Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-15
FREE-SILVER FACTOR
t Is Potent in The Fight for The Demo-
cratic National COIVeOtlOn.
TO NEW YORK.
IL In Bitter on the Part OF the west
ern Hcn-"Anything Hut Wnii
Street." The sny-Cioscd Door iro-
position Defeated.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE situa-
ton thirty-six hours before the Demo-
cratic National Committee meets is en-
veloped in uncertainty. although the con-
test has narrowed 90 St. Louis, Chicago
and New York, with the question OF free
silver as a potent factor in the fight.
The western men--those from the trans
Mississippi country especially-are bitterly
opposed to New York, and some Of the
number assert that they would not dare
return home should they vote to locate the
convention on Manhattan Island.
81. Louis would suit many of these
gentlemen, although Mr.. Thomas, OF Colo
RADIO. says that he would be equally salts
fed with Cincinnati. Others will gladly
go to Chicago. Anything but Wall street.
with its gold-bug influences" is the slogan
of the extreme free-silver men.
1t is possible, however, that If this
policy continues TO be pursued by the
free-silverites, it may force the sound
money men to combine against them, in
which event those who are familiar with
the financial affiliations Of the national
convention say that the latter. being In
the majority, will win.
To the assaults upon Wall street the
New Workers turn smiling front. Ihey
are not here they say, TO disparage the
merits Of their rivals or to promote a
schism I'm the Democratic ranks on the
money question, or any other question
They have, they declare, the best con-
ventlon city in America. 1t has more
hotels a better summer climate, larger
hall in which to hold the convention, than
can be found in any other community.
New York is so large, they say. That IL
can afford TO treat the convention with
the utmost fairness. II 1t be located IN
New York. there will be no bowling
clanue I'm the galleries in the interest OF
anv one candidate. The town, they say
is too big for that. and the press Is also
to great 70 comport itself otherwise imam
with strict importantly.
NEW YORK'S LEAD.
NJ John 4. Mason, one OF the advance
e,,,srd of New Workers, who arrived yes
terdav saws tonight that New York now
has fifteen votes, and it Is not uhiihely
-..o, the baliotng begins she may
as.IT ff fant4
lea1 On s.,tv adds that these assuidH1
~, To no, hecn given IN all cases by mem
-. 80 tho committee, but by otheiS WIZ
assumed TO speak for them. 90 the
fevv additions were Hldne ~ -
- the New Workers tonight III
~ persons OF Messrs. John d. oIl'' iill,,
T. Thurber. j. w. O'Brien' Slilon
Ford John =. Dillon. H. l. '"''''
seld and ex-Mayor Gilroy. r,..,o,,-
William c. whitney ana $3.50 20.
~, -covernor Sheehan are eXpecteu To-
anl-oo ..' ,,'ber also the delegation, OF
u,aL ov-roneressnan IsadOr Straus 10
chairman, will reach the city. ,...,, 10
I, tho New Workers were DusH w
dav their example was fully iInilateu
-. ,heir ST Louis rivals. Inc %
7 o,,,sans held a meeting at . O'Clock TINS
afternoon. at which reports "ete
ceivsd from their various sKirni'sneia'
these reports were uniformly grat'iylns'
particularly In that they were 70 so IN,
extent unexpected. Nhen inc ,'..aS
oStourned the Mlssourlans announcer
~, twelve votes were pledged TO theh'
with others In sight.
The Chicago delegation, which was eN-
rected to-day. will not arrive until To-
morrow.
CHICAGO RIGHT IN 1T.
Their delay gave rise TO the report that
the we're out OF the race, but Chicagos
friends assert that the Lake city VIII
be very much in evidence when the pal
Ioting begins. and the 81. bouisans
believe that their real opponent VIII DC
the Illinois metropolis, and not Ne" forh
city. "
Louisville, It is said. has also dele
CATION en- route. which will reach here
wednesday. The Cincinnati delegation
ill alec arrfya tO-mOrrCW.
The subcommittee 49, consisting OF
Messrs Harrity, Of Pennsylvania, Cor.
man. OF Maryland; Cable, of Illinois,
Snalley, of Vermont, and Wall or
Wisconsin-met tonight TO consider the
resolution introduced at the last nation
al convention by Mr.. Collins. Of Mas
sachusetts, 10 hold the convention or
1896 with closed doors. II was unani-
mously agreed that such a course was
impracticabe, and the resolution was de-
feated