. Louis convention
would write its own platform without
{ reference to the declaration OF previous
conventions.
Joseph Daniels 81 North Carolina, en-
y pressed the opinion that the ST. Louis,
81 convention should make prominent the
AZ IA "a mount issue Of the time and should
* not feel called upon either to run away
from or reaflrm former platforms
,s william B. Gourley, Of New Jersey
was very positive that the PLATFORM OF
100 should not be reaffirmed. lie wants
10 bury dead issues and fight 1t out on
the living issues OF 1904
II. B. Ferguson. OF Albuquerke, New
I'll Mexico, believes In reafllrming the plat
t5 form of 1000 in It's essential principles,
but wants no specific mention of FREQ
silver.
II Thomas q. Mack. Of New York, said
{ II was too early to determine what ac-
ton should be taken at the ST.. Louis
convention.
James r. Jacobs, of Oklahoma, is OPP
posed to reatflrmation.
The fact that only eight members out
q committeeman are none too anxious to
rush into print with their views.
or the State committeeman four out OF
twelve replying are in favor OF reattir-
nation. They half from Kansas, Ne
braska. OKLAHOMA and Ohio.
OF the editors. replying, two are in
favor of reafirmation They are H. M.
y Belvel, of Des Moines Democrat, and
~. G. Rice Of the Chattanooga News,
although the latter says that free silver
is not q principle and should be ignored.
@g Fifteen editors most Of whom ara
from the South, are opposed to reatiirma-
ton. Among the Southern editors speak,
ing positively In opposition are James B.
q Gray, OF the Atlanta Journal: L. w.
h Barrett, OF the Birmingham Age-Herald;
Nv. c.. p. Breckenridge, OF the Lexington
y Herald; the editor of the Nashville
American; w. G. chevis, of the New Or
leans States; G. NJ Crukshank, Of tho
Birmingham Ledger; Erwin Craighead
of the Mobile Register; the editor OF the
Salisbury Sun; Rufus N. Rhodes of the
II Birmingham News: w. z. Gonzales. OF
! the Columbia State, and Joseph Bryan,
OF tisa Richmond Times. Dispatch.
Mr.. Joseph Bryan says; ~ do not
favor reaiiirmation OF the Chicago and
Kansas City platforms. They have each
been rejected by the American people
q and see no reason to believe that public
sentiment in regard to them has
- ,shanpod vrha Nasbviuo .p,orio,,, cove.
.The American earnestly approves the
!, reaffirmauon Of the Chicago and Kan
sas City platforms We think such u
policy would be suicidal, we do not be-
u lieye the convention will be guilty Of
such folly
The Mobile Register goes so far as to
SAY that penalty in case the party obeys
Eryan, is The withdrawal OF the whole
eastern wing OF the party and many
Southern Democrats, who are aware that
tne Chicago and Kansas City platforms
have been discrcditcd by the logic OF
A events.
One hundred and one Democrats IL,
Congress were asked by the New York
4 Herald, whether they opposed OF sup
ported Mr. Bryans contention that the
Chicago and Kansas City platforms
should be reaftirmed. and that Gold
Il Democrats arc traitors. with the follow.
Ing result:
Personally ca2Yassed. ,,,,...,...,.....,..lol
Number opposed 10 Mr.. Bryan......,,. G.
Number supporting Mr.. Bryan......,.
A Non-committal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 3;
The four Democrats In Congress who
stand by Bryan are Representatives Johr
& r. Hhatroth, Of Colorado; Gilbert NJ
Hitchcock, OF Nebraska; Charles II
Cochran. OF Missouri, and Oscar ". Gil.
iAKDie Of TexaB,Hf S{4Eatts