New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-11
Teller and Don Cameron are the most popular
candidates among silver men,.
MONTANA WILL BE LOYAL.

NJ
Alexander c. Botkin. the National Committee
man from Montana. who arrived yesterday saia'
1.-THE delegates from Montana are out ana out
for free silver. but are more conservative thah
the men Of Utah and Nevada They are not In
structed except the financial plank but woula
he for Cameron or Teller il there was any pos
sibility of nominating either. They are soiio io'
Protection first last and all the time
What will the delegation do II SOUND money
pIank Is adopted in the convention
They will not bolt. A resolution lhs.i uOI.t,
the delegation to bolt If free silver was deieatet
was voted down almost unanimously 80, you
see the delegation is rather under negative "a.
struction on the boiling question MONTANA r.
,,uhlicans are steadfast In 1897 when Cciorauo'
Nevada and Idaho elected Popunst tcNe'''
Montana elected a Republican ticket
WASHINGTON WILL STAY REPUBLICAN,.
"Washington will not bolt the convention no
matter what the platform is" said Henry L.
Wilson. Of Spokane, Wash. a delegate-a'-aree
.ya have two distinct feelings on the money
question in Washington caused by geographical
conditions In the eastern part Of the state me
sentiment is largely for the free coinage Vi Sr
yer; In the western part the reverse Is true, bia
delegates come TO St Louis uninsructeu Oh ~
noint but at the State Convention resolu',o
was passed advocating sound money anu lev,
mend!ng that some internatohaI aii 80 ~
be made whereby silver might be mace o Mg, ~
the standard money metals or the WorIu 60.
7 myself am friendly to silver. am conhoens
that If the convention adopts raoicai soIu
standard platform Washington VIII sun 80 90,
ber electoral vote for the RepuDncan iio'i''
nee next fall. The question OF pro'eNtu" "a
consider OF more importance than any o'he,; , "h h
ON This line the fight in Washington VIII ..
fought out. Our people are for any ,'it ~ 80 80
will bring back prosperous times ana my -
70 mt the Republicans back IN office Inc i lee,
ing in our party in Washington IS vers ., ms
1n0nious there being no contesting oeiesasolsd
The opposition to Mckinley there never s aI.eSS
foothold and district after distrlct lhs.i , -.
for hin, with unfailing regularity ne VIII re
ceiva our solid vote from first TO last FOR vice,
President we have choice. PersonaXs
,vould like to see Warner Miller, Oh New ioin M
get the Mace Il the convention goes Ean' loi
Candidate and II It goes West. my cho'ce 49,,
be Senator Mitchell. or oregon ~ strangth
~ the latter would add greatly TO the elrehs'h
of the ticket ali through the West
NJ Wilson is a brother Of the junior senator
from Washington. John II. wilson.
IDAHO WILL NOT BOLT.
Sana4or George L. Shoup of Idaho gave It out
1a,footed that. while his delegation was free
silver one, pure and SIMPLE, and would hght lot
a white metal plank in the platform, IL "ouu
submit with good grace to the will OF the ma
jorty and accept with the pest poseioe s'"Ne
the decision OF the convention: 49,,
II was noticeable this morning that the oeie-
Gates on the ground from Missouri ana LOUIS
ians who at home are supposed 10 be aroeh,
free silverites were talking sound money anu
Mckinley. w., 1r-,,..
who has a contest on his hands, was also louciy
proclaming that the seated delegates from
Texas no matter who they might oe' WouIo De
found voting for the Ohio man ana clean cut
declaration for sound money