The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
DEMOCRAcYS GRAVE DANGER.
4 HARD FIGHT To BE MADE To
SAVE THE PARTY.

EN-SecretRry whitney Yields to the
Solicitation of His Friends and
AbandOns His Trip 10 Europe TO
Attend the Chicago Convention.
A Desperate Effort to BE Made
There TO Save the Party From the
16 to One Lunacy.
New York, June 17.-William c. Whit
ney, who had taken passage for Europe
on the Teutonic, which sailed for Europe
this morning, said this afternoon: Il de-
cided late last night to remain at home
and go TO the convention at Chicago. l
don't think that can help matters much
but have yielded to the request Of many
friends who have been at me for several
weeks to be present when the convention
meets. All this muddle that the party
has got into over the silver ques tiOn
may, in my opinion, result in its disruption,
and if I can be Of assistance to those who
were instrumental in helping to reform
matters in 1892, / shall be glad TO do 50.
1T is true that l had not, up to last
night, expected to attend the convention
at ALL or in fact have anything to do with
it, and my sudden change of plans is only
the result of my determination to yield
to the wishes of my friends. Nothing said
by Mr.. Cleveland has influenced me, as I
have not heard from him directly or in
directly. His denomination is to my
mind impossible Nobody can tell what
will take place under present conditions.
If L can help matters by comforting with
those associated with me in the move
ment instituted four years ago, l am will
ing to make the attempt, although can
not tell now what L can do
The sudden changes in Mr.. Whitneys
plans is regarded as an indication that
the democrats Of the east anticipate one
of the hardest fights in the history of the
Mr. Whitneys determination not to 60
abroad was the outcome of the pressure
that has been brought to bear upon him
by such stanch democrats as David Is.
Hill, Senator German, ex-senator Mat
thew G. Ransom and Col. James Murdock.
These men had a long conference with
Mr.. Whitney yesterday afternoon, but II
was not until last night that he submit
ted to the views of his friends.
Baltimore, June 1.-THE statement that
William c. Whitney has decided to post
pone his trip to Europe in order to take
part in the deliberations Of the demo
cratic national convention caused the
statement here this afternoon that Sena-
tor German, too, would be a participant
in the Chicago debate of gold versus sill
yer. The senator, it is said, Will accept the
vacant position as delegate-at-large, Great
ed by the declination of Charles G. Homer
to serve in that capacity.
Senator German has repeatedly assert
ed that he would not go TO Chicago, but
the impending fight over the financial
plank of the platform to be adopted there
has, it is claimed, caused him to change
MS plans. In speaking of the situation to-
| day, one of Mr. Germans close friends
said: Senator German did his best in the
state convention last week TO prevent any
Scottish action on the currency question. /
| think it is his. duty to go to Chicago and
use all his infiuence there to prevent the
national convention from committing par
ty suicide. He has much influence with the
southern people, on account Of his leader
ship in the force bill fight"
Senator German could not be found in
this city, nor at his home in Laurel. 1t is
not known whether or not he has returned
| from New York where he was in confer
| ence with Mr.. Whitney last night.