The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
OPINION OF A SILVERITE
PrOphesies the Greatest Campaign Of
the Age.
OLD PARTIES ARE FOR GOLD
Gold democrats viii Probably Nominate
Grover CIevclaud-DOubts About the
Nomination Of Mckinley Harrison
stampede Possible at st. LOuis.

ulu NOT care To De quoted by name, Salu
today that the most interesting politi
cal campaigns in the history of the Unit
ed States is about to open. Continuing
he said There will he a bolt in the
Republican convention In st. Louis and
there will be two conventions in Chi
cage. each OF which will proclaim itself
the regular Organization. Then there
Will be silver convention and the
greatest political campaign ever seen or
heard Of
We liav" three million votes i'm the
country. and we have a perfect organi-
zatiOn.
Now mark another thing. If there
be two conventions in Chicago the gold
convention will nominate Grover Cleve-
land. This Is not idle talk. | do not
think the Republicans will nominate
Mckinley, though il looks that way
now. | hear there is q coming conibin-
alton on Harrison, who could take the
wind out of Mckinley's boom by draw
ing off at least 40 per cent. of the Ohio
delegates. However. this is only an
opinion"
do the bimetallists expect to win II
majorit" of the electoral college.
We'll, they have not raised their
hopes that high yet We will be salts
fed to throw the election into the
house. We will have the votes Of
twenty-siX states. We will carry Mich
igan We can throw Indiana to the
Democrats. We can do the same in
Massachusetts. Connecticut and Rhode
island. We have the votes in New York
to throw the electoral vote either way,
and II you doubt il. ask Mr.. Platt We
can give New Jersey to the Republi-
cans.
THE CAMPAIGN.
This is what the campaign will be
like, and we fe"i tonfidrn, that We
can throw /. election jntI the house If
representa- ses 'Ih, silver campaign
is not dyil out. j. mas been manipu-
lated with great political sagicity.
Both old parties will declare for gold.
and we have deemed It good pultics to
! would do that. | wish could he as
! sured as well of the success of the
Democratic end"
National Chairman William f. Har
rity Will leave Che city tomorrow To
make the final arrangements in Chica-
go for the convention. When it was re-
peated to him that there was a runner
of two conventions in Chicago ne sai 4:
Il have no good reason to believe
there will he two cOn\ a'itipns IN thica
go. There may b, differences amongst
the delegates. but ! hope they wiz die
out after the nomin alton. Tn" sound
money idea Is growing in force. and
there are yet sixty day, 'n,,l til" CON
vention. You see the ohio platform
was 80 unsatisfa tory that III" .rIlu
nents of McKinl " went 10 the strong
! gold standard, and this culrl,"llc.i such
strong declaration all around that
the issue has been clearly defined
! The Chicago conventi)n IN will declare
or a u ,,,l ) .,.t Ia,
party a revival of HOPE :, few m"ntns
! ago the leading men III tie party III
not see much chance fOl Democrat,
success, but now tney think differ
! entity"
Do you think the.a viii br IL bolt i'll
Chicago?"
Il have no reason to say so ur to
think so. still it is possible. The sl-
Yer people will have considerable force.
/ What proportion of strength 20 YOU
calculate for them"
STRENGTH OF SILVERITES.
! ''They will have at leas. one-third
! can see no reason to deny the truth
and one-third is an awfully strong mi.
/ nOrity in Democrat convention 0e.
cause it will take a twO-t thirds vote tC
nominate. 1t is possible the third will
bolt | am sure the party will declar,
for gold. BY the party mean the reg
ular organization. What the faction
may do | cannot say. 1t may bolt ant
1t may not 1T may or may not b,
true that it has already arranged /
meeting place. know nothing of sucf
arrangements. and have no reason t,
expect anything Of the kind Thei
the question was put to MIR Harrit.
whether or not in the event of such
split the regular gold Democrats woult
name Cleveland as a candidate.
II do not know" was the answer
~ have no reason to think that he vii
he. he co!,tnued, personally 1t is IN,
opinion that Mr.. Cleveland would no
accept third term nomination.
NO OPINION EXPRESED
II have never heard him express hi
views on the subject; have never dis
cusseL IL with him. but | have talket
with him on other questions so near |,
this that ~ could easily have intro
duced |. had he So desired. At the SAM
time ] at! frank to say that | hav
never heard him say he. would refuse ;
nomination. and what he would do II
the event of being named | really an,
truly could not tell you. do not thinl
he would consent To become a candi
date ..--....
Has he been mentioned?"
well. yes. In many ways and a
many times, but in general way"
so far as you know, it has not bee
decided as the wisdom of the part
managers that If the organization iii
rides on the money issue Cleveland
TO be the standard bearer Of the gol
people"'
II have no such information"
Direct information concerning the tx
pectations of the Republicans as re
CARDS convention difficulties with tn
silver people was impossible to obtai,
, A few of the local leaders who kee
more or less in touch with public al
fairc declined to go into subject S
much out of their depth.