The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-17

in the Piatform-Tsm Anderson GrHmE-
ling as Usual.
The Topeka Journal has the following
special from St. Louis: Marsh Muir
dock stands as the only distinctly free
silver delegate on the Kansas delega-
ton. Dewey is said to have leanings
that way, but is not outspoken, while
Barnes is inclined to straddle.
Marsh Murdoch said TO the Journal
correspondent:
81 am for free silver, as is well known.
1 haven't said much about the question
of "a ito, but the first thing is TO get
silver coined again. This thing Of the
money powers of Wall street and other
eastern money centers trying to run
the whole country tires me.
They are not satisfied with owning
the country. but now they want to go
into politics and run IT. They call US
crazy out west and say that We don't
know anything about finance. Wen
let that tatement pass and grant IL is
true, but however little we know about
the theory of financiering, we do know
when we have no money, we knew when
we're hard up, and we want change"
HARRY GORDON is HAPPY.
The Kansas City Stars special says:
when the Mckinley corn train ar
rived, bringing the Wellington band
and about twenty-five statesmen, who
had Travelled with it, a procession was
organized and, headed by the band,
all marched to the headquarters Of the
different state delegations to pay their
respects. At the LaClede they fell in
with the Young Mems Republican club
of Baltimore, which had lined local
band and was preparing for a street
parade. A hundred or more visitors
from Texas and Connecticut swelled
the procession, and when they started,
fully 800 men were in line. They called
at the hotels and the scenes at the
Southern and Planters were exceedingly
enthusiastic. At the latter Harry Cor
don officiated as master of ceremonies.
and for half an hour Kansas had the
floor. Gordon was in his happiest vein.
He welcomed Maryland to the Republi-
can fold, and said that Texas too, would
join the procession next fall. He was
sure also that Missouri would fall in
line, and that the solid south would be
broken forever. Z. H. Luitweiler, for
merly Of Kansas, a Texas delegate,
spoke for that state and was followed
by a Connecticut man who said tina,
while Connecticut had occasionally
strayed from the Republican faith, it
would register its electoral vote in the
Republican column in 1896. AT the
Southern, after calling at the Iowa,
Ohio, Illinois, New York and other state
headquarters, the procession disband-
ed and the Kansas men paid their re-
spects to. Mark Hanna and Matt Quay,
who welcomed them cordially, and ex-
pressed the hope that the old Kansas |
Republicanism had returned and that |
the majority of the state this year would |
be so certain that nothing would be left |
of Populism.
LOOKING FOR A FIGHT.
The Kansas City World says: "On |
the silver question the Kansas fellows |
are at sea. They really don't know what |
they want. Recently the Topeka Capt. |
tai sent out queries to the delegates on |
the silver question and got gold replies |
from all but two delegates. Lambert of J
Emporia and Murdoch of Wichita. Lam |
bert said in his answer that he had been /
for silver, and Murdoch said he was for |
silver. Since then the silver Republi- |
cans have been going after the dele |
gates and there is a change of heart. |
Lambert rode in from Emporia last |
night with J. W. Beekman, the silver |
orator of Winfield, and he is bristling, |
fighting silver man this morning. Muir /
dock is looking for fight and the gold
plating has washed off three or four
delega ties. Probably the best view of |
the silver question is taken by Murdoch.
He says:
Kansas Is betwixt and between. She
isn't goldbug with the fasteners, nor
she isn't a bowling, snorting Is TO l lay
out with Colorado. / never advoca ted |
Is TO l nor any given ratio. Our fel-
lows viii be satisfied with recognition /
of silver"
The silver fellows want something
like bimetallism" mentioned in the plat
form, and viii let it go at that. The |
gold standard men in the Kansas dele
cation are not especially active. not
nearly so active as the silver men. They
don't have to be active They outnum-
Der the silver men They are standing
pat Today a number of Ohio men
came over TO call. and the Kansas fell
lows We're very proud of the honor
Silver and gold melted into an amalgam
as smooth as butter when the visitors
were there. When they left the silver
talk resumed. W. \. WHITE.
KANSAS CROWD QUARREL
The Kansas City Times has the fol-
lowing fro st. Louis: The Kansas dele
cation mixed Up on the financial ques-
ton today. The delegates ever since
the election at Wichita have been
bowling for sound money" and de-
that lone dollar be as good a
ever other dollar" and writing pieces
FOR the newspapers about honest cur
rency." but when they attempted TO get
on the meaning Of these terms
at meeting this afternoon they had all
sorts of trouble. This discussion. which
was entered into with great visor by all
the delegates. showed conclusively that
Cy Leland. boss of the whole Republi-
can party OF Kansas, is by no means GER
tain Of victory this year. and is anx-
ious 10 leave everything out OF the IA
tional platform which might tend 70
drive some Of the less faithful into the
ranks OF the opposition. Mr.. Leland
would have the word gold" eliminated
from the dictionary Of Republican poll
tics
We want to keep Kansas in the Re
publican column" Mr. Leland said "a
The delegs ton. "a plank declaring
Tor the gold standard would friEhten a
lot or our people. Let's call II the pres
ent standard That sounds better ana
doesn't change the proposition. Us al
right 70 declare against the Is 70 !
but am opposed 70 the incor-
poration OF the word gold n the plat
form Il would hurt US"
ms was one Of the longest speeches
bosS cyrus ever made he was chair
man OF the meeting. and delivered the
just before putting the motion
Of J. ;. Dean Of Marion requiring ths
candidates nominated for members oil
the committee on resolutions 10 express