New-York tribune., 1896-06-04
THERE MAY BE A BOLT.
BROOKLYN DEMOCRATS SCARED BY THE
FREE SILVER CRAZE.
SOME SUGGEST KICKING OVER THE TRACES.
OTHERS FAVOR COMPROMISE. AND
SWALLOWING THE MEDICINE HAS


caused by the prospect that the Chicago Con-
vention will declare for free silver is indica-
| ton Of the party's condition throughout this
| State and neghborng States. It is apparent that
| the members of the party are deserving or the
| deepest compassion. controversy has sprung
up among the members Of the party. VINO gen
orally do the grea ter part Of the thinking, as 10
| the advsability of boiling silver nominee IN
| qury among influential members OF the party
reveals the interesting fact that while they agree
| upon two points In the consideration. they are
! far from able agree upon another point when
| Is the most important Of the three. SO far as
| future action Is concerned. The two points
| which all agree upon are that silver will win In
| the National Convention and that the Demo-
| cratic nominee will certainly be defeated. But
| the third question. What are we going to do
| about it?" receives as many answers as there
| are persons consulted.
Since the results OF the Kentucky primaries OF
Saturday were announced. the one topic Of conver-
| sation among Brooklyn Democrats has been the
threatened disruption Of the National party. Nc
| Kinlev's money views have been temporarily for
gotten. and the Democrats have begun to ask
| themselves about the money views OF their own
| party. Their discovery that they cannot trust
| their own convention 70 declare for sound money
| has brought upon them III OF dcspondency
| which seems likely TO develop into chronic melan-
| cholia.
Some OF them willing TO admit that the
| probability Of Mcknley's nomination on a gola
! platform leaves opening for them to help a
| sound money man to win q = Presidency Others
will not make this admission while small group
| of Mugwumps who will not allow themselves to
believe that Mckinley will be- gold candidate be-
| cause they hope he will not. gloomily foret"ll
! campaign In which the advocates OF sound money
will have no candidate to vote for
| Ex-Congressman William J. COombs president
! OF the Manufacturers Trust Company talked at
| length yesterday afternoon with n Trhun" re-
| porter about the present Democratic situation.
"A silver victory at Chicago would so demoral-
70 the party in the East" said the cx-Congrese-
| man that some counter movement will be neccs-
sary to keep tho party alive. Yet am not ready
70 recommend a bolt ! do not know Of any move
ment now In progress tor bolt. DO NOT believe
that it would be wise to bolt before The ne
cessitv for II is actually upon us But the failures
| OF Carlisle to hold kentucky. OF Wilson To hold
Virginia and 81 Herbert to hold North Carolina.
are all exceedingly eignfcant. and they all point
| unmstakably in one direction. believe there Is
more strength in this movement than We have
| hitherto recognized.
| 1T has always fallen 10 tho lot of the Demo-
| cratic party 10 do the heaviest hghtng against
! the fanatical and lll-adviscd movements that
have from time to time started up In certain parts
| OF the country. and the brunt Of the hghting
| sgaina, the present Popustic craze now falls 10
| the lot of the Democrats
| WHAT EASTERN DEMOCRATS WOULD Do
| "Do you think that the Eastern Democrats
would support Mckinley In case OF silver victory
| at Chicago"
Thousands OF them undoubtedly would. but
| late "A
deem love for their party and that they would be
| ur willing 10 desert II until they lad raie every
a.temp, to find an acceptable clndIaate within
| IT'S ranks 1t would be moro natural f'r them -
start a movement of their own as a means ~
| unfolding the tradition OF the party. II IS not
| 10 b. considered for "A moment that wc Demo
Gratis I'm the East would sanction the selection ~
free siIverte at the head OF the National tckct
| The starting Il gold movcm' nj In IN" East
| would result In sectional hghi within the
| party which would sooner or later cnd IN COM
| nlefe victory for side or the oih"r
| "I firmly believe that McKncy viii b" elected
| still think he ought to declar" himself on inc
| money question do not consider ih"' 'h.
| House Will be as strongly Republican In IN" next
session as II is now. and present appearances ar"
that the silver faction Will b" fully ns strong IN
| the next Senate as II IL now IN" man "h" - u,
be President must be wholly ana solely i"r sohhu
| money We cannot afford TO have "A man there
who would be tempted 10 sacrifice his frlcnhShl2
T. sound currency I'm order To help pass a. ,h."l
| bill by means OF deal. As Tor IN" ohndl'",'S
| who have been mentioned by the Democratic
| party, have no choice.
| CAMPBELL WILL BOLT.
| Ex-Congrersman Felix Campbell president OF
| .bo people's Trust Company. declares emphatl-
| calv that he will under no consideration support
/ a silver candidate or allow himself 10 be led by
| the present leaders Of the silver movement MI
| Campbell was a Democratic colleague or Se'rc'
| tary Carlisle anl senator Bickburh. ne u pr
| sonally acquainted with both men. and party
| because Of his personal acquaintance WIN th,,'
| hu, also because Of his profound interest IN 'he
| welfare Of the Democratic party ne mas ar
| fully watched the developments III th' "sl'
! tween aod and silver from beginning 10 ehu'
| or I were "A delegate to Chicago-as do not
| care to be expect to be-and Il sIiNcr Pi"tlo'H
| was adopted / would walk out Of the conVeh,
| ,,on innmedIatcy am thoroughly disgusted
| with the selfish aims OF our western poii''o'i
| leaders | am sorry to say this. because am In
personally acquainted win h'ahy oi '"''" ' "
Is true nevertheless. -
The Wcsterners have been trying for years
| 10 grow rich on the East. They VIII approPIiatc
$500 600 for improvements in Galveston, wnth
| y, tho game time they refuse to appropriate
| S250 600 for improvements here, intended to per-
| init ships to enter our ports
| 81 do not believe that many democrats Ii wo"at
| vote with the Republicans. They VIII stay at
| home and rsfuse to vote. ! do not believe tnat
| any Democrat could win. at any rate Inc
| nartvs condition seems to be almost hopeless
| cleveland Is the only man to nominate Ills IL
| the only clean and safe record. But ! am not
| now worrying about the selection OF the cahuI
| date The framing of free-silVer PLATFORM
| which now seems probable. would mean an over
| whelmng defeat The selection or the man 10
| head the ticket is less important
A COMPROMISE SUGGESTED.
Senator Peter II. McNulty when asked what
| be considered would be the effect or a silver
! tr,umnh in the National Democratic CohVen-
| tion said he did not like to think that an emer-
! eency would arise which would LEAD 10 II Doll
| He intimated that the most desirable outcome
| u,ould be a compromise. He believes tnat tne
| s,lyer movement is much stronger ana more
| Svidespread than Fasteners have generally pc