The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10
Many Silver Republicans in the Mining


 States to Support Mckinley.
 New York, Sept. 9,--A special dis patch to the New York Evening Post tonight from Chicago says: The most interesting development of the polltlcal canvass this week has been the ebb or the silver tide in the west. The states of the middle west have been practi- cally won for sound money, and 1t now seems that the Pacific and even the mining states are doubtful, with chances favoring Mckinley in more than one of them. Advices from the west, which are confirmed by prominent politicians from that section, show that Wyoming, Montana, Washington Ore gon and California are likely to be won by Mckinley as internal dissensions among the Bryanites give hope of pos sible success even in Colorado.
 Senator Carter of Montana, former chairman of the republican national committee, confirms this news. He has been here since yesterday in consulta- tion with MT Hanna and declares that in Montana the chances. favor the selec- ton of Mckinley electors Thousands of republicans, who, like himself, were inclined to leave the party, have de- termined that although they are for lib- eral use of silver, they cannot stand the rest of the Chicago platform The sil- yer sentiment has really subsided, and some of the most violent of the silver ties are for McKinely, because of the tariff. The result will be in favor of Senator Carter's opinion that Montana is more likely to be carried by the re- publicans.
 In Oregon also, which two weeks ago seemed hopeless, the outlook is bright CT. Vigorous efforts by the honest money men have succeeded in convert ing hundreds of men who were in- clined to vote for Bryan, and. as in Montana, the tariff is an important fac tor Senator Mitchell who was in doubt, has joined the republican ranks and is organizing them for Mckinley.
 Chairman Hanna has always been of the opinion that the tariff issue should be used in the silver states to hold the republicans in line for Mckinley and the result seems to justify his policy. Information from Governor William A. Richards of Wyoming Is that the Bry- antics will be surprised at the result In the election. Those who were for free coinage two months ago are less in- tensely in earnest in their support. Some of them are wavering, and they are influenced by the tariff issue.
 In Washington state the situation Is much the same. Although Senator Squire has bolted. Senator Wilson sends word to the national committee that the state, which is not a silver mining camp like Nevada, Is likely to choose Mckinley electors. Election literature has been distributed and 1t is a, straight fight on the money question and it may be won by Mckinley.
 Even Colorado Is not abandoned as hopeless. Senator Walcott has organ ized the republicans against the Bryan ties with fair prospect of success. All of the honest-money men and the re- publicans who cannot be weaned from the party will be united The silver forces, on the other hand, are divided into three camps, populists, Tellerite republicans, and Bryan democrats. The silver men, regarding a nomination by their united forces as equivalent to an election, refuse to come to terms They are quarrelling among themselves, and each Of the three factisns may place ticket in the field. If they are una ble to agree upon terms of fusion, as Is probable, the chances favor the success of Mckinley electors.