Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-24
o'BRIHN AoORn's WEN.

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Washington, April is.--rho Impression
is gaining ground here that the oliver mon
win DO able 10 control the democratic
National convention, II is pretty vol
admitted. even by the radical opponents
| OF silver, that the FREQ colnagc ulcment
| Will IN all probability have . majority
hut doubt Is expressed II thus element ran
obtain the necessary two-thirds 10 nomin-
ate candidates for investment and vice
PRESIDENT OF tho Jnitcd states. Three
months ago nearly all the conservative
! democrats in Washington. irrespective Of
their foeAns9 ON thv coinase question.
were satisfied that tho ir1e rolnakc Gle.
fnent would be In tho minority "a the con-
ycntion Things have changed rnee tnvn.
however, and white tho SPECIALIZED sound
money element OF the party sun PUBLICLY
prctands 70 hope there 10 net mucn doubt
ciiislon tfiat mo silver men wall nave tnings
pretty much their own way when NO
clans gather.
| Up TO this time four States ard the Dis
trict OF ColuInhin have taken action re-
garding the election OF delegates 10 the
Sationnl convention. and the result follow
Ing all OF them n victory Tor luo SiiNcr
men. Missouri, Colorado aud Washington
have chosen delegates TO tho National
convention. Alabama has hlld primaries
and the State convention wnl be held Oh
| tho District OF Columbia ntc all clnhaed %
silver men. have made inquiries reEafi-
Ing the GNGCt attitude OF tEe deltTAted
chosen for tho Federal District, and nIa
satisfied that they have no deep oonVic-
ton. one way or another, on mo money
question. but that they call themselves
free coinngo men US n suggestive fallylhg
cry aEa1nBt the adininintrAtion. Is Il not
possible that this feeling may be discoy-
cred elsewhere and that tho ffce eoinege
cloak IA merely a cover for antngOnlfm
TO tho prrsent Administrations ~ y a4ao
reported that many dnleguten VIII go 70
cmoago fasorlnE ne tree coinage OK ~. W,
blank. and have That important matter
settled efterNgard by congress-
This surxostlun oonios from mornbcrr OF
the party who are oesirous OF unity or
action and an opportunity 70 set the
democratic party into a condition 10 whip
that tho question or ration ought TO be
len to tho deliberate judgment OF con
gross and not 20 tho impulse q a Ma
tfonsl convention But however. this mat
ter may eventually DO disposed OF, Il in
ovidont that tho sound money men feel
that tho oliver element Will Be on top nj
Chicago, Ald that whatever suing III 10
10 done must be dom BY the ao.nd money
mon. II IN hardly necessary 60 cay. OF
. oourre. that tho silver men here arc IN
hixh fcarhsr. some OF them are dsflnr'
hunored two-thirds Tzi,n IN order that q
majority may nominate a. presidential
candidate, II q understood. OF course
that the two-thiris rale Ia tradition
rather than n faw OF the party. One Ma
tionai convention does not legally inharil
Il from another. Each Convention adopts
rulna for i,a own governinent and a mn
iority OF tho Delegates at Chicago can
make q rIlo providing that majority In
N ( sid OF two-thirds can nominate, Theirs
aso evidences shat Some OF tho more rad
! teal Of the froe silver man VIII advocate
a policy OF this ksnd. although the more
thoughtfui and considrrato Of the free
COINAGE men arc oppoaed 70 interferine
with tho traditional two-thlris. WHICH In
tho past has worked 70 enthusiastically.
find that very bow men who are al
vocating n straight f3soot at FREQ coinage
are very ranguine OF eieciinS tho norni-
neo OF tho Chicago convention on q
Htrairht 70 to platform, u y stEto With
much poaLvcnsfs hero that there win be
very little chance Of carrying eitaer mn
and l have heard Missouri democrats
y wse ad issy % ay hi e sa sSus 4 not
be carried on a 10 70 ! platfcssn What.
then, Is TO be Erined politically BY taking
the FREQ coinage shoot A well peatcd pei
naid that tho desnocrata by declaring Tor
free silver might get A larger popular vote
for theft candidate9 than the republicans.
This gentleman nald that on straiRh,
is 20 platform the deroerats could carry
tho following States Alabama, II electoral
votes; Arkansas. .: California. o. Colorado
!; Fiorida, Y Georgia, 3; Idaho o: Louis.
Vliitf o. lllhalstlppis VI laoHluHis d HtNA1h,
Tennessee, u; TSSas, ig; Utah, q; virginia,
II. and wyumlng, 3; with Kentueisy, Mis-,
torai votes. very much IN doubt. Accord
ing 10 this gortleman's figures. and let Il
be known at this time that he Is a frer
electoral votes IN eight. or. adding the
three doubtful States named, m electoral
yo,ss + WI take "a electoral y0iss g
this figuring. the democrats would stand
to lose much moro than they would gain
= Tho seven mining sia;ea that have IN
vhriably supported the republican party
aud that would be expected 70 transfer
Chicago National convention commits the
party TO free coinage have only 2 votea
eS5wSn sh Soorado ' ias are men ss'
yadn. Utah aud Wyoming. Every well
informed politician from New York states
state can b had FOR tho democratic party
next fall II conservative action Il taken
at chleaEo. that II 70 cay. II the question
norcd ana left 10 the arbitration Of con-
srcss.
There is an Important question 10 be
conE6crcd, hcwcrcf. In connection with
the possible declaration OF the democrats
~ Ths desnoeisiie prcsidsntial candi.
dase might be beaten, but the republicans
could 30 prevented from making much use
or ta0lf Nittofls a. tn' .NfflhAu tt I'M
United States could he held AGAINST thesn
during the four years OF Mcifiuley's al.
ministraiion. IL 70 believed hero that II
tho democrats DECLARE for FREQ coinage.
tho senators now In congress from the
etatcs Of Colorndo idaho, Montana Me-
vada Urn and PERHAPS Wyoming will
take The stump for the Democratic car
N di1nter and declare thoir a1heffuee 70
tho democratic party this would rtooa-
lily rcaft Ia adting 70 or - scuaicrs to
tie defuorr,tic side OF the senate, and
would hopa the onept - least Of thwarf-
fnt the GcEiraa OF sirItinity .end The tarfi
Il hafcfn ST. The way o. tn<iH ltHiliatlon for
eo.H yrnrH to come
Il u n tnllct OF moro or less optuiy hfrt
that IN the evrrt NJ tho Irtr collAre t1eu
controlling tho Chicago CONVENTION and
tho party declaring Tor ~ 70 Tic aenn-
tors nom the State hare inertlQncd VIII
take tho stump for Tho fcnortntic ucifeti
Material and STATE. and thrrtlfttr Will
allr fhornhulyta with che democratic IA
uofrrlaS. This wnuld he serious dil-
II appolnt-ncut 70 The REPUBLICANS, especial
~ 10 the nnnnfhcturrr republicans, WIN
arr spending money Win such pro1.e4l
4 profsElca to secure tiin nomination OF Ae-
kinicy'
4 The rernhucaps haye riaay ambitious
during Tie Eokt presidential tr4n Ar.