Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-04
ADyAyCEGUARD or EAsTERNERs.
Mr. whitney Knows Nothing New
Flower ON Finance.

Flower ON Finance.
CHICAGO. ILL. July 3.-The most at
tractive-ve Of the day. and the most
important from the standpoint Of the
antl-free-siver members OF the party as
sembled I'm the convention city, was the
arrival this evening Of the advance
guard from the Eastern States, princi-
pally. New York. representing the gold
standard minority. Their leader. tower
ing I'm stature and influence. was VIII
liam c. Whitney. The former Secretary
Of the Navy had engaged almost the
whole parlor floor OF the Auditorium an
nex-nine bedrooms and six porlors-for
the use or the sound money Democracy.
Mr.. whitney was the first 10 inscribe
his name. and among the others were
Thomas =. Ryan. Walter Staunton. James
Smith. Jr.. John r. Fellow. William L.
Russell; Senator George Gray Of Della
ware. j. J. Martin. g. c. Baldwin, Smith
NJ. Meade. G. B. VI. Harvey. II. d.
Macdonald. G. +. Miller. and Thomas
r. Ryan, OF New York.
When asked g. he had anv statement
10 make to the press, Mr.. Whitney said:
Il shall have nothing to say tonight in
the way Of an interview. The fact IL, |
have nothing to add TO what | said
for publication I'm New York on the issues
know anything new TO talk about, be-
cause I have been on train for tweny-
four hours and have Just got I'm 10 look
over the ground
Then came Mr.. Harrity, the National
Committee chairman. who greeted the
New Yorker as If very glad 10 see him
safely I'm Chicago. Close behind the Penn
sylvania man walked the presidential
candidate from Kentucky. Senator Blacr-
burn. who added his welcoming words
All the members Of the Whitney party
could not be accommodated at the annex
go they were Quartercd at the main hotel
These were James r. Martin and ex-
Mayor Hugh Grant, Of New York city.
Ex-Governor Flower went to the Palmer
House.
While Mr. Whitney was at the eleva-
tor. waiting to go into conference with
Mr.. Harrity and others he was greeted
by Colonel s. W. Fordice, president OF
the Texas and St. Louis railway. who
forms one Of the gold-standard contin-
gent from Missouri. He had evidently
come TO the convention at the request
of Mr.. whitney for he called TO the
New Yorker while the car was being
started: you sent for me. and I came,
you see always come when you call
me. and like TO oblise my friends
HILL AND FLOWER.
Senator Hill and Ex-Governor Flower
went TO the Palmer House. where the
State delegation. as a body, has a large
parlor reserved for its use as headquar-
ters. Governor Flower discoursed at
some length upon the financial condi-
ton OF the country. He said that free
silver was not the cure for the existing
evils. but that restriction Of production
by farmer and manufacturer alike was
necessary.
"The farmer" he asserted. needs.
above all things else. a short crop 10
enable him to sell what he has at good
prices He has had two or three crops
now so beautiful that he could not well
dispose OF them at remunerative rates.
He Is the last Of the row OF bricks 10 be
knocked down as the result OF the panic OF
iSqs and whoever shall be elected Presi-
dent this year there will be good times,
| belieye. i'm 1897. But not upon free
silver basis Dlluting the currency Will
not restore the conditions OF good and
profitable business. Credit IS necessary 10
stability. and the soundness OF all our
money must be maintained
Governor Flower expressed the opinion
that n the Democratic convention nomi-
nod n candidate on freG-silver plat
form ne Republican ticket would carry
Nev York by 5000. My own county
M Jefferson" he said. which never, even
In FremOnts day. gave more than 300
Republican majority, will give 5000 to
that ticket. believe. And that is a rural
county. too"
A card sent 20 Senator Hill was re-
turned with the statement on its reverse
side: Just arrived; nothing to say at
the moment
GOLD~STANDARD CAUCUS.
CHICAGO. July 3.-The New York dele
cation and other advocates Of the gold
standard entered upon a secret caucus at
the Auditorium Hotel this evening. and
when midnigh. eastern time) had long
ELAPSED. were still in session without
having reached a satisfactory conclusion
as 10 their course OF action.