The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06
AS IN 1850.
The Gold Standard Democrats
Will Nominate
A Separate Ticket at Chicago
Very Likely.
THIS is THE FORM
That the Whitneyite Bolt Is
Going to Take.
They Will Probably Not Leave
the Convention Hall.

Chicago, July6.-The programme of
the gold men has begun to assume
shape although as yet it has not been
entirely agreed upon, nor has it been
submitted to but very few leaders of
the anti-silver forces. During the gold
conferences Mr.. Whitney, who is the
recognized leader of the gold forces has
counselled the anti-silver men to stand
together and be ready to act in a solid
body when occasion requires. He has
not indicated what action is to be TAX
en-, but refers to it as something that
is to be determined upon later. It is
understood as the matter stands, the
course is not to walk out of the con-
ventiOn but to remain until the close
Then when the silver men have cap
tured everything and adjourned a con-
ference will be held and arrangements
made for a convention some weeks
later of anti-silver Democrats for the
purpose of putting in nomination a
man whom they can support.
OF course if the silver men go to the
extreme Of turning out the gold dele
gates in Michigan and capturing that
state, a bolt may be Immediately pre-
cipitated, but the convention to be held
to be hastened by an actual boiling
convention. There are number of
gold men, who are very much opposed
to this programme.
They would much prefer that no
candidate be put up so that they could
remain within the organization and
vote against the ticket named by the
silver men. This course is preferred
by the western men, who feel that the
silver organization will be strong in
their states and the workers will get
colder in the future.
It is understood that the eastern men
feel that the best way to withhold
votes from the silver ticket is by put
ting up a candidate. Many of the
eastern men do not want to be put in
the position of having to choose be
tween the Republican candidate and
the Democratic silver candidate.
General Tracy of New York, who
was a gold leader in the ffty-third
congress, when the silver purchasing
law was repealed, says that he does
not think that the bolt of separate
ticket will be organized at this conven-
ton, but that the people who do not
approve of the nomination of q. silver
man will ask for another candidate
and that it will be a spontaneous Dem
Ocratic movement. He thinks the sit
uation will not be far different from
that in 1872 when the stalwart De-
mocracy refused to support Horace
Greeley and put Charles O'ConnOr- up
as a candidate in order that the Dem
ocrats who would not vote for Gree
ley and were opposed to the Repub-
Hcans could cast their votes for
straightOut Democrat. The idea of a
second ticket is also advocated by
those who desire to make the protest
against a silver platform and can
didate as emphatic as possible. Gen
eral Tracy says that, while this has
not yet reached the stage of a definite
programme, yet he regards it as the
natural and inevitable sequel to the
complete control of the convention by
the silver forces, which now seems as
sured.
Those of the eastern delegates who
have been in the habit of following
Hill are at a loss this morning to
are waiting for Senator Hill to an
nounce his plan, and his announcement
seems to be tardy in its appearance.
The arrival of Tammany this morning
seems to have frightened up the gold
atmosphere, but the frightening is
simply because of the strengthening
of the members present and not be-
cause of any revived hope of winning.
Those among the Tammany men who
may be accounted leaders are very
much aVerSe to the taking of any arbi-
trary action by the gold standard con-
tingent. They say that Democratic
conventions have always been Obedi-
ent to the majority, and this should be
no exception to the rule. They say
that a vigorous fight should be made
by the gold men on all questions where
the east disagrees, but that when de-
feated the defeat should be accepted
gracefully.
There was a new and rather novel
feature of the eastern situation. 1t
was the arrival of a delegation of
about sixty colored people calling
themselves the National Negro Demo-
cratic association. They are presided
over by James A. Ross of Buffalo, and
are scheduled to hold a meeting to-
morrow night. The peculiar feature is
that a majority of them are for silver
and they expect to pass a resolution to
that effect tomorrow.