Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-15

delegates from the States will partici
pate in this movement 1t is believed
there will be exceptions, but who they
will be. if any, will not be determined
until the time shall come for action.
They will make their main fight in the
Committee on Resolutions, but failing
there as they expect to do. will prob
ably carry the contest into the Conven-'
ton on a minority report, which it is
supposed will enable them to present
their case TO the Convention and the
country in speeches from the floor
| They will also probably issue an adj
dress TO the country explaining their
attitude.
After the conclusion of the Republi
can Convention the silver men will
! probably meet to determine upon flu
ture course. There is probability of
their placing an independent Republic
| can silver man in nomination for the
| Presidency, with the hope of securing
| for him the support of the Democratic
| Convention, but this has not been alb
solutely determined upon
A mass convention of silver men has
been suggested for this purpose, but
! this idea has been practically abandon
| ed.
Dubois, of Idaho. and Representative
Hartman of Montana, joined Senator
Teller, of Colorado. here tonight.
There is no longer any doubt OF the
purpose of these radical silver men to
bolt the action of the Convention unless
they can have their way about the
financial plank. They realize that they
are in a hopeless minority. and they
nave carefully laid their plans to walk
OUT OF the Convention. The programme
they have arranged will probably fur
nlsh the most dramatic and sensation
al incident Of the Convention. They
intend, as preliminary, to marshal all
the strength they can in the Committee
on Resolutions for silver. They know
they viii fail, but. instead of their at
tempting TO secure compromise. it
Will be their plan 10 so throw their
strength in the committee as TO force.
II possible, the adoption of a straight
out gold plank, believing that an en-
phatic gold declaration would put them
IN more advantageous position for
what is to follow AS one of these said
tonight: IF the Republican Conven-
ton be right, we Will force it to be
honest. Better a gold declaration for
all concerned than an equivocal plank
that means gold"
Inc fight will then be carried to the
floor of the Convention under the lead
ership OF Senator Teller The Colorado
Senator, as the head and spirit of the
silver strength in the Republican party.
will make speech which his friends
say will be the effort of mis- life. It
will be his valedictory to the Republic
can party. 1t will be followed after
the Convention has voted down the
minority report which he will offer. by
the formal announcement of the sever
ance of the ties which bind him and his
associates to the party. This will eth
er be done in the form of a statement
to the Convention or of an address to
the people, more probably the former.
The climax will certainly be dramatic.
1t is probable that Senator Teller will
go Immediately to Colorado and that
the Republican silver men who go with
him, will remain here and issue an
address to the silver voters of the coun-
try OF all parties, calling upon them to
support Senator Teller as the pre-emi-
nent representative of the issue for
President. The silver men expect to
carry at least five States out OF the
Convention with them, Colorado, Idaho,
Utah, Nevada and Montana, and they
are very hopeful that the Democratic
Convention at Chicago will nominate
the man who leads the bolt here.