New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-11
SILVER STATES NOT TO BOLT
TALKS WITH THEIR REPRESENTATIVES
IN ST LOUIS.
WILL, REMAIN WITH THE PARTY OF PROTECTION
NO MATTER HOW STRONG GOLD PLANK
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NO MATTER HOW STRONG GOLD PLANK
Is PUT IN THE NATIONAL PLATFORM
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIfuNEl
s.. Louis. June 1O-Among the delegates who
have arrived SO far from the Rocky Mountain
and Pacific Coast States talks Of bolt In case the
Convention condemns the policy OF the free SILVER
coinage is very generally discouraged, although
the free coinage delegates are entirely convinced
that the platform adopted next week will be
distinctively anti-sver one. They are indulgtnS
neither in threats nor recrirnination but sensiby
though somewhat reluctantly preparing to ac-
cept what they see will be tae decision OF an over
whelming majority In the Convention. or the dele
gates and National Committeeman now In this
city from California, Was hington, Montana, Ne
vada and Utah none have gone the length OF say
ing that bolt Will resUl. from the adoptloh "
tho Convention Of a souYd money platform All
deprecate OF course. a radical declaration IN favor
OF the gold standa RI yet have yet threatened
10 leave the Convention on It's acceptance or an
out-and-out honest money report from the Com
mittee Resolutions.
THE SENTIMENT OF CALIFORNIA
Samuel L. shortrdge and Thomas d. Riordan.
delegates from san Francisco and NJ H. Do
Young vice-chairman Of the National Committee,
are the only Californians who have yet reacheo
St Louis, and the rest of the California delegation
will arrive on the morning OF June ID Mr Short
ridge said Of the California delegates to-day:
They are for silver, but they are primarily ana
overwhelmingly for q protective tariff. as shown
by the Endorsement by the convention Of Mr.. Nc
Kinley FOR President who is looked upon by CAL
ifornia as the great champion OF that principle.
There will be no bolt on the part OF the California
delegation. They feel too strongly the need OF
tod nv he RpDublican
and will look only to the Republican party for
help on the silver question. II gold standard
plank Is adopted in the Convention. however. g.
will be disastrous to the party in the West"
Mr. Riorian talked much in the same vein ~
Mr.. Shortridge He believes that there is no
danger Of a bolt by California. although the State
is for free silver. The Republicans Of the state"
said he ARE stanch and are for protection first
but the party will lose heavily in the West with
a gold-standard platform"
When asked for his opinion on the probability
Of a bolt from the party by the freecoinage dele
gates from the Pacific States, Mr.. De Young SAID:
The delegates from the silver States are very
determined In their desire to advance the inter-
ests Of silver They want the right TO nave lree
coinage Of silver at the ratio Of 16 to l. Some Of
them are very radical and talk about leaving the
Convention in case they fail TO have their views
generally known that Colorado. under the leader
ship OF eller proposes to walk out Of the Con-
vention The California delegation has been IN
strI,cted TO vote for Mckinley. and the Conven.
ton adopted resolution in favor Of the free
coinage of silver. But delegation does not IND
tend to leave the party nor the Convention IN
case OF failure of that nature"
WHAT THEY WANT IN UTAH
Probably the most pronounced and radical Of
the free-coinage contingent here is Colonel Isaac
Trumbo OF Salt Lake City, delegate-at-large
from Utah Colonel Trumbo said to-day: we
are for silver straight out in Utah. and want no
straddle We want either a gold plank In the
platform or a silver plank. The issue must Do
plain. We want protection for wool and lead'
first Of all. That is our main grievance In Ctah'
We want tariff on wool and lead for ourselves
and free silver for the whole country In fact. we
think that the silver question concerns the Mis-
sissippi Valley even more than 1t does us"
"Will the Utah delegation bolt If a sound
money platform is adopted"
THAT is hard TO say but do not think they
will We want 10 fight the question out In the
lines of party. II a sound-money plank is adopt
ed we will take the party in the West and hold
il together and when the great party comes 10
It's senses we will send IT back to them intact
!
The wishes OF the party in the West must be
needed. for the West gives the Republicans the
majority in the Electoral College"
p II. lannon. Editor Of The Salt Lake City
Tribune" who is here TO attend the sessions OF
the convention. said that Utah would fight for
free silver to the last. but would hardly ools
from the convention II a sound money pianh
should be adopted. He also thought tnat tnS
choice Of Utah's delegation was Teller Ior rresi.
dent. and that among the other canaidates ehs
celega tes would have no choice -
O. j. Salisbury. the National CoHniilteeil,nu
Prom, Utah said that the delegates from tnat
! State were for free silver. but now iar they
would carry their fight for 1t he dc not Know.
| He thought that they would not bolt unless they
| became greatly excited by some unexpected turn
| in events They are uninstructed except ror
tree silver" said he. They are raccal free SILVER
men. but not 60 enthusiastic Tor the "hi.e ,he'a.
! that they would sacrifice the party for It A
sound money plank will involve great loss 10
! the party In the West. The delegation VIII oe
| here to accomplish all for free silver that tney
can In the convention, and, II deleateu' MAKE tue
! best Of II In the coming campaign.
NEVADA MAY BE LOST
A. C. Cleveland. of Cleveland, Nevada, is here
as a proxy for National Committeeman Enoch
S,rother Of Nevada. He says that Nevada ~
Of course for free silver but will not bolt the
convention IL gold standard platform ~
adopted. The delegation will fight for silver to
the end. and IL defeated will go home and do
the best they can for the party. Mr.. Cleveland
thinks that II the Republicans adopt goid
| plank and the Democrats silver plank tne
! Democrats will carry Nevada in spite or any er-
forts that can be made by the Repubncans
"As 10 President and Vice President. SAID ne
"the delegation is uninstructec. and VIII have no
decided choice among inc prohiheht cahuiuates.
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