The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-02

CHICAGO June The Times Herald
publishes the following from Walter
Wellman. Its Washington correspond
ent
The reported free silver victory in
Kentucky is confirmed by private dis
patches. and the administration has
given Up the fight for control of the
Chicago convention. 1t is now admitted
on all sides that the silver men will
have control of that convection by COM
Portable majority. and President Cleve-
land and the members of his cabinet
hope the leaders will adhere to their
purpose of making platform for free
coinage at l6to /. In this way accord
ing to the view of the president, the
country will have an opportunity to
choose between two systems of finances.
thus fastening the coming of a period
of quiet on the currency question.
They Agree With the President.
The silver leaders agree with the
president, oddly enough, and say there
is no doubt that the platform will be
made quite as strong as Mr. Cleveland
could want it for the purpose of bring
ing on test vote. Whether the ad-
ministration will or will not advise
bolt at Chicago largely depends upon
the character of the platform adopted
at st. Louis. The voice of President
Cleveland is for war in case the plat.
form of the Republicans is not unequiv.
ocally for the gold standard. There are
many indications, however, that the ad-
ministration is losing much influence
which it formerly possessed. and that
leading Democrats in all parts of the
country are trying to figure some way
in which they can be saved without the
president assistance or leadership.
Stevenson for President.
There is observable among the silver
men all increased amount of talk about
nominating Vice President Stevenson at
Chicago A number of senators have
within the last few days declared them
selves in favor of his nomination, and
quite boom for the Illinois man is
now on here. The nomination of Mr.
Stevenson would be very popular in
Washington, for every senator and rep
resentative likes the vice president and
realizes that if he should chance to be
elected he would be comfortable man
to get along with in the White House
Various unauthorized statements have
been made that the vice president con-
templated making an explanation of his
| views ON the currency question, but
Mr.. Stevenson said he had no such ac-
tion in mind, and did not see that there
was any reason why he should declare
himself. He said he was not a candi-
date for the presidential nomination
Everyone in Washington understands
that the vice president is silver man,
and his "soundness' on that question
is vouched for by many Democratic
senators who talked privately with him
1t is said here that Governor Altgeld is
interested in the Stevenson movement
and will throw the Illinois delegation
for him at the proper moment
| The Bolt Of the West.
! Senator Teller expresses the opinion
that the Chicago convention will nom
mate Vice President Stevenson. Sena-
tor Pugh makes the same prediction
Senator Teller thinks Mr. Stevenson
would make an admirable candidate for
the allied forces who are to try to force
silver monometallism upon the country.
Mr.. Teller says he and his followers
are all ready to bolt from the st. Louis
convention unless the slatform is
friendly to silver. but he admits the
bolt will be Of small proportions. COM
prising perhaps only the delegates from
Colorado Idaho and Nevada, or a total
Of 20 The real bolt will come later, :"
said Mr.. Teller, when practically all Of