Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
T H E U NIT RU L E
Its Adoption by Michigan and Pennsylvania
Democrats Anglers the Silver Men.
II May Provoke More Contests Than
Have Been Looked fOr-What
MIR. PendIetOn Thinks.

The adoption of the unit rule in Michigan
and Pennsylvania democratic conventions
has angered the silver men. The adoption
OF the rule, it is said by silver leaders here.
cuts off al least ten votes for silver from
congressional districts of Michigan. Up TO
this time, the silver men say there has
been disposition in some of the silver
states. for the sake of harmony, not to
force the unit rule. Now they declare that
If they can secure II the unit rule will be
adopted in every silver state. The fight
Will be more bitter than ever before
In Georgia for instance, the go!d-stand-
ard men have declared that the silverftes
would not dare to prevent them having the
sure votes they will be entitled to from
several districts, and there has been a dis
position among some of the silver leaders
to grant this to their opponents. In Vir-
Slnla Ii was felt by some that the adoption
of the rule wouldn't be exactly fair to the
gold-standard men. In Tennessee Repre-
sentative Patterson has hoped that his dis
trict would be permitted to select its own
delegates without having them bound to
vote against their wishes
Unless there is a change, however, in the
present feelings of the silver leaders of the
various southern states, the unit rule will
De put INTO execution everywhere, not only
IN conventions where silver rules but
where the gold standard holds sway
May Provoke Contests.
Forcing The unit rule may, it is said pro-
woke more contests in southern states than
are now looked for. 1t would at least be a
dangerous undertaking in Georgia IL is
said. The contest trouble now promises
TO be almost harassing at Chicago as
at st. Louis. 1t will be a more delicate
matter at the former than the latter At
St Louis there will be 10 danger of bolts
from the settlement of contests while at
Chicago there is no telling what will take
place.
Talking about the contesting gold stanl-
era delegation from Texas, Represent tive
PenGlcton said to a Star reporter: I'VE
wouldn't stay in the convention a minute
II the gold standard men were seated
lney have no rights in the convention
lhcre Is :on'c ground for contest when
Two 1acuors go into 4 state convention
under the regular organization and split
IN convention over some matter The fac
tlon which leaves the regular convention
may or may not have grounds for a con-
test. Ia our state the gold standard men
nave lett the regular organization ahead
Oh the state convention, and propose to
reorganize the democracy of the state
NO man who has any idea of the rifles Of
the democratic party can claim for one
instant that this faction will have any
rights TO seats in the INVENTION" Governor
IendIeton talked positively and firmly
about the matter. and it is said that the
same sentiment is hell by every other
member Of the Texas delegation.
me Nebraska contest is going to be an
other stumbling block i'm the convention In
Is intlmated that the southern delegates
VIII stand by the silver delegation of Ne
can help il.