The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-19
REPUBLICANS SHY OF SILVER
No ONE CAN TELL WHICH WAY THE
CAT WILL JUMP.


pressing Any Opinion on the Money
Question-Talks With Leading Del
egates.
Cleveland, o.. June 1S.-On the eve. Of
the National Republican League Conven-
tion, the man who can tell which way the
cat will jump on the all absorbing money
question does not live.
1t is not even certain that the cat will
jump as the feeling seems to be strength
ened with the arrival of each delegation
that the money question should be han
died like a hot stone.
BY every train delegates and visitors
have been brought to the city to-day,
and tonight all the hotel lobbies and the
sidewalks are crowded with enthusiastic
republicans discussing politics and the
money question in particular.
There was a big surprise in store for
the delegates and visitors who were seek
ing information on the money question
Among the arrivals during the day were
the advance guards Of the southern
states. There was little comfort for the
western advocates of free silver in the ut
terances of these men from the south.
Sound money" was their slogan.
MY only purpose in coming TO the con-
vention." said Mr. Lea, prominent repub-
lican of Vicksburg. Miss, was to do all in
my power to prevent declaration in ia
Vor of free silver. The only silver men in
our state are democrats. The republicans
are to a man for sound money. our party
can make nothing by getting into the
breakers on this money controversy. The
tariff should be the issue in the coming
campaign. on that the party is united. on
the money question it can not but be hope
lessly divided
THAT is a fair expression of the senti-
ment of our party In the state of Missis-
sippi' interposed Col. J. p. Stevens of Ma
con, Miss.
The colored delegates from Louisiana
are headed by II. II. Blunt, the president
of the state league Blunt is one Of the
most prominent colored republicans in
Louisiana. At the Denver convention last
year he made a rousng speech in opposi-
tion to a resolution providing for division
of caucuses in the southern states on race
lines.
The colored men were at once corralled
by a number of western delegates who
catechised them on their position on the
/ money question.
! AAAI 4<oAAaAdilct utiHSdAlDil VIII ne SOilQ
for sound money il the issue is made in
the convention said Blunt eve do not
think that it is the business of this con
vention to declare either for or against
free silver"
The members Of the Arkansas delegation
| are decorated with yellow badges bearing
the inscription: Sound Money"
Senators Carter of Montana and Du-
bios of Idaho arrived from Washington
late in the afternoon. Their advent was
hailed with delight by the free silver del
egates from the west, as their recent ut
terance have marked them as leaders Of
the white metal forces
10 United Press reporter, Senator Du-
bois said: In my judgment it is not
within the province of this que to make
platforms for the Republican party /
suppose, however, that the usual custom
OF adopting resolutions will prevail. Any
declaration on the money question must
be on free silver basis, or the Republican
party cannot hope to carry a western
state next year. If the issue is made, l
propose to sound the note of warning and
L have pledged myself to work unremit-
tingly for a free silver declaration
THE citizens of the west will not be sat
ished with declaration for bimetallism.
which is another word for straddle Prac-
teal bimetallism, means a gold standard.
The point has been reached in this great
question where the republican party
must choose between gold monometallism
and the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at 16 to -
Senator Carter said: 'I am not here as
a United States senator or as a chairman
of the republican national committee, but
as a delegate and an humble citizen of
Montana. My views on the silver ques-
tion are well known, and If there is a
fight on the question / will of course be
with the other delegates from my state
for the white metal. II seems to me, how
ever, that the objects of this league are
to promote harmony in the party, rather
than to usurp the platform prerogatives
of the national republican convention. l
am not in favor Of any declaration of prin-
ciples by the league thai will be binding
upon next years national convention"
The feeling between the gold and silver
men is very bitter and there is much talk
Of preventing any discussion in the con-
vention
Col. Isaac Trumbo of Salt Lake City is
red hot for silver, but entirely free from
presidential aspiration. LAS to silver"
said he, "you can say that we will present
the subject Wednesday, and insist that
some definite action be taken. A com
promise resolution will not satisfy our
people. If no other delegate introduces
the silver question Wednesday, will"
Editor II. c. Plumbley of the Fargo, N.
D., Forum said: THE chief object of our
trip is to insist that the league shall not
take action on the money question"
From expressions heard on all sides 1t is
pretty hard to figure out how the free sill
yer men will be able to muster enough
votes to adopt a free silver resolut ton.
The opposition to such a declaration seems
to be pretty well concentrated and fully
as aggressive as the silverites. Not an
avowed candidate for the league presiden-
cy has appeared in opposition to Gen. E. A.
McAlpin of New York, and his friends
declare that he will be elected by acclama-
ton. Secretary A. B. Humphreys also
seems to be certain of reelection.
A meeting of the western free silver
delegates was held al the Hollenden hotel
tonight. Col. Isaac Trumbo, of Salt Lake
City presided. All of the western states
excepting oregon were represented.
committee consisting of the chairman,
Senator A K. Dubois of Idaho, w. X.
BuchinelI of Colorado and c. E. Allen Of
Utah was appointed to draft free silver
resolutions. They Will report at a meet
ing Of the western delegates at o'clock
tomorrow.
The plan is to have the resolutions Of
fered to the convention in the regular
way and referred to the committee on