The Meeker herald., 1895-07-13
SILVER MEMS PLANS.


cans-Th<y May holt
Chicago. Ill. July S-A special 10 the.
Daily News from Washington. says:
Western silver Republicans haze OUT
lined an interesting programme 10 ~.
pursued In the next national Republican
convention. To-day a Western HepubIi-
can Of national prominence. who arrived
in Washington two days ago, disclosed
the programme Of the silver men in all
its details. and it Is 40 audacious as 10
ssnrtle the political managers here The
plan, he says. was agreed upon at q eoi
ference Of Western senators held last
month The senators ana other West
eFn Republican leaders who participated
in the compact represent the Western
silver state and profess TO BE- able TO
control the delegations TO the next M
tIonal Republican convention from tl0s.
states. These states are Montana. Ida
no. Wyoming. Washington. Oregon
Colorado. Nevada, Utah, California and
South Dakota. These tan states are
claimed sOlidly for the agreement, and
the states Of North Dakota and Ncbras-
ka may yet Join In the movement
TX II the purpose Of the Western ST.
yer Republicans to meet and choose del
egates TO the national Republican con
vention In the regular form, and when
the convention meets TO present the
name Of Senator Cameron OF Pennsyl-
yania for president. II Cameron IL not
acceptable to the Republicans, the con-
ventIon Will be asked 10 agree upon
some other representative free silver Re
publican II it refuses TO act upon the
suggestion, the delegates from these ten
Western states say they will march out
of the convention in body. carrying
with them as many other free silver del
egates from other states as they can
command. They will walt upon the
Democratic convention. not Us delegates,
because they cannot be admitted as
such. but as a commission knocking a;
the doors and asking for the nomination
Of free silver DemGcEat-Senator Nor
gan Of Alabama. preferred.
II the Democratic convention falls TO
act upon the demand. the silver men VIII
abandon both old parties. II Il not now
the Intention nf the managers Of the In
dependent political movement to nOmin
ate q standard bearer for 1896. on an In
dependent silver platform. but their ef-
forts VIII be- directed toward choosing
electors pledged 30 the election Of q free
silver president, regardless Of personal
preferences The idea Of nominating an
independent free silver candidate PIE
vailed until quite recently, but was aban-
dOned as a piece Of bad political policy.
and falling to secure recognition from
e3rher of the national conventions. fh-
silver men say they Will seek 10 hold The
balance Of power in the next electoral
college and prepare one Of the old par
ties to bring forward q silver man In
order 10 secure the election.
Tine movement outlined II at present
confined 10 the Republican party. The
Democrats declare that they fear that a
similar iusurTectiou may break ont In
their own party. led by Southern Dem
Ocruts. allied with Western men on the
money question. This Is considered as
very likely 70 happen should the Demo
crats call their national convention first,
and for thar reason there vas much
talk to-day NJ pOsip1ning the Democrat
ic convention flll very iats in order 20
give the free silver men an opportunity
10 work in she National Republican con
yeniion first
Prominent Republican leaders to-day
assert that II h can be- shown conclus-
lively IN the next national Republican
convention that The Western Repubii-
cans have arranged any such pro
eramme for boiling the convention as
THAT disclosed today the committee Oh
credentials VIII refuse TO scat the dele
gates until they pledge themselves 70
abide by the work Of tiff convention.