The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-21
THE SILVER LEADERS WORRIED AT
THE TURN AFFAIRS HAVE
TAKEN.
DUBOIS SLATED TO LOSE.
JONES AND BUTLER FEAR THE
EFFECT OF TURNING HIM
DOWN.
PROMINENT FIGURE IN CAMPAIGN.
to Cool the Ardor of Boltfng
Republicans.

WASHINGTON Aug. 20.-At both
the Democratic and Populist head
quarters serious alarm is felt over the
situation in Idaho, where the news
dispatches indicate that the Demo-
Gratis and Populists are trying to eff
feet a fusion which will leave out the
silver Republicans. The managers at
both headquarters consider that this
attempted combination, at the expense
Of the silver Republicans, is viola
ton OF the spirit of the free silver cam
paign, which seeks to, combine all the
silver forces, and they fear it's effect
on the silver Republicans of other
Western states. They believe the diff
ferent forces should combine on equi-
table and just terms ana effect a di-
vision such as was made in Minnesota
and Washington. Moreover, they con-
slider that it would be especially ur-
grateful in Idaho, because their re-
fusal to recognize the silver Republi-
cans involves the defeat of Senator
Dubois.
The latter is looked upon by both the
Democrat and Populist managers as
one of the great central figures in the
bolt of free silver Republicans from
the Republican party on the issue. To
his instrumentality, also, is most large
ly attributed the defeat Of the tariff
bill in the senate, except with a free
silver rider, and to turn him down"
they believe would send a chill through
the leaders of the silver Republicans
of the West. For this. reason, it is
probable that both Chairman Jones
G1,o
attempt to arrange some sort of an
adjustment in Idaho that will give due
recognition to the silver Republicans
At the request of Ernest Baldwin,
first auditor of the treasury, who is a
resident of Laurel, Md, Hon. r. P.
Bland will address the people Of Lau-
rel tomorrow evening. j. r. Sover-
eign, who is to act with George F.
Washburn for the Populist committee
in Chicago, has decided to organize a
bureau of labor and run 1t in connec-
ton with the campaign. Ten speak
ers have already been secured, and
Mr. Sovereign is in correspondence
with Others Chairman Babcock, of the
Republican congressional campaign
committee, has gone to New York to
confer with Chairman Hanna.
The Democratic committee will pub
lish an extract from the message of
President Grant, sent to congress Jan.
IA, 1875, announcing his approval of
the act for resumption of specie pay
ments. The object is to show that
President Grant did not know that sill
yer had been demonetized by the act
of 1873. The extract is as follows:
'In fact to carry out the first section
of the act another mint becomes ne
cessity. With the present facilities for
coinage it would take period prob
ably beyond that fixed by law for final
specie resumption, to coin the silver
necessary to transact the business of
the country There are now smelling
furnace companies, reducing the silver
and gold ores from the mountain terri
tories, in Chicago, st. Louis and
Omaha-three in the former city-and
as much of the change required will be
wanted in the Mississippi valley states,
and as the metals to- be coined come
from west of these states, and, as
understand, the charges for transpor-
tation of bullion from either of the
cities named to the mint in Philadel-
phia or New York amount to 81 for
each 81 900 worth, with an equal ex-
pense for transportation back, it would
seeem a fair argument in favor of
adopting one or more of those cities
as the place or places for the estab-
lishment of new coming facilities