Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-19
Mr.. WHITNEY'S. MOVEMENTS
Free Silver Democrats Express Indifference
as to Them.
Not Worried Over Brice or Hill, but
They Don't Want Gorman
at Chicago.

The free silver democrats express in.
difference to Mr.. Whitney's movements
They do not undervalue the man, but they
are confident that he will not be able to
| accomplish anything at Chicago. His
success of four years ago cannot, they de-
clare, be repeated. The baxe fact that
he was SO active on that occasion, and Ell
joyed such widespread fame for his work
then. will make him a marked man on this
| occasion, and subject his every movement
to the most careful scrutiny. The silver
men will be warned against him, and as,
in this way, he will be prevented from
operating by surprises, he Will. they pre-
diet, be powerless.
true of MIR. Brice He Is 30 very well
known. and his maneuvers have been SO
| thoroughly studied. the silver men feel
very we'll assured that he can do them no
From Mr.. Fill they expect opposition of
an earnest and adroit kind, but only in
the open proceedings OF the convention.
They do not believe that he will give them
any trouble, except as champion of
sound money. using his knowledge of con-
vention proceedings and his fine tactics
to advance his cause.
Don't Want German at Chicago.
The man whose presence4at Chicago
the silver leaders would regret is Mr..
German. Some OF them In conversation
admit this. And the feeling is personal.
They do not rate Mr.. German a poll
tician and tactician higher than Mr.. Hill,
and they understand that he carries no
such weight in cap:talistic circles as Mr..
w hitney and Mr.. Brice do, but there are
circumstances which. it is thought. would
make him more potent at Chicago than
the other three men comblneds
The explanation offered is that Mr.. Cor
the silver forces in the national conven-
ton are of the most Intimate and cordial
description. Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas. Mr..
Harris of Tennessee. Mr.. Vest and Mr..
Cockrell of Missouri, Mr.. George and Mr.
Walthall Of Mississippi. Mta Daniel of
Virginia and MIR. blackburn of Kentucky
are among his nearest neighbors in the
Senate He has served with them on
differed with him on this financial ques-
ton, and they have a very high regard
for his opinion on all other questions and
they have often followed his leadership in
anything even to him at Chicago, but
there is no doubt that they would listen
to him and confer with hirn- with more
pleasure than with any other sound money
Pressure on Him to Go.
The recognition Of this fact is likely to
increase pressure Mr. German to recon-
s'der his purpose and go to the convention.
He might be of some service and the sound
money cause is SO desperate noS that every
little bit will help. His REFUSAL to Eccept a
commission as delegate has never Beer
satisfactorily explained One' report was
that he did not care to participate in a
convention when he would have to appear
as d champion of the admiWstration But
as chairman of the Maryland state conven-
ton he indorsed the administration. and
had a pleasant if conv entional word to
say of MIR. Cleveland, Why could not he
repeat this at Chicago?
The free silver men. for some reason. are
very confident that Mr.. German cannot be
induced to change his mind. They seemed
to have made all of their calculations with
Mr. German left out of the fight. AS for
the President and his cabinet and Mr..
Whitney, and Mr.. Brice, the silver men do
not believe that all of them combined can
at this late day change the aspect of things
in the slightest