The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-27

PITTSBURG, Pa. May 26.-That |
there will be split in the Prohibition |
party, as result of tomorrow's con-
vention, leaders of both factions freely |
admit tonight The split will come, |
they say, over the money plank in the
platform.
AS yet, scarcely a word has been
said regarding prohibition. The money
question has been the all-absorbfng
topic of discussion, 1t has become a
bitter and acrimonious discussion. The
bitterness of feeling increases hourly,
and when the convention meets it pro-
misses to be a little battle of extermina-
ton. If a gold standard plank should
be adopted in the platform by the
eastern delegates, then those favoring
the coinage of silver at a ratio of 16
to l will secede. If, on the other hand,
the so-called free silver delegates adopt
a free coinage plank, then the gold
standard crowd will leave, and should
the convention fail to declare for wo-
man suffrage, the feminine portion of
the convention will sever its connec-
ton with the party. 1t promises to
be a memorable convention for the
prohibftionists, and bids fair to wreck
the party. AS yet no move has been
made by any of the contending fac
lions for compromise. Each faction
seems possessed by
AN UNDYING CONFIDENCE
in its ability to worst its opponents
and SCOTS at the idea of making terms.
There were three caucuseS today. One
was held by the women, who decided
that unless a suffrage plank was in
| fl,o ,,lo Loo
the party; then the free silver wing
caucuSed and declared their leader
should run upon a broad guage" plat
| form or none at all, and finally, the
single issue crowd came together and
announced that neither free silver, wo-
man suffrage nor anything else but
prohibition should be mentioned in the
| platform.
The s'broaG guage'' or free silver peo-
pie have been bitterly upbraiding
Samuel Dickie for what they term his
'traftorous conduct" He is national
chairman and a delegate from Michi-
gan and is the only on from Michigan
who is out for a gold standard in
money affairs.
| Ex-Governor st. John and the other
leaders of the bread guage wing have
OPENLY ACCUSED MR.. DICKIE
of violating the instructions OF his
| people. In reply to these accusations,
| Mr.. Dickie said Ex-Governor st. John
| and his free coinage clique were guilty
! of uttertng untruths. He justified his
actions in advocating a gold standard
by the statement that he had informed
| the Michigan cow entfon, when it IN
| structed him, by majority of 100, for
free silver that he did not intend to
abide by such instructions and asked
! that another be selected to take his
place. The leading candidates for the
presidential nomination have made
| public declarations as to where they
stand on money matters. Joshua
| lowering, after announcing his ad
| herence to a gold standard, said: IF
the convention sees fit to adopt a broad
guage platform, / cannot assent to the
use of my name. Neither could [ be a
candidate in case the party saw fit to
place in charge of the coming cam
paign officials who entertain views OPP
posite TO my own on these matters of
ISSUE
Rev DR.. Bentley meets Mr.. lowering
half way and reiterates his statement,
except that his is Numerically oppo
site in tenor. He said: I'VE in the
west cannot go back to our people and
tell them we want their votes for pro-
fibition alone. We have had hard
times in the west. Our people believe
the currency system Is at TdulI and
must have a plain-spoken declaration
from us on that point We are for free
silver, equal suffrage and prohibition"
THE FREE SILVER FACTION
claims to have an overwhelming ma
jority of votes. Governor st. John is
of the belief that the broad glrage cam
didlate will be nominated on the first
ballot.
I'VE have majority of 100 now, and
we think it will be increased said
he Samuel Dickie is equally sanguine
that free silver will be defeated. But
whichever way it may result Mr.. Dickie
rs of the belief the outcome will be a
split in the party.
There are thousands of visitors from
all parts of the country who have come
to watch the proceedings. 1t is said by
some of the enthusiastic believers in
prohibition that over 10000 people will
attend the convention. 1t was decided
at the caucus of the free silver dele
gates to support Q. w. Stewart of Hi
nois for permanent chairman of the
convention, the Rev. Charles H. Bent
lev of Nebraska for president. During
the progress of the caucus, the gold
standard faction was severely de-
nounced, and several of the speakers
had some harsh things to say regard
ing Chairman Dickie.