Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-13
SILVER MEN.
Discussion as to Their Course on
the Financial Question
DE YOUNG EXPRESSES HIS OPINIOS,
Che CalIforuiaa Says the Silver States Are
Determined Advance rhe inter
eses of the whIee MetMl-The
Co1sr Line Dihicxaty.

eses OF the WhtSe A1euGl-Ine
Cocker Line Dimc<ary.
ST. LOFTS, June 1O.-Taere is already
considera bic discussion amoRg the
delegates and other party leaders who
have arrived as to the probable course
that will be pursued an the financial
question, and 1T is becoming evident
this question will receive more atten-
ton than any other en- the committee
on resolutions and from delegates gen.
orally. The possibility of q bolt by
the free silver delegates in case of in
corporation of plank in the platform
which they will cos1strue as Unfriendly
to silver is discussed freely in the hotel
Hobbies, and by none more so than by
the silver men themselves, of whom
there are already several IN the city
There has been NO general conference
among them. however. and will not be
until the arrival of Senator Teller,
Lebois, Cannon and others, who are
mot expected until the latter part of
this week or the first of next
It is gathered from those who are al
ready here that the disposition to bolt
the couven tion is confined to but very
few One of the most prominent OF
the silver delegates saidlast night that
the men from the west felt they had
been elected by republican constitu-
ents to meet in convention to secure
all they could for silver, but that they
were not authorized to bolt if they
found themselves in minority, and
that the more they conferred the more
general was the opinion they should
stand by the republican organization.
Among the representatives from the
west the name of Col. NJ. Ell. DeYoung,
member of the national committee
from California, and a strong advocate
of free silver, is already being urged
in connection with the nomination for
the vice presidency. When Mr.. De-
Young was asked for an expression OF
his views to the course of the silver
men, he said= The delegates from the
silver states are very determined i'm
their desire to advance the interests of
silver. They want the right to have
the free coinage of silver at sixteen to
one. Some of them are very radical
and talk about leaving the convention
in case their views are not adopted
This action will not be general. 1t is
generally known that Colorado, under
the leadership of Teller, proposes
to walk out of the convention. The
California delegation has been in
structed to vote for Mckinley, and the
convention adopted resolution in ia
our delegation does not intend to leave
the party convention in case of fail
ure of that nature. These men, espe-
cially of Colorado, Montana and other
states, think that if Teller would be
nominated by the democratic party in
Chicago, there would be no question of
his Endorsement by the two -conven-
tions that meet in ST. Louis on July %.
That is, the silver party convention
and the populist party In fact, it is
an understanding already made and
agreed to that both of these conven-
tions will indorse the nomination of
Teller. If Teller is nominated by
these three parties, my private opinion
is that he will come very near being
elected
What will be the probable pro-
gramme in the national convention of
the silver menu was asked.
Their members of the platform
committee will offer an unlimited sill
yer coinage plank, and if rejected by
that committee, when the committee
make their report to the convention
Senator Teller will be the one that
will probably offer in the open conven-
ton a substitute for the plank reported
by the committee. in the shape of one
favoring the unlimited coinage of sill
yer. They then will insist on discuss
ing the substitute resolution of the
convention. They will insist on a roll
call of the substitute, and if defeated
they will then walk out of the conven-
tion.'
Col. Isaac Trumbo, one of the free
silver delegates from Utah. said. when
asked if the silver men would bolt:
This is a matter for future considera-
ton. Thus far we have believed we
could fight the matter within our party
lines, but if we fail we may be COM
PEELED to adopt some other course out
of self protection"
Ex-Congressman Thompson, mana
ger pro tenn. of the Mckinley forces,
saws that the platform upon which
Maj. Mckinley expects to stand will
be 1.-The single gold standard, pure and
simple"
No solution of the puzzling question
as to what to do with the negro dele.
gates to the national convention has
been reached, but the local convention
committee declares that no one shall
GO unhoused or unfea- Hotel men now
say they have not refused to en- terrain
colored delegates, but have simply told
them all rooms are engaged. This they
maintain is the truth.
A Congressman Sued for Slander.
Dies MONIES, Ia. June I0.-Albert Nc
, Cracker has begun suit against Con-
gressm an Hull for $40. 900 damages for
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