The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-06
ASTOTHE THIRDPARTY
Will 1t Be Joined by Old Party
Malcontents?
sMlER SENTIMENT IN COLORADO.
The Recent Declarations of Senator's Teller
and DISCONTINUED Republicans
In Utah and NontsnA-Clevelsnd Demo
crst. In the Chicago Convention.

| ~ ulrlng the last Week. On the Rcpub
lican side there is now little doubt OF the
nomination OF Mckinley. IL is also pretty
: well understood that the financial platform
10 be adopted at 81 Louis will declare ina
favor Of maintaining the existing mon
etary standard until such time as the ~.
mOnetization of silver may be arranged Tor
by agreement among the chief commercial
nations Of the world. The prospects for
adoption of a similar platform by the
Democratic national convention are
brighter than they were, but the contest
for control Of that convention il still going
on with a great deal OF bitterness. and it
Is too early 10 predict the result with conf
denc0.
The Rebeilious Elements.
| Assuming that both national conyen-
tions declare against free silver. the next
| question OF Importance is "a 10 the third
party. For some time il was believed that
| there would be formidable bolts from both
| of the old parties and that the rebclious
| elements would join with the Populists
| and set up "A distinctively silver party,
| which might attain great strength and
| perhaps become an important factor in de-
termining the result Of the presidential
| election. This view has been abandoned by
/ the best observers here. 1t Is now admitted
Il lildA NIt NHaucNN FAVOR "a continuance OF
| the old party lines with only unimportant
breaks. On the Republican side the rebel |
lion is pretty sure 10 be confined TO two or |
three mountain states, having not more
than 10 or II electoral votes at tho outside |
Senator Teller's recent speech ia the /
senate indicates very clearly that no will /
bolt the action of the st. Louis convention /
II that body declares against free coinage, L
which IL Is sure To do. How much of the /
Republican party in Colorado Mr.. Teller
can take with him remains To be- seen. but
tho probabilities are that the bulk of il |
will join the rebellion. Senator Wolcott |
has written letter advising against this
action, and he will adhere to the old party |
But the silver sentiment l. just now
stronger in Colorado than anything else
and it is expected the vote Of that State |
under Mr.. Teler's leadership, will be- lost |
to the Republicans Senator Teller is the
ablcst and most sincere OF all the silver
leaders. lie has an intense feeling on the |
subject Of the rcmonetization of silver. and
IL l. difficult for him 10 express himself |
without shedding tears. He commands |
universal respect for his ability and sin |
certify and could probably get out of the
Republican party and then get back again. |
with his influence unimpared. whenever |
lac chose,tu return. Senator Nulcott places
his party before silver, and he has five
years before him In the senate, no matter |
what happens. He hopes that by that
time tho silver question will not he the |
burning issue IL now l., and that his ulti
mate status will he all the stronger for |
having stood by his party at this juncfUre | /
Nevada and Idaho.
The understanding here is that the Utah |
Republicans will remain in tie igrty
The Nevada leaders, Stewart and Jones,
are already half way out of the party fold, | /
and their state will probably Join tho silver |
party. In Idaho Senator Dubois a young |
ana earnest man, j. the strong tDICc. ana |
he declares lr will leave the Republicans
II they declare against frto Cu.nDcc NJ
Dubois j. manly enough To admit that |
such action may be a mistake fl,malct | n
sonal standpoint dnd that be- may Lctie
sufferer th,rcfrom But he SAWS tits l.
not ~ question of eXpCdiCnCy with Lint | c.
For years lac has been telling lis IccIle | d
that II they stood by him in the Republican | Is
party the party would ultimately du ius
tice to silver. On this basis they LAM 10y.
ally supported him, ana If the Iaity Jow | y
turns its face tho other way ~pruiCr Du
bois feels that he must sever his connection
with that organization, 80 far as ratluna. q
Issues are concerned, and join q silNtG | 1,
party. To do anything else would in lis | .
judgment, bo insinccrc ANA unlHauy. II VI
prefer the respect Of my people 10 political | n
DONORS, y says Mr.. Dubois II want 10 be a
able To look every man in my state in ;hc
lace, and / cannot do that and remain IN VI
the Republican party after that Iauy |
comes out for gold.
In Montana IL j. not believed there will
be bolt on the part Of the leaders though
IL l. probable the state may Le carried by | n,
Ift ii Naf upsk I'M 4.
on, California, Wyoming and tho Dakutas ~
i Il not expected rebellion will bu en- d,
couraged by the senaturs or other prumi- | II
1ent public men. ono or more of these | a
states may be- carried by the silyeriies, but
he Republican organization IL likely to |
'emain practically intact
The Republican bolt, therefore, will be |
'Unflned To two or three mountain and sill.
'cr producing states. 1t is not regarded as | bl
. very serious matter and the threat of re | Il,
'cllion is not likely to have much effect in ~ =,
he It. Louis convention. OF
In Democratic Circles. tn
There has been "a great deal Of talk about | ma
bolt from the Democratic party in case
he gold men obtain the upper hand In the |
making Of the platform, but as the day Of |
he convention draws nearer the bolt be-. n,
ONES smaller and smaller According to
be expectations of the party leaders here pr
he danger Is now confined to two or three co
tatcs. South Carolina; under the leader | IN
hip Of Senator Tillman, would probably |
lin the silver party. Texas might do 80
lso, or, strictly speaking IA part Of the
nrty I'm that state might desert the Chi
ago ticket. These are believed TO be- tho La
My states In the south in which thulu | RN
ould be n formal bolt, though in several | mr.,
hers large proportion Of the voters
light temporarily join the pupuli-t or nv
liver party. Some Of the mountain states
light leave the Democracy too, and swell
'e majority OF the third party tickets tri
indeed the Republican leaders, ana the | ha
as well. are counting uIon q A..
'etty large third party vote both il tha W"
cctoral college and in the next housu ui |
representatives.. But Ia neither hudy is II -.
kelly To obtain the balance Of power W
II the Cleveland Democrats obtain con
oil OF the Chicago convention tho chief
rect issue between tho parties viii Lc The T,
D question Of the tariff, and as between me
ose parties the fight will be- along tie
lines Interest will then ccnttr
the showing which the silyorito party b
ny be able 10 make IA the south and "a Gig
sme west WALTER WELLMAN r,o