Evening star., 1896-07-02
Opposed to Free and Unlimited
Silver Coinage.
WOULD USE THE AMERICAN PRODUCT
Announcements Of Morgan and
kiIieen Being Discussed.
C R E A T E D s RISE

Holmead Manor, the home Of Mr.. William
Holmead. one of the six delegates from the
District to the Chicago convention, will be
the scene of an enthusiastic gathering to-
night. when his friends assemble to show
him what they think of him and wish him
good luck on his coming journey to the
west. For the time being Mr.. Holmead
will not be the master of his ancestral
home. 1t will be taken possession Of COM
pletely. and even the game chickens will
crow Justify the red fire burns and sky
rockets go sizzling into the armament. 1t
will be an occasion of unique and interest
Ing features. and the invited guest who
sends his regrets will experience deeper
sentiment Of the same sort when he hears
what he missed.
Mr.. Holmead was met at the entrance to
the Citizens National Bank, Of which he
is a director, by Star reporter this MORN
ing and asked what he was going to do at
Chicago.
VIII Vote Against Free Silver.
There will be, in my opinion, free sill
yer platform presented at the convention,
and 1 shall vote against it. / am a BIZ
metallist and believe in the generous use
Of both gold and silver as money by the
United States. but l am opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver at a ratio
Of 18 to l. l would support a proposition
providing for the coinage Of the product Of
the United States, however. with much
willingness
Who will you vote for for presidential
noninee?" asked the reporter, with a di-
rectIess that would have startled an aver
age delegate.
Mr. Holmead, however, was not phased.
II won't have a chance to vote for the
ma l want" he replied.
"Who Is he?" queried the reporter.
"Oh, there are twenty Of them," was the
diplomatic response.
He VIII Not Bolt.
Accepting the adoption of an absolutely
free silver plank as a fact" continued Mr..
Holmead. II shall vote for the man among
the nominees who will be conservative and
who will best care for the interests of the
country In it's present unsettled and prob
lematical state. do not know, now, who he
will be. but will be governed by the names
presented for selection. But I can tell you
one thing. If everybody else in the con-
vention bolts 1 will stick
A Hill button with Il am democrat" on
it could not have accentuated Mr.. Hol-
mead's earnest determination when he said
that.
"Who will be named as national commit
teeman from the District"
II can't answer that question" he re-
piled TT looks as though the place lay
not candidate for that position and would
not accept it If chosen. But it may be
some one not yet mentioned"
lis 1t true that your delegation has de-
termined to secure q declaration Of their
financial views from the aspirants for the
place on the national committee?"
II have not heard of any such intention
except that I've seen it rumored in the
newspapers. don't believe it's true,
though"
Messrs. Morgan and Kil1een.
The positive announcements of Delegates
Frank P. Morgan and George Killeen, made
through The Star. that they would support
Mr.. James L. Norris for the national COM
mittee, are still being talked about in demo-
cratic circles. Mr.. NJ. i. Weller, who with
drew from the central committee in Mr..
Morgan's favor last spring, is understood
to have told the latter that he would not
represent In any manner the people of East
Washington, who made him delegate II
he voted for Mr.. Norris and other demo-
cratic leaders in that section are said to
have told him the same thing
Mr.. Killeens declaration has been the
cause Of general surprise among men IA
miliar with local democratic affairs, and
few people could make themselves believe
that Mr.. killeen's statement was authori-
tative, as it was. 1t was recalled by such
well-informed democrats as Mr.. Frank P.
Madigan and others that Mr.. Killeen and
Mr.. Norris had a very serious controversy
four years ago, when democratic delegates
were to be chosen, in which mutual le-
examinations were indulged in Mr. KfIIeen
being especially emphatic in his, and con-
sequently the ardent support rendered now
by the latter to Mr. Norris has been nro.
ductive of much astonishment.