The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-23

United States Senator Arthur Brown
and Hon. W. S. Mccormick. both of
whom were members Of the regular
delegation to the Republican national
convention at st. Louis, returned home
yesterday. They arrived on the over
land flyer, as did Messrsl Lannan
and Salisbury the preceding day, and
like those gentlemen, they were be-
sieged throughout their first day home
by callers who came, some to praise
and some to mildly criticise the gen.
tlernen for the position they took in
the convention. 1t was more gener-
ally the case, however. that words of
the former character were employed
IN the greetings extended, for while
different views were entertained in nu-
merous instances, from those of the
delegates who remained in the conven-
ton, no one had the hardihood to ques-
ton the sincerity of either in the at
tftude ne assumed. Still it is undoubt-
ediy a fact that the conversations
which took place in the respective
offices of the two gentlemen where
they received their friends, was of a
character 10 indicate that their polit-
zeal adherents would infinitely have
preferred to have welcomed them as
having been among the number who
washed their hands Of the Republican
party and walked forth TO work for
silver in other fields.
SENATOR BROWNS POSITION.
1t was Mr.. Browns first appearance
in Salt Lake since he left TO take his
seat in the senate. He is looking in
the best of health and when seen by a
Herald reporter was in the height of
good spirits, notwithstanding the criti-
cisms which had been passed upon his
action at the convention. When asked
concerning his action in remaining in
the convention and his announcement
that he would support the Republican
ticket, Mr.. Brown said:
Il went to St Louis as a. delegate to
the Republican convention represent
ing the Republicans of Utah. The fact
that l was not instructed to walk out
of the convention if we did not get a
silver plank in the platform, had moth
ing to do with my staying in. 1 stay
ed because l was a Republican and
knew no place to go where / could get
more for Utah or for silver. either. for
that matter. for even if the Democrat
W
go with it, and we would be none the
better off.
It repudiate the gold plank in the
platform. but I shall support and vote
for the Republican ticket, for its sue
cess viii give US a good tariff. We
viii be bettered to that extent and in
time the party viii give us free silver.
Democratic success would not give US
even that much. in my opinion, as
do not apprehend that a Democratic
free silver ticket could win. and we
would still have the gold standard rnd
no tariff"
VERY TRUSTING.
How can you repudiate the plat
form and still support the ticket?" was
asked.
BY simply repudiating it, declar-
ing myself an advocate of free silver
and working for the success of the
party. trusting to time to bring about
the desired end. The present policy of
the Republican party will not be its
permanent one. but the demand of the
great majority of the people for free
silver will be recognized and granted
Then you have no hope for silver
through any other channel this year,
and believe that it mus come in the
future through the Republican party?''
not going out Of business to the ex-
tent Of nominating Mr.. Teller. a Re
publican. and even If ii did the ticket
would never win. Mckinley will carry
New York and every other northern
state with the possible exception Of
the two Dakotas and the five silver
states. and / am not sure that Utah
and Montana can not be carried for
him. ! talked with one of the Mon
tana gentlemen. l will not mention his
name. who told me that if any one OF
the silver states went for Mckinley, ii
would be Montana. / have felt ali
along that Utah is not lost to the Re-
publican ticket and / replied in the
gentleman's own words, that if any
one of the silver states could be car
ried. it would be Utah, and / still be-
lieve it,
Concerning the criticisms which have
been made relative to his not being a
silver man, Mr.. Brown said: Il am
just as good silver man as there is
in the state and always have been
have always been a binetailist and
my action at St. Louis does not indi-
cate that / am not now. l simply saw
no chance for silver, I see none now
end being a member of the Republi.
can party which gave me a great Office
! do not propose to show my ingrati-
tude by leaving it, for we will get free
silver in the emo and we will get il
from no other source
It became a current topic of politi.
cal conversation on the street yester.
day that many of the leaders of the
Republican party in the state Will en-