Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-12
Parker's Adherence to Gold
Standard Effects Change.
IS SOUND MONEY STATE
RACE QUESTION TO BE USED IN
FORTHCOMING CAMPAIGN.
Delegates to st. Louis Express Chagrin
Over the Way They Were
Handled by German.
Special Dispstch to The Evening Star.

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telegram. boldly stating his adherence to
the gold standard. has had the enect OF
changing Maryland from the republican
column to a doubtful state. Had the dem
ocratic candidate remained silent on the
financial question there is not the slight
est doubt that the state would have rolled
I'D the largest majority for Roosevelt In
November ever given in the history of the
commonwealth. Maryland Is, above all
things. sound money state. and today
there are not over corporafs guard or
democrats who would follow Bryan to the
last ditch If the occasion presented Inc
money question settled to the satisfaction
of the financial. commercial and other
business interests the race issue looms up
and it is upon this issue that the state
leaders, from Senator German down. hope
to win and land Maryland in the demo-
cratic column in the electoral college
Race Question Campaign Issue.
A hint that the campaign would be con-
Quoted on the race issue was given Inc
Star correspondent last Saturday by MI.
+. Freeman Rasin, just prior to his de-
parture for Atlantic City. The veteran city
boss was discussing the elimination Of the
gold plank from the platform.
Il don't see why the question was ever
raised he said. Il haven't been as deeply
in politics lately as at other times put l
cannot understand why they raised dead
issue. The whole question has been SCI
tied Even Bryan knows that
Then. as long as the race question Is
not in the platform. do you think IT WI
be an issue in the campaign! asked no
Star correspondent.
THE negro question is always GOOD
political issue to discuss in this state. ne
replied significantly especially since
Roosevelt has brought it forward so con-
spicuously."
This is about the closest approach to
Tip" on an approaching campaign issue
that the easy boss of Baltimore mas ever
given and 1t is safe to assert that the cry
of "a white mans government Such as
was heard on the hustngs last fall Will
again echo throughout the coming cam
paign in Maryland
Money Issue RELOCATED.
1t NAV also be confidently asserted that
the money issue will not figure to any
great extent. Judge Parker having set at
rest all fears entertained by the sound
money democrats and independents. In
discussing the democratic platform Pres
ident Douglas H. Thomas Of the Mer-
chants National Bank said to The Star
CORRESPONDENT: The sense or diSappOint-
ment and depression felt by the sound
money democrats when it was made known
that the committee, at the dlctatlon OF
Bryan. had eliminated the financial plank
from the platform. has given place to ex-
ultation and confidence by the action or
Judge Parker in declaring his position on
the money question before the ADJOURN
ment of the convention in order that an
other nominee might be selected In his
place should his declaration not be salts
factory to the convention.
Chagrin Of St Louis Delegates.
The Maryland delegates to St Louis are
slowly drifting back. and some Of them
cannot conceal the ehagrin they feel over
the fact that Germans name was not
placed in nomination: All of them. with
the possible exception of two OF three,
went to the convention confident that the
MARYLAND senator would be the nominee.
Their cup of joy was fairly filled to over
flowing when Mr.. German decided 40 re-
main al Laurel , .,..,
Hes out for the nomination Sure they
said and nudged each other ku owtngy.
Subsequent events have demonstrated, that
they were In the same POSITION as the
famous statesman who once. inquired, IN
the halls of Congress: Where are we at?
Therefore they return in a mood far from
hilarious. and their actions Indicate they
do not feel at all kindly toward the Sage
of Laurel AS one heller put 1t today: we
thought we were dead next. but We found
we we're I'D a tree when we got to st.
Louis
Among those who have returned Is John
Hannibal, president of the board of police
examiners and aid-de-camp to Rasin.
German Could Have Been Nominated.
IF German had been in st. Louis he
could have been nominated" he said.
You really believe, then that he could
have mustered sufficient votes?" asked The
Star correspondent.
''Unquestionably.'' he replied "Gorman's
friends were waiting for him and ready TO
boom him..
The Maryland delegation was disap-
pointed then, at his action?
disappointed and surprised. yes. 1t Is
my opinion now that German was for
Parker from the first.
This view is also shared by John }. Mahon.
a former lieutenant of Rasin. and who now
has a machine of his own in East Baltf-
more.
German could have been the nominee II
he had made a fight" said MahOn. He
had a great many friends in the conven-
ton and his admirers were strong. espe-
cially in the early part of the convention.
Later of course, Parker had things all his