Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-31
NATIONAL POLITICS.
HOW 1T GROWS.

New York.-William p. St. John, treas
urer of the Democratic national commit
tee and OF ths silver national committee,
says: II am satisfied that the cause of
free silver is growing daily and hourly.
We shall, unless something unprecedent-
ed and unexpected happens, surely carry
the state and city of New York, independ-
emily. I mean, the silver platform will
carry a majority In the state and city sew
orally. While the organizations will be
kept distinct, the National Silver party
and Democratic representatives hage left
the selection of main headquarters to
Senator Jones, who may choose Washing
ton ior that purpose. Relations between
all are most cordial.
"Each national committee member of
the silve. party will be the center of the
organization in his own state. The sill
yer party will support the Democratic
electoral ticket on congressional nomina-
tions made by Democrats, provided they
nominate free silver candidates. If they
don't nominate such men we shall make
nominations of our own and ask all free
silver Democrats and Republicans to JOIN
u.s."
WITH GREAT v1GOR.
Denver, Colo.-I. N. Stevens, who will
have charge of the campaign of the silver
party, with headq at Washington,
d. c., returned to Denver yesterday. Mr..
Stevens declined, for professional reasons,
to accept the chairmanship, but was made
vice-chairman with the understanding
that he would attend to the active work.
"We will conduct vigorous campaign
from the word Co." said Mr.. Stevens.
speakers will be sent out and silver lit
erature will be distributed everywhere.
We will have the finest orators in the
country, and as rule they will be men
who formerly allied themselves with the
Republican party. We propose to swamp
New York and the New England states
with speakers. The gold men will find
they will have business enough to attend
to at home.
"We can't meet money with money" he
continued, "but we can meet money with
organization. The committees of the
silver party and the Democracy will work
in perfect harmony"
AT BRYAN's HOME.
Lincoln, Neb.--Upon receipt of intel
ligence from New York that the hall at
Madison square could be secured for that
date, Bryan announced he would receive
the notification committee of the Demo-
cratic national convention there August
49,
1t Is known that Bryan is now prepar-
ing his speech OF acceptance of the nomi-
nation. He expects to lay in his New
York speech the ground work of the cam
paign, and it is believed that up to the
date of it's delivery no man will learn
from his lips just what he may be expect
ed to do in relation to the Populist nomi-
nation. Possibly he may not even then
declare himself, but it is believed he will
then give some intimation. Further than
the above announcement there was moth
ing given out from the Bryan home to-day
for publication.
There was an apparent lull IN the tide
of visitors. There has also been some
thing of decrease in the magnitude of
Bryan's correspondence. Ever since his
return from Chicago, the greater portion
of the day has been spent at his desk, die
tating responses to letters and kilograms.
A corps of five clerks and stenographers
has aided him and it was only to-day they
began to see the way clear to the bottom
of the great mass of mail before them.