The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-18
GOLDBTG PLOT.
Administration Democrats Working
to Control Chicago Convention.

Administration Democrats Working
to Control Chicago Convention.
St Louis, May 18.-As the crisis of the
Democratic national campaign APP
prOaches the gold bug factions from
Cleveland down to the humblest of his
bread and butter brigade, grow more
desperate.
Clear visioned political observers de-
clare that a blind man can now per
ceiVe the object on which the gold men
hang their hope and that is to so coach
their representatives on the national
committee in the tactics of boss ridden
politics that they viii be given control
of the Chicago convention by a familiar
species Of trickery.
The alleged scheme can be worked if
the gold men have a majority of the
national committee, and that they have
a large majority is certain
The national committee makes up the
roll for the temporary organization OF
the convention. In this power rests an
immense advantage to the element that
controls the committee, and it is evil
dent that the gold men intend to use it,
In a number Of the strongest free sill
yer states OF the west and south they
are arranging for cOntesting the delega-
tions to the Chicago convention This
has already been done in Nebraska and
that state win have two delegations at
Chicago In Illinois the preparations
are well under way to accomplish the
same purpose. The gold men in the
neighbOring state are expected very
soon to find some excuse for refusing
to participate in the state convention
at Peoria, June 20, and viii hold a con-
ventiOn of their own either before or
after the one at ReOr1a-Ihe programme
for a like proceeding in Iowa, where the
silver men are carrying everything be-
fore them with a sweep is well under
way. 1t is almost a foregOne conclusion
that in Kentucky the followers Of Car
/ Isle VIII declare their Independence of
the Individually dominant free coinage
element of the party
q nj
! Cleveland the five states named, in
addition to Nebraska send two set Of
delegates TO Chicago and the national
committee in making up the temporary
roll of the convention, accords the con-
tested seats to the gold standard dele
cations. or even sets aside both sets Of
contestants This viii enable them to
get control of the credentials commit
tee, which would be almost certain to
either give each cOntesting delegate a
half vote in the convention on the spec
ious cry Of preserving harmony in the
/ party, or if necessary give everything
to the gold bugs.
In either case the gold men would
I gain an inestimable advantage. The six
I states named represent a total delegate
I vote of 1S8. Even the half of this might
Y turn the scale against the silver men.
1t is pretty certain that the total would.
No better evidence OF thls intention
{ is needed than that furnished by the
I alleged pleasure trip of National Chair
man VIM IT. Harrity of Pennsylvania,
/ Grin Prather and David r. Francis
Z through Wisconsin, said a we'll inform
D ed Missouri Democrat yesterday while
Z discussing the desperation Of the gold
/ bug factionists as pointed out in the
n see.@ he continued, that this trio
I of gold bugs made it convenient to drop
! by Milwaukee and pick up r C. Wall
! the Wisconsin member OF the national
Z committee. who is almost as servile a
] cuckoo as the chief of all the cuckoos.
Senator VIM. F. Villas"