Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-07-11
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CHICAGO, July 2-Comptroller Eckele
OF the treasury department said today
he expected Whitney and others OF the
anti-siIver wing OF the party Friday
Eckels thinks that after that time the
com plexion and sentiment will change
somewhat and the silver people will not
have such complete command OF the
situation as they now appear to have.
Whitney is regarded as the leader OF
the gold forces. and they expect to
muster q formidable array of dlstiu.
guished men who will assist him in bis
efforts to prevent the party throwing
itself entirely upon the white side of the
controversy.
1t addition to Whitney, Senators Hill
and Murphy, Charles Tracey, ex-Gov-
ernor Flower, Frederick r. Coudert
and ex-PostD aster General Bissell are
expected from New York; Eon. M. Dick
inson of Michigan, Governor Russell
and Mayor Quincy of Massach ueetts,
Senator Jewest Of New Jersey, Senator
Villas OF Wisconsin,, Senator Gray of
Illinois, and many others, including
large delegations of business men and
influential politicians from Indianapolis.
Baltimore, Pittsburg, st. Louis, Cincin.
natl and other cities.
Il cannot but believe" said Eckels.
that these men will exert an influence
upon the convention. They will ap-
peal to the convention in the interest
OF the business stability of the country
and also for the preservation of the
party's integrity. Even the silver lead
ers must listen, il they ara democrats,
when it is pointed out &c them that the
edoption OF free silver declaration
means certain defeat of the party at the
polls. 1t will be shown them, that in
this event they will not only lose every
state, but also southern states,
such as Maryland. Delaware, West
and Kentucky where repub lIc-
ans have an organization which is not
bound up with the populists. They
must also listen to appeals to their
reason against the oyerturnipg of demo-
cratic presidents. as is proposed to be
done in the matter Of the sbroga,ion of
the two-thirds rule. No democrat can
regard such an Innovation ss this aud
such as frequent consultation with st.
Louis boilers, with equaDImity, and
such proceeding will only encourage
The independent movement which is
soon to follow them il they are coupled
with free coinage declaration in the
platform"
ln case OF positive procurement
for free silver, Eckles expressed the
opinion that there would be no open
bolt, "but," he said, "there will be de-
lection at the polls, which it will be
to prevent.
CHICAGO, July 2-It being understood
hat the territories are to be allowed six
rotes each and that the District of
Columbia ia TO have six votes also the
total number of votes in the convention
g 9l8. Then AGO would be majority
and 6l2 two-thirds majority. OF these
7otes the silver men today cIaime,I q
:otal of SOC. The gold standard people
are left On this basis with a total of 334
'otes. In connection with these fig
lres it will be noticed that the silver
men lack but sixteen votes of having
he necessary two thirds to nominate.
out they claim that eight votes counted
or gold 10 OHIO will come to them after
organization while the Mlchi.
IAN votes are also expected. A decision
lpon abrogation Of the two-thirds vote
10 the nomination will be deferred until
'fter temporary and permanent organ
cation and until the convention is ready
o nominate. Then unless the gold
tsndard men recognize the superiority
II numbers and succumb to the newt
BILE, the silver men will force the issue
nd rescind the long standing rule.
CHICAGO, July 3-W. H. Barnes, dele.
ate to the democratic convention from
arizona. says in an interview in the Tri- |
'une this morning: "In my judgment
+ is unwise for the silver men who are
elegstes to the nstiopal convention to
pitt up into factions in favor of any
andidate or upon any other matter, at |
EAST, until after the organization. The
latform shoold be fret made and then |
be candidate placed upon it."
Notwithstanding that the convention |
} etill four days off there are almost |
ontinuous conferences regarding the |
lattorm among the free silver leaders.
he plaLs ell look to the preparation of
document which, while it will cover
arious other questions OF democratic
Attn. will give place and prominence to
financial address which will appear to
export ell sides and advocates of what
YER party. The gist Of the planks will
9 unequivocal and declare for the free
cd unlimited coinage of silver at the
alto OF 10 to l, without awaiting the
ction Of any other natioa.
The tariff plank 10 really giving the
liver majority more concern than the
nsncisl declaration. Democracy his
een 80 persistent in its declarations of
.riff and the republicans made it SO
rominent that the leaders realize the
possibility OF ignoring it. The tend
ncy is entirely towards a brief and not
declaration, and the adher-
nee to prominent democratic traditions
Don this subject, through universal
.rms announcing the belief that with
he mintage OK silver the present tariff
i'll produce Ell fiicient revenue for the
eeds OF the government.
CLEVELAND, O., July 3-The condi.
on at the Brown Hosting compsny's
Orks this morning indicated that to-
ight would witness one OF the most
'rious labor troubles the city ever ex-
snenced. Despite the riot and killing
VIM. Rettger last evening, O number
non-union mel took their places in
le shops today. The feeling Of unrest
nong the workir gmen in the manu-
cturing district is more intense than
has been at any stage of the strike.
roups of strikers idled 10 the streets to
enounce the police and soldiers The
cling against Mayor McKisson and
hin OF io hiSfa-