The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-20
60 TO MILWAUKEE,!

Rhode Island is entitled TO Is delegates
Mt the National Republican League con-
yention that meets at Milwaukee on
Tuesday next for session that will
probably last three days. il is desirable
that Rhode Island in common with all
the New England States, indeed with all
the sound money States he represented
by as large proportion Of its delegation
as possible at Nilwaukes.
THE NEWS has h ard rumors 10 the
effect that the silver element in the West
and South proposes to kick up stir at
Milwaukee as it did at Cleveland last year.
1t has given little heet to these rumors
until it learned that there Is ground for
them not to be ignored.
by authority OF the National League
directorate and by special request OF
Chairman HANNA of the Republican
National Committee. representative
from League headquarters has asked that
THE NEWS call the attention OF Repuhli-
cans to the state OF affairs and We are as
sured that there is every evidence in the
West that the silver elemment in the Re-
publican ranks proposes to make last
stand at Milwaukee with view to max
ing it appear so far as may be possible
that the Republican party is honey
combed with the FREQ silver delusion.
The Rhode Island delegates who were
present at the Cleveland convention last
year VIII recall the desperate efforts made
by the handful of silverites to commit the
league to silver declaration In anticipa-
tion of the national Presidential conven-
tion. The effort OF course failed
for after all the votes representing the
silver strength were hardly respectable
minority, and fortunately the unit rule
prevails in the League convention. and
each State is entitled to its full vote,
whether II is fully represented or not.
But the impression that went through the
country from that convention was that
the League came quite close TO being
committed to the silver heresy. or
course nothing OF the sort could have
happened. Nothing OF the sort can
happen at Milwaukee. But at Milwau-
kee, as Mt Cleveland, the silver men can
make an impressive fuss and an amount
OF noise wholly out OF proportion to
their voting strength, but tnat will
spread nm alarming impression through
the country--providing they send TO the
convention city big delegations with
their aternates and "rooters," as it
seems TO be assured they will do.
1t Is this sort of an attack that the
over helming sound money majority in
the League ranks must prepare to meet.
The League OF Republican clubs today
lhs tnS luli Snuotheineut oi SHHiTinHn
HANNA and tho national committee, who
look to it for support and welcome 1t to
aiiiliation. Its proceedings at Milwauk kee
will be OF extraordinary importance as
representing TO the country the senti-
ments of the rank and file of the Repup b.
lican party as distinguished from
those of the political leaders.
Ii must crush the threatened
assault OF the small but yociferous silver
minority in its. ranks. As many dele
gates as possible ought to go to Mil
waukee from every sound money State.
I he silver delegations will be there in
force prepared for the sor. of popular
stampede tnat, although 1t will not be
backed up by votes, will yet create an
impression throughout the country inim-
ical to the cause OF sound money. 1t
should be checked with the same wea-
pons.