The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
THIRD TICKET Talk.
Cleveland Believed TO Favor
PALMER FOR PRESIDENT.
Gordon Of Georgia for Vice
President.
SILVER MUST Be SHELVED.
The Administration Ruled by
Patriotism.
SILVER MUST BE SHELVED.


Controller OF the Treasury Believed
20 Have Voiced the Sentiments of
the President and His Cabinet in
an Interview with the Correspon-
dent of che Morning News-secre-
tary LnmOnt Also Talks Hut Very
GuaFdedIy.
Washington, July 22.-Controller OF the
Currency Eckels, who has ON many pre-
vious occasions voiced the financial sentl-
ments Of the administration at public
gatherings. announced to-day that the
sound money democrats are determined
to put a third ticket IN the field and ho
names Senator John II. Palmer Of Inl-
nois FOR president, and Senator John B.
Gordon OF Georgia for vice president. Mr..
Eckels leaves Washington tonight for
Chicago and he Is expected TO preach the
third ticket doctrine" TO his sound mon
ey friends In the west Whether Mr.
Eckes makes this announcement on his
own responsibility. or whether II was in
spired by some ono occupying a position
close to President Cleveland, IS a matter
of conjecture.
The facts arc these, Secretary Daniel
aLamont returned to Washington this
morning from visit to tho President at
Gray Gables Passing through New York
yesterday Secretary Lamont met a num-
,.f
and discussed with them the situation
which now confronts them. In the alb
sence OF Secretary Lamonts family from
Washington, the Secretary takes his
meals at tho Arlington hotel To-day Sec
rotary Lamont met Controller Eckles and
First Assistant Postmaster General Frank
Jones OF Illinois at luncheon. Il Is uD-
derstoOd that the attitude Of the friends
Of the administration IN the present emer-
gency was the topic Of conversation dur
ing the midday repast. As Secretary La
mont was leaving tho hotel he stopped Q
few minutes TO talk with the Morning
News correspondent on the political situa-
tion with the understanding that he was
not talking for publication. Secretary
Lamont fully appreciates the gravity of
the situation, but at present he does not
care to express an opinion as TO the best
methods Of maintaining tho supremacy OF
the gold standard. For the present he
simply says he Is engaged in running the
war department and Is not directing a
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fidence to state that Secretary Lamont
appreciates the Importance Of putting
forth every effort possible TO save the
country from the free silver blight.
Controller Eckels was more communica-
tive on the political situation when seen
by the Morning News correspondent q
short time afterWard, and he freely ad-
mitted that a third ticket will surely be
placed in the field. In reply to the sue-
gestion that many of the leading demo-
Gratis In New York are opposed to such a
move, he stated that a very respectable
representation from New York will at
| tend the third ticket conference or con.
vention. He then went on to say that
there are thousands Of good democrats
euss the money question, but they can-
not swallow Bryan, nor can they accept
Mckinley as the embodiment OF their
views. Under the circumstances there Is
no place for them to 90, and. therefore, it
becomes necessary to put a third ticket
in the field. He says the battle for sound
money is not over, and he refers to the
fact that Congressman Bland and other
free silver apostles were defeated two
years ago, because the question was fairly
put before the practical people in tho
various free silver strongholds. Mr..
Eckels contends that similar results may
again be obtained. for he points to tho
fact that while the general statement is
made that hundreds Of republicans ere
coming out for MIR. Bryan, the names OF
these new converts are religiously with
held from publication. On the other hand,
the democrats who are daily coming out
against Mr.. Bryan DO not hesitate TO OPEN
~ declare themselves. At his own homo
in illinois, where the population Is hut
1900 over 150 democrats have signed a
petition setting forth their objection 10
voting for Bryan, and the platform he
stands upon.
According TO Mr.. Eekels, similar condf-
tions exist in other parts Of the country.
and in justice to those democrats who de-
sire to maintain the principles OF the
party, without being driven into the re-
publican camp, it has been determined
10 put third ticket in the field He saws
the methods employed by the men who
controlled the Chicago convention were
populistic in many respects, and In no
way binding upon those democrats who
decline TO support the Bryan ticket and
platform
Mr.. Bryan and his friends cannot com
plain because great mass OF the demo-
cratic party bolts his nomination" /" con-
tinued Mr.. Eckels. ION the very day
he was nominated he declared. In an
interview in the Chicago Times Herald.
that he would bolt the ticket II a sound
money man was the nominee. I see that
some OF the newspapers are going back
year or more TO produce statements
from Mr.. Bryan showing that he proposed
to bolt the ticket If a gold man should
be nominated. The instance l refer to Is
but a few weeks old. Here It Is" said
Mr.. Eckels, producing a copy Of the pa
Mr.. Bryan just after he had delivered his
famous speech on Thursday night, July
9, at Chicago. He went on TO tell the re-
porter that after surveying the field ''the
index finger Of destiny was pointing
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