The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-01
PETER LOOKS BLUE
He DOES NOT SHARE IN TIE HOPES
OF HE OPPOSITION.

Does Not Think That the Silver People
Will Unite With the Demonstration
Martin Does Not Look for Bolt of the
oddities at ChIcago-He Outlines Their
Probable PIans-Columbizn Building Is
Sold to = vermonter-The Price Paid is
Forty-seven Thousand DoIlars-Other
Kansas state News.
topeka, Kan, June 3o.-United States
Senator W. A PETER said last night that
If all the anti-gold voters in the United
States united in common cause in the
Coming preside ntial campaign. they will
be able to carry the country at the cleo
ton.
However, said the senator, in the
greatly disturbed political condition
which now confront the Populists and
Democrats, there is very little prospect
of the two parties getting together on
a nominee for president.
Senator PETER believes that the free
silver Democrats viii control the Chi
cago convention and, following the old
party practices, that convention VIII
Il
a Democratic candidate for president.
Senator PETER said: Early this
spring it appeared as a posi- bility that
conferences might be held looking
toward a united campaign on the part
Of those who are opposed to the pres
ent political methods. The result of
such an agreement would have been TO
make a general campaign against the
principles which many thousands OF
voters in this country are opposed to.
However much Senator Teller might
desire the nomination at the hands of
the Chicago convention, I am inclined
to the opinion that a majority of the
convention will do as a majority of any
other convention would be expected to
do, nominate their own candidate. The
Democrats have at this time the neces-
sary power TO bring about such union
as might result in the defeat of the gold
standard and protective tariff platform
already adopted and launched into the
campaign
IF the Democrats are disposed TO
drop party prejudices and to unite with
free silver Republicans and all other
elements opposed to a single standard.
including the Populists, and name can
didates in whose selection we have had
d L
crown the conventions action.
cit would be better for the anti-gold
men, for the proposition now is anti
gold and anti-silver, and will be such
during the campaign in my opinion.
were the gold standard Democrats able
to control the convention at Chicago.
This condition would practically compel
the free silver Democrats to follow Sem
ator Teller's example and would be a
powerful influence IN cementing the
two great factions which favor silver in
both the Republican and Democratic
parties. Then 1T would be an easy mat
ter to force the issue.
The Republican party, Senator PETER
said, is the most formidable political
body on earth. "In addition to its inn
mense voting membership he said, cit
now has the aid of the great money
lending agencies of the world by reason
of the fact that it has declared for the
gold standard. If the people who are
opposed to the gold standard are united,
they can defeat the Republican party
this year and for all time hereafter
TIL senator says the action of the
Populist convention at st. Louis so far
as the nomination of a presidential
candidate is concerned, is now very
vague and uncertain.
Asked if he would be a candidate for
reelection next year, Senator PETER
said: 81 have not and never will be a
candidate for any office. 1 was at home
and asleep when the Populist caucus
selected me for the place now narly
six vars ago. / have since been striv-
ing to serve the people whose judgment
I am willing TO accept in all matters
Of public Importance, and if they should
see fit to return me to the senate I
would certainly 60"
Senator and Mrs. PETER arrived from
Washington Sunday might The sena-
tor delivered an address at a political
gathering at Columbiana, o., enroute
but made no other stops. Their daugh-
ter, Miss Nellie. will arrive in Topeka
viii also return soon after the first Of
the first of next week in company with
Miss DOLL Curtis. Congressman Curtis
daughter.
Senator PETER says he will spend as
much time at home a possible during
IN next few months. resting and pre-
pairing for the campaign. Other than
that he has made no plans for the sum-
mer.
WHAT JOHN MARTIN THINKS.
Ex-senator John Martin left for Chi
cago Sunday morning to attend the
Democratic national convention.
Il want to be on the ground early"
he said before he left, so as TO do all
1 can for the cause Of silver. II is
going to be a great convention-prob-
ably the greatest and most important
in the history of the union. The peo-
pie are going TO win this time. II is
in the cards. The platform Will be for
silver and the ratio will be Is TO l. The
opposition viii make a hard fight, but
ii will be useless. The silver men have
their minds made up and will stand
like a rock. The public sentiment behind
these men is SO strong that they would
not dare to return TO their respective
homes with the guilt Of a compromise
on their souls.
Senator Martin says that the gold
| standard leaders will work for a plat
form which Will be all things 10 all
men. such a slop- water platform as
Hi wrote for the New York Demo-
cracy would please them WE'LL he said.
Failing in their scheme to force the
adoption OF a wishy-washy platform,
they VIII vote TO secure the nomination
Of the weakest candidat in the field for
the presidency. They likely would
| throw their support TO Matthews OF In