The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-25
CLEVELAND Is THE MAN

Editor Flower of the Arena as Positive In
formation About Goldbus Tactics.
Chicago, ILL.,, July PA special from
ST. Louis to the Inter-Ocean Gays:
o. B. Flower, editor OF the Arena,
made a statement here today to the ef-
feet that il Is the purpose of the gold
Democrats TO nominate Grover Cleve-
land If the Populists name separate
ticket Mr.. Flower says ne cannot
divulge the source of his authority, but
that it is reliable.
Mr. Flower is delegate-at-large from
Massachusetts to the silver convention
He came in company with w. z. ST.
John, the New York banker who favor
free silver coinage. Regarding the al
legel intention of the gold faction or
the Democracy to nominate Cleveland,
Mr.. Flower is reported to have said:
'sThe actual facts that have come to
my knowledge, end which show beyond
doubt that the plan of the money power
is to force President Cleveland upon
the people again, I am not at liberty
to disclose. Ny Information comes
from an unquesttonable source, but 1t
Is confidential
Even without disclosing these facts,
the prediction Is logical. Cleveland will
undoubtedly be nominated as gold
Democrat IL the Populist place third
ticket in the field. The gold Democrats
have faith in Cleveland. and as soon as
he is nominated will exert every effort
to secure his election.
The manufacturers are now not in
very good condition to lend material as
sistance to any one. 1t Is not the man
ufacturers, but the Morgans and the
bond syndicate powers that are furnish
ing the sinews Of war for his campaign
against against the people.
1.-THE delegations from New York
and New England and the middle At
Iantic states who were on the train with
me to st. Louis" said Mr.. Flower.
seemed favorable to Bryan. The strong
est opposition to his endorsement was
from some of the members of the Maine.
Rhode Island and Connecticut delega-
tons All Of the Massachusetts delega-
ton save two were strongly for Bryan.
Whether a third ticket will be nomi-
mated is difficult to predict. Certain
members of the Peoples party would
prefer the election of Mckinley to Bryan
That Is the element in the east mostly
'sThe election of Bryan is the only
way to secure a victory for silver, in
my opinion
Democracy has gone very far toward
meeting the Peoples party demands.
And I believe that nineJtenths Of the
Populists will vote for Bryan, whatever
the Peoples party convention does. I
base this statement on correspondence
from all over the country.
cit is being declared that Texas and
the rest OF the south will not support
Bryan have reasons to believe that
-r-f~
ances from states in the south to the
contrary.
among these assurances is a letter
I have received from a gentleman at In
terlachen, Fla. That is a Republican
town in the center of a Republican dis
trict. That gentleman wrote me that
a short time before Captain Anderson,
leader of the Republican club, had bait
ed the Republican ticket and announced
his intention OF voting for Bryan.
That letter and others declare there
was a unanimous disposition on the
part Of the Democrats and Populists,
as also in the Indian Territory, to sup
port Bryan"
Then, so far as the Populist vote is
concerned, the action OF the Populist
convention, in your opinion, will have
little effect?"
THE gold papers WILL or course, make
noun tain out of a mole hill, II a third
ticket is placed In the field" replied Mr..
Flower But / do not believe they
can fool the people.
THE new Democracy represents, in
many respects the popular uprising that
elected Lincoln. The eDmocratic rati-
fication meeting at Faneuil Hall few
evenings ago was revelation to me in
this direction. II was the most en-
thusiastic since the palmy days OF But
Ter, and that although the Boston daily
press is antagonistic 10 Bryan.
AS for Democracy carrying Massa-
chusetts in November. that would not
surprise me. This Is a young mems
year, and with the Democrats united
upon George Fred Williams for COVER
nor. il would not be impossible TO carry
the state"