New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-14
NO COURSE DECIDED ON.
PLANS OF GoLD-sTANDARD DEMOCRATS
STILL UNCERTAIN.
A GENERAL BOLT OR THIRD TICKET CNLihEh'-
REPORT THAT SENATOR GoRMAN WILL SUP
PORT THE TIcKET-w. r. GRACE TO
HELP ELECT MKINLEY-FRED-
ERIC r. CoUDERr AGAINST THE
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Another DAVIS elaboration brought solu.
ton of the knotty problem to the gold-standard
Democrats who sat silent In the Chicago Con-
vention, taking no part in the framing OF the
platform or the nomination Of the candidates
Most Of the gold-standard leaders were mac
cessible yesterday. and the word was given out
all along the line that within a few days the
leaders would have outlined a policy which
they would make public. In the opinion OF
many, It appeared to be more and more certain
that there will be no organized bolt from the
Chicago ticket, and that no third ticket would
be placed In the field by the gold-standard Demo-
Gratis. The obstacles to be encountered ana the
meagre hope Of success in placing gold-stano-
ard Democrat in the field are fully appreciated
by the god-standard members OF the rarty ana
Il was learned yesterday that by far the pre-
ponAsrance Of opinion among them was IN laVor
Of silently accepting the Chicago ticket ana
platform supporting 1t only passively' ana al
lowing individuals to bolt II they wish ana
making an aggressive fight within the regular
organization for the State and Congress tickets
william c. Whitney was not in the city yes
terday, and 1t was said that he was at MS
home on Long Island. All day a NUMBER OF
politicians waited for Senator David b. Hill 70
come to the city. 1t was announced tnat ne
would arrive in the afternoon. remain q Few
hours at the Hotel Normandie and then go on
TO Normandie- by-the-Sea He did not appear al
the hotel however. and among those who were
disappointed was General Earle The General
remarked that the Senator would In all proba-
bility go directly to Normandie- by-the-Sea and
make no stop in New-York.
The main argument used for the probable
nnvnA U.
that the organization must retain the badge Of
regular not bolt openly and allow Whatever
free-coinage sentiment there may be in the East
10 organize and make fight as the regular
organization. Senator Hill. so 1t is declared.
has strenuously urged that no bolt be Or
ganized. and. indeed. has intimated that he
might make one two speeches in the cam
paign. although it Is said that he will not pre-
aide at the notification meeting at Madison
Square Garden, as that would be too much OF
dose for him to swallow.
MR. t;oRMAN KNOWS OF NO CONFERENCE.
Senator Arthur p. German. Of Maryland. is at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He has been In the
city for several days. and yesterday denied that
ne was here to attend any conference OF sound
money Democrats, and expressed his ignorance
of any such conference No matter what other
xold-standard men within his party may do.
Senator German will support the ticket. IT was
said. He has trouble galore in his State. His
organization was badly worsted last fall. and
he has factional fights within his machine that
threaten his political life. II he should bolt,
these malcontents. 1t Is declared, would chuckle
with slee. They would at once organize under
tho name of regular" and his machine would
be wrecked He is trying to recover the control
For
light along that line. If there is conference
Of Rold-standard Democrats. and he learns OF
It 20 It became known yesterday. he will at
tend II and advise against the nomination OF a
third ticket He refused to go to Chicago. as he
declared because he did not wish to be the play
thing Of the silver men. In talking quietly to
friends he even admitted that on the gold ISSUE
Maryland would 60 Overwhelmingly Republican
He told them that they must not take the elec-
ton this fall as test OF Republican strength
a. party lines were torn down by present condi-
tons, and he expected TO see thousands Of
Democrats vote for Mckinley from purely
patriotic motives.
Carlos French, member Of the Democratic Ma
tionai Committee from Connecticut. who was
one Of the gold-standard delegates to the Con-
vention at Chicago. left the city yesterday for
his home. He was in no good humor just before
starting He oDJecteo 10 the treatment ne re-
ceived at Chicago and to the various newspaper
interviews with him. In which he Is declared to
be countenancing q bolt. and which he says are
without foundation. He declared emphatcally
that all he knew about a conference was what
hs had seen in the papers. and as for bolt. he
haA not and would not commit himself upon
that matter.
THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MEETING.
That Mr. Bryan intends to carry the war
into Africa seems TO be the general impression
NJ the Democrats in the East. The statement
that he would receive the formal announcement
a. hts nomination at a mass-meeting IN Madi-
son Square Garden next week. caused amaze
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