Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-18
THE SILVER PARTY
Chairman Mott Says That It Is Organising
Rapidly
The white Mfftal at Chicago - He
Thinks IT. WIN Have q Ma
jorisy and Win.


committee of the free silver party. ex-
presses the opinion chat the silver demo-
Gratis will be in q majority at Chicago, and
that they will nominate silver candidates
and adopt platform in harmony there
with =
viii the silver party support the tick
et?' Star reporter asked.
Il think We Will support the ticket If the
democrats give us the RICH. kind OF as
surances. OF course, we want to know
that We will be treated fairly. 1 suppose
that committees CT he two parties will
confer with each other. and that an IN
derstand.ng will be reached
The tone Of the chairmans voice indi-
Gated more THAI he said. 1t indicated that
the silver men would have 20 know that
they would get their share Of things If
there was victory.
1t is said that many Of the new party
men and popuIists have secretly hoped that
tho Sound money" men would control at
chicago. They Want this because they
have ali idea they can put up candidates Of
their own and make good showing in the
election. They even say that If Sound
money" ticket Is nominated at Chicago
they can win in November. They do not
much relish the prospect Of democratic
victory, Tor fear they will not be properly
recognized in the division which will take
place afterward. but it is generally said
that they will be forced to support the
ticket Gen. Warner, who was chairman Of
the silver conference which met here and
Inaugural ted the new party, said, when
asked question at that time by Star
reporter. that If the silver men won at
chicago, the fight Of the new party would
be won. and that the new party would sup
pert the democratic ticket.
Are Organising Rapidly.
What are you doing In the way Of or
gdnization al the headquarters Of your
party?" DR.. Mott was asked:
I'VE are getting along swimmingly and
are very much encouraged. We have regu-
lar chairmen in thirty states. and will
have the other states organized in a short
time We have been careful in picking our
men. We wanted men who could be trust
ed, and we refused to take any until we
got what we wanted. 1t Is no small vat
ter to organize a new party and put it in
hghtin8 trim. Our state chairmen appoint
county chairmen, and they, in turn, appoint
township chairmen"
w hen will the first state convention Of
the party meet?"
No convention has yet been called. but
we have assurances that every convention
will be well attended. and that the dele
gates to St Louis will be representa- tive
and prominent men, in whom the people
VIII have confidence. You see. our boys
are waiting until the big national conven-
tions meet. and. then they will know what
they will be called upon to do
The Game Of the PopulfSts.
Some of hsta,JsSSa sll leaders have said
that If there -as n silver ticket put out
from Chicago they will support it. as we'll
as the silveritcs Of all the parties But
what they will whit for their support of
the ticket and what be promised them
Is not yet known. They will forego any
demand that any of their .isms" be in
corporated in Abe democratic platform, 1t
IS SAID, but that's not what they want
or. it is believed. will insist on. They will
be satisfied ts let the silver issue pre-
dominate everything else but whether they
Will also want some promises as to. offices
and whether the democrats will make these
promises. nobody knows, although this
question has been thought over and the
answer has almost Invariably been that
no promises can or will be made The
democratic party. some say, could not a
. .olI 10 compromise itself by open deals
might be made and carried out to get the
support OF the populists. Besides ,his a
1eeilng or thankfulness to those who as
sist In what might be a victory. would
perhaps induce a consideration of The
cialms or the populists. Then it is said
that the populists would be satisfied with
tuslons for congressional and state candf.
dates. In this way they would get a GOOD
share of the pie in some states. and wouId
stand chance Of holding the balance of
power In the next House. That is the goa
they are striving for, and their ambition.
Mny Want a Larger Share.
The view of other populist leaders Is tina,
| they see as good an opportunity for victor,
| this year as they will ever have, and tina,
| they do not propose 10 be put in the back
ground merely for the sake of patriotism
II they help elect the democratic tickle,
! they want share in affairs and they want
| a good share. They are for silver in pr.r
erence to anything else but they do no,
| propose to be swallowed up by any othe,
party. do lot Of the work. and then gel
no thanks for 1t. The Independent attitude
| OF the popUlists in North Carolina is point.
cd 10 as an example Of how they will stand
Leading democrats say that they have nc
fear Of not getting the populists' support
Ihey say the populist party was organized
Tor the purpose of getting silver legisla.
ton, and that If the populists do no,
heartily support the democratic ticket they
will lose the biggest part of their voters
through their returning to the democrat tic
ranks, which most of them left