The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-26

HELEN III. COUGAR MAKES A BROAD
GAUGE TALK.

She is Certain That the Prohibition Ma
tionaI Convention Must Declare for
Woman Suffrage and Financial Reform,
in Addition to Prohibition, or She
Won't Support the National Ticket
Calls the Narrow Gauge People Hard
Names and Accuses Them of Not
Amounting to Very Much.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 25.-As the ma
4ional Prohibition convention approach
es the prospect for a fight over the
money plank in the platform increases.
Samuel Dickie, chairman of the national
central committee, says that TO adopt
free silver plank he believes VIII cost
The party 100000 votes at the election.
On the other hand, Governor John P.
St John of Kansas believes the adoC-
tion Of free silver plank, together with
planks for government ownership Of
railway and telegraph lines and anti
monopoly will add 900, 900 votes TO the
party's strength, If not secure the cleo
ton of a third party president.
"If Mckinley is nominated at St
Louis, and if the Democrats adopt a
gold standard plank at Chicago, then
the Prohibition candidate for president
will stand a good chance Of election, if.
we adopt a free silver plank" he said.
Helen NJ Cougar Of Indiana, strong
brOad-guage advocate, arrived today.
There are just three things which I
ask" she said, and if the convention
refuses, 1 shall withdraw my support
from the national ticket This prohibit
"a
ton, woman suffrage and financial re-
form"
Mrs Cougar went on to say that #
the convention failed 10 do this all the
active advocates would withdraw with
her, leaving "a. lot Of old fossils with
out influence beyond that they possess
at the weekly prayer meetings 30 man
age the campaign" She and others be-
sieving in "broad guage" viii go back.
she says, to their respective states and
work for their state tickets, ignoring
the national ticket She is confident
that the broad guagers" will win, but
believes there VIII be a lively fight. She
is an ardent admireT of Ex-Governor St
John and believes that represents the
sentiment of the rank-and-file prohibit
tionists west Of the Allegheny mount
aims, just as Mr.. WardWell, treasurer of
the Standard Oil company, of New
York, represents the gold standard Pro
hibftionists of the east. She declared
Hhat Chairman Dickey Of the national
committee did not represent the senti-
ment of Michigan, which, she says, is
for free silver. He represents Mr..
Wardwell and the gold standard men,
she said, whence comes his salary
All this goes to show the acrimonious
feeling which exists in the party be-
tween the broad guage," or free silver,
and the single issue, or gold standard, /
wings Of the party. Each side is con-
fident of victory and each is preparing
for a bitter fight.
As to the temporary Craftsmanship, !
the broad guage' element win present
Charles Z. Bentley of Nebraska, their
presidential candidate, for the position,
while the other wing win advocate A |
A Stevens Of Tyrone, Pa. Both fac
tons repudiate the so-called national
reform convention which met here to-
day al the instance Of Daniel Swoger of !
this city. Only eleven delegates. most Of
whom Were from Pittsburg, attended
the gathering