Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-05

Washington, April 1.-Those mem
bers OF the administration who are In
special charge OF the campaign Tor
sound money majority In the chicago
convention feel much encouraged py
their latest reports from the douoiui
states. They have been hard at work
for some time past and now ieei .hAs
they know the ground on which they
stand. In conversation today a mem
her OF the cabinet said he had no DOUBT
the Chicago convention VIII be con-
trolled by that wing OF the Demo-
cratic party which Is opposed 70 inc
free coinage OF silver. According 70
the administration figures. Ss2 OF the
delegates to tho convention VIII be on
the right side of the question. with
strong probability that from nifty to
100 more will be OF the same desirable
sort The reports received here give
the following as list OF states which
viii surely cast their votes for sound
money, with the number OF delegates
In the convention:
New ENGLAND ....,.,.. .,.i.,.,,,''..;.. 20
New York. Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. 30. ~. 49,. <............... -.l5b
Maryland. Delaware. West Virginia,
Ohio and Kentucky. ..lO6
Wisconsin and Ainnesota.......,.. ~
Total. $50
In addition to these 3s2 sure votes
the following states arc considered
almost certain tc vote against silver:
Illinois ......-..--.......--. -
lnniana.,. S.....-..... ..--..'....-'.-. ~
9lichigan .........-.... -.....-.--s'.... y
California. ..-...-... ............''''' II
Total .............................I2a
Inasmuch as about 400 votes win be
required 10 constitute majority OF
the whole convention. II will be seen
that In addition 90 the $50 sure votes
II will be NECESSARY to carry only
about eight more. Illinois and Indiana
together. or Illinois, Michigan and Cali
fornia. combired. would suffice.
Under the circumstances the mem
bers OF the administration believe they
are In a fair way to carry their point.
Besides the states named above. they
have hopes of carrying Virginia and
Louisiana. Indeed. the latter may be
regarded az almost certain to turn up
right SO with Florida. too. Nor Is the
case hopeless with Iowa, or washing
ton, or oregon. with MI these sources
TO draw from It will be surprising II
the requisite number OF votes cannot
be picked up. II Is said here Iowa
would be all right II It were not for the
presidential ambition OF Ex-Governor
Boise, who, It IL believed. intends
out-and-out free silver basis. The
leaders OF that wing Of the party which
believes In free silver have done their
best to convince Mr.. Boise he Is the
coming man. II he comes out as
candidate he will be expected TO carry
Iowa with him. Of course.
The members OF the administration
are much concerned about Illinois. II
they could feel assured that Illinois
were going TO be all right they would
have no more anxiety as to the result.
In fact. II Is the belief OF the adminls-
tration managers that as Illinois goen
SO the party VIII 30. and they believe.
Furthermore. that as Chicago goes 80
viii Illinois go. II this belief be well
based--aiid II ls the result OF careful
canvass OF the situation-then the
Democracy OF Chicago have very
great responsibility feHtinS en- them.
1t Is the understanding that the free
silver craze which once took possession
OF Chicago Democrats has long since
disappeared. The speech which secrc-
tary Carlisle Is to make two weeks
hence is expected 10 have a strong
bearing upon the result. Though the
speech lH to be delivered TO the labor
ing people at their Invitation. and
though TIE secretary will carefully
avoid politics In his remarks. II is
known TINT he does intend to deal with
the currency question IN an elementary
way. My. Carlisle Is q master OF the
art Of statement. and his Chicago adj
dross on silver Will be worth listening
TO and reading
Secretary CARLISLE and hls friends
gay there ia no trouble about Kenfrclty
and West virginia. There ara districts
IN these Ftatcs which the silver men
may De able 70 carry. but they viii
either state az whole. There II sii-
yer recruitment In Ohio IN Michigan and
IN Minnesota, but IN All ouch states
where they chr obtain the mastery
the Sound money Democratic are ex-
pecfed 10 show no quarter. They must
vote their states Us solid units. for
this Is the asowed program Of the
silver men n they were wiling 70
allow representation IN Missouri. inS
Tennessee. " Georgia, In South Caro-