Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-26
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
President Cleveland will Exert His
Influence Against Silver in the
Chicago Convention.
ANTAGONISTIC EVEN TO MORRISON
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, Sanguine
that Silver Men will Control the
Convention-SilverS Sentiment
Spreading.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Much concern
about the political campaign is beginning
to be shown at the White house and in
the departments. The administration has
partly agreed on program. President
Cleveland has been discussing issues with
members of the cabinet and his views are
already pretty we'll understood. The key.
note of this progtt.r, az in pired by the
president, is, "No compromise with sill
ver.' This means direct antagonism to
the Morrison idea OF straddle in the
Chicago convention. To this policy the
administration is thoroughly committed,
and from this time forward the president
and his followers in quiet but none the
less effective way will take hand in the
campaign. Mr.. Cleveland has given it
out that there will be no more straddle on
the currency question ii he can prevent it.
The administration forces will go to Chi
cago determined to secure, if possible, the
adoption of an une1uivocal declaration
in favor of the present N monetary standard
and retirement of greenbacks, as recon-
mended by the president and the secre
tary Of the treasury in their communica-
tions to congress.
President Cleveland believes it would
be better for the Democratic party to
take this position and lose the election
than to declare for free coinage and win
it. He believes that the Chicago conven-
tion will mark crisis in the history of
the party and of the country.
FREE COINAGE MEN WILL WIN.
All 1ao ~
the free coinage Democrats in the U. S.
senate, has been visiting here. He made
this response to inquiries:
senator, who will control the Demo-
cratic convention at Chicago, the silver
men or the gold menf"
"The silver wing of our party will GER
tainly have ajority of the delegates to
this convention he said.
"What do the silver men think of
William R. Morrison as Democratic
candidate for PRESIDENT"
"At present Morrison's views do not
meet the demands of the silver Demo
Gratis
Senator Jones is member of the BIZ
metallic league and says that they have
encouraging news for silver from all the
good news than they expected from the
east.
GOLDITEs IN CONFERENCE.
New York A conference between Sec
retary Carlisle and the leading bank
presidents of the city took place yester-
day afternoon at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
At the conclusion of the conference it
was stated only that the members of the
sound currency committee of the cham
meet the secretary.
Among the gentlemen invited to meet
the secretary were j. Pierpont Morgan,
Frederick D. Tappen, Perry Belmont,
DR.. William Polk, James r. Woodward,
Benjamin H. Bristow, William Salomon,
James V. Parker, Samuel D. Babcock.
John Lee Carroll, of Washington, Senator
W. r. Villas, of Wisconsin, Frederick r.
Coudert, Ex-Governor Flower, ex-Mayor
Grace, j.. R. D. Baldwin and John D.
Dennis.
Henry Hentz, chairman of the full
financial committee Of the chamber of
commerce, said "The object of the
conference was to discuss the best means
of keeping the gold reserves intact, to re-
ceive suggestions which might be made
respecting policy to restore business
confidence, and to talk over the silver
question. Further than that l can say
nothing"
From other sources it was learned that
views on the money outlook we're inter-
changed. Secretary Carlisle inquired
with much interest as to prospective
shipments of gold. He was told that no
heavy shipments to Europe were expect
ed.