| Show SILVER THE ISSUE IN 1900 Here Hue is a list of states m in which the Democrats have reaffirmed the Chicago platform together with the the number of the dele delegates ates to a national nation nation- al convention of the party Missouri l 34 3 4 Texas 3 30 3 0 Ohio 46 6 I Indiana dia g 30 3 o 1 S i ir r 47 t r l V T V v Vv V MO i V r k J Js I s v H Illinois 48 48 4 Michigan 28 28 Wisconsin 24 1 Virginia 24 24 South Carolina i 18 Geor Georgia ia 26 Florida 8 Massachusetts 30 At Alabama b a. a 22 22 22 Mississippi l v r iJ 18 New Hampshire V 8 Vermont m. m 8 Arkansas Arkansas J J 16 16 Tennesse Tenness 24 Maine 12 12 Iowa 26 V Kansas 20 y r. Montana 6 Idaho 6 6 Colorado oo 1 9 Nevada 6 6 V r r California iS 18 t l' l Oregon f f 1 8 Minnesota X 18 li 4 J I v I f Wash Washington Washington 8 V i-V- 8 Total That is delegates or or- or orthe the ni of the whole will go practically practically practically pledged in advance to the silver e use use- Kentucky one one of the ht strongest of the free silver states holds no convention this year but its 26 delegates in 1900 as in 1886 will be in the silv silver r column and if il there was any doubt about it there need only be quoted this plank lr from jn the last Democratic state conven convention lion tiun in support of which the D Demo Democrats Democrats mo crat carried Kentucky by 1800 We hereby reaffirm our faith in fn inthe inthe the principles set set forth l and n en enumerated umer- umer t e ateo tI in the platform a adopted opted by uy the theD D Democratic party pany in national nation convention convention con con- on- on in Chicago in July 1896 and we adopt said ald platform as Sy that of t. t te e Democracy y of of K Kentucky y We indorse Hie Ilie canvass made made by Wm J I. I u Bryan an the nOIl nominee inee of the Dem Democratic party pany We We commend t fits ts wisdom and approve it as j just st and n fair fair air to all parties an and all of of our common country We recognize ize in n him the fearless orator all and states states- nan man and the great champion of or of Ih the peoples eople's rights against the mone money y power ower the monopolists the syndiCates syndicates syndi cai cates s and arid the trusts With the addition of Kentucky's 26 delegates to the already assured the si silver ver men will have a total otal vote of ot in fn the next national convention or within twenty the f-the t total otal silver vote of the Chicago c convention con convention n and the will have haye besides the he support of s' s such sch ch strong strong sll silver ve states tales as West Virginia which holds no no- convention conventi n this year Ut Uta which is oven overwhelming helming for free flee silver North Dakota which voted fox for or it solidly in the Den Democratic convention of two years ago ago and the he four western weiter territories Arizona i-Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma and the Indian 1 J having eel having colle collect collectively vely twenty ty four votes ever every one without a single break was s sc c cast st t for r free silver in i the the Chicago convention of two years ago Thuit Thus Thu it t is demonstrated that the trie silv ries are really stronger in the control of the he Democratic party were yere two t wo o years ago The co of the two wo states remote from trola each other Massachusetts and Wisconsin fitly illustrate this Both Hoth were against silver in the convention of two YO tro y years ars ago but both have s swung sung ung over to the silver side since It is illustrative of the the position of all the the sound money Democrats who have lave gone back to their party They are no longer influential in its party arty councils except when they yie yield field d openly or tacitly to To the great body of Southern Souther n and Western Democrats the course cours e of the New York Pennsylvania an anNew and d New Jersey conventions is a matter matte r of total indifference These state states s could not prevent their having their r way two years ago and they will b be beless e less ess powerful two years hence an and 6 less ess disposed to exercise in opposition tion lion what power they have 7 VS |
