Evening journal., 1896-06-15

edge That The Actions Mean The loss
or From Three to Six OF The W estern
states-Eow It Was Brought About
Standing of The States
Special Dispatch Evening Journal.
ST LOUIS, June 10 The change that
has been going on In this political centre
during the last twenty-four hours is
remarkable Whstevsr doubt may have
existed as to the declara alton OF the con
vention on the money question has been
dissipated. There will be no comprO-
mise. The platform will be for sound
money" and its terms win be explicit
This platform will be adopted with the
| full knowledge that the action will
probably mean loss Of from three to six
VI the western and mountain ststes but
to offset this it is proposed to lnaugurate
and carry on a campaign among the
working men, and In certain southern
states along protection lines, and to
incidentally show to the wage earners
that heir self interest lies in the es
| tablishment Of permanently stable
currency The money and the educa
tional effort of the campaign will be
expended to q very large extent among
the industrial classes.
Candidates recovering Their Nerve.
The morning trains yesterday brought
in large number of delegates and
statesmen from all parts Of the country,
and to-day there are several hundred
tr, Iii Il. 4 - =.
the convention next week on candidates
and platforms. As the delegates get
acquainted and interchange views It
becomes apparent that they are recover
ing their nerve The tremendous de
velopment Of free silver sentiment filed
many of them with panic, and they came
to st. Louis early for purposes of consul
alton, half fearing that the country WAS
on the eve Of an uncomfortable Tevolu
tion which might sweep the Republican
party out OF existence and overW helm ell
opposition.
They came here half inclined. many Of
them, to straddle and conciliate They
we're willing to soften the declaration for
'sound money" and do amost anything
to plscate the clamor for free coinage
Their views are undergoing rapid change,
and like a well trained horse, the Repub-
lican party, as represented by the leaders
now on the ground in St. Louis, is set
tling down once more to a steady gait
How the States stand.
The forty Eve states grouped in &C
cordanco with their financial plank, pre-
sent a very interesting summary
Those which declare for q gold stand
ard In plain terms are NsN York Msssa
chueetts. New Jersey. Rhode Island
Maine, Kentucky. Maryland. Connecticut
and Delaware. They have 2O2 delegates
In the convention
The unequivocally free coinage states
are Colorado Wyoming. Idaho Utah.
California. Nevada, Arizona, Montsna
and Oklahoma They have sixty votes
In the convention
The other thirty states. with $50 votes
in the convention have declared for Sound
money, "-bi metallsyL-1ndsr such reg
ulatlons that the parity OF the TWO met
ais can and shall be maintained. The
declaration in almost every instance is
! coupled with q demand for sn inter
national agreement. and also with a
pronouncement for protection. The lat
TER clause is in every plank.
It will be seen by this that large
majority Of delegates would naturally
4 q
adopted by Indiana and Missouri, which
we're written among the last. As viewed
| by the Manhattan" Of New York, and
for the reasons outlined in the fore
going statements of free silver
Intentions, backed up by Eastern
assistance. It becomes plain that the
/ adoption Of such q platform by the con
vention will be attended with difficulty
and embarrassment. As the time for
the holding Of the convention approaches,
these troubles loom up with Increasing
distinctness and may presently over
/ shadow the situation with clouds that
cannot bs dlspelled. II Is this which
/ gives promise Of an interesting conven-
ton. from a new standpoint, in spite Of
the significant Mckinley majority.
"silvsr DOlIar' Dicks Campaign.
Thursday night "Silver Dollar" Dick
Bland opened his campaign for the presl
dency on the Democratic 16 to platform
with a reception and speech at the
Planters Hotel st Louis turned out a
very creditRble procession to meet him.
and many sWartby Missourians we're IN
town. He spoke from the inner balcony
OF the Planters to a crowded lobby and
threw silver into the teeth Of assembled
J Republicans The tenor Of bis remarks
wss the failu re Of Wall street to recoR-
MIA suffering industrial conditions and q
plea for the money Of the constitution "
A Battle Of the Money Metals
The campaign will almost assuredly be
battle of the money metals-a gold
standard versus a silver standard.
When, after much careful consideration,
the Mckinley managers decided to Ia
sert god In the platform and make q
definite declaration, they congratulated
Themselves that they had at the same
time deftly cut the ground from under
the proposed coalition Of the gold and
the silver extremists to INTRODUCES