Evening star., 1896-07-20
COL FELLOWS TALKS
He Will Not Support the Chicago
Convention Nominees.
M'KINLEY WILL CARRY new YORK
Thinks the Country Will Repudlate
the Platforms Anarchistic Views.
BELIEVES IN BIMETALLlSM

Col. John R. Fellows, district attorney of
New York city, and one of the most promi-
nent bolters from the Chicago ticket is i'm
Washington on his way to Virginia. where
he will spend about a week visiting friends.
Col. Fellows was seen this morning by a
Star reporter and asked as to the political
conditions in his state.
I'VE are In a rneditative mood in New
York" he said although 1 have made UP
my mind
Are YOU correctly reported Col. Eel
lows was asked that you will not support
the nominees of the Chicago convention?
VIII Not support the Nominees.
Most assuredIy. l will not support them,
he answered. quickly and firmly. Il can
not support them because am democrat
If there is anything democratic about the
head of the Chicago ticket or the platform.
then l am not good Judge of democracy
What is the feeling among the rank and
fileas to the Chicago ticket?
Nothing has been determined and there
has not been much expression on that sub
ject. / think our people are waiting for
the action of the democratic state conven
ton. to which the delegates to the Chicago
convention will make their report. do not
know exactly when the convention will be
held
Are you in favor of the nomination oil
separate ticket?
Il shall express no opinion as to that now.
and will leave that to the democrats of the
country to decide
Have you encountered much of the IN
creased silver strength that is said to be
showing itself i'll New York;"
"Oh, there is some silver sentiment in New
York. but the people are overw helminsly
against silver, and the country will find that
out before very long.
VIII the reported accessions to the silver
ties among the agricultural voters of New
York offset the loss to the democratic ticket
of the gold democrats?
Mcf<iniey's Probable Majority.
No: and New York state will go for Nc
kinley by from one hundred thousand to
one hundred and fifty thousand majority
and the majority may be greater than the
last estimate. In fact, there Is no telling
how big majority Mckinley will get. The
solid business interests of the state are
against the Chicago ticket.
What DO you think will be the general
result of the election and will the western
states vote for the democratic candidate
Il presume that many of the western
states will vote for the silver candidate but
l can't be made TO believe that the people
of this country Will repudiate the credit of
their country. and that they will indorse the
anarchistic views expounded by the Chi
cago convention. l am of the opinion that
Mckinley will be overwhelmingly elected,
and that the question of free silver will
cesve quietus for some time to come. 1
believe that if the Chicago convention had
contented itself with simple declaration
in favor of the free coinage of silver at the
ratio Of 10 to 1. and nominated a known
democrat. there would have been no con-
siderable detection from the democratic
ranks. but when it goes out of its way to at
tack the federal judiciary, to declare prac-
ttcally for fiat money, and to adopt many
other undemocratic ideas there are great
many of US who cannot support the ticket"
do you think that the populists will in
dorse the ticket?'
Il do not know, but do not see how the,-
can swallow a man like Sewall for in
stance 1t seems to me that to indorse him
would be antasonistic to all their prin-
cipleS-
Ready for BimetnlIism.
Talking on the question of free coinage.
Col. Fellows said that this is the first at
tempt in the history of the world to force
a ratio without reference to the commercial
value" He did not believe that Interna-
uonal bimetallism was SO far off as aT,-
peared He said he was bimetallisr and
believed in the use of both metals He
thought the entire world was ripe for an
international agreement on the subject of
the use of silver Germany and Austria
ne said. stand ready to act on The rlatter:
other European countries Also anI he be-
Heved thai England would eventually be
found in line, and would open the nlnts of
India to coinage.