New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-20
section who are close TO him and who under
stood to be in some degree his personal repre-
sentatives

section who are close to him and who are under
stood to be in some degree his personal repre-
sentatves
DICKERING FOR COALITION.
But our plan Is to make platform and to
nominate ticket. The candidate for the Presi-
dency will probably not be Teller. 1t was our
original Idea to get Teller nominated at Chicago
and TO get a platform which could ratfy at
st. Louis and thus make coalition In that
we failed. The Democratic Senator'S could not
carry out their agreement with We worked
very hard TO accomplish the coalition. Some of
the delegates at Chicago treated courteousy:
many did not But that matters little in per-
sonal sense: in a party sense IL may matter
more Our understanding with the so-called
silver Senators very distinct. Under cir
cumstances would they accept any Democrat
who might be nominated by the Democratic
party. They would only go to Chicago and work
for a coalition candidate. and failing to get that
they pledged III they would come back here TO
st. Louis. Our final agreement was reached
with them after the silver bolt in the Republican
Convention. and to let US use Mr.. Tellers
name and form the basis of new party per-
manently: to include free coinage, and Of course
the elementary principles of our own party.
They thought that TO form such union with
the Democrats they would still be associated
with gold men. and they had just left the Re
publican party 70 get rid OF gold bugs.
These silver Senators are all TO he here az
our Convention But have information from
them that the silver sentiment In the North
west is 80 nearly unanimous for Bryan they
will be unable 10 control this section for Mr.
Teller and In fact | doubt If Teller Will now
permit the Of his name. They can't there
fore carry out what they honestly desired to 90
We have that straight They have not SAID that
they are going TO withdraw him. In fact we
don't know definitely what they are going to do
when they get here.
PETTIGREW FOR THEIR LEADER.
But should Teller withdraw or be withdrawn
II is no. at all likely that the coalition idea VIII
be abandoned. You probably have noticed that
Senator Pettgrew has ia the last few days left
the Republicans and become a full-fedged Popu-
list There is considerable meaning. think. In
this The Senator may or may not know that
he Is now since the new turn in affairs relating
70 Mr. Teller being very actively though quiet
w. talked about 10 head the Populst-SilVer
ticket He would make a very strong candidate
in the Northwest and would develop the party
strength in the South. with a good selection for
Vice President We have Tennessee candi-
date. the Hon A. L. Minis. of Antioch. near
Nashville a very excellent man. who woud
nrove TO be a desirable candidate He. like most
of us down our way IL an original Democrat
and is a thorough representative Of the princi-
nles of our party. SO 1t is not by any means
unlikely that the ticket. should the element IN
favor of a separate ticket and platform contro'
the Convention will be Pettigrew and Minis
SCHEME OF THE BRYANITEs
There is one point would like TO have bet
ter understood" continued Major Mcdowell
"and that is that the idea OF ratfying the can
didates and platform OF the chicago 'onVeh-
ton is very objectionable 70 the great mass OF
the Populist party. Those who want TO support
Brvan will advocate his nomination on fopu-
list platform al independent act, AS thoush
he had never been heard OF at chicago SO 'hal'
as far as thew are concerned. he would simply
be the Populist candidate for President pure anu
simple Now, my information satisfies mo thal
IS per cent Of our people from the Northwest
will come here to support that proposition But
uark nv words four-ffths Of the Southern
Ponultsts and one e-fourth OF the Northwestern
delegates will core here determined to make
platform and nominate a ticket outside ol 'ne
nominations at Chicago.
"rhe silver men OF the Northwest are now
realizing. or will be made to realize. that any
nominations made by. say. one-half or the dele
gates In this Convention. would insure the cleo
ton OF Mckinley and they are not now demand
ing as they at first did. that we should take
Mr Bryan and silver. but are beginning 70 dis-
cuss how a union Of forces NAV be made If we
go ahead and make nominations within our own
party.
Some Of these leaders Of tho West are no"
proposing TO divide electors between our ticket
snd Rrvan In order that there shall not be
split IN the party the Populists 10 nave their
nronortion and Democrats theirs, and both par
ties to support the same set OF electors II tn'S
is effected II will hold the Popust vote together
,o a man FOR the electors thus agreed upon and
result as | believe. in the election or these JOINT
electors and OF course. the defeat or MT. NC
Kinlev Whether such a coalition on electors
can be carried out when We meet Is question
that must yet he settled, as there are some leaH-
ing Fopulists who are opposed 70 any kind OF
fusion or coalition with the Democratic party
because We have no faith In their pledges or
promises TO have enacted into law the principle
they have put in their platform. one reason
given by these Populists who oppose coalition
Is that the gold standard Congressman and Sena-
tors will still have the right 10 a voice In the
Caucuses Of the party, taking as an excuse the
record Of the Dem )cratic party In the Last Con
sress when they had nearly one hundred ma
iority in the lower house and refused 10 carry
out by enactment into law the very principle on
the money question for which they are now con-
tending
WANT NO REDEMPTION MONEY.
There is still another objection urged, and that
is that the platform made by the silver wing Of
the Democratic party. and they were In the great
majority adheres 10 redemption money, which the
Populists as a party do not believe in Therefore
Populists do not accept as Populist doctrine
Chicago. Populists believe that the silver ques-
tlon is very small part, and one OF the least
consequence in the financial issue They don't
believe that free silver alone will bring prosper
itv TO the country The vital point with US Is an
Increase Of the circulating medium by the use
of legal-tender paper money. based on the credit
of the Government. Just as bonds behind the Ma
tional bank issue are based. We believe that 70
recognize redemption money means TO continue
the system OF redecning paper money In gold
thus forcing the continual issuance or lnAerest-
bearing bonds 10 keep.up the gold reserve, which
we believe must finally result in such burden
of debt as will bankrupt the Government we