New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-28
MIR. CARLISLES CHANCES.
HE MAY BE THE ONLY SOUND MONEY
i CANDIDATE AT CHICAGO.
HOW THE ADMINISTRATION FIGURES OUT THAT
1T CAN CONTROL THE DEMOCRATIC CON-
vFNTION IN HIS FAVOR
fRY ECRAPu TO TILE TRIRuNE1

IT CAN CONTROL THE DEMOCRATIC CON-
vENTIoN IN HIS FAVOR
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNEl
Washington. April 27.-The movement to make
Secretary Carlisle the Presidential candidate OF
the Sound money" Democrats is taking a shape
which leads his friends here to believe that he
will be practically the only "sound-money
candidate before the Chicago Convention. The
Secretary has declared that the platform is
more important than the candidate. and this
view is shared by the Administration. The Car
Isle theorv is that. having made a sound-money
platform. the Northern delegates will unite the
party by placing Southern man uron the plat
form The one man who will meet the condi-
tions of sympathy with the platform, devotion
to the Union cause during the war; and repre-
sentation OF the South. 1t is argued. Is John
G. Carlisle OF Kentucky. The Vice-Presidency.
in such cases. will go to the East. and there
will be an ample field for choice. with -x-Gov-
ernOr Pattison of Pennsylvania, and ex-Gov-
ernor Russell. of Massachusetts. as favorites.
The supporters OF the Administration are
bending all their energies now to secure a
sound-money plank at Chicago. They start WIN
29s votes practically pledged to sound money
among the 900 odd delegates These 2sS votes
come from the following sectops: New-Ens-
land. rs; New-York. 70; Pennsylvania. Ga; New
Jersey 20: Delaware, s: Maryland 49, Wiscon-
sin. "a, and Minnesota, is. 1t remains to add
about $50 from the doubtful list the
States where these will be principally sought
will be Ohio. with 4s votes Indiana. 30; lDihois'
4s Kentucky. &c; Iowa. 26 and Louisiana. TO-
The sound-money men will make a STUBBORN
fight In other States and expect to pick up
plenty OF district delegates in Michigan. Florida
Virginia, West Virginia and the Dakotas. but
the fight for the big delegations will chiefly
centre In the States named With their total OF
1872 votes
Victory for the sound-money men In all these
States would give them 4s9 votes. Half dozen
of the delegates chosen In Missouri believed
to be gold men. and while they we're Instructed
to vote for silver by the state Convention they
were not instructed to vote as unit. and they
may prefer to respect the local sentiment which
made them delegates rather than the mandate
OF the State Convention Several Of the dele
gates from the State OF Washington are also
sound-money men and several from Georgia are
likely 70 be so Under these conditions. the
sound-money men believe that the chances are
excellent for making a winning fight at chicago.
The friends Of Mr. Carlisle and the Admnistra-
ton realize however. that the loss OF one OF the
big doubtful delegate would change the whole
aspect OF the situation and make their nght
very difficult There Will be contesting dele
cations from Texas. with thirty votes and Ne
braska with sixteen votes. The exclusion of both
sets OF delegates from the preliVlinary orgdniIa-
ton will reduce the convention to $40 delegates
of which 436 will constitute n majority. The
eound-money delegation from Nebraska would
appear 10 be entitled to seats In the convention
10 the exclusion OF the silver delegation. In view
OF the big majority they cast last fall II both
contesting delegations admitted from Ne
braska and Texas. with half a vote each. IL VIII
give the sound money men 'wenty-three votes.
and would Offset the loss OF Kentucky or iowa.
The reliance ~ the sound-money leaders. how
ever. T. upon what they regard as the sober sec
ond thought OF delegates from states which are
nominally for silver They believe that IL VIII be
possible 10 demonstrate thlt the party cannot
raise money enough TO coen Its National Head
quarters II II declares for an abrupt change In
the monetary standard ofihe country The sound
money men argue that the more conservative
Southern delegates. when confronted by this sit
uation Will admit the folly o[ destroying the
party in the East and throwing away the ia
votes OF New York New-Jsrsey. Connecticut,
Delaware and Maryland for the seventeen votes
~ the mining States This IN fact is the chief
source Of confidence on the part % the Carlisle
managers and the main prop of their present up
l., f,rd IS in the South and West.