Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-07-02

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populists and silver republicans
will refuse to support.
1t did not seem possible two
months ago that the Chicago con-
vention could attract the atten-
tion it is now receiving. 1t will
really decide whether the presi-
dental campaign shall be square,
ly fought between a gold ticket
and a silver ticket, or whether
there shall be a triangular fight,
with the advantages all on the
side of the gold ticket It doesn't
seem to make the slightest differ
ence to those who are fighting to
prevent the convention adopting.
a free silver platform and nomi-
mating a SILVER ticket that nearly
two-thirds of the delegates to
the convention have declared
themselves to be silver men. This
is not complimentary to any con-
cerned, but it is strictly true.
Pesident Cleveland is making a
personal attempt to get the south
ern delegates to the national con-
vention to abandon the idea of
voting for a free coinage plat
form. He is sending out large
numbers of two personal letters.
One of them is addressed to
southern men Of prominence whom
he has met, appealing to them to
give their influence towards pre-
venting the defeat of the admins
tration by its own party coven-
vention. This letter goes in
strong on southern sentiment and
gratitude, and recites what the
writer has done for the south du-
his two terms, mentioning among
other favors bestowed on the
south, five cabinet positions, two
associate justices of the q. S. SUI
preme court, and two ambassa-
dors. The other letter is being
sent to business men in New York
and other eastern cities who have
intimate financial relations with
the south. In it these eastern
capitalists are urged to notify
their southern patrons that If the
southern delegates to Chicago
persist in voting tor the free COIN
age of silver they need not ask
for further financial aid in their
business enterprises from eastern
capitalists, and that when their
outstanding obligations are due
no further extension of time will
be given them, but they will have
to settle or suffer the consequent
ces. 1t remains to be seen what
/ will be the effect of these two re-
markable letters.
The silver men are not allow
ing their opponents to do all the
fighting. They are going tc
have their representative mer
meet in Chicago next week, weel,
ahead of the convention, for the
express purpose of making al
iron-clad program for the conven.
ton which cannot possibly be up
set. The anti-silver leaders are
also going to Chicago next week
and the ante-convention contes
promises to be quite as interest
ing as that which will occur il
the convention itself, and may
really settle in advance just wha
the convention will do. Every
body in Washington, republicans
democrats and populists alike are
engaged in discussing the posi-
bilities and probabilities of thu
convention, aud there is tn,
widest possible difference of opin
ions as to what the outcome viii
be. That Secretary Teller will
not be the nominee seems to b
one of the few certainties.
A rev silver campaign buttol
has made its appearance. 1t is +;
reproduction in metal Of the ordi
nary field daisy, with sixtee1
numbered white petals and fig
ure one on the yellow center
This button originated in Wash
iuptor and the deSipfler has ar