The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-10
WHAT WILL SILVER MEN DO
After Their Defeat Ia the Convention,
which Is ferfafus

81. Louis. June a.--There rs already con-
siderable discussion among the delegates
and other party leaders who have arrived
as 70 the probable course that viii be pur-
sued on the financial auestion. and II is be-
corning evident that this question wiil re-
ceive more attention than any other In tho
committees and with delegates ganerniiY
The possibility of bolt by the free wsl-
yer delegates IN case Of the Incorporation
of a plank ia the platform Which they will
eenrfrue as unfriendly 20 SILVER, is dis
cnssed freely tn the hotel lobhses and hy
none more 50 than by the silver men thesn-
selves. of whom there arc already several
In the city. There has henn no general
conference ansng them. however. and will
u0s b. unti the arrival Of Senators Teller
Dubois. Cannon and others. who are no.
expected gntI the latter part OF this week
or the nrsi part of next. II IL gathered
from those wh0 are already here that th,
disposition 20 bolt the convention Is con-
fined 20 bgt very few. One OF the most
prominent Of the silver delegates said TO-
uishf that the men from the West felt that
they bad been elected BY Republican con-
stlt1encIes 70 meet IN convention 10 secsirs
ali they could for silver. but that they
were rot authorized 70 bolt II they found
themselves n a minority and that IN.
snarc they conferred the more general pa4
the opinion they should stand hy the re-
r8biieAn organization.
6tfssft# tst@ fittklstt 4sfN OF tbs West fHa
name of NJ. II. de Young member Of The
national COMMITTEES from California aF.s
q strong advocate of free sflyer. Is aiready
being urged in connection wlth fhn.nog.s.
nation for the viee presidency. when Nr
Ipe Young vas asSed for an expression ~
bis vtFNB rs 20 the course or the sslyrr
men. hs said. The delegates from ia
silver states are very determined in their
fssirs 20 advance the interests OF silver
They want the right 10 have the frea eosn-
are % silver al IS 70 l. Some or fh~.n
are very radical ard talk about lea vtng
fhe convention lu cass their stews nye
not adopted. This action Will not b. F~r
sFaL tt q EsHers.ig known that Color ssga
under the ieadsrship of Tssisr. proposes d,
walk oaf gf tss eonyentlon. The rasssos.
Ma delegation has t.een inssr1etezs 10 gefa
for Mckinley. and tho convention adopted
a resolution 80 favor os the free coinage
of silver. Isut our delegation does NOT
intena 20 leave the party sr convention IA
case of a failure OF hat nature 'rns
silver men. especially Of Colorado Mon
fsna ard other states. fhlnk thas n Teller
woHh1 te nominated hy the Democratic
T2Tfy IA Enfeage there wcHsA h@ 30 a1eA.
ton Or MS srfnrHernent by TIE two can-
Teniions fhat meet fn g. Isanis on July
=. That -. the silver party convention a-i
the PS2plist convention. Ia fact, an ua-
derstaaaiug has alreadg t.e@n reached that
both conventions slii ln8orts fhe nomlna-
tsnn ~ Teller II Tstsr L. dominated ~
tae~s tnr~@ parties. ny private oQinfon
is fias be Wlil eoras very near being
e3srf@f
Trsre = eae s~r3ons question though.
20 the Mhols % tbs proposition WIZ
fns Democrats party take a mar oat OF
ih~ Eepusltean uatlonaI convention and
nAAks alx Ese stASs&E1 De4Ess OK lao