The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-11
The Silver Men Will Control the
 Chicago Convention.
That Fact Upsets Many Political Plans-Congr~ss Favors Build.
 ing the Nicaragua canal.
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rthe SilEer men VIII cNhtrNi tht Sni- ca2n convention. The Kentucky c0u- test almost settled his hopes, and the business was rlnchrd when Secretaries Smith and Morton returned tn Wash- ing,nn and made their reports. Secr-- ,ary Smith says Georgia will join the silver column a, Chicago, and S.cre- tary Morton. who has been visiting the Pacific c"ast, says the silver senti- mrnt nf that section is SO overw hrlming that n" man or party can stand against it. It looks like this ought to be suf- fici.nt to take Mir. Cleveland out of the calculations at Chicago, and s" it is with most people. hut there are still a few men wh" cling to the idea that he is the pet "f fate. These men hint m.s,eri",,sly of something Mir. Cleve- land will shortly do. iu connection with Cuba. that will renew his hold upon the country. ----
 The passing "f the River and Harb"r bill over Prrsidrn, Cl-v~land's vet" was Yer. quietly accomplished in both House and Senate. and there were plrniy m v",-s to spare, oyer and above ihe t~nihirls required.
 The fact that the silver men wilt control the Chicago convention has upset a great many political plans made upon the presumption ,ha, neither ihe Republican or Democratic National conventions would declare for silver. Prominent members of the Silver party. which is to hold a national convention at Sr. Louis "n July 22d-- the same lime aud place that the Pop uliSt convention is tu he held-havc already declared that they favored en- dursiiy ilc ticket nominated at Chi cago. if the platform declared for silver. This doesn't suit the P"pullsls wh" have been counting upon the c- operation "f the Silver party. There ma. be some sensational surprises in national politics this summer.
 Ah.ul the "uly result of the passing
 of the Butler anti-b"nd bill by the Senate was to emphasize what cv, rI- body alieady kmew-lllat the silver men control that body. The bill, which reads as follows: Be it en- acted. that the issuance of interest bearing bonds by the United States f,r an, purpose whatever, without further auih"iIy of Congress. is hereby pr" hiLi,rd." has been tabled by nhaj"ri,.
 of lhe House. The 32 votes cast in the Senate for the bill were from 10 Republicans, 17 Democrats and 6 P"puIis,s. and the 25 against it were from l6 Republicans and 9 Democrats. Silver and not party was the di, idins line, and during the debate which pre- crdcd the final vote several of lim Republican silver senatnrs. including Teller, Cannon and Brown of Utah. took occasion to offer some advance advice io the St. Louis convention. Senator Teller WAS somewhat ln,imt-,rl in his remarks. He said: "What tn. Republican part, will do a, St. Louis convention l do not know, but 1 be- lirve know enough of the sentiment of the west and of the plain people of thr country io gay that the party that inscril~s on it's banner .the gold standard is dm'mrd iO defeat.
 $" far as the House and Senate ar, concerned those engineers who invrsti- gated and rrlorted upon the Nicaragua canal. in accordance with instructions from Congress. would just as well have remained at home. Reports were sub. mi,ted from the committees to both House and Senate this week. and that of the House committee was pt'sitiveI, disrrsprr,ful to the engineers, and i'm. pracled their estimates of the probable Cost of the canal. The report made to the Senate wasn't quite so positive in referring tO the work of the engineer commission, but was even more posi- tive in adv~ating the building of the canal. There is no expectation of action upon this bill at the present session of Congress-. and it's fate at the mex. session will depend largely upon 
 The real estate syndicates which in- vested heavily in land around the suburbs of Washington have not. ex- cept in rare instances. realized the expected profits. and they would be 2 lad of Rt,me Quvprnt,,en a.ajstance |