The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-28
Dubois Says the Proceedings at Cleye-
land Were MisquOted.
A. ]. WARNER INTERVIEWED
Outcome of the Recent Convention
No Surprise to Him-Wolcott
Expresses His Views on the
Feeling In the West.

ers OF the fight for a declaration In ia
vor Of silver. and having acted as
member of the committe on resolu-
tions, he is competent to speak ON the
purport Of the action Of the convention.
lie said to-day: "It is very amusing
to read some of the press reports OF the
convention. Take. for instance, the
representation that the silver men were
in favor OF the address to the people
Of which so much has been said, and
that the gold men were opposed To It,
In this representation 1t il claimed
that the gold advocates insisted on q
declaration regarding the currency
question IL the league should pronounce
upon any subject and that the silver
men did not want any declaration re-
GardinS the currency. Every one who
was at Cleveland knows that this Is an
utter perverslon OF the facts. The sill
Yer men met before the committee on
resolutions was appointed and instruct
ed Colonel Trumbo of Utah, To offer
straight silver resolution and agreed
unanimously that they would demand
plain and unequivocal definition from
the convention as Ia its position upon
the currency question. They insisted
that the question should not be ignored.
In accordance with these Instructions.
Colonel Trumbo presented a free sill
Yer resolution in the convention and
II was referred TO the committee on
resolutions. a subcommittee OF II.
after many hours Of wrangling. by
vote of to ., agreed To report the 'ad-
dress 10 the people
The silver men on the subcommittee
of whom ! was one. and Allen of Utah,
being the other brought in minority
report against the address and the sill
YER men unanimously and with vigor
fought the adoption Of the report be-
| fore the whole committee, finally de-
fcating IL by a unanimous vote and
substituting the Patton resolution de-
claring against any declaration on the
| subject. Silver men wanted and in
| sisted on a declaration In regard 10 sill
yer, and took the position in the begin
ming and maintained 1t to the end that
the convention should take "A position
either for or against silver. They stated
| repeatedly that if any public questions
were touched upon in the platform. II
the platform OF 1892 were indorsed. "
the leaders Of the party were indorscd.
or II anything OF any political nature
were attempted. they would take their
| fight to the floor Of the convention and
| demand a full debate and clear ex-
preston on the financial question. The
| opponents of silver finally agreed to
compromise by utterly ignoring every
thing which looked like politics and
by declaring that under the constitu-
tion Of the league they were dcbarrcd
fiom giving expression to any views.
The silver men made no objection to
this course. as they were willing to
leave the matter open until the meet
ing of the national convention. where
the issue must be squarely met"
| Concluding, Senator Dubois said;
There We're strong free silver men in
almost every delegation present, and
the silver men generally were well
pleased with the manifest growth of
sentiment for the restoration OF silver
shown by the number OF silver advo-
Gates who were there as delegates from
every section OF the country"
| "
ner, the champion OF free silver, who
is AT present in this city. speaking Of
the democratic convention at Louis
vile, says: The outcome of the Louis
vile convention was not unlocked for
by the bimetallists. We know how
easy 1t Is. with the assistance Of office
holders. n pack n convention, but any
one who has visited Kentucky knows
that tho convention ala not represent
the sentiments Of % large majority OF
the people of the state, who are un-
doubtedly opposed To the gold stand
ard and in favor Of the resumption of
the coinage of both gold and silver 10
The general then went on IT, show that
II split in the democratic party was al
most inevitable at the coming election.
"Will there be a separate silver par
ty?"
"Thc silver men will get together, "
said General Warner, with emphasis.
Just how Il iS too early To predict
They must get together or give up the
fight. | believe there will be- a candi-
date for whom the silver democrats
Of tho South. the republicans of the
|
cause he is a democrat or republican
or populist. but because he is right on
the money question. or course, con
cessions VIII have 10 be made all
around to bring about such a union,
but without Il success will be- impossi-
BILE"
New York June 27.-fIenry Wolcott
of Colorado, one OF the heaviest mine
operators in the West is In the city
Speaking of The feeling In Colorado and
the West generally upon The silver
question. hn says: The people 0f col
orado and nearly every state west oi
the Mississippi river have the same
iiea-they feel that their interests
would be nhanced by the FREE coinage
~ silver. and viii do everything m
their power ~ secure u. do not think
that there is any probability ~ third
party. Tho people In the West hay,
had too severe = lesson fought them by
populist theories To - branching %
on third party ideas. The people, irrr.
spective of party, are going o. vote fpi
the candidate who they believe will b,
best for their interests. II the repub-