New-York tribune., 1896-06-20

produced n profound impression upon all OF thei'
f. evident Until the financial plank or the p'at
form was agreed upon Mr.. Cleveland anu '"e
members of his Cabinet evinced lttle OF no in'e'
est. In what was taking place at 81 LOUIS. "'hco
,hon they have taken a lively interest In the pro-
ceedings.
BUSINESS MEN GRATIF1ED.
,,x ,ooa, husness men irrespective OF party.
with whom The Tribune correspondent mas con
versed to-day the feeling IS strong that the ac"o''
~ ,he Republican National Convention ought ~ oo
and will be approved and ratified oy the 'o.e'' a.
the polls Many OF the business men are Den'o
Gratis but within the last two years they nave DC
come alarmed on account OF the Popuiistlc 'enuei
cies of the dominant faction OF their party anu
,b.v arc now prepared to throw all their influence
IN favor Of a party and candidate that staho ioI
sound financial principles and administration anu
the maintenance OF the Natonal cred't -na'o'
Mckinley is well known in Washington ana hshiy
es,oened as IS his chief competitor Speaker Reed.
and his SUCCESS IL generously applauded ps al
thinking citizens. irrespective or party
PEErER SEES AN OPPORTUNITY.
For the first time in thirty years the meeting OF
National Convention has been he'd after the close oil
session Of Congress and after nearly every senator
and Representative had left the National capital'
AMI comments upon the action OF ne ST LOUIS Noh-
venton are therefore somewhat scarce ana re'auVe-
- nfmo,rant Senator PETER. OF course. - IN EVIL
dence and as loquac!ous and prophetlc AZ uSua re
Is IMPRESSED with the idea that the Republicans have
offered a grand opportunity 10 the opposing factions
II the latter Will have the wisdom to unite upon
plat,orrn and candidate or course he insists that
the Democratic party mus, agree 20 act as tai 10
the Pooulls, kite Among other things he says:
"rho Democrats never had such opportunity as
tho present one 10 win an election but they must
not hope that will run after them The Populls;
is the on.y party in existence that has nai free
F-.Nrt frtsa
coinage at the ratio OF Is 20 II Is an established
party with 2coooo voters. and an Organization In
every district and in almost every county in the
United States II combine our forces with
the voters that make up the silver wing of the Demo-
crate party numbering at least 10000 more ani 10
tina, ada what amounts 70 .erhaps another half-
million 81 voters In the ranks OF the silver Repuo-
leans VIII start out with a momentum taat
nothing can check very much fear that the Demo
Gratis will make mistake. as they have always done
IN tho last thirty odd years as party. They WI!
he jubant over the consciousness that they have
a clear silver majority IN their Convention that they
VIII overlook the vital point on which they would be
sure 10 win the election. II they declare for silver.
and hen aiop, one OF their time Democratic plat
forms and nominate old-t.me Democratic candi-
ds,e who has nothing earn and nothing forget.
they VIII make the mistake Of their lives Ny view
= that Il would be wise on Their part TO adopt no
platform and make no nomination until we have met
and have had chance 20 be- heard on basis OF CO.
operation We meet within days weeks
81 tho time set FOR their Convention They could pro-
tract their Convention adjourn Il over 10 St Louis
when meet Those matters Of details have
not considered But II they showed that they were
willing to coalescc with us the could be agreed
upon. and new party would spring into life that
would sweep the country"
SOME SUPPORT FOR TELLER
Mr.. PETER favors tho nomination Of Senator Tel
silver" and almost Democrat in his protection
views" In fact" says PETER he is an ideal
candidate FOR the Democrats and FOR the South"
Senator PETER is not unmlndful OF the fact that
his successor will be elected next winter and he
remembers that a Democrat-Populst fusion gave
the electoral votes OF Kansas to Weaver In lse2.
Representative Shafroth. OF Colorado. who was
elected Republican in 1894 by a plurality Of
moro than HOO votes to succeed a Popul:st. warm
ly approves Senator Tellers conduct at ST. Louis
ana cordially agrees with PETER that Teller would
he AN ideal candidate" and that II ne were IN
dorsed by all tho silver forces as he should be-
he would be elected by overwhelming majority"
Mr. Shafroh Is also a political prophet. He pre-
diets that Mckinley will not carry a single Rocky
Mountain or Pacific State" and that "the Republ.-
cans with their gold platform Will lose California.
Oregon. Nevada Wyoming. Idaho. Colorado, Mon
tana. Washington and the TWO Dakotss" When
the fact mentioned that Senator Brown had
assured the st. Louis Convention that Utah would
remain in the Republican column Shafroih senten.
tlously replied Senator Brown Is mistaken
know what the sentiment In the West is. and tell
you Utah will go with the rest
Unless Shafroth is mistaken, he must also know
more about the situation In North Dakota than
Representative Johnson os that State, does who
recently assured Tribune correspondent that
North Dakota is as strongly anchored in the Re-
publican sound-money column is the adjoining
state Of Minnesota. where the platforms OF both
parties have declared against free coinage
AN ADMIRABLE TICKET
Having thus yielded the Moor 10 q Populist Sena-
tor and a Representatives who no longer belongs
to any party. 1t may be we'll to give space 10 the
expressions OF several Republicans.
Representative Cook. of Illinois said: The ticket
Is an admirable and victorious one. ] cannot
how 1t could be otherwise. 1t perhaps very
wise TO select Hobart instead OF Morton account
or the Intense factiona feeling In NewYork. There
Is nothing endangering McKinley's election because
few ultra silver men boted from the Convention.
Ihat fact Is apt 10 Intensity the loyalty OF sensible
men TO the necessary sound money upon which all
our prosperity is necessarily based
Representative Mahany. OF New-York. said: The
tcSct Is satisfactory to the great mass OF the
ny, owing ic the fact that Mckinley stands for tho
opposite OF that policy which the American people
has brought ruin 10 the country during the last four
Years"