The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-06

was announced, might prove disas-
trous
The Matthews boom seems to have
been shattered by the row in the In
diana delegation between the gold and
silver delegates over the question of re-
firing National Committeeman Sheerin.
tits evident that Governor Matthews
made, perhaps.
a FATAL BLUNDER
in insisting that several of his personal
friends who were for gold should go
on the delegation.
The Blackburn boom does not seem
TO be progressing, but John R. Mclean
of Ohio, the proprietor Of the Cincin-
matt Enquirer is developing into a
power in the convention He is sur
rounded by trained politicians whose
touch is felt everywhere. Although
they are quietly urging him for first
place on the ticket, it is well under
stood that his ann is to secure the nom
ination for vice-president His corpor-
ate interests are initiating against him
but his power is evident and there is
a prevailing feeling that he can secure
second place on the ticket. 1t is said
the Island men have tried to
MAKE A COMBINATION
with him despite the fact it is pretty
well known that Mr. Mclean believes
that Teller would be the strongest man
TO nominate.
Considera bic discord is developing
among the silver men over the rivalries
naturally created by the candidates,
and there is also dissension over the
Platform. Many of the leaders are
strongly in favor of a single declara-
ton for free silver and the practical
Ignoring Of all other questions. The
tariff question. especially, they desire
TO be handled gingerly. lest it drive
from them the free silver Republicans
of the west who are moderate protec-
tioEists. Others. on the other hand
think there should be regular Demo-
cratic platform covering all the pend
ing issues OF the day. Some even favor
very radical tariff plank. All this
bodies i'll for the prophets of a short
convention. The gold men. led by Mr..
Whitney, profess to be encouraged by
the outlook. Their plans seem to be
based
ON FUTURE CONTINGENCIES.
Having failed to make an impression
on the solid phalanXs of silver, their
purpose seems to be to stir up strife
and take advantage of such dissensions
as may be caused in the opposition,
The great advantage which they pos
sess, always the strength of hopeless
minority, is their compactness.
I'VE are well organized force" said
Don NJ. Dickinson, of Michigan, who is
here with the prestige of having
snatched a victory for gold from what
was admitted TO be q silver conven-
ton in Michigan.
We are fighting an unorganized
mob. resolved only on one thing-a de-
claration for the free coinage of sill
YER
Such declaration they cannot hope
to prevent, but they are now using
an Ingenious argument to secure
compromise on platform and candidate
They tell the silver leaders that if a
Democrat is placed on silver plat
form the silver Republicans of the west
would abandon them and the eastern
Democracy will be destroyed and they
will be
LEFT HIGH AND DRY
with only the silver Democrat support
and without the sinews of war either
from the east or west. They tell them
therefore. that they are confronted
with the alternative of nomina ting a
Republican to get the support and aid
OF the silver mine owners or yielding
to the demand for compromise from
the east, in which latter event the east
ern men agree to keep the Democracy
intact and furnish all the campaign
fund that is needed These advances
are met with firm but courteous re-
fusal by some of the silver leaders who
simply reply that there can be no COM
promise on the issue. The more radi-
cal. however receive it sneeringly. In
some quarters the silver men not only
meet the suggestion of silver bolt
with Indifference, but some of them
openly declare that it'would strengthen
their position and they would welcome
II. The fear that the gold men, with
almost, if not quite one-third of the
delegates, could plump their votes
about a random and cause all sorts
OF mischief, and the further difficulty
OF making nomination without the
practical unanimous vote of all the sill
Yer men. has revived the
TALK OF A SILVER CAUCUS.
The secret fear of Teller has also had
its influence in favor Of a caucus to
decide the question of a candidate.
There viii be no attempt TO hold such
caucus, however, until the convention
has assembled and the difficulty OF Sc
Letting nominee In convention has
been demonstrated Then IT will he
argued that no candidate who is for
silver can refuse to submit his claim to
1hose who are to make the nomination.
Ehere is less talk today Of a bolt bv
The gold men, and il was openly dis
couraged by Senator Hill, Mr.. Whitney
and others. Still. 1t is plain that q
great many of the gold men will re-
1use to support silver candidate and
some today canvaSsed the adyisabiCitv
OF placing a gold ticket and 3. gold can
dldate in the field The ADVANTAGE To
De gained by them from this course
they argue, would be the same whicb
came tc those who
REFUSED TO SITPPNr -rr1v
in 1872. Those who were dissstis4es
with Greedy nominated O'Connor. of
New YORK. and after Greelys defeat. in
vas by their organization that the
party was reorganized and put on a
Iootlng again. The gold men propose
70 lnaugurate the light the moment the
gaNeI is dropped by Chairman Harrit,-
1hey are resolved upon Offering gold
man TO the convention for tempors,-Lr !
CHAIRMAN, despite the protests OF the
sliNeE leaders, and Senator Hill is the
man on whom their choice has faj1eT,
Inc silver leaders have the utmost re
spect for Hill. but they and their fol-
lowers are determined that a si1ve,.
man shall assume rfle gavel and that
the nrst utterance in the convention
shail De unequivocally for silver. I've !
S can neltner afford to be deceived with |
rant praise. said Senator eject Money
of Mississippi. today. nor act,,sIi,,
condemned We must have the ma, |
emery from the start"
MI. HUI was today urged by sor,,e oe |
ms silver friends not to consent sto tp,a /
use OF ms name. but il IS said he ba,S I
resolVedlto make the fight and Wa s n.e
parlng a gold speech to be delivered /
from the platform II he can hold If IN. |