The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-06-27
cAPIrAL GOSSIP.

vention by some Of the silver re
publicans attracted more attention
from the politicians than anything
else done by the republican conven
ton, as everything else, except VII,
would be. named for vice. President
was practically known long in ad
vance. The financial plank adopted
and that bolt have caused great re
Ijoicing among the populists ane
silver democrats, who think that il
indicates the presence of only two
Presidential tickets in the field-ths
Prohibs don't count-the St. Louis
gold ticket, and the Chicago silver
ticket, and that the people will have
| q chance to decide which they pre-
fer. This view is based upon the
supposition that the Chicago con
vention will adopt q free silver plat.
form and nominate q ticket that
will be satisfactory to the populist
and silver conventions which are
to meet at St. Louis next month.
The boom for Senator Teller as the
head of the Chicago ticket is again
being actively pushed by silver men.
The developments of the present
week have made it certain that one
Of the fiercest contests ever fought
in a national convention is going
to take place at Chicago when the
National democratic convention
meets. That a majority of the del
egates will be silver men when they
start for Chicago is already certain,
but what they will be when they
vote for the platform and candidate
remains to be seen. Senator Brics
and ex-Secretary Whitney, who had
both said that they would not at
tend the convention, have decided
to 60, solely for the purpose OF
joining Senator Hill and the other
democratic leaders who are working
to prevent the delegates declaring
for silver. What these men do not
know about the tricky manipula-
ton of conventions isn't hardly
worth knowing, and all Of their
knowledge will be used to win votes
from the silver men.
The silver men of all parties are
rather inclined to poke fun at Pres
ident Cleveland's somewhat belated
letter in which he may or may no.,
have declined to allow the use OF
his name as a candidate for the
democratic nomination, just US
you may construe the meaning of
his assertion that he ''desiree here
after no greater political privilege
than to occupy the place of private. >
But that part OF his letter really
matters little, as it has been plain
for sometime that he would not
have q ghost of a show in the Chi
cago convention. 1t is his appeal
TO the democrats not to adopt a
platform demanding the free, uL-
limited and independent coinage Of
silver that is important. What ef-
feet will that appeal have7 Silver
democrats in Washington say tina,
it will have none whatever, and
that a fee coinage platform is::the
one absolute certainty connected
With the Chicago convention. But
others, some of them ardent silver
men, are not 80 certain about that.
They regard Mr.. Cleveland's letter
as part of plan which is being
pushed by some of the shrewdest
politicians in the Democratic party
to prevent a f1at-footed declaration
for silver by the convention. II
would seem that some of the silver
democrats also have that idea, as
Senator Jones, Of Arkansas, who
will head the solid silver delegation
from his State to the convention,
has issued invitations for each sill
yer State delegation to send one
representative to conference which
is to meet at Chicago June Both,
Just one week in advance of the
convention, and which is to form
itself into a silver steering COM
for the purpose of watching
heir opponents and to avoid the
pitfalls which may be dug for the
silver delegates.
If it required an annual outlay of
10000 to insure family against any
'erious consequences, from M attack of
BOWEL complaint during the year there
ire many who would feel it their duty
o pay it; that they could not afford to
isk their lives, and those Of their family