The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-26

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 25.-As the
t!me for the national Prohibition con-
vention approaches the prospect for a
bitter fight over the money plank Of
the platform Increases. Samuel Dickie'
chairman OF the national central COM
mtttee, who has attended every ma
tlonal convention since the Prohibition
party started. said today that he had
never before seen the lines 80 sharply
drawn upon any question in the party.
no adopt free silver plank he believes
viii cost the party 100000 votes at the
election. on the other hnnd ex"Govcr-
nor John =. st. John, OF Kansas. be-
'lleves that the adoption Of free silver
plank together with the planks for
government ownership OF railroads.
aud telegraph lines and anu-monopoiy
Will add 100000 votes to the party
strength. II not secure the election Of
third party President.
III Mckinley Is nominated at ST
Louis and II the Democrats adopt
gold standard plank at Chicago, then
the Prohibition candidate for Presi-
ton, OF we adopt free silver plank
he said.
As vet the number Of delegates who
have arrived are so limited that 1t can
not be told with any degree of accuracy
who will win, but those who are here
have radical opinions for one side or
the other. They are out for fight
Helen NJ. Cougar, of Indiana, Il strong
broad gauge advocate, arrived to-day.
"There are Just three things which
ask" she said. "and II the convention
refuses | shall withdraw my support
from the national ticket, The Prohlbl-
tion platform must declare for prohibi-
tion, wOmHn's suffrage and financial re-
form
Mrs. Cougar went On to say that II the
convention failed to do this all the active
advocates would withdraw with her
leaving a lot OF old fossils without In
fluencs4 beyond that they possess at the
weekly prayer meetings" to manage the
campalEn. She and the others believing
in the broad gauge" will go back, she
SAYS, 10 their respective states and work
for their state tickets, ignoring the ma
tioHaI ticket. She Is confident that the
broad gaugers' will win, but believes
there vii be lively fight.
She Is an ardent admirer OF cx-GoVeF-
nor ST d8HH anu uellFNNs1 AlasAA AAN ~
sents the sentiment OF the rank and file
PrdhlbIt!onIsts west OF the Allegheny
mountains, Just as Mr.. Wardwell, treas
ttrer OF the STANDARD OIL Company. OF
New York, represents the gold standard
ProhibltlGHlsts Of the east. She de-
Clared that Chairman Dickie, of the ma
tionai central committee. did not repre-
sent the sentiment of Michigan, which,
she SAYS, H. for free silver. He repre-
sents MIR. Wardwcll and the gold stand
ard men," she said, whence comes his
salary"
An this goes to show the acrimonious
feeling which exists In the party be-
tween the broad GuaEc," or free silver,
and the single issue, or gold standard,
wings of tn, party. Each side is conf-
dent Of victory and each is preparing
for bitter fight.
As to the temporary chairmanshlp,
the broad gHaRe" element will present
Charles Il. Bentley, of Nebraska their
presidential candidate for the position,
while the other wing will advocate A. a.
stevens. Of Tyrone, Pa,
Both factions rcpudiate the so-called
national reform convention which met
here to-day at the instance of Daniel
Swoger, Of this city. only eleven dele
gates, most OF whom were from Pitts
burEh, attended that gathering.