Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
CLAIMS OF ALL CONCERNED
Democrats Discussing the Significance Of
Their Convention.
The Successful Candidates Declared
to Be for Free Silver When 1t
Comes to . Choice.

Like almost everything else, the result of
the democratic convention yesterday strikes
different People in different ways The
sound money members of the party here are
apparently delighted over the action of the
committee on resolutions in ignoring the
financial question altogether, and seem to
think that this was in the nature of a VIC
tory Tor their faction in the party. On the
other hand, the advocates Of free silver de-
clare that the silence of the convention on
the subject Is not to be taken as Indicative
OF the apl roval of sound money claims
They say that the fact that no proposition
Whatever was made to the committee on
resolutions looking to the approval of the
present Fl: anoial system Of the government
was proof positive that there was no hope
Tor It's securing any substantial support,
and they further declare that they had Iona
ago agreed that the silver question should
De Kept In the background in the conven-
ton and the selection of delegates made
the sole business to be considered.
Free Silver Delegation.
Some OF the tclder of the champions Of
the white metal declare that the deiega-
ton elected to Chicago is composed of men
who are willing and ready to vote for any
proposition which provides for the recogni-
ton OF silver as a money metal, while five
out Of the six are claimed to be in favor of
the free coinage Of silver at a ratio of lG to
!. These five are said to be Messrs Jordan.
Boyle. Morgan. Killeen and Mattingly while
Mr.. Holmead Is claimed a believer in BIZ
mechanism under an incIe ased ratio. There
was considerable regret expressed this
morning at the defeat of Mr.. Forrest and
II transpired during the day that Mr. Boyle
was unable to hold his delegates to the sup
port or his Georgetown friend. 1t was
stated that when Mr.. Boyle heard the an
nounceme1t OF the vote in the seventh dis
tr1ct he went to DR.. Bently and begged him
to change IT to Mr.. Forrest from Mr. Kill
Hstel to him.
1t was rumored today that many OF the
friends OF Mr.. Forrest who were influential
IN democratic affairs would add their eff
prevail upon the national convention to
Chicago to ignore the recommendation of
the rational committee that six delegates
De ADMITTED from the District. Mr.. For
rest, however. does not countenance such a
less.
Mr.. kf11een Supports MI. Gardner,
The election Of Messrs. Holmead and the
other four members of the combine and
Mr. killeen. 1t is claimed. pretty nearly as
sures Mr.. Lawrence Gardner a place in the
next democratic national committee as
member from the District of Columbia
While the delegates will not talk for publi-
i
they are in favor Of Mr.. Gardner and that
1t was part Of the combines program to
elect him to such a place. All doubts as to
Mr.. killeen's position on this important
question were set at rest this morning
when he gave Mr.. Gardner his unsolicited
promise that he would support him for the
national committee. The effort which The
star mas frequently mentioned as being
made to influence the party leaders in the
various states to work against the admis-
sion OF six votes from the District is still
being exerted, and it was said today that
II would be directed toward having only
the two receiving the highest number of
votes in the convention here admitted at
Chicago.
MattinEly and Morgan.
THESE two are Messrs. Mattingly and
Morgan. both of whom are members of the
combine, but neither Of whom has been in
politics long or substantially enough to
make any very bitter enemies. 1t is be-
iieved. too, that neither one of these gen.
tiemen Is particularly ardent in his support
OF Mr. Gardner for national committeeman
and as the only thing the delegation to Chi
cago can really accomplish so far as the
member of that body. there will be lots of
energy expended to carry out the program
thus indicated. Well-informed democrats.
however, do not admit that there is any
possibility of the six delegates being re-
fused seats. They say that if the conyen-
ton does not desire to give the District
more than two votes it will still seat the
delegation, allowing each member of it to
cast one-third of a vote. This would still
insure the continued control of the COM
bine in all matters affecting the program it
mapped out when first formed
Georgetown Democrats Are Angry.
The defeat Of Mr.. Forrest is causing a
good deal of CON ment among the George
town democrats. 1t was conceded by all
tie democrats of the city that this section
of the District should have a representa-
tive on the delegation, and MIR. Forrest
was the choice for the office. Before the
convention assembled it was pretty certain
that Forrest would have been elected
enough votes being promised to insure this
In return for the support of the solid SIN
votes from Georgetown. In Georgetown
| the claim is openly made that Forrest was
knitted by his friends. and there is sincere
| regret at his defeat, as well as much in
dgnation that the democrats Of the West
End have no representative on the ticket.
More About Marquette.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
In yesterdays issue of The Star an article
signed st." claims that Marquette's statue