Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-06
WILL THEY BOLT.
FREQ Silver and Gold Elements Of Democratic
Party Having Great Time.

Chicago, july J.-itlll ana WultHey al
satisfied that the silver men believe that
the opposition of the East TO free silver
can be turned to account in Southern and
Western states. The Populist Democrats
feel that they can win more votes on TINS
free silver craze among the farmers by
making 1t appear that the gold bug DEM
ocrats of Wall street are openly arrayed
leaving out OF Saturdays story of the
fight for the gold standard. the great
mass meeting In the Auditorium at night,
the day was one of bafiied purposes and
impotent endeavor. The gold men of the
as men in free fight with their hands
tied They can do absolutely nothing
Their conference. Friday night. developed
the fact that the situation was even
worse than Whitney had any idea 1t was
when he started from New York.
The fact that MIR. whitney rushed into
his conference behind closed doors, so
that the newspapers could not get a
truthful report of what was going on.
was regarded AZ confession that his
case was hopeless. Information which
neys wisdom in having this caucus Sc
cret During this interchange OF views
of the sound money Democrats the roll OF
states was called and the representative
of each was asked to state exactly how
bad the situation was at his home from a
sound money standpoint.
Man after man arose and admitted that
the situation was as bad as bad could be.
The representatives from the Pacific
slope said that both California and Ore
gon would be carried by free silver. one
man from Missouri said that Bland could
easily win In Missouri This was denied
by another representative of Missouri.
The national committeeman from Miss
ouri. Mr.. Richardson. said that 1t was
foolish for the sound money Democrats
to expect to do anything in Iowa this
year.
Reports from every state where the del
cgates are instructed FOR sound money
| Ia. FOL
could he done to swerve these delegates
from voting for platform for the free
coinage of silver at q ratio OF 10 10 j,
This was Il very gloomy outlook. When
the conference broke up. 1t was 10 he re
sumed at II o'clock, Saturday morning, at
the sound money headquarters IN the
Palmer house, hut The conference was
not held. 1t was decided that Few OF
the gold standard Democrats should do
missionary work in quiet way among
the silver leaders.
and William +. Sheehan of New York,
Senator Gray of Delaware. Thomas L..
Waller of Connecticut. William T. Rus-
sell and John A. Russell of Massachl
sets. Bragg of Wisconsin, Robert r.
Wright. b. +. Meyers and James Ellis 81
Pennsylvania. were told off into little
squads and sent on this mission. When
the missionaries got back 10 their head
quarters to report to Mr.. Whitney. they
felt that they had their labor in vain
They found that the free silver strength
was wall of adainant. Wherever they
went they were met by the silver men
with such assertions as these;
why. free silver is going TO carry New
York; what are you fellows talking
about?
ut was because the Democrats stuck
out for the gold standard that we lost
Kentucky"
Free silver is going to sweep the coun-
try Don't you know that three months
ago no Democrat thought we had =
chance to win. and now a million OF them
think we will elect the next President?
With such arguments as these the
propaganda seemed hopeless and the
Eastern sound money Democrats gave up
in disgust. They may renew their work,
Monday. If by that time they see .ae
any impression on the minds OF these
free silver optimists.
1t has been remarked many times that
Mr. Nhitney's reception at the hands OF
the Populist and free silver Democrats
shows ingratitude on their part It was
Mr.. Whitney. as the manager OF the
Democratic campaign in 1892 who made
the alliance with the Popuists in the
Western states which enabled the Popu-
lists to claim II large share OF the credit
for Cleveland's election Now. to al m
tents and purposes. the Populists have
swallowed the Democratic party.
THE viper which we warmed in our
bosoms four years ago has come to lie
and stung U.S." is a remark the sound
money Democrats have lately been using.
1t became clearer than ever, Saturday.
that, although the sound money have no
intention of boiling the convention. they
are determined to make such a thunder
ing protest against l6 to platform that
it must inevitably lead to bolt OF the
Democratic sound money voters at the
polls in November.
Although they are being urged on to
bolt Just as Plat was urged by the vic
torioIs Mckinley men at st. Louis. they
have no such intention. One eminent
New Yorker. Saturday. spent the fore
noon in waking up sentiment among the
Eastern Democrats to bolt the convention
in a body. When Whitney heard of it.
he promptly switched off the eminent
New Yorker.