The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-06
FIGHT AHEAD.
Continued from page 1.

"The reason the Populist party, repre-
senting a silver strength OF over 1000 GOO
votes, will not endorse Democrat NOM
mated by q Democratic convention is very
apparent. Ii is not because Democrat
is any less loyal to silver cause II an
member OF their own party, nor on ao'
count OF any objection to the candidate.
Ii is because an endorsement Ola straight
Democratic ticket would work oissolu-
tion of the Peoples party. Ii would mean
the absorption of that party by the Demo
cratic party. The Populists, through
their leaders say that though they are
willing to make silver the.issue this year,
they ara not willing to abandon the other
principles of their party, and hence must
make a nomination OF their own, unless
a candidate can be agreed upon.
Democrats cannot expect tha. the real
mass OF their political opponents will in
one leap land In their party. The Demo
cratic party has not enough votes TO win
in this election without the Populists
and the silverites and il is unquestion-
ably to the interest of the silver cause 10
agree upon a man that all the. silver
forces will support"
The Times Herald prints signed articles
from several prominent delegates 10 the
convention, among them one from Sem
ator David Bennett Hill OF New York, in
which he says among other things Ne"
York will walk out in case Michigan Is
thrown out by the free silver men. 1t
would not be Democratic to be a silent
wItnesssto such an outrage. This con-
vcntion has no right 10 override the de-
cision of the State Convention and pass
upon the leaglity CT the Instructions
given 20 the delegation. 1t would violate
a Democratic precedent IT would not
do to discuss the temporary chairmanship
n+ haa "A tn
me. 1 could therefore have no opportun
ity to refuse to accept the honor. There
was no inference between MY friends
and myself over the probable reception
the silver men might give the presenta-
tion OF gold man for the place. IL is
one of the matters that are giving me
the least worry.
democracy has always been for BIZ
metailism. ! once wrote a letter--prob-
ably several OF them-in which 1 advo-
Gated bimetallism for International
agreement. This seems to be impossible
at this time. The party as / know 1t
does not want free silver. There is but
one alternative gold. favor this as
against the other. | think at this time
that independent bimetallIsm is imposs
ible."
Senator hill was credited IN some
parers this morning as making the
-
standard men would be advised by him
TO bolt the convention If Michignn's
gold delegation was unseated. The state
ment came as "a surprise because Senator
Hill has been very conservative IN the
matter OF statements. When visited this
morning by representative OF The AS
sociated Press he said:
"Thc statement is absolutely false. The
only things / said were embodied in an
interview that / gave TO your association
yesterday. ] never said anything to give
any person the idea that would counsel
bolt. In fact. / have stcadfastly re.
Trained from making any statement of
what action | would take in the coSven-
tion."
The program OF the gold men has begun
TO assume shape, though Ii has not yet
been entirely agreed uron. During the
gold conferences Mr.. Whitney, who is the
recognized leader of the gold forces, has
counselled the anti-silver men TO stand
together and be ready TO act in solid
body when occasion requires. He has not
indicated what action Is to be taken, hut
reiors to IL as something TO be determin-
ed on later. IL Is understood that as
the matter STANDS now the course Is not
TO walk out OF the convention. but to
remain until close. Then when the silver
mon have captured everything and ad-
1ourned conference will be held and
arrangements made for a convention
some weeks later of anti-silver Demo
Gratis for the purpose OF putting in nomi-
nation n man whom they can support.
OF course IL the silver mcn go to the ex-
treme OF turning out the gold delegates
i'm Michigan a bolt in that state may be
ediGtcly precipiated but the
conven ticn TO he held to select gold
candidate Is not likely TO TO FASTENED
10y an actual bolt from the convent ID.
There are number OF gold men who are
very much opposed TO this program.
They would prefer tbaf.no candidate be
put up so that they could remain within
tne organization and vote against the
ticket nominn by the silver men. This
course is preferred by INC western rrrcrf-
who thought the silver organization
would be strong In their states and that
gold would get cold shoulder In the
future. IL Is understood that the East
ern men feel tbnt the best way TO with
hold votes from The silver ticket Is by
putting up candidate. Many oi the
Eastern men do not want 90 be put in
the position of having TO choose between
the Rope blicsn candidate and the Demo
cratic silver candidate.