Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-11

st. Louis, June 10 Politicians sreat
and small. black ann white, are swarm
ing TO This city. Although it is almost
n week until the convention will he
called To order there is a vast amount
of preliminary work tt be done. There
are scores OF contests TO lie argued be-
fore the national committee Mhten
meets today, and TO this is a vast deaI
of routine work. \ long list OF con
tests has been prepared for argument
before the national committees The
contests are principally from southern
states, although New York and Della
ware are represented.
There is already considerable discu
sion among delegates and other party
leaders who have arrived as to the
probable course that will be pursued
on the financial question. and il is be
coming eNiden- that this question will
receive more attention than amy other
in the committee or resolutions and
from delegates goLerally The posi-
bility of 4 bolt by flee silver advocates
in case pi the incorporation OF plank
in the platform which they may con-
strue as unfrienGll to silver is dis
cussed freely in hotel Hobbies and by
none more so than by the silver men
themselves There has been no gen
eral conference among Them however,
and will not lie until the ARRIVAL OF
Teller Dubois, Cannon and others who
are not expected until the lLtter part
OF this week or Tie first OF next 1t Is
gathered from those who are already
here that disposition to bolt ihe
convention is conhLcG to but very few
Among the representatives from the
west the came of NJ. II. DeNoung,
member of the national committee
from California and a strong advocate
of free silver, is already being urged
in connection with the nomination Tor
the vie presidency.
When Ie Young was aske1 for an eN-
preston Of his views as to the coarS
of the silver men. he said. The dele
gates from Tie silver states are very
determined in their desire to advance
The interests Of silver They want the
tight to have free coinage of silve. ut
u6 to |. Some OF them are very radl-
ca aud talk about leaving the conNen.
ton in case they tail TO have their
be genelal 1t is generally known
views adopted This action may NOT
that Colorado, under the leadership of
Teller. proposes to walk out of the
convention The California delegation
has been instructed to vote for Mckin-
ley ard the convention adopted a reso
mtion in favor of the free coinage OF
silver. but our dele cation does not in
tend to leave the party nor the con
vention in case OF a failure of that
nature. The silver men, especially OF
dorado, Montana and other states
think if Teller would be nominated by
the democratic party in Chicago, there
would be no question of his endorse
ment by the two conventions that meet
in ST. Louis July -. Thcs" are the
silver ard populist parties. In fact, it
is an understanding already made and
agreed to thai beth these conventions
will endorse tire uomil'atioU Of Teller
II Teller be nominated by these three
- J.
will como very near being elected
There is one serious question though to
this proposition. Will the democratic
party take man out of the republican
national convention and make him the
standard bearer OF the great democratic
party2 The general impression among
he leading democrats is that tlel will
not They think il Teller leaves the
convention, Montana and Idaho will
probably follow Utah as a whole will
not N,vada Will do everything that
lits in her power tc advance the inter
over
Mat will be the probable program
of the rational convention of the sill
yer mem" was asked. to which De
Young replied: Their members OF
the platform committee will offer an
unlimited silver coinage plank and il
this Is rejected BY the committee when
the committee makes its report to the
convention. Teller Will be the one that
will PROBABLY offer in open convention
substitute for the plank reported by
the committee, in the shape of one fla
voring the unlimited coinage Of silver
They will thea insist on discussing
the substitute resolution on the floor
of the convention They will insist on
a roll call on the substitute and II de-
teated. viii then walk out Of the con
vention