Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02
NATIONAL POLITICS.
SILVER DEMOCRATS THOUGHTFUL,

st. Louis.-It is apparent that Altgelc
is unwilling to force the kind of cam
paign in Illinois conducted by Bland in
Missouri. There is no 16 to l commit
ment in any campaign document or re-
cent speech which has originated with
the Illinois governor and it is declared
the Illinois platform will be cautiously
worded. Boies is of the Altged way OF
thinking on the money question and con-
trolls outright three-fourths of the Iowa
delegation.
Into this combination of states, Ken,
tucky could readily drop if there is truth
in the rumor that Vice President Steven.
son will be the choice of the delegation
from that state in ths event of silver
victory
Stevenson is admittedly strong in the
south. AS vice-president he had no op-
portunity to make a record either by
speeches in the senate Or voting on meas
ures before congress. Before his cleo
tion, however, Stevenson had consistent
record as an aggressive opponent of gold
monometallism, and even went to ex-
tremes when the greenback issue was
dominant. Should Kentucky declare for
silver and Stevenson his record is such
that one of the Missouri delegates who
was in the city this week declared that
the vice president, in his opinion, would
be the most formidable candidate before
the Chicago convention.
With Iowa, Illinois and Kentucky on a
free silver platform, but not of BANDS
making, there are to be counted other
states which are not behaving satsfactor-
lily. Of all states, Colorado should con-
slider itself most indebted to Bland. Just
at this time, when little Bland enthu-
siasm in Colorado would count for some
thing, the Democrats in that state present
the absurd proposition to make Teller
the Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency.
Tillman and all the votes he can con-
troll will in all probability be thrown
against Bland; and the silver magnates
like Jones and Stewart have been signif-
cantly silent on the candidacy Of the only
man of national strength who has given
them unfagging support.
These are the conspicuous silver in
fuences which are said to be operating
against Bland at this time, but despite
them all the friends of the Missouri can
didate believe he is bound to win, unless
the convention votes down the PROPOSE
tion declaring unequivocally for 16 to l
silver coinage.
sTEvENsoN's BooMLET.
Washington.-Th Stevenson boom, al
though only few hours old, is regarded
as being formidable in its own particular
province.
1t is true that Col. Morrison has re.
Gently gone on record as saying that he
would feel bound by the voice of his
party, as expressed by friendly major
ity in congress, and that if elected presi-
dent he would not interpose veto in the
face of such action; still he has lost caste
with the silver Dem ocrats since the inter
view. They are going on the theory that
those who are not with 'em are sgin'
'em," and that a man who is afraid to
come out fat.footed for the white metal is
not the man for them. In other words,
they feel that if they are strong enough
TO adopt silver platform at Chicago
they will be weak and cowardly if they do
not name ticket in entire and unquali-
fed harmony with the platform. That
The vice-president has given satisfactory
assurances to the Democratic group of
silver senators that he is "all right" on
The money question is evident by the way
in which they are lining up for him.
Without such assurance they would not
touch him with forty-foot pole.
pRoB's AND SILVER.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The bolt of the free all
yer Prohibitionists from the cod-water
and the formation of new
silver party is now declared to be the
first open move in plan of the silver
men to bolt all political conventions.
The secret WAS disclosed after the west
ern Prohibitionists we're charged with it.
1t was known here week ago that the
broad gaugers would attempt to capture
the Prohibition convention.
After the bolt it was soon discovered
that the work of the new party, building
the platform and naming the presidential
candidate, had been cut and dried, and
the delegates merely went through the
formalities. A western delegate said that
the Bimetallic league, of which A. j.
Warner is the president, has for months
been doing considerable missionary work
in the west. Mr.. Van Bennett, the men,
Der of the national committee from Kan.
sas and close friend of ex.Gov. st.
j ohm, said: "The western people are
united on the silver question, irrespec-