The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-06
BRYANITES FEAR
MIR. CLEVELAND
Efforts Will Be Made to Induce Silence
at Gray Gables.
ROW BREWING IN THE COMMITTEE
Chairman Jones Is Accused of Nav.
ing Talked Too Much--St. John and
His Dudc Assistants Have Dis.
appointed the Leaders.-Telecram
Should BE Sent Prepaid.
Bureau Of The Tribune,
sol 18th Street. n. w.

Washington, Aug. ..
An opportunity will be given to Pres
ident Cleveland to define his position
toward the Democratic Ulcket. and ii
is thought likely that he will take ad-
vantage of it. The Democratic national
committee will send the President and
his cabinet invitations to be present at
,the notification of Bryan and Scwall.
Mr.. Cleveland has usually made his at
titude clear to the people at large by
means of letters written in answer to
just such invitations as this one will he,
OF course he will not attend, and in MS
letter of declnatlon it is thought highly
probable that he will state his reasons
for not attending, and put in sledEe
hammer lick for stable currency and
national integrity.
one of the committee in speaking of
this possibility said that If the letter
contained any sentiments opposed to
free silver or the Chicago convention
that 1t would be suppressed on the night
Of the notification, though of course II
would find its way into the press later
and possibly from Gray Gables at the
time Of its sending. Mr. Bryan's man
ayers greatly fear some move on them
by Mr.. Cleveland. Side track his inllu-
ence as they may attempt, that iniiu-
ence Is there. and Chairman Jones fears
It. Every effort will be made, and every
influence brought to hear upon Mr..
Cleveland 10 refrain from taking hand
in this campaign. The Democratic and
Populictic managers will appeal to his
gratitude for past party fuvors. They
think by that. they can secure his
silence. But those who are close to him
say that he will speak out and that
when he does his voice will shake the
temporary frame work Of Democracy
which was builded at Chicago.
Senator Jones will be the last person,
unless 1t be German, who could exact
silence from the President at such a
crisis None have forgotten, least of
all. the President. that it was German
that arraigned the President publicly
In the senate for bad faith. and that
Jones was the chief witness against
him. Now these two men want to pre-
vent the President from speaking out
his principles. German is indeed won
derful and agile man. He can crawl
and spring alike. He has fought every
free silver measure to Standstill, ana
no one was n tirmor advocate OF the
gold standard than German as long as
he thought II could win at Chicago. No
sooner did the silver forces triumph
than did German. cat-like, spring into
the band wagon. and is now overflow
ing with interviews predicting Demo-
cratic success. He even goes 50 far as
TO saw that free. silver will not bring
with il n manic. that the money men can
he calls upon New York to do this very
thing If Bryan and Sewall are elected.
Senator German wants the national
Democratic HEADQUARTERS located here
so that he will have access to it while
he can remain at his country home in
Maryland with his family.
II is said that the Democratic leaders
are greatly disaopointed in the cyecu-
five ability of Mr.. ST. John. their treas
urer He has n suite Of rooms in a New
York hotel and his clerical force con-
sists of an outfit Of Eroodwav dudcs
headed bv tbo ramous ollie Tenll Tcall
/. tbe voutb that broke into thn "Four
Hundred" Inv mcons or an English ac-
ao,, o,1 ,,,hich bo b,s oopeidor,bIv