The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-10
And IL 1t Is Rejected, He and His Col
orado Colleagues Will Probably
mt Once Leave the Hall.
M'KINLEY FOR. SOUND MONEY
VIEWS OF Ex-CONGRESSMAN
THOMPSON AND II. c. KERENS.
ColOred Delegates to De Housed and
Fed, but Not by Leading Hotels
and Restaurants.

and Restaurants.
ST. LOUIS, June 9.-There is already con-
siderable discussion among the delegates
and other party leaders on the financial
question and it is becoming evident that
this question will receive more attention
than any other in the committee reso-
lutions and from the delegates generally.
The possibility of a bolt by the free-silver
advocates in case of the Incorporation of
plank in the platform which they will con-
strue as unfriendly to silver is discussed
freely In the hotel lobbies and by none
more so than by the silver men themselves.
Of whom there are already several in the
city. There has been no general conference
among them, however and will not be
until the arrival of Senators Teller. Dubois.
Cannon and others who are not expected
until the latter part of this week or the
first of next. 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 of
the silver delegates said tonight tnat the
men from the West felt that they had been
elected by Republican constituencies to
meet in convention to secure all they could
for silver, but that they were not author
lied TO bolt if they found themselves in
minority and that the more they conferred
the more general was the opinion that they
should stand by the Republican organiza-
ton.
Ex-Congressman Thompson, manager
pro tenn. of the Mckinley forces. was asked
to-day: What will be McKinleys plat
form on the financial question: He re-
plied 'It will be for the single gold
standard, pure and simple. And to be ex-
plicit," said the Ohioan, II will add that
the financial platform OF Mr.. Mckinley
always has been the antithesis of what is
known as the 16-to-1 silverism, and so 1t
will be through this campaign. 49,
Among the representatives from the West
the name of NJ III. De Young, member of
the national committee from California.
and a strong advocate OF free silver, is
already being urged In connection
with the nomination for the vice
presidency. When Mr.. De Young
was asked for an expression of
his views as to the course of the silver
men he said: "The delegates from the sill
yer States are very determined in their de-
sire to advance the interest or silver. They
want the right TO have free coinage of sill
are very radical and talk about leaving
the convention in case they fail to have
their views adopted. This action will not
be general. 1t is generally known that
Colorado, under the leadership of Teller,
proposes to walk out1of the convention
The California delegation has been in
structed to vote for Mckinley, and the
convention adopted resolution in favor
of the free coinage OF silver. But our del
egation does not intend to leave the party
or convention in case of failure.
1.-The silver men, especially of Colorado,
Montana and other States where silver is
an important factor, think If silverite Is
nominated by the Democratic party in Chi
cago there will be no question of his in
dorsement by the two conventions that
meet in st. Louis July 22-that is. the sill
yer party convention and the Populist par
ty. In fact, il is an understanding already
made and agreed to that both of these
conventions will indorse the nomination of
Teller. If Teller is nominated by the three
parties my private opinion is that he will
come very nearly being elected. There is
one serious question, though, to the whole
party take man out of the Republican
| national convention and make him the
standard bearer of the great Democratic
party? The general impression among thu
leading Democrats is that they will not do
1t. / think that If Teller leaves the con-
vention Montana and Idaho will promptly
may be one other that will. Nevada is
just as anxious for free silver as any of
the other States While 1 do not know
what their delegates propose to do they
can be depended upon TO do everything
that lies in their power to advance the in
What will be the probable programme
OF the silver men in the national conven-
tion?'' was asked
Mr.. De Young replied: Their members of
the platform committee will offer an unlm-
tied silver-coinage plank, and. IL rejected
by that committee, when the committee
makes its report TO the convention Senator
Teller will probably be the one that will
offer in the open convention a substitute
for the plank reported by the committee in
| ha soI
coinage of silver. They then will insist on
discussing the substitute resolution on the
floor of the convention. They will insist on
a roll call of the States and If defeated
they will walk out OF the convention
Colonel Isaac Trumbo. one OF the free
silver delegates from Utah. said. when
asked If the silver men would bolt: THAT
is matter for future consideration. Thus
far we have believed that we could fight
the matter out within our party lines but
If we fail we may be compelled to adopt
some other course out OF self-protection"
Richard G. kerens. national committee
man from Missouri. returned to-day from
Canton. where he was summoned by tele-
graph by Major Mckinley He was ac-
companied on his visit by ex-Congressman
Nathan Frank. AS TO the object of his
visit Mr.. Kerens said it was to talk over
the situation. They. also talked about the
half a dozen money planks have been sent
Major Mckinley from different parts of the
country. II examined them ALL said Mr..
kerens. and there was scarcely pins
point Of difference in their declarations
All we're for sound money. Major McKin-
ley Is sound-money man. He will be
nominated as such on the first ballot. There
will be no humbug of an informal ballot
as some of the anti-McKinley people are
talking. BY sound money mean that the
Republican party will maintain the same
parity between gold and silver that IL al
ways did when i'm power"
L. III. Lannen. editor OF the Salt Lake
Tribune. arrived to-day In company with
national committeeman Salisbury. of Utah.
vocate u plank Of that character for the
platform 1T would be folly for any one
man 20 say what the convention will do on
the money question said Mr.. Lannen,
'hnt i am confident that IL will not de-
clare for single gold standard Neither
id I think the platform will declare for
free silver. l arn not pretending to say
what the convention will or viii not do. but