The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-09
WHITNEY AND HIS FOLLOWERS
LOSE NO TIME IN PUSH
ING MATTERS.
A ROUSING CONFERENCE HELD LAST NIGHT.
Mr.. Fellows Announced His Intention
of Leaving the Party if Silver Pre-
vailed-W. j. Bryan for Tenn
porary and Senator Harris
for Permanent Chairman
Is the Outlook.

Chicago, July 3.-Not since 1860. when
the Democratic party met in convention
at Charleston and silt on the subject of
4 slavery, has such an irreconsilliable diff
ference of opinion existed on the great
question in issue as now confronts the
4 delegates who are assembling here for
the Democratic convention. The situa-
ton which the Democrats faced then
has its analogy in that which they con-
front today. One side nominated
Stephen A. Douglass and the southern
side, declaring for the existence of slave
ry in the territories under federal law,
named John G. Breckenridge. Today
the Democracy from the Alleghenes
west to the Pacific and from the Potomac
south to the gulf, except for the break
in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota.
so far as its voice will be heard in the
convention next week, stands solid for
free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 ratio
against the equally solid gold standard
Democracy of the east.
AT the threshold of the convention the
two to one. New York and the little
Democratic states of New Jersey and
Connecticut, which have since the war
always exercised dominating influence
in Democratic conventions and have
each for years named the candidate on
the theory that New York and the two
smalled sister states were the battle
ground and their votes essential to sue
cess, are to be sent to the rear. The
eastern Democracy may plead and cry
aloud that n free silver candidate and
free silver platform means disruption,
disaster and ruin. but their pleadings
and their cries fall on deaf ears The
silver Democracy is in the saddle and
will rode rough shOd over precedent and
tradition if necessary to accomplish their
purpose. That is the set determination
of the leaders. They can not be baked
They have won the battle at the primal
ries and propose to exact and enjoy the
fruits of their victory
Ii is in vain that the gold standard men
warn them of the certain loss of New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut at the
,,oII, ypL IN :.
poi'S' ihes VIII hot listen to argument
Ihey have reconcled themselves to the
loss of those states and b,va copr;nood
tbemsolros that i, a., -.
''' '','' ~ .ne great ana pound
less west and middle states of the Mis-
sissippi will be found electoral votes
enough 70 offset tba defoo+;on IN +ho o,+
While there is neither probability or
even a possibility of minority bolt and
another candidate in the field as there
was in 1860 so far nc tbo o,s+or,, ,t.to.
are concerned there mi@bt aS r,o Ji"i ha
as support in the electoral co,, "u,i h We,
been voluntarily reIinnnished h,y has nss
in control for the nrosnect of q wostor',
and southern alliance This ro,n m ELL
change in the nosition nf tho nnt;on n
Democratic convention toward Now YorI,
and the east contains other remorioh ,n
conditions which will make tbe com;ng
convention memorable. and if IFS delihnr'
ations are crowned with success in No
vember the epoch making event in tbe
history of American notifies Al the
door of the convention stand tbe renrn-
sentatives of two other NATIONAL nartias
the Populists and silyerites rs we'll rs
the lieutenants of Senator Teller who
led the silver bolt at ST Touis reodv to
pledge the support of their orgo nizotions
and their followers if the convention will
put aside the candidates from within tbe
ranks of their party and choose rs the
standard bearer i'm the coming fight the
mon u.bo for ca mann, - -