The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-10


selves. OF whom there sre already sew
erai In the city. There has been no
general conference among them. how
ever. and will not be until the arrival
CT Senators Teller Dubois. Cannon and
others. IL Is gathered from those who
are already here that the disposition to
holt the convention Is confined To but
few One of the most prominent OF the
silver delegates said that the men from
the west felt that they had been elected
by Republican constituents to meet In
convention 10 secure all they could for
silver, but that they were not authorized
20 bolt IL they found themselves IN
minority, and that the more they con-
ferred the more general was the opinion
that they shoulc stand By the Republi-
can organization.
Among the representatives from thu
west. the name of NJ. IL. DE Young. mem
Der of the national committee from
California. and a strong advocate OF free
silver il already being urged In connec-
tion with the nomination for the vice
presidency. When Mr. De Young was
asked for an expression of his v!ewn az
u the course OF the silver men. he said:
"rrhe delegates frCm the silver states
are very determined in their desire tc
advance the interest of silver. They
want the Nght to nave free coinage OF
silver, at the ratio of is TO 1. Some of
them are very radical. and talk about
leaving the convention IN case they fall
TO have their views adopted. This action
Will not be general The silver men,
especially OF Colorado. Montana and
other states, where silver Is an important
factor, think that IL Teller would be
nominated by the Democratic party In
Chicago. there would be no question OF
his endorsement by the two conventions
that meet IN ST. Louis July 22. That Is
the silver party convention. and the
Populist party. IE fact. IL is an under
standing, already made and agreed 10,
that both OF these conventions will en-
dorse the nomination of Teller. If Teller
is nominated by these three parties. my
private opinion is that he will come very
near being elected. There is one serious
question through the whole of the prop
osition. VIII the Democratic party
take a man of the Republican national
convention and make him the standard
bearer Of the great Democratic party?
The general impression among the lead
ing Democrats is that they will not do II.
Richard G.. Kerns. national commit
man from Missouri returned yesterday
from Canton, where he was summoned
by telegraph by Major Mckinley. He
was accompanied on his visit by ex-
Congressman Nathan Frank. AS to the
object of his visit, Mr. Kerns said II
was tJ talk over the situation. They
also talked about the money plank for
the platform. At least half dozen
money planks have been sent to Major
Mckinley from different parts OF the
country. -
II examined them ALL" said Mr.. Kerns.
land there was scarcely pin's-point OF
| cffrerence, and their decIarations all
were for sound money. Major McKin-
ley is a sound money man. He will be
nominated as such on the first ballot.
There viii be no humbug of an informal
ballot, as some of the anti-McKinley
people are talking. BY s~cnd money. |
mean that the Republican party will
maintain the same parity between gold
and silver that 1t always did, when in
power
Nearly all the members Of the national
committee are here. The first meeting
Will be held today. Chairman Carter
arrived last night from Washington
with several other members, who came
from the east. General Clarkson, the
member from Iowa, is at Philadelphia
and cannot be at the meeting. Senator
Gear has his proxy. The committee will
at once take up the contested seats, and
also the selection Of temporary chair
man and other officers Of the convention
named by the committee.
Maryland Democrats In Convention.
baltimore June l0-The Democratic
state convention, which assembled In
this city today, is remarkable in that for
the first time in 30 years 1t finds the OPP
posing political power In control of all
the important Offices in the state. The
work of the convention will be confined
to the selection of 16 delegates to the
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