Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02

does he hope for the nomination oi u
man with gold Nirw9 The best hr
lopcs to obtain is a compromised It
anything more is gain Vt he win I've sur
priSrd.
MIR Whitney Judges Ills own polltE
cal powers modcstly, The day he dc
ridcd to take a hand III the struggle he
said MY friends expect me to attain
the success at the Chicago convention
that | was credited with having
arhicN ed at the last convention. Thea
the sentiment of the country was 80
strongly in favor NJ Mr. Clevrnnds
nomination that IT wla bound 10 'omc
about Now SO many delegates have
been elected who have hUtn inHtru ted
to support u tlcc coinage plank that the
thsl, OF turning the Idle rs, 10 SAY the
least not encouraging II may b" ac-
compishcd, but If so it will be after
rrrat effort Certainly ! nm placed IN
a trying position,
Mn Whitney appreciates the natural
power of the silver men and, knowing
what political management can do when
backed by A majority o. votes. is any
thing lnt hopeful ihC silver men
hhNr Il majority Of two az the national
committee and they will also control
tn, credentials committee. II hiSh
handed methods are rGrrtcd to II will
to Uuscat many gold delegates and
aWhld the places to silver men This
| Is what may happen to Michigan II
s"voral OF the delegates are counted out
! in favor Of silver contestants II will
give the white metal men a mniol )
In that delegation md under the unit
rule the entire twentg eight votes OF
the state would be east for silver In
j Maryland six votes are claimed by iii,
sllvCritcB and In he case Of numerous
Other states hgurnR In the gold column
there Will be opportunities for the ere
dc'ltlalt committee to make sw hCpInt
changes, These are samples of the ar
gumo ntu used BY Mr. Whitney 10 show
the II agnItudc Of the task conf oulinl
tho castern democrats.
WdIthcys right hand men will b,
Senator David l} lIil, cX Governor
Roswell y. Flower, William Il. Russell
OF Massachusetts; T.. g. Stevenson, neat
OF MIchigan's big four" Senate
George Gray, of Delaware, and Chair
man William lIarrity, OF the nationa
committee Mr. Whitney has en-
gagged Il suit OF nine rooms AT the Audi
torIum, and these Will be the headrIar
tcrs OF the gold men
The Silver Chieita,ns.
The most aggressive and skilled poll
tician among the leaGtrs Of the oil 2eI
men - Senator James K Jones, Of Ar
kansas He will be 10 the silver mer
what Whitney Is to Tho opposing side
Senator Jones for more than "A weel
has had "A skilled steering committee al
work watching every move Of the tx.
ccutiye committee Of the democratic
rational committee and OF the full
committee Itself No move can DO ma1t
"a jeopardize the cause Of silver In the
] committees without the leaders beinp
warnoG. The steering committee will
also take charge OF all the silver dele
gates upon their arrival Ia Chicago "a
prevent any capturing on the part ci
the enemy.
The silver cheftdinn include the
names of many men who are making
cort, mporary political history. There
is Richard Parks Bland, OF Missouri, a
fa'orite son; senator Blackburn, Of
Kentucky, also fayJrite son; Senator
Morgan. Of Alabama. another fayorito
son, Claude Matthews. Of Indiana. also
a fayorite son Horace Boies Of Iowa, a
fayorite son and also strong far beyond