Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-04
NATIONAL POLITICS.
GIVEN UP THE FIGHT.

Washington. - The gold Dem ocrats
hereabouts have given up the fight and
openly concede the control of the Chi
cago convention to the free silver wing
of the party. The free silver claim is
now thirds of the total strength of
the convention, or over 600 delegates.
The Kentucky result was the last straw
that broke the back of gold money. The
numerous Kentucky contingent in Wash
ington is deeply disgusted. Secretary
Carlisle is quoted as saying that il he
held commission for an Office under the
Kentucky seal he wouid resign. Senator
Lindsay feels much the same way, and
his resignation would surprise no enc.
Senator Brice gave up the fight some
time ago, and Villas has now followed
suit.
The talk now among triumphant free
silver Democrats is upon the candidate.
The names ost in favor are Boies, Ste
venson and Bland, with Teller looming
up in the background as powerful coali-
tion factor. Morrison, Matthews and
Campbell are falling behind as the radi-
calls see their strength increasing and the
need of taking middle ground diminishes.
Senators Pugh and Berry predicted this
morning that Stevenson would be the
nominee of the Chicago convention.
There seems to be union of Democratic
senators to Systematically boom the vice.
president. The only obstacle, it is ac-
knowledged, in the way of Stevenson's
candidacy Is the belief that Illinois is not
for him. 1t was said to-day by Kentucky
politicians that the Blue Grass state
would take Stevenson, who is native of
that state, and put him forward as her
own favorite son.
THEY WANT TO KNOW.
st. Louis.-"In event of your election
to the presidency, will you, in the admin
istration of that Office, make any dis
elimination against Roman Catholics on
account of their religious beliefs!"
This inquiry is on the way to Mr.. Nc
Kinley, Mr.. Reed, Mr.. Allison, Mr.. Nor
ton, Mr.. Quay and Mr.. Bradley. 1t was
mailed Saturday, May 80, by organiza
tions of Catholic laymen "from Alaska to
the Gulf of Mexico and from Maine to
California" as one of the chief prom mot-
ers of the movement said yesterday.
Each organization used its own official
paper and attached the signatures of it's
president and secretary, but the form of
inquiry was the same in every case.
The movement started in ST. Louis. 1t
had it's inception with number of Gath
olic laymen of this city. The Marquette
club offered the opportunity for organ
lied action. Clubs and societies oom-
posed of Catholic laymen distinctively
were communicated with and given forms
of the inquiry, with the suggestion that
all act simultaneously. The Both of May
was named as the date, the letters to be
forwarded by the different clubs.
"We know" said Festpa. ]. Wade, "that
the idea has been adopted generally and
that the inquiry has been sent from all
parts of the United States to the candi-
dates. We are going to present the'same
inquiry to Democratic candidates for the
presidency. The Democratic situation
has not developed sufficiently to show the
candidates of that party. As soon as it
does we shall select a date and mail the
inquiry TO them. In view of the claims
of the A. p. A., we think we have a right
to ask this question. Only recently that
anti Catholic organization announced
that Mr.. Mckinley was in sympathy with
its principles. We don't know whether it
had any authority for it's claim, but we
want to know. Our question simply
amounts to asking the candidate if he ls a
good American citizen. There can be no
exception taken to it,