Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-12
THE SILVER CAUSE
1t Has Not Such Healthy Look as q
Month Ago.
Pcpulista Are Now Putting Up u StiR
Upper Lip ON Account of Their
Oregon Success.

The rapidly revolving general political
situation is said by silver leaders here no,
to have such healthy look for the cause
of the white metal. A month ago the i'm
preston was that all the silver men would
come together in support Of the nominee OF
the Chicago convention. The suppositior
was that if the democrats nominated a man
like Boies or Bland. the silverites of all
descriptions and of all parties would sup
port him. The political history which has
been made in the last few months, how
ever, was subject to change at almost any
minute until it became final, and this
seems TO be the way with the chickens
which have been counted by the silver men
before they had left the eggs
PopuIis,s' SuT Upper Lip.
The recent increase in the populist vote
in Oregon. which almost resulted in the
election of two populist Congressman, has
given the populists what. in vernacular is
known as a Stiff upper lip They no
longer talk of following the democrats. but
stand off with an independence that is as
tonishing. They declare that they will not
support just any man who Is nominated at
Chicago. and intimate that they will nomi-
nate a ticket of their own when they meet
at st. Louis In July Since the boom for
Iellers nomination has apparently faltered
~ ociiiOSi atN% IdttASr Tie pORAllSIS nave
taken it UP. In the last few days they
have caucused over the matter and decided
to conjure with the name Of Teller for all
they are worth, Senator Stewart, Senator
butier OF North Carolina and various
populist leaders here have decided on the
course outlined. Some of the democrat is
ailege that it is all big bluff. designed to
force them to certain action at Chicago.
LOOKING at 1t this way they do not pay
much attention to the movements of the
populists. They say that Senator Teller
would not accept a populiSt nomination if
the democrats nominate man he knows
70 be all right on the question he puts fore
most. II mas been said that Boies would
suit Teller. Senator Stewart declares that
this Is not true, and that Boies will suit
nobody in the west.
Forces May Be Divided.
1t really begins to look as if the silver
forces VIII be divided. 1t is said that the
only democrat whose name is now men,
TONED who would receive favorable popu-
list consideration is Bland. He has been
so long fighter in the cause Of silver that
they could not well afford TO oppose him.
1t would result, it is said by democra tic
leaders, In the populist party being wiped
completely out. Again, the democrats say
that II Senator Teller gives his indorsc-
ment to the democratic nominee, 1t will
nave practically the same weight as the
nomination of Teller
program OF the Independent silver men
Whlch may yet bring about union of the
iorces IS now being arranged. One of the
men III charge of it is western delegate
70 the ST. Louis convention, who is ex-
pecteo TO bolt that convention. He pro-
poses to take four or five hundred ardent
silver republicans to Chicago for the pur-
pose OF using every influence on the demo-
Gratis TO nominate a man who will be ac-
ceptable to the west. Their efforts will be
directed to the nomination of Teller. If they
1all IN this, then they will tell the demo-
cratS what man will suit them. In other
words, they hope to have a '1ove feast at
chicago. They do not mean, they say, to
dictate who the democrats shall nomina te
put II they are expected to support the
'ichet' they want to have word to say.
Committee Call.
Another unpublished political fact is that
Dr. Mott, the chairman of the national
committee Of the national silver party, is
arranging to call this committee together
at Chicago during the meeting of the con-
Ventlon. He and Gen. Warner, the founder
c1 the new party, will be on hand, and are
expected to give some advice to the demo-
crats. The populist leaders, 1t Is said, will
hoid OH In the hopes that they will be In
Vlted to be present by the democrats. They
want TO put the democrats in the position
of having to seek them.
Inc foregoing is the program Of the va
rlous silver elements as 1t now exists. The
facts are obtained from the various lead
ers. and what is said is not based on spec
ulation.