The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-06
THE SITUATION IN NEW YORE
If Silver Controls at Chicago Gold Men
Will Not Bolt.

New York. June 5.-The prospect
that the free silver men will control
| the Chicago convention fills the minds
of Democratic leaders in New York
with dismay. Those who a few weeks
ago were confident that sound money
would dictate both platform and can
didate now reluctantly admit that
there is little hope of this being done.
They fear free silver platform VIII
mean party Generalization here. They
do not anticipate a bolt, but say that
interest in the National ticket will be
gone and the campaign will be a list
less one.
Senator Hill intimated in a recent
speech that he would abide by the ae-
ton of the majority of the delegates.
This announcement was in answer to
talk that the delegates from the sound
money States might bolt the conven-
ton and nominate a sound money can
didate.
Chairman James w. Hinkley, of the
Democratic State committee, said yes
terday that the New York delegation
would not bolt even if the silver Demo
Gratis controlled the convention and
dictated its action.
IF we take part in the convention"
he said, eve will be in honor bound
to accede to the will of the majority
IF the sound money Democrats should
nominate a ticket and adopt a plat
form we would expect the silver Demo
Gratis to abide by the result"
what effect would the adoption of
a free coinage platform have on the
party in this State?"
y would rather not express an opin-
ION on that. The Democratic voters
in this State are solid for sound money.
Our party in this State is committed
to sound money, our platform in 1891
denounced the Sherman bill, while the
Republican platform Of the same year
inGorsed il.
"If the Democratic National plat
form is in favor of free coinage. what
kind of financial platform will the
Democratic candidate for Governor
stand on?''
81 do not suppose we could secure
a candidate who would accept the NOM
nation on free coinage platform.
When it comes to State issues the
New York Democracy will stand by its
principles. | do not see how we can
afford to surrender our sound money
principles, That is all | care to say at
pre- sent"
IF former Mayor William r. Grace
will consent. he will be one of the dele
gates-at-large to the Chicago conven-
ton. He said yesterday:
II think that the adoption of free
coinage plank by the Democratic con
venton would mean the destruction
of the Democratic party. 1t certainly
would place the party in this State III
an embarrassing position. New York
is the soundest of sound money States
and the voters of both parties are OPP
posed to free silver. Democrats who
have always worked for the success
of the party and its principles would
become disheartened i'm the event of the
convention declaring for free silver"
Herman Ridder, who is prominently
identified with the German-American
Reform Union, says:
eff the Democratic party adopts a
free coinage platform | believe 80 per
cent of the German-American voters
will support the Republican candidate.
should he be nominated on sound
money platform. | believe that the
Democratic party can carry TINS STATE
on State issues. But the adoption OF
silver platform at Chicago might inter
fere even with the State ticket.
The leaders of Tammy Hall are
sound money advocates. The CHIEFS,
while admitting that National free
silver platform will injure the chances
of the party in this State, are opposed
to bolt of the Eastern delegates. They
say the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor will be nominated on sound
money platform.