The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23
A BOLD SILVER SCHEME
ATTEMPT TO THROW THE ELECTION
OFPREsfDENT Nv THE HOUSE.
rb. Manner I'm which the Law Provides
for the Election and the Reason IL "
Hopeless Case.

vAsurNGTON, d. c., Feb. 22-se-
s.tai The tank of a serious effort TO thro"
tho election OF the President INTO ~
House of Representatives, heatp 70
ouently some time ago. mas pesi' i,~,ti,
Ell by the silver men, both pel'.oe -.
and Republican. during the "a" 's,,, o,.i-
with increased earnestness' anu s,,oh
dent belief in the practicaoii'y "a
q plan II. ,,,,r the oues-
a., ~ taxing up the tariff bill ia ,i,e
senate. tho silver Republicans nave ~
,bat they have TO some extent uncoNeleu
,beir nIans. and that they must ths'c. ~
nroceed with hostiliues against the Sun
,,,c,ov wing OF their party, ana VII do
Ilttle delay as possible. perfect 'nO -
uminaries. for the final e1ort 10 p',,o,aI
the election OF q president III INC
college ubatever
., hseouent events may prove. trat nj
81 nresent time the western sli IT We
r,,h, cans are seriously conslIei'hs VI"
advisabllitv Of boiling the I. Louis coz
s'artion with a view 10 electing sum
cfart number Of Independent electors -
,naka The election OF a presiie1t III ''e
sal Kramer impossible, and so as |.
necessitate the election by the iioH' u
Representatives. .t.,
Tn all their calculations IN TINS 'ir1O'l'..',
,hev conclude that the silver Deili'0' -
win readily agree 70 such scnens' a.
that the Populists will be ready "n'
anxious TO join the movement
A HOPELESS CASE.
Nor is this all. They believe th1t o.
,he Democrats will not. according %
-. eer,,res have any chance % cary
,ho co,fntrv. not only the silver Fien
arnong them. but the sound money I'"n
80 win stand ready 10 throw t'H
,.o.es with the independent silver kepuu,
l,ca.'a rather than see a Rep lDli'll' F'.u
an advocate OF Il high protec ! &c ~,
chosen In other words, VI Tue 81,
ron,hIicans. who now insist that hlsh
| tariff and bimetaliism should go "".' ~
hand. fail TO secure CONCESSIONS 80,
the st. Louis convention, they are VIZ
,ne, IN change their plans 50 as 10 form
i's Combination of low tariff and free sill
| YER. This. however, but shows me s.iei.,
IN which they are reduced, ala WHICH,
4 The need of other forms of argument 20
nrove the hopelessness Of ihclr case g
! Noa,s the absOlutive impOssih'i-y OF TIC
| success 81 their scheme
4 careful canvass OF the silver mons
figures. as they have prernred thein'
| shows that only through an almost I'M
| possihle combination Of cfrcims thces
| could they elect presi lent IN the HOUSE
Of Representatives..
| Stnl they are acting upon the theo'y
/ that this plan presents the best chance
of success open to them. and Amos hope.
less as that chance is, they appear ready
and willing TO make tue trial.
HOW THE HOUSE ELECTS.
Tho Constitution provides that in the
event of failure Of the electoral co..
Iege to elect a president and vice-presi-
dent by "A majority vote, the House ot
REPRESENTATIVE shall immedilteiy IN
lot. for a president. each State being e.
! filled to one vote. a gai'Tty OF re
whole number Of States being necessary
20 elect.
In the event OF q failure 10 elect q
president by the usual methods nert
fan. the election OF successor to ~.
| Cleveland would dev0lye upon the pres
ent House.
As the House now stands tho very best
that would seem possible for the success
Of a boiling silver programme, ana
| Democratic coalition, wolli be to &c
| the sound money RepIDli AN Statos.
In reaching this concl Ison the radical
silver Republicans are eigsn every state
to which they lay claim, eleven In an
and IT IS assumed rs they do that ihe
entire number Of States now Representa-
| by Democratic maiorities VIII lcin win
thom. a most improbable occurrence III
this calculation half OF n vote - = WH
10 both the Republican ana the Demo
cratic columns. from MAJ nd, the "''e'
CATION being evenly divided.
This makes the sound money RepnnH'
can vote in the House % II TO p u fol
the proposed coalition Leaving Mary
land out. as would pro'0LV be done
there would still be a lie, q 70 y.
The silver men have tls'sore 10 Q T
troll not only every State which they now
claim is represented by silver majority
but also every Democratic STATE.
BY STATES.
The states as grouped under the heads
Of sound-money Republican, silver anC
Democratic, are as follows:
| Sound Money Republican-Connectic
| Delaware. Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas. Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan
Minnesota. Missouri Nebraska, New
HAMPSHIRE New Jersey, New York. Ohio
Oregon Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
Vermont West Virginia, and Wisconsin
%.
Silver-California, Colorado, idaho
Montana, Nevada. North Dakota. Norti
Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washing
ton, and Wyoming-ll.
emocratic-Alabama, Arkansas, Ilori
da, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, South Carolina, tennessee
Texas. and Vrginia.-ll.
Maryland Is omitted from the foregoinl
enumeration for the reason above given
its delegation being a tie. The resul
would not be changed il it should b
left out. or each side given half a vote
TIER ONLY HOPE.
Apparently hopeless as the prospec
Is Of any coalition as a result of a silve
bolt az 81. Louis. the silver leaders hay
convinced themselves that thel salvauo
of their faction depends upon making th
play. They are thoroughly convinced, o
pretend 10 be-. that the sentiment Of thci
respective States Will support them j
any movement they may inausurate I
compel recognition az the hands Of on
or both OF the great parties.
one Of the four senators who vote
against taking up the House tariff Din
and who is recognized as the brainies
| man in the silver group, explained tn
! position he and his colleagues We're pre-
pairing 10 take IN this matter IN the 70
{ ! LOVING vigorous manner: 1--WE who rel
resent the interest Of the great regio
west OF the Mississippi have threatene
10 adopt radical measures In defence 4
! ! our constituencies so often. and hav
/ yielded so often to party dictation tha
our talk has ceased 10 nave any ene'
upon the minds OF our so-called sogn
money associates.
we have surrendered everything an
have received nothing, and we have mad
up our minds that the only way that
can force consideration IS to stand OF
.rff lott ion ~