The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-07
TO DEFEAT BRYAN.
Gen. Chas. Tracey DOcsn't Think the
Third Ticket will Hurt Mckinley.

Albany. Sept. 6.-National Commit
teeman Charles Tracey was at the AL
bany headquarters OF the sound money
Democrats In the Degraaf building to.
day. He returned from indianapolis
last night. He spoke in very enthusiasts
tic terms of the prospects Of the gold
Democrats, who propose to defeat
Bryan.
"At Indianapolis" he said, 1--WE re-
ceived the news of the Vermont election
with great pleasure, because II realized
our expectation that the Democrats of
the Green Mountain state would hold
fast to the principles Of their party The
result in Vermont bellies the assertion
that the farmers, irrespective of party,
are for free silver coinage. The farm
ers Of Vermont have had as hard times
as any in the country, and only q short
time ago the question Of abandoned
farms was a serious one. II the Ver-
mont farmers believed free silver COIN
age would have helped them they would
have voted for the Democratic candi-
dates in the state election. The talk
that no effort was made to carry Ver-
mont is nonsense. The Democratic dele
gates from that state to our convention
at Indianapolis reported that Vermont
was flooded with free silver literature,
bearing the frank of Senator Faulkner,
the chairman of the silver congressional
campaign committee. I hear that in
Maine the Republican candidate for
governor is weak. and the Democrats
have a strong man up Mark my words,
the vote in Maine will be as significant
as that in Vermont l do not think our
third ticket in November will interfere
with McKinley's vote in either Vermont
or Maine. There We're Democrats who
stayed at home and others who voted
for Candidate Jackson, who will vote
for Palmer and Buckner in November.
The purpose of our Indianapolis con-
vention in adopting a platform and
naming candidates was to preserve the
principles of the party. My personal
opinion is that Mckinley will be aided
and not injured by it. The Republicans
are standing just where they have been,
will be difficult to take their votes over
to the Bryan camp. On the other hand,
many Democrats will see in the Indian
apolis platform and candidates what
they have heretofore looked upon as
sound Democracy, and will find 1t easy
to resist following Mr.. Bryan in the
abandonment of the old party. These
Democrats would never go all the way
over to Mckinley, but will come half
way to vote for our candidates and the
preservation Of the faith"
General Tracey said he learned at In
dianapolis from various New York and
other delegates that the Democratic de-
fection is steadily growing. Tammany
is divided, and any plurality Mckinley
may get in this state would not sur
prise him, even If it went over 100000 or
100000. Indiana was reported as safe
for Mckinley, by at least 10000, and
Illinois was claimed by some sound
money delegates for the Republicans by
$4,000 plurality. Others thought the
vote would be close. Iowa was now
deemed safe for Mckinley. The hardest
fight would be in Minnesota and Illinois.
1t was matter of continual surprise,
General Tracey said. to the delegates at
Indianapolis why Senator Hill did not
come out against Bryan and silver.
After his speech at Chicago in opposi-
tion to the platform, they could not
understand his hesitation.