Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-06
NATIONAL POLITICS.
KANSAS REPUBLICAN RoLTERs.

league" was organized here Saturday
aud A. B. Hulit, who was made president
of the movement, claims that 200 Re-
publicans have signified their intention
of joining the club. No one is to be
admitted to membership who is not or
has not formerly been Republican.
Populists and Democrats are not eligible.
The organization was effected at an open
meeting composed largely of working.
men. The plan had been quietly worked
up for week past and membership
cards we're distributed and signed by
many Republicans.
After the election of officers a decara-
tion of principles and platform were
adopted. It was decided to hold public
meetings at which the silver question will
be freely discussed and to form similar
clubs all over the state.
GOSSIP FROM CHICAGO.
Chicago.-The gold men are disheart-
ened. Whitney is leading forlorn hope.
For the past three days the goldites have
held caucusses often. Delegation after
delegation have been visited by men from
the east and earnest arguments made by
those who hope to stem the silver tide.
Their success has not been marked. No
converts have been made and silver men
met them flatfooted with the declarations
that they intend to carry the convention,
make platform and nominate can
didate.
The net result of the arrival of the gold
contingent, strange to say, is an acquisi-
tion of strength to the silver and not the
gold forces. The former now claim six
votes in Minnesota, six in Florida, four
in Maryland and even some promised in
the far east. From Massachusetts, comes
the news that six of the delegates are for
silver, headed by George Fred Williams,
who four years ago wept in the house of
representatives because silver man was
elected as speaker. Other votes are
claimed in Maine and Delaware dele
cations and it is said there will be silver
votes from New York and Pennsylvania
where delegations are not locked up by
the unit rule. congressman John E.
Russell, of Massachusetts, a gold man,
takes gloomy view of the situation
from his standpoint. "The American
people," said he, "are determined to try
free coinage. The fever is in their blood
and they will have it. We who believe IN
the maintenance of the gold standard
might as we'll take to our cyclone eel
lars, for they can not be thwarted.
Asa graceful way of showing their
appreciation for Williams stand for
free silver in the Old Bay state, it is
possible the silver leaders may decide
to make him temporary chairman Of the
convention in place of Bryan of Nebraska,
about whose selection there is hitch,
owing to the fact that his seat is con-
tested.
There are about half a dozen delegates
in the New York delegation giving Hill,
Whitney and Flower no little trouble on
account of their proclivities for silver.
They are headed by @. L. Lockwood, of
the 32d congressional district, who
openly defes the leaders, saying he
will vote for silver candidate and sill
YER platform if he gets an opportunity.
He is bound by the unit rule but declares
he will have the delegation polled when
the vote is taken.
Editor Holden, of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, a delegate-at-large from Ohio,
says that he will offer resolution indors-
ing Senator Teller for secretary of the
treasury.
Senator Garter, of Montana, western
silver man who refrained from boiling at
st. Louis, was in Chicago. Senator Peti
grew and other boiling Republicans saw
Senator Carter and urged him to remain
and take hand in the Teller movement.
Carter declined.
Considerable personal feeling has been
aroused by the appearance of Gov. Boies
on the ground, and the managers of other
leading candidates are openly declaring
that it is contrary to precedent for can
didate for the presidency to personally
attend the convention. While Senator
Blackburn and John r. Mclean are here,
they come as delegates -at-large of their
respective states, while Mr.. Boies is rot
on the Iowa delegation. At the Bland
headq quarters the statement was made
with emphasis that Mr.. Bland would not
so violate precedents and propreties as
to come to Chicago during the convention.
At the Indiana headq uarters, Senator Tur-
pie said with emphasis that Gov. Mat
thews would not come to Chicago to take
any part in his candidacy.
Ex-Gov. Flower and Col. John R. Fell
lows openly announced they should not
support free silver candidate, and even
intimated that gold men should bolt. But
Senator Hill, ex-Gov. Russell, of Massa-
chusetts, Chairman Harrity and others
frowned upon such threats at this stage
of the proceedings. Those who feel DIS
posed to bolt are becoming convinced
there is no hope of preventing free sill
yer platform and intimate they should
welcome the nomination of Teller. The
nomination of silver Republican would
give them an excuse for supporting, as
between two Republicans, one who upheld
a financial policy upon which they be-
lieve the commercial prosperity of the
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