The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-06-13
CROWDS AT ST. LOUIS
POLITICIANS swARMING IN FROM
ALL SECTIONS.
Discussion AZ to What the Platform
VIII Endorse on the Money
Question.

St Louis, June 9-Politicians, all shades
OF complexion, from all over the Union,
are swarming into this city tonight There
is already considerable discussion among
the delegates and other party leaders as
to the probable course that will be pur-
sued on the financial question: the posi-
bility of a bolt by the free silver dele
gates in case of the Incorporation of
plank in the platform which they will
construe as unfriendly to silver, is dis
cussed freely in the hotel Hobbies, and by
none more so than by the silver men
themselves. 1t is gathered from those who
are already here that the disposition TO
bolt the convention is confined to but
very few
One of the most prominent silver dele
gates said tonight the men from the
west felt they had been elected by the re-
publican constituencies to meet in con-
vention to secure all they could for sill
yer, but that they were not authorized to
bolt if they found themselves in a min
GRITTY, and that the more they conferred
the more general was the opinion they
should stand by the republican organiza-
ton. Among the republicans of the west
the name of M. II. De Young, strong
advocate of free silver, is already being
urged in connection with the nomination
for the vice presidency.
When De Young was asked for an eX-
preston of his views as to the course OIL
the silver men, he said:
The delegates from the silver states
are very determined in their desire to ad-
vance the interests of silver. Some of
them are radical and talk about leaving
the convention in case their views are
not adopted. This action will not be gem
eral. 1t is generally known that Colorado,
under the leadership of Senator Teller,
proposes to walk out of the convention.
The California delegation has been in
structed to vote for Mckinley. and the
convention adopted a resolution in favor
of the free coinage of silver. But our
delegation does not intend to leave the
party or convention in case of a failure
of that nature. The men, especially OF
Colorado, Montana and other states
think that if Teller would be nominated
by the democratic party in Chicago there
would be no question of his Endorsement
by the two conventions that meet in st
Louis on July %; that is, the silver party
convention and the populist convention
In fact, it is an understanding already
made and agreed to that both conven
tons will indorse the nomination of Tel
Ter If Teller is nominated by these three
parties, my private opinion is that he will
come very near being elected.
There is one serious question though
to the whole of this proposition. vii
the democratic party take a man out o
the republican national convention an'
make him the standard bearer of thu
democratic party? The general impress
sion among leading democrats is tina
they will not do it. l think if Telle
leaves the convention Montana and Ida
no will follow. Utah as a whole will not
There may be one of their delegates tina
will. Nevada is just as anxious for FIRE
silver as any of the other states. Will
] do not know what their delegates pro
pose to do they can be depended upol
TO do everything that lies in their powe
to advance the interests of silver"
What will be the probable program 4
the national convention of the silve
men?" was asked, to which De Youn
replied:
The members of the platform commit
tee will offer an unlimited silver coinag
plank and if rejected by that COMMITTEES
when the committee make their report
the convention, Senator Teller will be tn
one that probably will offer in open cor
vention a substitute for the plank re
ported by the committee in the shape {
one favoring the unlimited coinage c
silver. They will then insist on discussin
the substitute resolution on the floor {
the convention. They will insist on
roll call on the substitute and if defeate
they will walk out of the convention"