Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
CLAIMS OF ALL CONCERNED
Democrats Discussing the Significance Of
Their Convention.
The Successful Candidates Declared
to Be for Free Silver When 1t
Comes to . Choice.

Like almost everything else the result Of
the democratic convention yesterday strikes
different People in different ways The
sound money members Of the party here are
apparently delighted ever the action of the
committee on resolutions in ignoring the
financial question altogether. and seem to
think that this was in the nature of a VIC
tory for their faction in the party. On the
other hand, the advocates Of free silver de-
clare that the silence of the convention on
the subject is not to be taken as indicative
OF the apl roval of sound money claims
Ihey say that the fact that no proposition
Whatever was made to the committee on
resolutions looking to the approval of the
present Fl: ancial system Of the government
was proof positive that there was no hope
Tor It's securing any substantial support
ana they further declare that they had long
ago agreed that The silver question should
be kept In the background in the conyen-
! ton and the selection of delegates made
the sole business to be considered.
Free Silver Delegation.
Some Of the holder of the champions of
the white metal declare that the deiega-
ton elected to Chicago is composed of men
who are willing and ready to vote for any
proposition which provides for the recogni-
".
out OF the six are claimed to be in favor of
the free coinage Of silver at a ratio of 1G to
!: These five are said to be Messrs. Jordan
Boyle. Morgan. Killeen and Mattingly, while
Mr. Holmead is claimed as a believer in BIZ
metallism under an increased ratio There
was considerable regret expressed this
morning at the defeat of Mr. Forrest, and
1t transpired during the day that Mr. Boyle
was unable to hold his delegates to the sup
port of his Georgetown friend. II was
stated that when Mr.. Boyle heard the an
nounceme1t of the vote in the seventh dis
trict he went to DR.. Bently and begged him
to change 1t to Mr.. Forrest from Mr.. Kill
ieen. out that the delegation refused to
listel to him.
1t was rumored today that many Of the
friends Of Mr.. Forrest who were influential
forts to the attempt now being made to
prevail upon the national convention to
chicago to ignore the recommendation of
the rational committee that six delegates
De admitted from the District. Mr.. For
rest, however, does not countenance such a
course, but the facts are stated, neverthe-
less.
Mr.. kflleen Supports Mr. Gardner.
The election of Messrs. Holmead and the
other four members of the combine and
Mr.. killeen. it is claimed, pretty nearly as
sures Mr.. Lawrence Gardner a place in the
next democratic national committee as
member from the District of Columbia.
cation on the subject, it is no secret that
they are in favor of Mr.. Gardner and that
1t was part Of the combines program to
elect him to such place. All doubts as to
Mr.. killeen's position on this important
question were set at rest this morning
when he gave Mr.. Gardner his unsolicited
promise that he would support him for the
national committee. The effort which The
star has frequently mentioned as being
made to influence the party leaders in the
various states to work against the admis-
sion OF six votes from the District is still
being exerted. and it was said today that
II would be directed toward having only
the two receiving the highest number Of
votes in the convention here admitted at
Chicago.
Mattfngly and Morgan.
These two are Messrs. Mattingly and
Morgan. both of whom are members of the
combine but neither of whom has been in
politics long or substantially enough to
make any very bitter enemies. 1t is be-
Ieved, too, that neither one of these gen.
uemen is particularly ardent in his support
| OF Mr. Gardner for national committeeman.
and as the only thing the delegation to Chi
Gago can really accomplish SO far as the
District is concerned is the making of a
member of that body, there will be lots of
energy expended to carry out the program
thus indicated. Well-informed democrats.
however. do not admit that there is any
possibility of the six delegates being re-
fused seats They say that il the conyen-
ton does not desire to give the District
more than two votes it will still seat the
delesation; allowing each member of it to
cast one-thlrd of vote. This would still
insure the continued control of the COM
bine in all matters affecting the program it
mapped out when first formed.
Georgetown Democrats Are Angry.
The defeat of Mr.. Forrest is causing a
good deal of con ment among the George
town democrats. 1t was conceded by all
the democrats of the city that this section
OF the District should have a representa-
tive on the delegation, ard Mr.. Forrest
was the choice for the Office. Before the
convention assembled it was pretty certain
that Forrest would have been elected
enough votes being promised to insure this
in return for the support Of the solid six
votes from Georgetown. In Georgetown
the claim Is openly made that Forrest was
knitted by his friends, and there is sincere
regret at his defeat, as we'll as much in
dgnation that the democrats of the West
End have no representative on the ticket.
More About Marquette.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
In yesterdays issue of The Star an article
signed "T.," claims that Marquette's statue
is as much entitled to a place in Statuary
Hall in the Capitol, from Wisconsin, as is
the statue of Roger Williams from Rhode
resent Rhode Island; that Williams was
churchman, as was Marquette; tina,
Roger Williams was not a citizen OF
the state of Rhode Island. The fact
is that Roger Williams statue was
placed in the Capitol because of political
services although he may have been a
churchman also), he having founded the
colony, the very foundation of the state al.
though not then called a state. Marquette
rendered no services except to the Catholic
Church; not political in any sense. After
founding the colony, Roger Williams made i,
his home, and died there. The first settle
ment in Wisconsin was made before Mar.
quette came to America. He came to Can.
ada in 1865, established a mission (set up an
altar for Worship at Mackinaw, Mich af.
terwarl went through Wisconsin, establish.
ed another mission at kaskaskia, in Illinois
returned to Michigan, where he died, near
the site of Grand Rapids, and his remains
were afterward taken to Mackinaw. He
was in America less than ten years, per.
forming religious services only; never found.
ed colony or settlement anywhere.
Statuary Hall has been given up 10 the
placing of statues of persons who renderej
political services. not religious services Cht
word political is not here used in a partisan
sense). The statue Of John or Charles Wes
ley would be much out of place Their. a.
| that of Marquette. Church and state mus
be kept separate in order to avoid Trouble
and the Catholics should not try to mi,
| them. am not a member of any church
don't attend any church, don't belong t,