New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-03

this fall. did not care to appear laggard in the
| cause. and an going out, but actually I am In
| the dark now. and cannot tell what shall DO
around"
Then you will go as the agent Of Senators
Teller Cannon Dubois and the other free silver
| Republicans In the West?'
NO; you can hardly call II that. They will be
there and will see for themselves. but simply 20
IN order tnat can also size UP the situation and
be able to meet them In conference and discuss
policy integently."
"WiI the Republicans who bolted the conven.
ton at ST. Louis and the followers they have IN
the West support the Democratic ticket in case
the platform adopted 1T Chicago declares out
right for silver"
WILL SUPPORT TELLER
II would not like 10 say that they will do -
yet II Is probable that they may II depends
upon the ticket nominated II ticket is nomi.
mated that they can consistently support they VIII
doubtless do 1t. If Teller is the ticket. for IN
stance they will support IT,"
DO you think that Senator Teller viii be nomi.
nated"
Il don't know" said Senator Jones in reply.
"Hie friends are working for him. We can all tes-
thy to his ability, worth and stalwart loyalty %
the cause Of silver. | think that his friends arc
trying to have him nominated for President I
do not think that he would take second place.
Upon the makeup % the ticket depends the pol
icy Of the free silver Republicans in the West,
and / am unable TO predict what the ticket Win
be. / would not be going out II DID not have
the true interest OF silver at heart. am getting
TO be an old man. have money enough 10 keep
from worry OF that kind. I have not mined s-
yer in fifteen years. and all am working for now
H. the cause. I can gain nothing additional. ana
/ am making the fight for principle. Free silver
alone can remedy the evils in the central
ization OF wealth and the other great National
Ills"
I'VE know the righteousness II our cause" sa.d
Senator Gray. Of Delaware. We ask nothing IN
the way Of candidates All want Is that the
Government and the party should be saved from
ruin, and am inclined to think that matters viii
be better when reach Chicago. We are going
hopefully and will not throw up the sponge until
the last"
Mr.. Whitney was especially reticent. Il have
said all that / can say" he remarked IN reply
to a question. I'VE are going out there 10 do
the best we can. and that is all there is to say.
Frederic r. Coudert. Ashbel p. Fitch. ex-
Mayor GilrOy. John c. Sheehan and other lead
ers in and out Of Tammany Hall will leave the
city with the regular delegation on Sunday
morning. There Will be two sections OF the
Tammany train. five cars to each section. with a
dnng-car attached. There a great may
Tammany men at the station yesterday to see
the Whitney party of: and there was an air OF
gloom over the whole lot.
J. w. Huxley. chairman Of the State Conn
mittee when asked II Mr.. Hi would be urged
for temporary or permanent chairman, replied
II do not know the programme TO be adopted.
but Mr.. Hill would make an admirable presid-
ing officer. Both he and Ex-Governor Russell
Will join us at Albany and go on. will say this.
that the fight will be continued right 70 the last
minute Neither Senator Hill nor ex-governor
Russell go to the Convention as candidates
DistrctAttorney Fellows was as bounding
and hopeful the famous Springer. He wore
q red rose in his coat and his face beamed
He wandered around among the party and
chatted about the situation. Some papers. ne
remarked have been making me free-coinage
man. and believer In the stability and efficacy
Of turnips as a medium OF exchange am going
out like the rest. TO help save the party from
disastrous blunder. and we hope that we may
be listened to. and warning Needed"