Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-07-11
SILVER MEMS PLANS.
Alleged Programme of w.stern Rcpub,!-
oans-.They May Dolt.

Chicago, Ill. July s.-A special to the
Daily News from Washington, says:
Western silver Republicans have out
lined an interesting programme to ba
pursued In the next national Republican
convention. To-day Western Republi-
can of national prominence, who arrived
in Washington two days ago, disclosed
the programme Of the silver men In all
Its details, and 1t is SO audacious as to
startle the political managers here. The
plan, he says, was agreed upon at con-
ference of Western senators held last
month. The senator's and other West
ern Republican leaders who participated
in the compact represent the Western
silver state and profess to be able to
control the delegations to the next ma
tional Republican convention from those
states. These states are Montana, Ida
ho, Wyoming Washington, Oregon,
Colorado, Nevada, Utah, California and
South Dakota. These ten states dre
claimed sblidly for the agreenent, ind
the states Of North Dakota and Ncbras-
ka may yet join in the movement.
1t Is the purpose of the Western Sil-
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-
vanIa for president. If Cameron is not
acceptable to the Republicans, tile. con.
vention will be asked to agree upon
some other representative free silver Re-
publican. If 1t 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 wait upon the
Democratic convention. not as delegates,
because they cannot be admitted as
such. but as commission knocking a.
the doors and asking for the nomination
of free silver Democrat-Senator Nor
gan Of Alabama, preferred.
If the Democratic convention fails 10
act upon the demand, the silver men will
abandon both old parties. 1t is not now
the intention Of tile managers of the IN
dependent political movement to ntniin-
ate standard bearer for 1896. on ati III
dependent silver platfofIn but their .ef.
forts will be directed Upward choosing
electors pledged to tile election Of a free
silver president, regardless of personal
preferences. The idea of nominating an
independent free silver candidate pre-
vailed until quite recently, but was aDan-
doned as a piece Of bad political policy,
and failing to secure, recognition from
either of the national conventions, the
silver men say they will seek to hold the
balance Of power in the next electoral
college and prepare ono of the old par
ties to bring forward q silver man in
order to secure the election.
The movement outlined Is at present
confined to the Republican PARTY. The
Democrats declare that they fear that a
similar insurrection may break out in
their own party, led by Southern DEM
ocrats, allied with Western men on the
money question. This is considered as
very likely to happen should the Demo
Gratis call their national convention first,
and for that reason there was much
talk to-day of postponing the Democrat
ic convention till very late in order to
give the free silver men an opportunity
to work in the National Republican con-
vention first.
Prominent Republican leaders today
assert that II 1t can be shown cohcius-
lively In the next national Republican
convention that the Western Republi-
cans have arranged any such pro-
gramme for boltihg the convention ds
that disclosed to-day, the committee on
credentials will refuse to seat the dele
gates until they pledge themselves to
abide by the work of the convention.