Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
SILVER MEMS CLAIM S
Hopeful Of Securing Michigan at Its Com
ing Convention
Looking to ChicaSO-Administra tion's
Friends Working to Secure
Sound-Moncy Delegates.

The state democratic convention of Mich
igan tomorrow will make the eighth which
has been held, and if it declares for silver
1t will make the sixth which fas put itself
| on record for the white metal The con-
test in the Michigan convention will at
| tract the attention of every politician in
Washington and throughout the country.
From now on, the holding of democratic
conventions will be an almost everyday oc-
currelIce.
How the Vote Stands.
The conventions which have declared for
silver are as follows: Alabama, %; Mis-
souri,, "a; Colorado, >; Oregon, ); Washing
ton, s; Nebraska, is; giving a total of E
for silver in the Chicago convention. As
there is a dispute about he vote of Wash
ington, and a probable contest from Ne
braska, they can be left off and the total
for the silver men ~. The District of
Columbia did not declare for silver, but
five out of the six delegates are supposed
to favor the white metal
The convent-o -ons which have decided for
the gold standard are Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, with a total of 3S votes.
No Change in Estimates.
The silver men, one and all, say they
have no change TO make in their estimates
of how the vote will stand at Chicago
majority. The addition of Michigan to the
silver column will give them more votes
than they figured On a month ago, bu;
Michigan has been included in the recent
estimates of the silver men. The situation
grows more hopeful, they say, instead Of
g-oomy.
Ii is Not All Talk.
The silver leaders express themselves as
pleased that the go'd-standard men, head
ed by Senator Brice, and backed by the ad-
mirstratiC-, going to make a fight for
the alleged doubtful states of Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and Kentucky. They say that
a fight will encourage their own followers.
Senator Jones of Arkansas was asked by
a Star reporter il the silver men Were do
ing any organized work in the four states
named. He answered: "Oh. yes; we are at
work We are not talking or boasting, but
we are hard al work. 1t is said THAI the
silver leaders are in touch with all The
prominent men in the various doubtful
states, and that they doing as much IN
the way of hard quiet fighting as their op-
poneatS.
AS to Indiana, the silver men say that
the talk about Senator Brice and The ad-
rn!Eistration being able to overthrow the
silver sentiment lis all bosh." Senators
Turpie and Voorhees, quietly laugh at the
IDEA of anything but a silver delegation
going from the hoosier state. Their
friends say that il is hardly likely that
Senator Brice or anybody else could go
into the state of Turpie and voorhees,
| and win over the heads of these men.
They furtHer say that Senator Brice has
his hands full in his own state. Senator
Jcnes and other silver leaders say that
they will get at least half of the vote of
ohio, and may get great deal more.
The Administration at Work.
There is no longer any doubt that
the administration has become alarmed
but it has gone to work with a will. From
. h.-. oF (, &c Leo, hot
cabinet members, and particularly Secre-
tary Smith, are taking a deep interest in
the fight. The latter has, it is said, en-
ployed a fierce OF typewriters and is spend
ing his spare hours writing letters to the
goid-standard men and sending out lit
er2ture which is expected to make con-
verts. The speech of Judge Turner of
Georgia is being widely distributed. 1t
is going to every mock and corner of the
country, but is having its widest circula-
tion in Georgia. Secretary Smith is put
ting forth quiet but strenuous efforts to
capture the Georgia delegation. He is
fully aware that the chances are against
him, but he has won numerous fights i'm
the state against big odds He is working
while the silver men are boasting, and if
he doesn't divide honors with his oppo-
nents it will be the flst time many
YEARS that he has been beaten. The Geor-
gia silver men know that the Secretary
is not idle, but they say that their side is
also at work and that this will he one
fight in which the Secretary will be worst
ed.
Fighting for COngresxmen.
The Georgia gold men are not only MAX
ing fight for the delegates to Chicago,
but they are making struggle to have
number of gold-standard Congressman
nominated. Representative Carter Tate of
the ninth Georgia district is opposed by
Colonel II. II. Perry. the abest sound
roney" orator in the district. One county
in the district has acted. and Mr.. Tate
won. Mr.. Tate is confident of having a
large majority in the congressional conren-
ton, but the gold men declare that they
will defeat him. The district has many
populist counties in it. and the silver sem
timent among the democrats has been
strong but it is said there is a change in
the feeling.
HAVANA EXCITED.