The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-20
sPECTER OF SILVER.
1t Threatens Both of the New York As.
piranfs for Presidential Nomination.

pirants for Presidential Nomination.
CHICAGO, June 19.-The silver phalanx
met in caucus tonight at the rooms of the
Montana delegation in the Grand Pacific.
Prior to the caucus tendency was shown
to arrive at a tacit understanding as to the
candidate best available TO keep Cleveland
out of nomination. The name
most often heard in the confiden-
tal talks was German of Maryland.
Hills letter seemed to increase his popu-
larity with the Western men, but there
seemed no growth of confidence that he
could win out, even though Cleveland is
successfully shelved. T. NJ. Patterson, of
Denver, thought the trouble with German
was that his own state delegation had
been working for Cleveland. The
Western men, however, have not
got beyond the preliminaries.
What they are first working for
and will fight for, said Patterson, is dec
laration from the convention pledging the
party to restore coinage to where it was
in 1873. With a platform of that kind
almost any candidate accepting it could
scarcely help being satisfactory. Patter-
son did not mention Cleveland, but there
was no doubt that the word almost" dis
tlnctiy excepted the ex-president.
The caucus proved to be lively affair.
Martin Maginnis, of Montana, presided,
and Bernard Brown, of the same state,
was secretary. A notable feature and one
that caused much comment was the ab-
sence of any representative of the Pacific
coast states. Not man was present from
California, Oregon or Washington.
The meeting, while primarily in the
interest of silver, was supposed
to be also for the purpose
of furthering all Western interests,
and the unanimous staying away OF the
coast delegates was a keen disappoint-
ment. Their action was attributed in q
large measure to the Vaccinations OF the
Cleveland managers, and was regarded in
the light Of retaliation for the outspoken
hostility of the silver advocates toward the
ex-president. About thirty delegates par
ticipated IN the proceedings.
Patterson, of Colorado. urged the APP
pointment OF committee. one from each
state, to arrange for a more complete rep
resentation before any definite action be
taken. His idea was that the Western
men should unite harmoniously for COM
mon action upon whatever points were
possible and to divide peacefully where
ever such course would be impracticable.
Rather heated differences of opinion
arose as to whether any but the silver pro-
tuclng states should be invited TO tine
more general meeting to he held on Mon
day afternoon. Some of those present,
Wyoming delegate particularly, wanted
the gathering to embrace all the friends Of
silver, including those from the Southera
states and elsewhere, whether they are sill
yer producers or not. The Colo
RADIO and Montana men strenuously
opposed the proposition, contending thai
only delegations from west of the hum
dredth meridian ought TO have an active
voice until something definite in the wav
of general policy is decided upon. The
idea OF temporarily restricting representa-
ton to the Rocky Mountain district pre-
vailed and an executive committee was
appointed to bring matters TO focus.
The committee is Hawley, of Idaho;
O'Donnell, of Colorado; Beck. of Wyo-
ming; Clark of Montana; Clark. of Ne
vada; Oliver, OF Arizona Krisel, Of L tab.
and Fielder, of New Mexico.
Nothing definite as to a presidential
preference vas arrived AZ. The names OF
Hill and Cleveland were mentioned incl
dentally in speech-making, the formers
name receiving decided manifestations OF
favor and the iatter's received with icy in
difference Except in conversation among
the groups in the room no reference was
made 10 Boies, German or any Of the ia
ynritp sons