The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
VIEW AT AUSTIN.
Austin. Texas. March I, 1ss

last month"; the impression was pretty
general in many quarters throughout the
State that the silver men of both the re-
publican and democratic parties would
combine this year and nominate Natoh-
al ticket Of their own.
The matter was considerably discussed
here and The Post correspondent gathered
from the talk heard about the state house
six weeks ago thnt at that time more
than one member of the State adininstra-
ton Anticipated that the silver advocates
would walk out Of the National democratic
convention IL the so-callcd SOUND money
people controlled II. s
The admission has been taue' co .ilSi
with a denial that that they Eroposeu
to take any stock In an independent ma
tional silver movement. that the BlhKe
people received many letters from me
leaders OF the proposed sllNet. paSS,s yrs n1
veution idea was undoubtedly one OF t.e
numbers on the National silver raty
programme whether all of It's advocates
knew II or not, and II was only oy tni
r.oln,ine out Of the possible fatal erect
that such an overturnlng OF precedent
might have upon the prospects OF the
State organization that lts parVai W.
feat was accomplished.
Since the meeting of the executive com
mittee less and less National silver party
talk has been heard until now the BELIEF
is Warrnlt"1 lnut ~ nse' a. ~, ~ ,La
financial question. the advocates OF inde-
pendent National action WIN receive oue
little encouragement IN Ihls sta.e' Il &c
and there, of course, men OF mort u' !. -
prominence can be found who say that
unless the Nailnnal HenlpcFacy ueV .t ~
for 1G TO they will abandon IT, but there
are no lenders among them, i""ch Tess
members Of tho administration.
-
Yet the fact remains that IN TINS state
the free silverites continue to mrth fest
,,.,.,.... -. ,or.,.,i tho Marty 1nocbtn-
disposition 10 VVl''Vi lily f''''
cry at all hazards, even to running ire
| risk of estrancing many men who do not
-. T., .t, ,r., ooir,,c of silver AT
ue"eNo III ~. - .. t., 49,.
the ratio OF l6 to l. hnt who are IN no
sense Of the. word gold bugs" or. 10 be
| ,,,r., cx,1toi. boiters Tho primaries or
dered by the pudley-tiill malorl,S 'I une
sta'e eNesuti'e am a.stio, las
! heen mt for determination at said pri-
marles by said majority, was 'lirect IN,
! Vitaton TO me lass OF ptople yer trr reg
obst ~ po5eyo U.'' ,r,nority or furbule9t and
! implacahle disorganiz rs the mistake was
made of going so far as TO almost clos
| the door upon a very considerahle Dolly OF
! conservative demoerdtS VINO nave Always
| the roc / and cGchew Political Vagaries or
| every description, Nori luately their iro-
! verbal good sense mas not des 'rtcd IN m
| In this instance any more than y has
done In tho past uuder simi lrly trying
| circumstances, and thoy will be found
| to- their old places in the ranks MS usual
! this year battling for party success in
/ spite Of the unwiso, though possibly I'M
| Intentional, effort made to bar them cut.
-.-:-
| II there is any leaning toward an indie
pendent silver party movement IN iepub-
lean ranks In tits STATE 1t has not yet
come to the surface
| There have been many republican lead
! ors here of late. and every one Of them
! laughs at the idea when asked # there
/ &c ,,. y,,.i,,..,,, d., ma. -, L. 49,.
~ ""' "'"" '''H ""S j" men
| organization favorable TO combination Il
! tha silver men i'm ali parties lust now
| Texas renublicat,isn is running 10 county
| and district conventions. and the moculs
| are straininr their rrpssinr faculties in
an effort 10 successfully call the turn en-
| their next nresidential nornineee INC
| Mciitnlevltes seem 10 have he ro ,nd
| have great homes Of ultimately syyinr ;np
| Texas into the Mckinley columns The
most freouentiv hoard yuess ss to he
| complexion of the TEXAS delegation at
present IS, however, that 1t viii he d.
| vlded between Mckinley. Allison and
Reed In tho order named