The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-27
silver PARTY ANALYZED
Probability Of Republican Stampede
Is Emphatically Denied.
NO SILVER SENTIMENT EAST
Representative Hartman. of Montana.
Believes That tho Majority Of Ameri.
can People Favor Bimetallism.
The Situation, About tho state.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Philadelphia
dispatches are shadowing the possible
detection of the free silver Republic
cans and the nomination by them of
Senator Teller, Of Colorado or Whar-
ton Baker, Of Philadelphia, on q free
coinage platform, are. received by
leading Republican, members Of the
house with incredulity. The claim that
the silver men hold the balance Of
power in New York and Indiana Is abb
solutely denied. There are said to be
certain sections Of New York state,
where little groups of free silverites are
to be found, but they are widely scat
tered and not of sufficient Importance
to carry a single county election.
The Indiana Republicans who were
spoken with feel certain that the men,
bers OF their party who favor free
coinage will not desert the nominee Of
the st. Louis convention. Mr. Steele,
who represents the Marion district,
said there would be no detection worth
speaking of. I'VE have always had to
beat said he, 'all the isms in In
diana, when we succeeded in carrying
the state, and 1t will be nothing new
to beat them this time"
Mr.. johnson. OF Indiana, took the
same hopeful view. Excepting Schuy1-
there still remain many members of the
old greenback party, there is not, ap-
parent'y. any sentiment in Pennsyl-
vania for free silver that, in the opin-
Ion Of the Pepnsylvania representa-
tives will cut any figure in the ap-
preaching campaign
A PITTSBURG OPINION.
Mr.. Dalzell, of Pittshurg. says there
IS no silver sentiment in the state of
any consequence He Is satisfied that
the action of the free silver men in put
ti1S their craze above protection will
nave a tendency to drive out of their
ranks intelligent Republicans eyery-
where Mr.. Dingley. Of Maine, the Re-
publican leader of the house, ventured
the assertion that outside of the mining
states and a few Of the adjoining states.
the free silver men in the north, east
and west are not worth considering. In
his judgment they will cut no figure in
the elections this year.
Nebraska Republi ms insist that the
sound money eleme, ; in that state Is
largely In the ascendancy. The Re
publicans are mainly for sound money
and from 1000 to 10000 Democrats, it
Is said, would vote the Republican
ticket If the Democratic party commit
ted itself to u declratiOn favoring the
free coinage of silver.
Representative Hartman. of Mon
tana. who Ia a pronounced friend Of
silver and one of the active members
of that minority, believes there Is a
free silver sentiment in the east, but
he frankly added that 'it does not crop
up in the house." He has heard of no
plan by the silver Republicans looking
to a bolt If the platform at st. Louis be
not satisfactory to them. He believes,
however, that as between bimetallism
and the single gold standard, the ma
jority of the American people favor the
former. He goes even farther In say
ing that a majority OF the voters would
support a 16 to l proposition because
that would produce genuine bimetall-