The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-14

sion of the national committee, said
Mckinley had GAG votes, as the contest
now stands.
Major Charles Dick, who is doing the
tabulating as the committee proceeds
with the temporary consideration of
contests puts the Mckinley vote on
the first ballot at 63S with 400 necessary
To nominate.
The opposition is keeping up the
fight, especially the Reed, Merton and
Quay and Mr. Plat is not disposed to
n AXE any overtures. The other
LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION
are communicating freely with the
Mckinley managers. There is an ah-
sence of the usual anxiety as to who
is able to carry out promises or deliver
gods. There is nothing but monotony
but the claiming of more than ma
iority about the Mckinley headauar-
ters, and no reports about combine
tons or any action on the part Of the
field against the favprife" seem to
cause any alarm on the part of the
Mckinley men. The harmony in the
Ohio delegation is a feature that has
not been seen at a national convention
for twenty years, rot since solid dele
ton in 1876 for f. B. Hayes. There
nave been many surmises as to what
the silver men will do when silver is
knocked out by the big majority in the
convention.
The silver men in the convention will
FIGHT FOR FREE SILVER
in the platform committee. If beaten
there they will fight for it in the con-
vention and will oppose any platform
mat Is against free coinage, and any
man who is nominated upon such a
platform If beaten in the convention
as they expect to be, they will take the
case back to their people and let them
decide what they wish TO do-whether
they will vote the Republican ticket,
organize third party OF stay from
the polls. This is the course that was
decided upon in the several confer
ences held in WASHINGTON between
Senator Teller, of Colorado, Mantle. of
Montana. Dubois. of Idaho. and Can
non. of Utah. and Representative
Hartman, of Montana, and this is the
course which will most likely be agreed
upon Monday at a conference of silver
men. together with Senator Carter and
others now in st. Louis. Senator Man.
tie arrived from. Montana today
WHITTIER he went upon a hurried trip
KNOWS THE SENTIMENTS
of his. constituents, and what he says
may be depended upon as expressing
their views and those of all the silver
standard bearers. The declaration
which the Republican party makes
against the free coinage of silver, said
he, must necessarily be distastefll to
the silver men and all talk of attempt
ing to concf1iate them by offering them
duty on wool and other western pro-
ducts, for the simple reason that there
are enough western Republican sena-
tors to compel just recognition of
every western interest in any protec-
tive tariff legislation which may be
hereafter proposed.
THE SIMPLE FACT.
1.-THE simple fact is that the EASTERN
interests which have been in the past,
and are now. most cTamorous for a
protective tariff bill will, in all proba-
bility be entirely dependent upon the
free silver Republican votes of the west
in order to be able to secure it
When asked if the Indiana platform
would be acceptable to the silver men,
Senator Mantle said it would not be
by any means.
I'VE do not believe in waiting for am
International agreement said he. "be-
cause we do not think such a thing is
possible
VIII the silver men bolt?" was
asked.
Not in the sense that YOU seem to
think. | do not believe any silver men
will walk ont of the convention. We
are going into this convention upon
the declaration made by the Republi-
can party in it last platform, which
was the last utterance of the party
upon the financial question. The plat
form declared that the Republican par
Try from tradition and interest was in
favor OF gold and silver as standard
money" he continued.
will you stand by the Renuhlican
PLATFORM
Senator Mantle replied:
4 do not believe that the delegates
from the so-called silver states can.
under the instructions which they have
received, vote for a gold plank or
gold standard candidate"
THE, NEXT STEP.
What viii be the next step after
the convention. when you are beaten
senater?" ''e"'
I'VE viii relegate the whole matte7.
back to the Republicans of our states
and new conventions will be called
anu the people can say what their pol
icy will be- P0A-
viii Senator Teller walk out?"
think he will take the course
have outlined. We have talked MOI
ters over in Washington-Sen tors To-
ler' DUBOIS. Cannon and Har-trna mn
ana myself-and we believe that tbis
IS the best course to- pursue. We. viii
nave another conference here Mon
Gay, which will also be attended nv
Senator Carter and other silver sdeIg
gates. We, of course. wiz be governed
solneWnat by circumstances. but from
followed" WIZ ne
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