Evening journal., 1896-04-18
EMERGE TIC SILVER MEN
They WIN Try to Control the
Chicago Convention.
WANT TO DICTATE THE PLATFORM.

Eumored Combine of Friends Of the White
Metal In the Republican and Demo.
cratic Parties with PopuIists to Form
n Third Par,y-A Correspondents Views.
NEW YORK. April lS.-The Washington
correspondent of The Journal, Julius
Chambers, says:
All tho free silver statesmen affiliated
with the Democratic party are organized
to mako trouble at Chicago. They have
already formed q conditional alliance with
the Populist leaders, headed by Stewart
and PETER. Tillman has talked very loud.
ly about the wrongs to the farmers,
but he has really been engaged on "still
huns" after ex- Congressman Bland and
other free silver leaders, who are In a POSI-
tion to offer and receive terms for the
populist and farmer" vote In November
If tho white metal men shall control tho
national convention. A part of the plan
Is 10 keep congress in session until after
tho two conventions shall have met. IL
both gatherings declare for a gold stand
ard. there will bo an alliance between the
silver Republicans, silver Democrats and
the populists in the senate and the coun-
try will be made aware of the enormity
OF the dissensions in the two parties. OBJ
struction has already raised its head in
the senate, and new champions OF delay
win appear from this day forward.
The CONSERVATION felt by the admins
tration Democracy regarding the growing
strength of the silver party Is largely due
to the fact that their agents have misln-
formed them regarding the power OF the
silver interest The real state OF the case
was not known until too lnto to defeat
the plang of the silver managers.
From tnelr own point Of Wow. the posi-
ton OF the silver men is. ilnpregnable. IL
they are optvotod at Chicago, they Will
| form q third party ands hold a convention
Of thair own, in which they Will expect
She free sllversRepublioans to join. Their
ticket viii be compromise one composed
ef Republican and q Denrocrnt or "A
Democrat and PoPulist II a Republic
an, Donald Cameron viii be the man
The Hope Of the sllverites.
Il Is the confident hope Of the free silver
Democrats 10 and themselves in a maiori-
| ~ as Chicago, which Will enable tliean to
adopt radical free silver platform, upon
which no eastern Democrat can accept the
nomination. Il must always be ren}em-
berod that a majority Is sutfioient to adopt
q platform and to settle all contests, but a
two thirds majority Is necessa<y 10 nomi-
nate candidate. As soon as the gold
standard Candidates are thus eliminated
| tho free silver men expect to have every
| thing their way at the convention.
TX x-Governor Boies OF Iowa is the logical
candidate Of free silver Democratic con-
vention, and 1t is not improbable that,
| With Cleveland and Carlisle out of the
way, enough Democratio delegates could
be mustered to secure the necessary two
thirds for him. Unless she Cleveland peo.
pie can stampede the convention and do
feat ths silver plank in tlIe platform there
!s no hope for the present incumbent ol
she White House.
Much curiosity, not to say anxiety, Il
felt regarding the attitude Of the sound
money Democrats. Finding the silvei
men IN control az Chicago. vii they stan,
by the platform and accept g compTomis
regarding tho candidates, or viii the,
bols the cenventionY The gold standar,
men are In most instances credited Will
CRATER loyalty 10 their party than are the
friends OF the white metal But whatever
may bo said In criticism of President
| Cleyeland, 10 IS undeniable that hS would
decline nomination II tendesed him on
a silver platform. Other candidates may
| hot 10 30 pdfluuioh anu may btiuo tncli
personal feelings IN the hope OF attaining
honor and pfoferment
The Chances sf Campbell.
Ex-Governor Campboil OF Ohio more
nearly fts into just such an opportunity
II the free silver men are strong enough C
dictate the platform but not strong
enough to elect their candidate lie Is on
record as having said that he would sup
port the nominees Loyalty no matter what
their names or the platforms upon which
they stood. On this point, likewise, the
| opinion OF Senator David j. Hin would
be vory desirable. Has be not said in
trumpet tones Il am Democrat" II
the Democratic party becomes the free sil
yer party. he may logically follow his
colleagues and accept the diotaticn of the
majority. On tho other hand, even the
Cleveland Democrats are turning to Hill
pathetically IN the belief that he alone
can chock the onslaught Of the silver
hordes. He has always boon a hator OF
! mugwumps, and IL Is believed that he
would rather follow his party into the sill
yer camp than fight outside the breast.
| works. The voice Of Hill at Chicago will
therefore be potent even IN the event of
the general disaster to eastern Democracy
that now seems foreshadowed. II the sill
! yer men are In consEol, it is believed that
they will listen to Hill before any other
man from tho cast. No man knows better
hoyy to seize an opportunity than David
3. Hill and that ho will rise 20 It nobody
| doubts.
The silyor men in congress and out
confidently predict a bolt of the gold
standard men at Chicago They assert
that If there is a positive declaration
against silver at ST. Louis, with a silver
ominoe at Chicago, the gold men will go
afore the country with ticket OF their
lwn, feeling confident of their strength I'm
the east and appealing to the financial
centers for help in the west and south.
This is highly theoretical, however, and
utterly impractlcable.
The Pope o1Ssrs Mediation.