Evening star., 1895-06-03
Why Silver Men of the West Favor
the Pennsylvania.
FACPIONAL PARTY FIGHTS In THE STATE
Representative DaIzeII Anxious to
Sit in the Senate.
MR.. QUAY'S ATTITU DE

The influence of geographical lines on the
prospects of presidential candidates among
the silver people is daily becoming less and
less. Indeed, the idea of locality debating
the presidency is being reversed. The west
is reaching forth for some one from the
east, while the east is looking for a west
ern man to champion its cause.
Silver men of the west are giving up all
idea of having candidate for the presi-
dency whose home is west Of the Missis-
sippi. The view taken by the silverites is
that the west can be relied on to vote for a
silver candidate. and that such champion
Of their cause will receive the Endorsement
of the southern states. 1t is the east that
is to be placated, and both republicans and
democrats Of the west are eagerly looking
for an eastern bimetallst whom they can
indorse at the national conventions. The
eastern candidate, it is hoped, will be a
man of sufficient influence to carry one of
the great states and to win votes for him
self throughout the east generally.
Cause of Cameron's Candidacy.
1t is really the result of this influence that
is bringing to the front the candidacy Of
Senator Don Cameron of Pennsylvania,
who is received with great favor by the re-
publicans of the west who consider the sill
yer question the great issue to be fought
over IN the next national campaign, and
who at the same time want a President
who will be strongly in favor of protection.
= The terrible factional fights that are now
going on in the keystone state are unusu-
ally annoying to Senator Cameron at this
time. For TWO generations the Camerons
have pushed u button and the Pennsyl-
vania political machine has done about
what they wanted. The protection senti-
ment has always insured Pennsylvania as
a solidly republican state, so that cand-
date from that locality has never gained
the prominence that has been given to men
who have been brought forward in doubtful
states, where the question of securing some
one whose personal popularity could deter
mine the local contest was all important.
Now that his presidential possibilities are
looming up Cameron's own state Is uncer-
tain. Pennsylvania candidate can be
mentioned now because in the eyes of the
silver people state lines have been wiped
out to a large degree, and three sections of
the country have been substituted in their
stead-the east, the west and the south.
The south and the west wanting silver, or
at least the leaders in the silver movement
claim that they want silver-the east is
the doubtful section to decide the contest.
Party Factions in the State.
The factions in the republican party in
Pennsylvania at the present time are the
result of local fights over the control Of
patronage. The strong friendship that has
always existed between the two Pennsyl-
vania Senators, 1t is thought, will cause
Quay to support Cameron sand to do all he
can to influence the Pennsylvania delega-
ton in his favor at the convention. But
this is very far from insuring the Senator
the support of his own state. The silver
people in the west believe that the long
connection of the Cameron family with
Pennsylvania republicanism will guarantee
that the state VIII go in whatever direction
its Senator indicates. 1t is on this assump-
ton that the western boom for Senator
Cameron has gained its greatest strength,
for western people within the ranks of the
silverites count upon everything west of
Iowa and south of Mason and DiXon's line
and to the electoral vote so secured they
see victory in a positive assurance that
Pennsylvania can be counted as on their
side.
People who are interested in the Cameron
boom believe that the vacancy that would
be made in the Pennsylvania senatorship
would also figure largely in gaining support
for their favorite within his own state. 1t
is limited in certain places that Representa-
tive Dalzell is ambitious to be advanced
to the United States Senate, and that any,
thing that would promote Senator Cameron
to the presidency would be hailed by him
with great delight.
Sound Money Man.
But Representative Dalzell is a sound
money man, and it is not believed that he
could in any way indorse a candidate for
the presidency who would run on the issue
of free silver. The free silver sentiment
has its chief following in PENNSYLVANIA
in rural districts, and it is regarded as
certain by the sound money men that the
greatest cities of the state-Phladelphi
Plttsburg and others-could be relied upon
to defeat any silver candidate.
Senator Camerons boom for the presi-
dency is apt to assume important proper
tons, as he is the only prominent re-
publican of the east or of the west who
has been talked of to any extent for the
nomination who is regarded as surely in
favor of the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio Of 16 to /.
There is an inclination on the part of the
silver people of the republican party to
compromise their case, so that if they can
secure the nomination of man who is
personally favorable to them and who could
be relied upon not to veto any free silver
legislation by Congress they would be
willing to accept a mild declaration in
favor of bimetallism in the party platform
leaving the party untrammaled in enact