The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-23
IT'S A SURE THING
THAT'S WHAT OVBRMEYER SAYS
OF TIE CHICAGO TICKET.

He Makes the Startling Statement That
the Democrats wiz Carry Maine and
the south and West and Other FrinEes
of the Country-Thinks Bland VIII be
the Nominee and Suggests Thurman OF
Mclean for Second Piace-as says Ii
Must be a silver Platform AND = silver
Man to stand on 1t
Hon. David Overmeyer of Topeka was
IL the city yesterday attending the fed
eral court. He came in the previous
night and when a reporter for the Eagle
met him and he and Hon. John A Ea-
ton OF Kansas City were sauntering up
Douglas avenue looking at the pictures
in the photograph cases.
Mr. Overmeyer, as everyone viii re-
member. was the Democratic candidate
for governor two years ago when he
made possibly the strongest and most
brilliant speeches in advocacy OF Dem
ocracy ever made in Kansas
From the standpoint OF an interview
er Mr.. Overmeyer IS all right. He is
wei posted on all political issues. com
binaticns and subjects and has brief
and forcIble way IN expressing opinions
that are not plain. but one OF his ans
wers usually suggests another question.
He was not being interviewed. how
ever, but in a private conversation
great many interesting facts were learn
ed frim him regarding the political sit
uation.
-. - ill
money metal. He believes it is as much
the money OF the constitution as gold
and he is very fond OF calling il the
money of the fathers
II don't think Teller will have a place
on the Chicago ticket" said Mr. Over
meyer. Neither do I believe that he
wants such place. I think know the
feelings of Mr.. Teller when he left the
St. Louis convention. l am convinced
Of his sincerity. for left the Republi-
can party amidst jeers and Kisses at
one time myself. The Democratic party
Is mighty honest now. 1t is enjoying a
lucid interval and is possibly better able
TO see itself as il is, as it ought 10 be
and as it was intended 10 be. at the
present time, than at any time during
the period OF forty years. II knows
that its success lies in being near the
people. in being the champion OF the
peoples interests and, in fact, being
Democrats. 1t viii declare for silver at
Chicago, not for the purpose Of catch
ing votes or for booming silver mines:
II viii declare for free coinage solely for
the sake OF silver money. hence more
money, hence prosperity. II must and
will be for silver money and not for sill
YER"
who in your opinion VIII be its can
didate for PRESIDENT
BLAND. l believe he Will be the choice
Of the Chicago convention"
who for vice PRESIDENT"
''You want only my opinion?"
Yes"
wen, then. 1 can't tell you have
no idea. l would like to make a sus-
gestion-''
We'll"
81 would suggest John r. Mclean Of
the Cincinnati Enquirer. He has made
a hard and powerful fight for the cause
of free coinage and l wouldn't be sur
prised II he carried Ohio If he was on the
ticket. Let me make another sugges-
ton for vice president
'EWelI"
ALLEN w Thurman OF Ohio. son OF
the late Allen G.. Thurman. He. too.
in my opinion. could carry Ohio. want
to say that the vice president. in my
opinion. must come from some state be-
tween the Allegheny mountains and the
Mississippi river"
What is your candid opinion about
the success Of the Chicago ticket?"
1t viii carry the solid south and the
solid west IL Will develOpe the great
Id a.,
the history OF this country. 1t Will car
~ Maine
"Maine-Maine II Reed and Blaine?''
Yes. sir. II will carry Maine You
viii see the woodmen and fishermen Of
Maine voting for silver money next No
vember. Let me give you another
pointer"
"AlI right"
THE eastern Democrats wiz vote
the ticket with silver and the eastern
business man must vote 10 avoid 4
business disturbance over the tariff.
They may be for higher tariff but
they VIII realize early in the campaign
that they can't get IL with q silver SEN
ate in Washington. II they know they
can't get IL their next care Will be not
70 stir il Up and they know that McKin-
ley's election would stir IL up and bring
about an ag1ta ton and hence a business
uncertainty. The people who are bound
10 have tariff must do something for stl-
yer 10 concihste the senate. The Dem
ocratS have the key 70 the situation.
They were never In better shape 70 make
Il brilliant and victorious campa. gn.
They know where they are at and they
have calculated o5Oseiy. They Viii make
free syiier platform about which there
VII be no mistake. and more than tia (
they VIII nominate man 10 lit H. They
VIII nomina - a man whom everybody
VIII believe IS an honest statesman and
a true and sincere friend OF silver. They
viii run that convention TO suit the
great body Of the Democratic party
and not the eastern wing Of Il They
vii be in splendid condition for bat
tie: they VIII have the cause. the field
and the people TO recruit from