Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-26
MAJORITY
Free Silver Men at
Chicago.
WILL NE ABLE TO MAKE THE
PLATFORM AT THE DEMO
CRATIC CONVENTION.
CANVASS OF STATES
OVERWHELMING FREE SILVER
SENTIMENT WEST AND SOUTH.
Expressions of Senators and ueprc-
sentative. iu Regard to Dcicga-
tions From Their States.

Washington, March 25-The Wash
ington Star has made q complete can
vass OF congressional delegations from
all the states, and II shows that the
free coinage men win probably have
Il majority of delegates TO the national
Democratic convention.
Representative Mcguire of California
said that all of the Western states, IN
Guiding Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa,
would send free coinage delegations TO
the national convention. He said: III
We can get silver platform we VIII
be satisfied with any good Democrat
who viii agree to carry 1t out. unless IL
should be man whose past record
would give rise to fear that he would
be swnyed by other Influences
Senator Roach OF South Dakota says
every one OF the states west OF the
Missouri river will send free silver
delegations.
senator PETER estimates that there
are nine silver men to every goll man
In KANSAS, but they are not organized.
Senator Villas thinks that Wisconsin
will send sound money delegation
'"rhe question In Missouri Is whether
or not the delegates will be Instructed
There will be few gold men sent, but
the silver forces VIII predominant.
take IL for granted" said senator Vest,
chat my state will he solid for the
free coinage of silver and gold at 10
TO /, and that the delegates VIII be 80
instructed"
The influence Of Don NJ. Dickinson Is
said to be the only thing the Democrats
fear in Michigan. and he has announced
that he will keep his hands on.
in Ohio 1t is believed that me SILVER
men will have az least one-third OF the
thRV Will mol cllfY
1t all. -. ,,,,,,
senator Faulkner thinks there ~ili
,,s ohnut an equal division in the West
Virginia delegation.
senators Morgan and Pugh and KEEP
,a.entntlye Wheeler express the DC
iief that Alabama will be heatuly IN
favor Of silver, though Repltse,ht ~, =
Harrison expressed hope that the sViu
men might be able to dlNioe the u''e
CATION. D,.,,,,,t, ~ Tonnes
..on aaid regarding his state. "Our state
o,nventIon will be for silver. ana VIII
80 delagates OF that kind 10 the ma
,ta,ai convention ut Chicago. In my
s,int,p senator Bate will head the
Jai"qat,on.' senator Bate expressed
H.. belief that SO per cent oil me peo-
ple OF Tennessee favor free SILVER; =,
senator Call said; The peopIe ~
Florida, or polh p"' VS.
YER" t,.,,,,,,,can
snId that II there was an expression
AZ Tho will Of the Democrats or Mime
sotn. a silver delegation would oe sent
| to Chicago. oto,o oybt
q, Inwn Governor Boies Is the Tree
allvpr leader In the state, ana Us salu 10
have a strong following among we
people. though he Is opposed ny 'he
\ leaders. -, .,.,o,,, 90
ern,n the District of Columbia VIII be
IN favor OF silver, and there ~ pos
/ sibi,Ity of it's being solid delegation
/ I,hcre are fewer gold men In Missia-
! ,tnni thnn in probably any other state'
{ senator-elect Money said: The deleEa,
/ lion will be for the free ana unlimited
Z coinage of silver at the ratio OF ~ 70
] /. independent of the acton OIL anS
I a,hnr government The men who go te
/ me national convention VIII carry ou'
/ ~, views of the people of the state
,r,,ov will not only assent TO the nropo-
,.tsr az FREQ silver, but must nfhrna-
.t'.aiy indorse 1t. The delegates VIII
No, only be sound IN principle, but iirn
Il, maintaining Il, They VIII not pe
committed to any candidate, put theS
want a man who VIII stand on the pl,t
/ form and not on his own op,hipn. ~, no
,,iiynr sentiment Is daily iniensliyihH
! a. Tho state. and no equivocatlon Oh
,vasion in the platform or IN the can
| didate win be tolerated m
-, south Caraolina there VIII prom
,,I, he 4 contested delegation, but the
s,nfe IA generally conceded TO silver
strong fight Il being made N Geor'
ala but it is counted surely Tor Tree
coinage. a,,,,ar AHA sii.
anisyntion or a solid gold dolega'
,,nr 10 he convention. There WIN b'
Nv compronise. Both sides claim th'
state. .,,,, ,,o,, hive claim.
-, Vir,.inia. but competent judges De
clare that II will be found In the siiVei
column. - A,t.naaa will
he solid for silver hepreHehtsh a,,t
n,,t What Arkansas will do. Ninety
c,,e nor cent Of the Democrats or thl
n,a,a arc for the free and unhmite'
as'sa,a M silver. 1t Is the delerminet
,',,rnnra Of the Democracy OF the STATE
,ns,,red and encouraged as fnucn y
nnsslble by every member OF uc w.,
ration in Congress. 20 stnu no ue ~ 60 a
10 the Chicago convention WV ~ -" :,
reliably certain 10 use ms li''u ',,d nm
.omnnit the party to the free ana IN
w vgit,, coinage or silver and gold bl
ne United States government az r.
~ ~ Is 10 /, independent OF any oihc
country on earth. 10, !,
=, a NOT disputed that Texas VIII D
49, silver when the state nonNehtiol
10 representatives Pendieton
a.u,herson and Bailey. and All the othe
.',n,iera OF the Texas delegation -,
mai there would be solid deiskatisl
~, ire national convention from IN
Lone star state. ,a,v M
Mr. Bailey said; u do not deny No