The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-10
JEALOUS FREE SLAYER MAN.
That Is What the New York Tribune
Calls Tom Carter.

mat is " HHt inc Nc" I bih 1IlDuhS
Calls Tom Carter.
That eminent republican frec-sil-
vcritc Senator Thomas IT. Carter, OF
Montana, the chairman Of the re-
publican national committee, drop
ped into town unexpectedly ycster-
day. lis visit to New York at this
time is regarded as significant. al
though ii il not known that on this
occasion he has in his; valisc free-sll-
yer nlanifcstocS for republican presi-
Dental candidates similar to the one
he handed to OK President benjamin
Harrison Il few weeks ago. which led,
it is said. to Z c0olncss between the
cx-prcsident and Moutana,s Jealous
frcc-Silycr apostle.
4 little thing illc that does not
diSconccrt '.Iom.' Carter in the
least. He is inclined to fight shy Of
newspaper men. but among his po-
litical acuuantanccs he is proclaim
ing as loudly as ever that, in order
| to obtain the 50 electoral votes or
| the silver states. it is essential that
| the republican presidential candi-
1 date should be 4 siycrito. The most
prominent three candidates for the
! republican nomination have not, 50
for as can be Iealndcd very cnthus-
/ iastically inuorscd Mr.. Carter's
views on the coinage Of silver. and it
is suggested hat Mr.. Carter is now
about to adopt I; policy Of coercion,
and apply the pressure by means OF
tho posito he holds as chairman Of
the national republican committee.
Mr.. Carter is committed uncquiyo-
calIv to the theory that, unless the
republican party indorsc the free
silver movement, it must fall at the
next national election.
It is believed that Senator Carter's
mission to New York is for the cx-
press purpu>" Of emphasizing this
theory in the presence Of as many Of
hi, colleagues on the national com
mittcc as can be scrapcd together in
this city. Some Of them are already
here, and others are expected within
the next few days.
Tile pArticl'lar' target at which
| rtn nj Il I n tirG hic fnpn
silver theory is Joseph II. Aifilltev Of
Maine. Mir. >lanIey i, now on his
way home from Europe. Scuator
Cartcrs'> object at this time is to
convert Mr. >'ullcy to the free silver
principle. 'I'ha senator from Mon
: tanu doubtless argues that il he can
bring Mr. MalIcv over TO his way OF
thinking it will not be difficult to
Srcurc.thc same result Witha majority
OF the members Of the republican ma
tiolal committee. and hat this will
ilStlc the selection of Il silver man rs
the republican, presidential candidate.
+ As so0n Is MI, NanIcy arrives in
town there viii Dc 4 formal confer
cncc between him and Senator Car
ter Hul a. many Uf the republican
/, Nat iona! committee n5 are in town at
+, that line.
!, William II. i!a!M. member 'Of the
u i0nHl committee from
Ohio is at the EiftI! Avenue hotel.
D He is secretary Of the republican ma
! IiuMal committee and is inclined to
] be nco!nnlunieatiEc OH the silver
:. question:. All that he will say is
i 1!lutih" republicans OF Ohio nave
adopted u platform calling for bl-
nctdlli>m at the proper. international
ratio and every republican stands upon
: that plank.
Mr.. Hahn is here for the purpose
Of .sccin@ Joseph II. Manlcy, ana,
meanwhile, is industriously engaged
iu at enc Go;tyor to keep COY. William
t NrEinlCy's hOO1ulct from diving from