The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
bryan MAY BE Mistaken.

Senator Hill is credited with holding
the opinion that two sets of leaders are
contending for the control of the silver
party, and that the struggle promises to
be a fierce one. On one side are the silver
senators and their sympathizers who led
the movement that resulted in the adoption
of the Chicago platform and the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Bryan. They did not want
that platform, nor did they favor the NOM
nation of Mr.. Bryan. In fact, Mr.. Bryan
was not regarded as a probability. He
was not even thought of. The senators
were Jones of Arkansas, Cockrell and
Vest of Missouri, voorhees, of Indiana, Har-
ris of Tennessee and other democratic
senators. A number of republican sena-
tors were in sympathy with them-such
senators as Teller of Colorado, Stewart
and Jones of Nevada and those from the
other small northwestern states. Their
plan was to have the national democratic
convention nominate Senator Teller. 1t
was expected that the republicans would
adopt a platform that would give Mr..
Teller an excuse to bolt the ST. Louis con-
vention and carry the silver delegates with
him.
When the Chicago convention assembled
the senators believed that they would have
no trouble in controlling it and carrying
out their programme. One of the reports
is that they wanted Senator Hill to join
them. They pointed out that Senator
Teller would be nominated for President
and that the only radical feature of the
platform would be that relative to silver.
Senator Hill, it is said, told them that they
did not understand the situation, that
they could not carry out their programme,
and that the prospect for the nomination
of Mr.. Bryan was much better than that
for the nomination of Senator Teller. They
laughed at him and gave him what they
considered absolute proof of the strength
of their position. AS it turned out Sena-
tor Hill was right. Altgeld, Tillman,
Debs and men Of that class proved to be
stronger with the convention than Sena-
tors Harris, Jones, Vest. CockriH, Daniel
and the rest of the senatorial coterie.
! 1t is a we'll known fact that all the sem
ators of the senatorial combine. except
Senator Jones, who was made chairman of
director Of the campaign, practically aban-
doned the Chicago ticket to its fate They
took very little part in the campaign. They
did not regard Mr.. Bryan with favor and
could not be induced to exert themselves
In behalf of his election.
If Senator Hill is correctly quoted these
same senator's including the republican
silver senators, mean to do what they can
to have Senator Teller nominated on a
silver platform by the democrats in 1900.
! Ga the other hand it is the avowed purpose
Of Gov. Atgeld, Senator Timan, Mr.. Debs
and others of their way OF thinking, to
bring about the nomination Of Mr.. Bryan.
Between those two factions the lines are
being drawn. The Altged-Tillman fac
ton won at Chicago this year and II will
| try 10 win four years hence. The strug-
gao between the two factions will be more
open in the future than II has been in the
past, and II looks as II It would increase i'm
/ intensity The senatorial combination has
one object namely, the opening of the
nints to the free coinage of silver. The
! Altgeld-Tillman combination has more
than that in view. Its purposes are pretty
! fully expressed in the Chicago platform. II
Is he latter combination that will accent
| NJ. Bryan as its leader
If this is the situation among the sn.
verites It is by no means certain that Mr..
! Bryan viii lead the silver party in 1900.