Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-18
SILVER MEMS PLANS
What They Will Do as to the Unit Rule at
Chicago
Will Not Repeal 1t Unless Forced by
the MinOrity's Delny-LOns
Convention Expected.

1t is the purpose of the silver men at
Chicago. it is ascertained On the highest
authority. not to push the repeal of the
two-tniTds rule until it is seen that nothing
can be done in the way of making nomina-
lions without majority rule being
adopted.
AS the adoption of a platform requires
simply u majority vote, the program of the
silver men is first to put through a plat
form that Will suit them. ard on which no
body but a white metal man can stand.
When this has been done, ballo,ing for the
nominee will probably begin. without any
reference to the two-thirds rule 1t will
continue for two. maybe three. days. with
out the silver men making any effort to
change the rule. If the nomination has
been delayed at that time by the gold
standard men. the silver majority will then
tell tie minority that it does not propose
that the will Of the ma ority shall be
thwarted. ard that unless the minority sees
fit to help bring about nomination at
once. the famous rule will be abrogated
and a majority rule substituted for it.
Reasons for the Decision.
This decision of the silver men. it is said.
has been reached owing to several reasons.
The chief is the veneration in which
the historic rule is held. and the other Is
because the majority does not want to be
accused OF running rough-shod over the
minority. 1t desires to give the minority
all the play it warts. and fair show to
accomplish something, If it can
when We see for certain that nothing
can he done without abolishng the two
thirds rule. We will proceed to do It," said
the informant of the Star reporter. who is
a delegate-at-large from his state, and
whose word is followed by many silver
men
Would your plan give the gold standard
men opportunity to work division in your
ranks"
No; that is impossible We are solid,
and cannot be separated. Then the adop-
ton of silver plank would not leave the
goid men much to work on"
According to this, then the session CT
the convention is likely to be a prolonged
one?'
Il think so: and it would not surprise
me to see the nominations deferred until
the second week Of the convention. We
have no desire to force any of these gold
men out of the party, unless they want to
go. and that is why we are not going to
run things with rush at Chicago
Opinion as to II Gold Bolt.
The opinion on all sides is that the con-
vention will be lengthy and exciting one.
Since the adoption of gold plank at St.
Louis. it is not thought there will be any
bolt Of the gold men. Had there been a
straddle at st. Louis, however the shrewd-
est politicians believe that Secretary Car
Isle and the gold men would have left the
part! constituted, and pu; out a ticket
with Cleveland or some other gold standard
man at the head of it, on an out-anG-out
gold platform They would have done this
on the supposition that they could carry
New York and some of the eastern states
The feeling now is that while they will not
bolt, they will LAY down on the demo-
cratic nominees, either by not voting or by
voting the republican ticket. OF course, a
large number of them are expected to sup
port the ticket under protest.
The Tammany leaders in New York de-
clare that they will support the ticket no
matter who is the nominee. Amos Cum
minSs. SulZer and Walsh Tammany Con-
gressmen in the House. repeatedly stated
to their silver colleagues that Tammanv
would line up for the nominees, and would
do it heartily and without reservation
we would rather support silver demo-
tive SulZer.
Whitney mt the Convention
Following close upon the announcement
of William c. Whitney that he will attend
the Chicago convention is a report today,
which cannot he verified, that Mr.. WHIT
rey is expected in the city in few days
for a conference with leaders of the ad-
minis tra ton on the fight to be male at
Chicago
a wonderful amount of interest has been
excited here by Mr.. Whitneys announc e.
n,ent and also the announcement that Sen
atcr German has changed his mind and will
go to the convention. The determination OF
IL csc gentlemen and the Interview of Pres
ident Cleveland were so near each other
in point of time that il is not to be wonder
ed that here is good deal of comment.
The general opinion to the Presidents
interview Is extended to the presence Of
Whitno- and German at Chicago. IT'S
too late" said distinguished democrat
today and the remark, he said, covered
all the movements of the gold standard
democrats
The idea which prevails Is that Whitney
and German believe that the silver men
will not have enough votes to nominate
their candidate under the two-thirds rule,
and that they will be able to accomplish
something by being on hand.