Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-03
Hoods Pills easy t. e by ,a,y WI,
West Virginia Democrats No. In.
to Hold a Convention

Washington, May at is the o,,.,.
in some political circles thai A.
but slight probability of a frea III.
convention of Democrats being M
in West Virginia, notwiths,anSIn.- n
apparent strenuous efforts benv y
to bring such an event abont ~.
understood that the admlnist,,l-
would regard II free silver Demo1,,
convention in West Virginia a. td--
ing the anti-sound money mov,rst
entirely too far East, and Will as,s,l
ingly take steps to nip the attens /.
the bud.
1t is said that the adminlstratIou N
no fear whatever OF Its ability ia h
tectually suppress the movement 4,
tree coinage convention In that NJ
1t Is supposed this confidence Il ~
upon the fact that some Of Ire NJ
prominent Democrats In The STAT :,
administration men. therefore ~
Gates Of sound money. and not M,
to allow the rank and file OF m n.
ocracy or the state to be led after N.
gods, whether silver or otherwise II
IS SAID that the conditions In Va
virginia are somewhat peculiar M,
much ms n handful of men are WIND,
In control of the Democracy a, \.
state. and while. without aiIemutl.|
to assert any authority or 10 a,wr,|
the position OF bosses, as A matts, u
fact they do Influence their folsrss|
to n considerable extent
The Democratic leaders Of IVES. y.
ginia have heretofore been In II, D.
sition of bimetalllsts and II they sAsc.l.|
answer frankly and without dlsslnls|
tion today, 1t is said that they v,i.|
doubtless express themselves as ltr,|
eating an enlarged use OF silver h N
national currency under proper sci
guards. 1t Is said, however, that rss|
of them would 20 to the extent n
advocating free coinage under presi|
conditions. and II put to the alifri|
tive. as they will probably he, Il i
claimed that they would take itt,l
for sound money, following the Fss|
dents definition OF that term, WI
ever time and subsequent events ri
show his definition to be.
There are some counties In Vel
Virginia that contain conslderahl. ~
coinage sentiment, but they are 81
lated agricultural communities b ~
interior of the state that do not FL
very much of n figure in swelling y
total of the states vote at dan'
time. During the last political al
palgn in West Virginia the Demeria|
orators in those districts found ~
selves confronted occasionally VIZ
demand for enlightenment n he WI
question, but they usually ina1asN v
evade the issue by substituting vi
tariff question as more impNI
one.
Another element which. II Is CAM,
will prevent the growth OF free rqsll
sentiment in West Virginia snd W.
is expected to do more good tnsn WI
the efforts OF the bosses, Is he
that this state Is one OF the LORE,
pillars of the industrial new ~
being one of the richest states Y
Union in natural resourcs, yd
remarkably undevaloped c'aas
West Virginia is l.Wiy APPS
capital and industry 20 come nls
her borders and develop her n,.
cent natural resourc IS. In tnls ~
tion, It is claimed, West Virginh 4 X
not afford to array nerself unu.
banner of n fiscal policy wnlen
repel capital instead OF at.racs-- I,
This argument has been usei W
tensively already IN conna,n ~.
free silver sentiment. and. II IN
ed, has been used with tolllns WA.
The state is pretty wei IspiS ~
In the administration. ho,alns III
positions from that OF e cip,i ss, 4,
folio down the list to heads o. uIlr Il |
All of these ofIlceholdets, II y ri Il n
politicians and men Of welgM Wei
political circles OF the stats MA
people, 1t Is claimed, are nov ~ III sisr7
to prevent the calling o. Q =" 10
convention in West Virsin.isii,, --s
would bring about such = .,,i.e
the DEMOCRATIC party IN lns h,rrs
sense gM e Of the N people c Will be aos,'s
for flnally graduating the irs' y
tafnt