New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-20
SILVER MEN HOLD A CAUCUS.

TRYING TO sOLIDIFY THE STATES OF THE FAR
WEST AGAINST CLEVELAND.
Chicago June 10.-The silver phnanx met IN caucus
tonight at the rooms OF the Montana delegation IN
the Grand Pacific Hotel Prior to the caucns there was
not O little tendency shown TO arrive AT thcit
understanding to the candidate best avaiia.e ~
keep Cleveland out Of the nomination. The name
oftenest heard In the confidential talks. where'er
q group Of pro silver westerners were gathered was
that OF German OF Maryland Hills letter WAS generally
discussed but there seemed De confidence that he
could win even though Cleveland were successfully
shelved 1.-The trouble with GoIman.' said T. NJ
Patterson of Denver, with evident regret In his tones
while answering questions about the Maryland senator
lis that his own state delegation has been steadily
working and talking for Cleveland We have been able
to obtain no assurance that German Is caha'a"'e
The Western men have not. however, got beyond
preliminarles and general movement on the'r part
toward any one candidate is vet premature Wnt
We are first working fer and what we propose to light
for necessary in the convention. Is declaration
pledging the party TO restore the coinage to where
was in 1873. With a platform OF Tint Kind almost any
candidate accepting 1t and making the run coma
scarcely help being satisfactory to u.s."
Mr. Patterson did not mention Cleveland. but there
was no doubt that the "almest" distinctly excepted
the ex President.
Besides the caucus. the feature of the day with the
silver men the arrival Of the majority OF inc
Colorado delegates during the afternoon. They
came with the Nebraska delegation, having stopped
In Omaha purposely to seize the opportunity of
doing missionary work with the Nebraskans. NJ.
II. Slater, president of the Colorado State Silver
League was another reinforcement The arrival Of
the Greystone Club Of Denver, 500 strong, tomorrow
morning was locked for with eagerness.
Senator IIrs silver bombshe, II that was what lis
Topeka letter intended to be, did not exactly
startle any element Of the Democracy In Chicago A
good deal of interest, however. splayed by the
leaders of the different sections OF the party when the
first copies shown around. The opinion gen
eral that the publication of the letter at this time just
before the assembling Of the National Convention
more than coincidence and, II not directly
prompted by The Senator. with his full knowledge
and cehsent. There unaplmty as to the phase OF
the significance Of the matterthat the object was TO
telp him In the convention with Western and Southern
votes. Clevelsnds friends inclined TO treat the
letter rather scornfully.
"Tlis communication said Don Dickinson. glancing
impatienuy his eyeglasses after attentvcT
perlislng the contents. "this communication WIS
written prior to HELPS Albany speech and Is there
fore to he viewed in the light OF that ADDRESS.
OF silver, but In most peculiar fashion. Silver
dollars 10 be coined as freely as any one cared
for but always when the gold dollar became greater
In value, sufficiently greater quantities OF silver must
be put into a dollar make up the difference
do not any great Importance 10 be attached
10 the Topeka letter.
NeutenaIt- Governor Sheehan, at the Tammany Hall
quarters, inclined TO be extremely cautious IN
discussing the letter II speaks for Itself he said.
and nothing that might say would add to Or take
from It," . -
oardo delegation, the reading of senator HIPS words
caused eaftOl.