New-York tribune., 1896-08-31
SOTND-MONEY DEMOCRATS.


create. for the present n languld interest only.
or course It will declare for sound money III
unmistakabe terms But VIII 1t attempt u"
resurrect free trader VIII 1t denounce. nv VI
old the National banking system: In Il wora
will IN attempt be made to mako IL a rseple
echo OF all the Democratic vagaries Which nav y
found utterance In the platforms OF the par,S
since its origin? There are no delegates 10
answer that interesting question. but runoI
has reached town that the platform 10 written
already and on It's way here Inc prediv.od dnntod
is likewise freely made that 1t Will be aaopteu
without the crossing OF a T. or the oot'ihs VI
an a." II that be tie case, VINO Is the au.noI
Was so interesting and important document
drafted amid the solitude OF BuZzard pay VI
on the shores OF the Lake II Geneva? opinion
here is about equally divided between the TWO
distinguished men. go
There will be a meeting of the National COM
mittee Of the sound-money movement o-horro"
at which Senator Palmer Is expected TO pre-
side II is not believed however that lie VIII
consent to continue in the position. ana IL II
thought that John p Hopkins will succeed Nun
The arrivals to-day have been very rev. p"'
Sergeant at Arms kessler said to-nlght that ne
had arranged to provide seats tor ooo ueiesa,,3 s,3
and that half as many more alterhates "ouu
be on hand The tickets and badges, ne sa'u'
would be given out Tuesday. These are ornate
affairs and will he generally retained py '"o'0
fortunate enough to secure them.
THE MOVEMENT A BIG SUCCESS.
There IS no longer any shadow OF DOUBT OF
the towering success of the sound-money move
ment In anticipation OF great 'i'"'' "
hotels have decorated their hostelries INSIDE anu
out with the National coors. varied WIN
streamers Of old gold. The silverites are poN-
ing fun at the decorations. saying that they IN
dlcate q yellow performance by handful, put
the hotels have faith otherwise. there ~ d
spirit Of earnestness. even to doggedness imahl-
fest in the managers of the movement my
are thoroughly mad at the Chicago PERFORM
ance and having gone so far. with encohraEV
mcnt far beyond their hopes are driving 'he
movement for everything that can be maze oil
it, one of them. a local leader. said tonight
I'VE want the silver crowd To go ahead atlh
break heir necks. We have determined not 10
give any money for the election OF any SILVER
ticket and II is ,;hO have been paying 'hr
freight these years. | have never gwen Itss
than my assessment. nut | want the tnlc7Sp
crowd 10 fall so hard that they will reDouhh
To the ceiling. The only thing we encoui,''.
that is discouragnP in this movement ~ % t%'as
so many of our fellows have made up tht.t
minds 10 take no risks and they VIII No'e
straight for Mckinley We will not make the
showing that we should in TINS state "e''"'0
of this fact" ,,,,,.
Newton w Fossiter. delegate from the Nlllth
Texas District. arrived tonight. Texas ne
says. Is in fighting mood against tn' 'n',nG,
work. and will east JO.On votes for the souiiu-
money nominees Of the Indianapolis ConNen'iol
and an unknown. but large. number dfrcl i"I
Mckinley. The old time prejudices. ne salu' 'ht'
prevail among the older men against iNePu"'
licanism will prevent them from voting FOR NC
Kinlev but this feeling is not shared by the
Younger voters. and they will support MchiheY
in surprising numbers. He says that ne MN
self is much opposed TO nominating a ticket anu
desires the Convention merely 10 ADOPT stiohs
platform. indOrse the Administrator Oh 'roNei
Cleveland and leave the way open for sound
none, Democrats to hit the bullseye in the Re
publican sound-mOney target The Texas people
have generally held to this idea