Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-19
ALL ALONG THE LINE
THE GOLD STANDARD is MEETING
iTs WATERLOO.
Ne Longer Any Doubt that silver
Men WIN Control the cAicsso
Convention by a Large Majority.


The following is Washington dis
patch to the New York World. a rabid
gold organ. which as lately been urg-
Ing the candidacy of Grover Cleveland
for denomination In the vain hope to
stem the rising tide Of the tree coinage
movement:
Washington, April 1t-sound mon
ey Democratic leaders are seriously
alarmed over the outlook for the con-
troll OF the national convention. The
iree-shyer Democrats are making n
most thorough campaign. carrying
everything in the south and west and
claiming that they VIII have large
majority at Chicago
Recent political developments. par
ucularIy In the South. tend TO show
that this claim II not mere talk. The
Alabama primaries went more than
two to one for free silver Democratic
candidacy. In Arkansas both Demo-
cratic seekers for the gubernatorlni
nomination are for free silver noni-
nation. one. however. declared that
he WAS not In favor Of boiling the par
~ II II adopted n gold-atandard plat
form at Chicago, whcreupon his oppo-
nent said that he was in favor Of bolt
under those circumstances, and would
support no man for President who was
not an open and avowed free silver
advocate on this clearly defined is
sue the Arkansas Democracy has be-
gun TO fiop to the bolt advocating cam
didate with startling unanimity.
In Missouri the free-silver Democra-
cy was SO overwhelmingly successful
that even 50 popular man as ex-Goy.
Francis was dropped out OF sight. and
the city OF st. Louis itself showed n
large majority for free silver. In Ten
nessee, even the Memphis district.
known as the Gibraltar of sound money
IA the South went two 10 onp for free
terday showed the platform applauding
ex-Gov. Russell for his sound money
sentiment but the assembled multi
tude cheered Senator Daniels free sill
yer Grafton to the echo. with the pos
sible exceptio OF Richmond, Il is
claimed that Virginia VIII be solid Tor
free silver.
Senator Tillmnn came back to Wash
ington from South Carolina last week
with the assurance that the state DEM
ocracy would not only be solid for free
silver, but solid for a bolt from the
Chicago convention II 1t did not de-
clare for free silver. In North Caro-
lima the popullst Senator, Butler. has
cut his party loose from It's Republl-
tan alliance and is organizing for
union with the free silver Democracy
in an effort to Tillmnnize the state.
and possibly Washington will send
sound-money delegatlons TO Chicago.
the free silver leaders claim that
everything else viii be solid for free
silver Wisconsin will be for sound
money. Michigan will have a divided
delegation. Illinois and Indiana viii be
divided. Ohio indicates strongly that
Allen w. Thurman and his free silver
lieutenants viii probably capture
majority OF the delegates. II Is claimed
BY the silver people thnt both Ken
lucky and West Virginia WIN follow
tho local tide towards free silver.
Senator Harris of Tennessee claims
jorlty for free SILVER IL IL even claim
ed that there will be delegates from
Maine In favor Of the white metal
The free-siiver men may be In ma.
jority In the convention, but they VIII
not be able to control IL, however, as
under the Democratic rule 1t requires
two-thirds vote 10 nominate PREM
I ident. As no sound-money man"
viii run on a silver platform. the silver
men viii have to make terms
Silver men have headquarterr-on
at Washington. one of 81. Louis and
supplied with plenty OF funds ana
eouipped with multitudes OF documents,
which are sent out by the ton.
There are extensive manipulntions
beneath the surface, known 10 but rev,
but nevertheless OF a Formidable char
nCter.| A utit iH' Pi"Nftef'f ~ ~
made for the PopuliEta TO indorae the
nomination OF the Chicago convention
| n, rnsa N comes out for free silver.
| "A n bait Ii is claimed, that this VIII
odd 500 900 votes to the Democracy
| throughout the South and West. u,
~ IL Claimed. 40o, 900 free silver Rcpub-
i,cans wer,. 10 vote for the Democrntic
candldatea, the free silver people figure
o,,t 4 certain victory. They claim that
! shev viii carry nearly every state
which sends free silver delegation TO
Inc feeling in Washington At pres.
! ent is that there Il lees prohabihty q
n spllt at Chicago Ia case the silver
wing carries a majority than u inc
result were the other way.
In those states IN wnien my D I'm,
ooracy has lighting show Ike Now
yorh New Jersey and Connecticut, II
| l., helieved Inst party feslty VIII NJ
duce the leaders 10 stand by the party.
S,l,oever the nominee or whatever me
nintform may be In other states, IKE
,i,a balance of fhose Of New England.
,,.,,ora nn electoral vote can be hoped
~ mo silver leadrrn ore Indifferent
a. "a bolt. They gay thar within
Avn weeks from the time that the i'rcr-
iSential campaign opens they VIII ~
I,,,,re NcKlnicy and his prptectlve tar,m
,re,,rnents 30 cffcctuaily that they VIII
/ not be heard from ., -
The Issue VIII be the npanriAi onn
II the free silver Democrats e.h ~, , i,.s'a
IA siri,ting. or courne, this u ~, Dnstd
w .,,s theofg that the Democrat, con-
,,nntion will be for free silver. me
,s,,na.sooney leaders believe that ~
rsra axhtine from now until june he