The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-30
They Do Not Expect Their Nem-
inee TO be Elected,
BUT HOPE TO AID M'kiNlEy.
There Are Some Democrats Who viii
Not Vote Republican.
These. q Gold Leader says, Must he
Kept Away From BRYAN j. sterling
Morton workin. lndustrsousiy "a
Get the Gold Democratic Nosnina-
ffs,u.

Nebraska City. Neh.. July es--Hon. j.
Sterling Morton has been petisione1 by =
large number of Nebraska Democrats 20
deliver lecture on Ilnance before no
leaves the state. lie has not Set inal-
Gated = disposition 10 comply, ii Is limited
that this IL merely 3 part os sae plan 81
the Morton boom for president ca the
ticket Of the gold wing OF The Democratic
party.
Omaha. July =. a.-Hon u Sterling Nor
faa VIII ae in Omaha tomorrow. II IL gem
orally understood among Nebraska Demo-
Gratis thai slis presence II Tor the purpose
of a conference relative to his presiden-
ual candidacy on the gold standard ticket.
A call Of tie gold standard DEMOCRATS or
Nebraska 10 confer a. 10 the adsisaeliIEy
OF advocating the plan Of putting a gold
standard Democratic national ticket into
the field viii be issued Within a very few
days. This was learned from an oid-isne
Democrat. who ta high in fhe councils OF
tho administration Democrats In this
state.
There Is no question" said ne. "that
tho prevailing sentiment among the honest
money Democrats of Nebraska h strong
~ In favor nf putting up a national ticket
with an out-and-ous gold Democrat a
candidate for president. This feeling ts
horn solely Of a desire 10 do everything
possible To aid In the election ef Mckim-
ley, and not with the expectation that
the ticket viii be successful in the emf.
The aim and purpose of the honest money
Democrats II 10 down this Bryan craze.
Thern is no division OF sentiment on that
point
The latter sentence was spoken with an
emphasis that carried with Il tho convis-
ton that the speaker spoke With author
ity. lie Is a man who hats been In close
touch with the leaders of Democracy ia
this state for many years, and IL CLOSE
observer OF men and a shrewd judge oI
political cause and effect.
'The only difference of opinion existing
among the gold Democrats" he continued.
lis with reference 10 the best method OF
contributing TO tho election Of the Repnb-
lfcan ticket and saving the country from
the calamity which would surely follow
the election OF the Chicago candidate. The
large majority OF the leading Democrats
are OF the opinion that gold Democratic
ticket Will draw away from Bryan a large
number Of stralght-iaced Democrats who
would sooner die than vote the Republic
an ticket while there are others who hold
10 tho opinion that such procedure would
draw votes from Mckinley. These latter
are In The minority. however. and ! do
not think there Is any question about Ne
hraska supporting the IDEA Of putting u
ticket into tho field. Conferences are be-
Ing held almost daily among the leading
Dcmarata Ia tho STATE, aad II has been
practically decided 10 call convention
for the purpose Of considering the matter.
At this convention reaoiafions wlll un-
doubtedly be adopted ludarslng tho plan
OF putting ~ = ticket. And delegation
will probably he appointed 10 attend a
national convention to ba called for the
purpose or nominating candidates for
president and Vice president. Tho only
question now that remains 70 be deter
mined In whose signature shall BE attach
"a 10 the eall. This viii be determined
within very short time. and The call then
be- issued. am not informed as 10 where
this meeting Will be held bur bellevo Ii
will be at LIncnln.'