Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-07-17
DEMOCRACY HOPEFUL
THE CHICAGO NOMINATIONS
WELL RECEIVED.


WELL RECEIVED.
A Union OF silver Parties Would
Practically End the Campaign
Florida Misrepresented at CHI
cage by Goidbug Delegation
North Carolina Ina Line-Tenne-
see Ditto-The Atlantic Squadron.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 10Th, 1896.
Hurrah for the Democratic ticket
and platform! No matter what sor,
of Democrat you were before the
Chicago convention made the plat
form and nominated the ticket, it is
now the proper thing for you to
hurrah for the ticket and platform,
and to 60 to work and render what
aid you can towards obtaining a
victory. More will be known as to the
chance the Democracy has to win
after the POpulists and Silver part y
conventions, both Of which meet at St
Louis on the 22nd of this month. II
the members OF those conventions,
are as devoted to the cause of silver as
they profess to be, they will nominate
no ticket of their own, but will endorse
the Democratic ticket. Should they
do that the Mckinley crowd would be
the worse frightened men in the coun-
try, and with good cause, too. Should
the Populists and the silver Republi'
cans get their backs up because the
Democratic convention would not
allow them to name the ticket, Mark
Hsnna's smile will perceptibly broaden
but us at least hope that they will do
nothing SO suicidal.
There are plenty Of Democrats in
Washington who do not like portions
of the platform and many more who
wanted other men nominated, but so
far as know none Of them are talk
ing OF boiling. The National conven-
ton settled the matter for them and
as good party men they are now fol
the ticket. The talk of President
Cleveland taking part in a movement
to nominate . gold Democratic ticket
finds few believers here. 1t is brick
ho.sos TO wood toothpioks that hs
does nothing of the kind. There can
only be one Democratic ticket and
that has been nominated in a regular
manner by properly constituted con-
vention. OF course after reading the
platform one cannot expect that Presi'
Cleveland will enthuse over it.
U. S. District Attorney Frank Clark
OF Florida, who is now in Washington
said in answer to question of how
things political looked in that State
"Oh, the Democratic ticket will win
as usual. There is considerable in.
terest in the Senatorial race but it is
too early yet to predict the name oil
Senator Calls successor, except to say
that he will undoubtedly be free sill.
yer man. A great majority OF Florida
Democrats favor free silver, although
four of the delegates to the Chicago
convention were for gold. That was
simply the result of management, az
the gold men were in the minority al
| the stale convention.
Gen. w. r. Cox, OF N. Carolina, who
ia Secretary of the Senate and good
judge of the drift of political sentiment
has just returned from that State. He
says: "The prospects of Democratic
success in N. C. are very encouraging
The nomination of strong silver
candidate and the adoption of free
coinage platform at Chicago went a
long way toward insuring the success
of Democracy. Thousands of Populists
will vote the National Democratic
ticket, for they cannot support Nc.
kinley without stultifying themselves
And the Republicans of N. C. are also
for free silver. Their gubernational
candidate, Judge Russell, is a silver
man and their State convention
declared for the white metal. Outside
of the protection policy, Mckinley has
no special strength in the State, but
although the Republicans generally
favor protection, they are not half as
deeply interested in that question as
they are in the money ISSUE"
.Ex,Congressman White, of Tenn,
thoroughly believes that the Demo-
cratic party is going to win a great
victory this year because of its cham.
pioning the cause of silver. He said
TO q group of friends in a Washington
hotel: 1.-TWO months ago the cause OF
Democracy seemed hopeless. Now the
situation is changed, and the oppOsi-
ton is thoroughly alarmed. A little
while ago it seemed impossible that
the Democrats could win even in Tenn.
We will carry the State in November
by 10000 or 10000 majority. The
people are terribly in earnest. and the
revolution 10 on. II New York and
Mass, want to secede from the Union
| am in favor OF letting them 60, even
as Horace Greeley said Of the South
Let the erring brethren 60 in peace"
Those naval officers who thought
that the assembling of large squad
ron on the Atlantic coast meant a
summer of idle loafing around the
seaside resorts are waking up to their
mistake. 1t is the intention OF Secre-
tary Herbert that the squadron as
sembled on the Atlantic coast shall
put in some very hard work drilling
and exercising, and in order that all of
the officers may get their share of the
work, orders have been issued revoking
all leaves of absence, except on ac-
count Of sickness, and directing offic-
ers on waiting orders to report for
duty. These orders started a fresh
crop OF Cuban rumors, but there is
nothing in them. Dem.
Oc0sta Excursion.
On Saturdays until September 18th,