The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-03
SILVER AGGRESSIVE
Gold Men Will Not Give Up
Without a Fight for
Principle.
COMPTROLLER EcKELs VIEWS
White Metal Men Talk Of a
Platform With a Single
Plank.
TALK OF CANDIDATES
General Belief That Some Dark
Horse Win Be Nom
mated.
TALK OF CANDIDATES.

CHICAGO, July 8, 1896 --comptroller
Eclsels and Mr.. Robbins. head of the
sound money movement at Chicago, while
at the Palmer House this morning super
yising the decorations of the hall on the
parior floor, which win lbe used as sound
money Headquarters, was met by rep
resentative of the United Press. 1t was
Cleveland headquarters four years ago,
which fact Mr. EelSels recalled.
You ought to be able to organize a
successful campaign there" friend
remarked.
tory
NO." answered Mr. Robbins 81 am
afraid it is not possible to organize sue
cessfully against existing conditions either,
Eckels." and the Comptroller nodded
melancholy acquiescence.
1T looks more like a funeral than any
thing else.'' continued Robbins.
There is some talk that the silver men
have decided to make a platform, con-
sistiag Of bat single plank declaring
in the br;efest terms for the free and un-
limited coming Of silver at the ratio Of 16
TO /. AS to this Senator Coekrell, Of
Missouri. said:-.'You can hear ten thou
sand Eehemes Just as wild as that. Nobody
kno&s what the platform is going to be
adsd obeGy can know IN the absence OF
<those authorized 10 speak-the Committee
The Coinptroller said, when this report
Was mentioned to him :-ssIf that should he
csss9,'i ,sa1ss1a a,a a.s : = .
There is nothing political. moral or social
: taai some one GOES not propose TO relieve
iasfr II +, a1'i5 ;,,farasf. ubat
remains 70 be seen is now the outrage
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r',ssssd Il thsf t3ss sS-
5sFsisg. ,,i III II tne ossa1
svaea9es s9r o,,id sa s, 4,
seiyes WITH 4 Massive protest agast What
Of tne majority. Late last night and this
lu9olss't's' .1u%sSsi, IrvlIl Ine
c5miftee s'fl and # II he af oteS esIfer ser as
Saeisns sa.l nae I ei&r Inal me gola men
aa,d 81 III l,Vii peshs ~ wsltihE e surfenaer.
NooiA put UP ihe Dest Hsnt tnaL their
nunFaers experience and knowledge OF
1ns arts ana IflcKs q poilllcs would per-
,l,ltt sAiil 5lllsss aqEices1 were conhrmed
S1f9aa s,ss asessass 1 u le ipeal aliti-
5-,S ieA,liiJ4'es eitsLisnl ~ eNi-
,.ss,st and ~ al ,,,ss 1r coalsrence To- To-
al fae A,,5itori,,n m n,ly ~,
Gallons Of walefulness On tSse nsrt If tbeir
opponents with complacencv the rank ana
fiie Is somewhat apDrehensive and cannot
oispossess itself Of the idea that the other
side has some cards up its sleeve that
may upset their plans when flashed into
view These We're. the sentiments freely
eapnesssea az, az the silver hesdquarters this
<lVFhins aiilhonsh nopoly nad the slight
Fl Sollse},otoa 81 III q Madl she sold men We're
80 ,,o' III 81 'sg ny were gong about
fustfng their ,sl,' l,ei llaNs pssn COT,
easy sort of a way. Tnere has been anu NJ
exclusive meeting af f1a Taan,oopsF 1l 80
metallic Committee ss s,,cb b,,f s;,1,ar 1,ir
delegates State (sbafrr1eu sannatass 7fsori fsor
gTessmen and others who, while uil-
affiliated with the movement, will have
30 voice on the floor of the convention
nave been admitted to its deliberations
NOW. however, there. is a demand that
.ae committee as SUCH shall take up the
fel1s n Dehalf Of the different elements
eIr easl ;afa tHaL II snati designate steering
wfieh rass 10 be 5,s and to
shaf - tos3ts 81 tne inforn1a ton
The pans as,d o lns OUTSIDE concerning
minority IN this ws4E - eHe goia
smooth sailing will be more rassa,o - +i1.s. ~,
by tlle present mass conference arrasge- me-.
on any vital point would be less g;osav Gl5asiv
To- become. public property. ,''71'
Ine tier Of appointing such steer
ness before the meeting Of tba Rsaatail;
forces. called fer tonight
Save for the activity If the sound money
fer niatprfa1Iv frn,,, fis ~ tos,s ~ IL Ill
hours ago. and there have s,elas l,ses, T1onr "