The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-07-27
REPUBLICAN, SILVER LEADERS.

hePObliCAN SILVER LEADERS
The Evening Star. Of Washington, n
c., of reccnt date Publishes an artiel,
defining the position oil the western sill
yer Republicans in which it SAYS tina,
Republican silver leaders OF the
west are very determined TO make Don
Cameron their candidate for President
or else 10 raise row. There has been
great deal OF vague talk about boiling
the convention, but there is good res son
10 believe that the matter has goae fur
thsr than this unaurhoritive talk indi-
Cites. The plans of the silver Republi.
cans have taken more definite share
Two. only, al the Senators who took
part in the desperate fight against the
repeal of the Sherman law have any
connection with the silver party move.
ment, which Is engineered BY the Silver
Leagne.' and has pat forth Sibley as Il
presidential candidate. These two are
Stewart and Jones Of Nevada. The rest
have been trying to hold to the old part
les as long as possible. While attention
is generally directed toward movements
OF the silver party, the society OF the
Silver Knights OF America, etc, the
work for the white metal which is most
threatening 20 the old party organiza-
tons is being done quietly BY those sill
yer men who have never broken from
their party.
Leaving out Of the question the Demo
Gratis of Congress, y majority OF whom
are advocItes OF silver, the silver Senat,
are that little group, chiefly from the
new states, who are led by Teller and Du-
hois, and who have KEEP, away from al
lance with the populi,ts. Ii any mis-
chief is going 10 be done, it will b.. Nv
these men in the Republican national
convention. They have persistently re-
fused TO be drawn into third party
movement, and they are proceeding with
affixed purpose to force the rrpubli an
convention to the nomination OF their
silver candidate, or else 10 themselves
withdraw in manner dramatic enough
to leave their seriousness not matter
OF doubt.
TAeir plan is very simple one for the
purpose in view. They have agreed
among themselves, apparently vithou,
dissenting voice, that they will make
as hard fight as possible ia the Repub
lean convention, the most prominent
leader in each OF the silver states head
ing the delegation; and then, If thew fail
to get what they want, to leave the con
vention in body. They do not propose
to hold a rump convention, but rontem-
plate going home and running Republ!-
can electors not pledged TO any conyen-
ton nominee, bot under solemn
obligation not to vote in the electoral
college Tor any but silver man. Thev
believe that electors chosen in this way
from all the western silver states would
hold the balance OF power in the elector
al college between the two great parties.
and that they could force one party O.
the other to cast their electoral votes far
silver man for President, regardless OF
the convention nominations.
Should they fail in tbs. they would
still hope TO prevent any election. and
thus throw the contest into the Uouse
where the choice would be from among
the three candidates having the highest
number OF votes in the college. Thev |
would see to ii that one Of the thrao IRA, /
man OF their choice. The House il T. |
ready elected that would choose the |
President in this event, and they think |
that IN this House they have the bal |
ance oil power on a vote by states. count |
ing on all other silver states TO vote
against their party rather than permit
the election Of any but a silver man.
They count sixteen Republican gold
states, sixteen Democratic states and
twelve silver Republican states in the
present House. Tney believe that the
votes Of at least ten Of the silver STATE,
can tie controlled 20 as to ignore party
altogether and TO join with either side
which will give them a silver man for
President. Ii the Republicans Welded
% them they would expect the election
'i either Cameron or Teller. Ii they
made combination with the Democrat.
hey would probably split the ticket.
giving the southern men the first nlace .
an acceptable man were presented. ,