Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-24
INTEND
To Split the Democratic
Party.
GOLD srANnARn DEMOCRATS AT
WACO DECLARE rnEMarLyEs
AT DALLAS CONVENTION.
EXPECT NO OFFICE
AND WILL ,sspnAvon TO DEFEAT
THE PARTY.
--
silver Men nsnev~ tho Regular
Democracy WIN Elect state
Tie'<et-E.prs..ion of Feeling at
Austin.
EXPECT NO OFFICE
AND WILL nSprAvon TO DEFEAT
THE PARTY.

Waco. Tex, Ar,il 2s.--(special.)--Th
action OF the Dallas sound money con-
ference affords food for an unlimited
amount OF interesting political apoculn-
ton and discussion here. and opinions
diner widely as to the effect which
the carrying out OF the conference res
olution will have and as TO the extent
TO which the action will be endorsed hy
sound money Democrats. Tho friends
and supporters OF the movement de-
clare that & will be very generally en-
dorsed by the sound money Democrats
OF the state, while the silver folks de-
clare that 1t cannot muster in the state
more than $4,000 10 10000 votes. ihis
detection, they ASSERT confidently, VIII
more than be made good by silver DEM
ocrats whom the sound money element
In the party linB disguised ana prhcti-
cnliy driven over TO the Populists' The
free silver Democrats who are pro.
nounced In their Views do not admit
that the sound money element can
cause the defeat OF the regular orgnni-
cation IN Texas. Among the more con-
sentative silver men the feeling " cN-
pressed that the independent action of
the sound money men Will eertainiy
endanger the state ticket nominated by
the regular organization. They declare
that the Democracy OF Texas mas no
votes to spare this year. Among the
sound money advocates there 10 no
-. a. -.
concealment OF me reliet tnnt ,ne ~
suit Will be TO elect the fopulNt b'n.c
ticket and 10 defeat the DeInocr'.lle
nominees. They declare, however ihat
| they do not exp'ct anu 90 NY msns
| the want the ofiice1 and that the issue
81 eftch a vital one that the present
| condition could not be longer avoided.
| There IL an openly Expressed deter
! mlnatlon In many quarters mere 10y 70
accept the bill or rare proNiueu ny Wy
sound money chefs a. Danas hnu IN
other quarters an o,,il'y ~ i,nsa NJ
w Evans II one or me prominent
| sound money men VINO " unuerhtuou ~
oppose the plan. lie reiunes 10 tnlk
about st.
Senator Coke today very nrleng SLY, ,s,
/ his opinion Of the conference. ~ ",
y. Watt. president OF the Provident
National bank. lie aaid' see thiS
held a meeting up at Dhi.as'
Yes. ..,,, ,.,,,,
out OF tae parry
Concerning tne euect o. w n9 A., ~ j,
tiOn OF q candidate FOR congress III ,nls
district by the sound moneylteS' tlv ~
Seth p. Mills who W one or the ennul-
dates for the pemocrhtic hpnlir ,.li'l
said today ~ WI ue'en. w De ~,
cratic party In this dintrlct v me new
organization makes noniinhtiou, M
OF n split In the party.
Colonel william diamonds nold
Il have been thinking Tor some un'
OF getting out OF party wnien per-
mtted the crowd that assembled ~
Dallas to exercise influence ~ ~
Their leaving the party makes me con,
clude 10 stay IN II. They are headed
for the Republican patty. and those
lenders like l.. @. Alexander, VINO non
cstly express themselves DO not nest
tate to say that they VIII vino up IN
that party
The Populists profess 10 reel inc
greatest citation. They talk 40 II every
member OF their party had attended
grand caucus IN which u was re-
solved to applaud the Hardyltes for
their bold stand for principle and In
form them that the action taken was
TINT only OF honesty ana consistency
Judge William Flournoy, one OF the
/ popullst leaders OF McLcuuhn county