Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-25
NATIONAL POLITICS.
SILVER DEMOCRATS WIN.


Washington.-The last of the Demo.
cratic state conventions-Georgia and
North Carolina-will be held to-day.
These will add forty eight votes to the
silver column in the Chicago convention,
1t lis understood that the territories and
the District of Columbia will each be al
lowed six delegates in the convention
thus making Its total membership 9l8, Of
whom 460 will be majority, and 612 a
two-thirds majority.
Counting the delegations from Georgia
and North Carolina for silver the figures
stand: Silver, 576; gold, 342.
jority of 116 in the convention, or thirty
six less than two-thirds.
wHITNEY's LETTER.
Washington.-Th Democrats at pres
ent in Washington find it difficult to con.
strue the letter of ex-Secretary Whitney.
Mr.. Whitney again shows that he Is not in
sympathy with President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle in their advocacy of a
single gold standard. Western and south.
ern men are inclined to believe that Mr..
Whitney's letter is concession that bi.
metallism is making headway in the east,
and that the gold standard people can
not rely upon anything like the united
support of the east.
1t is not believed that Mr.. Whitney's
plea will have any great amount of in
fuence at this stage of the proceedings.
The silver men insist that they will have
big majority at Chicago and will de-
clare for free coinage without equivoca.
tion. They are willing to acknowledge
that Mr.. Whitney's letter is plea for
harmony and compromise. The silver
men are willing to concede harmony, but
show no disposition to compromise.
CAMPBELL TALKS SWEET.
Hamilton, Ohio. - Ex-Gov. Campbell
was interviewed to-day regarding the
choice of the st. Louis convention and
McKinley's chances for election. He re-
turned from the east yesterday morning and
says he has the most sanguine hopes for
the success of the Democratic party in
the coming presidential election. He
said:
"The east has not exhibited the ex-
pected enthusiasm so far, and no mani
festation of unusual popularity of the
Republican candidate was exhibited while
was there. The delegates in favor Of
the free coinage of silver who left the
convention hall have hundreds of thous-
snds of followers who will either strike
the name of Mckinley from the ticket or
not vote at the election. This will re-
duce the Republican vote and have it's
effect on the general result. The ques-
0f nil ha n
factor in the coming presidential cam
paign. If the Democratic party should
favor the free coinage of silver in its
state conventions and at the national
gathering Of delegates at Chicago the
party may drive few goldbugs from
our ranks, which would probably equal
! ize the result in some states. The plat
form Of the party will in all probability
be carefully planned and each plank
considered and weighed for the benefit
of the party and the country. There will
be no bolt, but a thorough understand
ing before the convention acts.
"It is true that several Democratic
states in the east favor gold basis, and
there is some trouble anticipated should
the convention declare for silver, but this
trouble is only apprehended in the action
that New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey may take in the event OF silver
platform. The chances of the Demo
cratic party are very favorable, and
every Democrat should abide. by the re-
suits of the convention's deliberations,
whatever they may be, and not allow the
party to suffer defeat. This is no time
to quarrel, but an occasion to stand
shoulder to shoulder and advance toward
victory"