The morning times., 1896-03-27
Dakota WIS 4 SURPRISE
Sound Money Victory Totally
Unexpected.
VIEWS OF IT'S MEMBERS
Mr.. Picker Does Not Believe That
the States Adherence to Free Silver
Has Been ShH Representative
johnson Pleased at the Result-Its
Effect In the West.

The accounts OF The South Dakota Re
publican convention, which showed that
the free silver advocates had been out
numbered three 10 one by the sound money
men, were subject of much discussion i'll
the Capitol corridors yesterday.
Mr.. Picker, The senior Representative
from that State. said:
Il do not believe there has been any
substantial change in opinion in the State
on the subject. The convention affirmed
the Minneapolis platform OF 1892, and the
State was carried that year for the Re-
publican candidate.
The Represent ativcS from the to WINS and
many OF those who go TO conventions
he said, are opposed 10 the free coinage of
silver, but throughout the State generally
/ do not believe there has been any great
change in The sentiment of the people.
The situation is as it was in 1892
whatever the st. Louis convention may do
in the matter OF platform and candidate,
will receive the support OF the Republicans
OF South Dakota
HARTMAN is SURPRISED.
Mr.. Hartman, of Montana, said the condi-
tion OF affairs in South Dakota as shown in
the convention, had surprised him. but he
did not anticipate that il was in any wise
indicative OF "A change OF sentiment III other
htSltGn suites ne IiitJ W III Ills ODlll-
ion, that the gold men had stolen march
upon the silver men in the selection OF
delegates, the latter not contempla ting that
there would be any showing OF hands on
that issue.
Mr.. NJ. y. Johnson, the Representative
from North Dakota, said that the news from
South Dakota was peculiarly gratifying to
| him.
Il came here in 500 he said, without
any decided views on the silver question,
and very much TO my surprise, Mr.. Crisp
put me on the Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures. That made it
necessary for me to have some opinions on
| the subject.
JOHNSON FEELS GRATIFIED.
Il studied the matter. and cane TO the
| conclusion that free coinage of silver would
be detrimental TO the interests of the agri-
| cultural community which / represented.
And so l took my stand, being then the
only Representative in a radius or four
hundred miles that was not free silver
man.
Il was Threatened with vengeance or the
people by Mr.. Bland, chairman OF the COM
| mittee, and went home to make the cam
| paign of 1892. l was opposed by free
! silver man, and heat him by 5000 votes.
| The free silver men to the right of ne, and
| 10 the left OF me. and in front of me. the
| latter in South Dakota. went down in the
| contest, and the next house did not know
him. In 1894, the campaign was also omade
| on distinctiyely sound money issue, and
| the result was the same. l have made my
| fight, and the state is in line with the
| sound money sentiment of the country.
! COUNTS on MISSOURI.
| In this connection the views OF Repre-
| sentative L. S. Hall of Missouri upon the
| situationin his State are ofinterest. He has
| just returned To Washington from a two
weeks tour through his district which he
| began Immediately after the discussion
| between himself and Mr. De Almond OF his
4 State, in which the latter criticised him
| for changing his views on the coinage ques-
| tinn, because he misunderstood his constit-
/ acntS, and Mr.. Hall retorted that as TO h at
| ifc would les the issue of the contest tiIiS
jfali determine whether AR. DE Almond
| was correct. $50
| Ar. Hall said: While have no doubt
| the g TO l. silver men Will carry Missouri
| in the silver convention ON the 10th of April,
| neither navel the least doubt that the sound
| money sentiment has been growing rapidly
| and in a few more months time would
carry Missouri into tue sound money col
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