The San Francisco call., 1896-07-04
But They Do Not Intend to
Withdraw From the Ma.
tional Convention.
KEEPING THE PARTY INTACT.
First Serious Break in the Ranks Of
White.Metal Champions Started
by Indiana.

CHICAGO, ILL, July St is positively
stated that the anti-silver men will not
initiate the example of the silver men in
st. Louis and bolt the convention when
their wishes with regard to the platform
are disregarded, as they are sure to be.
The so-ca,led sound-money men, the
"wise men of the East, as the silver men
have jocularly named them, believe IN the
efficacy of the machine In politics and the
necessity of keeping the organization in
tact for the coming campaign. While it
is understood that no bolt will be counten-
snced, this is not tantamount to declara-
ton that the gold men will permit the con-
vention to go for free silver without obiec-
ton. A dignified and emphatic protest
will be made against the course the ma
iority are bent upon taking, but after they
have carried the day the gold leaders who
disagree with them, it is said, will accept
the ticket and the platform. and the
scenes at st. Louis will find no counter
part at Chicago.
1t is also given out tonight from a free
silver source of prominence that the gold
delegation from Michigan will be un-
seated, earlier counsels to the contrary
Notwithstanding. There has likewise been
developed a concentration of sentiment in
a number of the delegation favorable to
the selection of w. J. Bryan, editor of the
Omaha World Herald, ior temporary chair
man.
The first serious break in the ranks of
the silver men occurred tonight at a
meeting of the Indiana delegation. They
voted not to 90 in to the caucus on Mon
day. Some of Mr.. Bland's friends visited
Indiana headquarters this afternoon and
urged the Hoosier delegates to attend the
caucus.
After they had gone. at the request OF
several members of the delegation Senator
Turpie, the chairman, issued call for the
meeting. John Lamb of Terre Haute who,
as alternate-at-large, will occupy the seat
of Senator Voorhees,, detained at home by
illness, introduced the following resolu-
ton:
Resolped, That the delegation from Indiana
believe that the nominee of this conven ton
ought to be named by the convention, and we
decline to attend or be bound by the action OF
any caucus or conference called for that pur-
pose.
This precipitated the hveliest kind of a
debate, lasting over an hour. The pass
age of this resolution was urged by T.
Lamb, w. E. English, of the Indianapolis
delegation, and Judge McCabe of the Will
Transport District. They took the ground
that the proposed action was in violation
of all precedent and so un- Democratic that
not even the abnormal conditions under
which the convention would meet justified
such a radical departure.
Although the Indiana delegation num-
bers twenty-six silver men to four gold
men the arguments in favor of the resolu-
ton caused many of the twenty-six to look
favorably upon it, and when Senator Tur-
pie, the head of the delegation anu an
ardent silver man, advocated its passage
the scales turned in its favor, and it was
passed by a small majority. The exac:
figures we're not given, for afterward the
opponents of the proposition withdrew
their opposition and the vote was made
unanimous