The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-07

1Ourned, a conference will be held and
arrangements made for a convention
some weeks later of anti-silver Demo-
Gratis for the purpose of putting in nom
ination a man whom they car support.
Might Precipitate a Bolt.
OF course, if the silver men go to the
extreme of turning out the gold dele
gates in Michigan and capturing that
state. a bolt may be Immediately pre-
cipitated, but the convention to be held
to select a gold candidate IS not likely
to be fastened by IN actual bolt from
the convention. There are a number of
gold men who are very much opposed
70 his programme. They would much
prefer that no candidate be put up also
that they could remain within the or.
g%anization and vote against the ticket
named by the silver men. This curse
is preferred by the Western men who
feel that the silver organization will be
very strong in their states and boilers
will get a cold shoulder in the future
1t is understood that the Eastern men
believe that the best way TO withhold
votes from the silver ticket is by put.
ting up a candidate. Many Of the
Western men do not want to be put in
the position of having to choose be-
tween the Republican candidate and
the Democratic silver candidate.
General Tracy's Opinion.
General Tracy of New York, who
was a gold leader in the Fifty-third
congress, when the silver purchasing
law was repealed, states hat he does
not think hat the bolt or separate
ticket will be recognized at this onven
ton. but that the people who do not ap-
prove of the nomination of a silver
man will ask for another candidate and
that it will be q spontaneous demand.
He thinks the situation will not be far
different from that in 1872, when the
stalwart Democracy refused to support
Horace Greeley, and put Charles O'Con-
nor up as a candidate in order that Dem
ocrats who would not vote for Greeley
and were bitterly opposed to the Re-
publicans could cast their votes for a
straight out Democrat. The idea of a
second ticket is also advocated by those
who desire TO make the protest against
a silver platform and candidate as en-
phatic as possible. General Tracy says
that while this has not vet reached the
stage of a definite programme. yet he
regards it as the natural and inevitable
sequel to the complete control of the
convention by the silver forces, which
now seems assured.
MT. Hill Is Slow.
Those of the Eastern delegates who
have been in the habit of following in
the lead Of Senator Hill are at a loss to
know just where they stand. They are
waiting for Senator Hill to announce
his plan. and his announcement seems
TO be tardy III appearance. The arrival
of Tammany seems to have frightened
up the gold atmosphere considerably
but the brig tening is simply because OF
the strengthening of the numbers pres.
ent and not because of any revived hope
of winning. Those among the Tam.
many men who may be accounted lead
ers are very much averse TO the taking
of any arbitrary action by the colo
standard contingent. They say tina,
Democratic conventions have Away,
been obedient to the rule of the major
ity. and this should be no exception t,
the rule, They say a vigorous fgh
should be made by the gold men on al
questions where the East and West dis
agree. but that when defeated the de
feat shou1d he accapfad Oracafuny