The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-05
MORRISON AGAINST AITGELD.
Ihe Free silver Heresy Among Illinois
Democrats Attacked

Chicago Feb 4.-Plans for the Democrat
&c campaign IN Illinois have been tw ws1ed
out of shape and beyond recognition by
Col William r. Morrison. Through hs
heutenants. William s. Forman and Will
lam b. Brlnton, Col. Morrison sent word
10 the Democratic state executive COM
mittee that the free silver idea must be
repudsated before they could use his name
with authority as a Democratic pres.den-
tai candidate. More than this, he insist
ed that the national delegates from Illinois
must be sound money Democrats II the
state organization OF which GOV. Aitgeld
IS the head attempts 10 send silver men
10 the national convention. Col Morrison
gives notice that he viii come 10 Illinois
In person to lead the light against the s.lyer
advocates. The members of the Democratic
state executive committee were aumfoun5-
ed when they were taken aside one by one
by Forman or Br.nton and told of Mr..
Morr.son's instructions.
On Sunday Mr.. Forman was in communi-
cation with Morrison. When the commit
tee met every member was informed OF
Col Morr.son's views. They we're not
mentioned IN the meeting. although the
committee took occasion 10 give the presi-
Dental candidate slap by regulating the
action of his chief supporter. Ben T. Gable.
All the members OF the committee were
present at the meeting. while the hotel
was well filed with prominent Democrats
from all over the state. Chairman Hin
richsen had been informed of Col. NorTi-
sons stand before he called the meeting 10
order. He and his silver colleagues on the
committee had accepted Col. Morrison as
a presidential candidate. presuming he
would not question the financial views OF
the national delegates or the plank in the
state plstform so long as he had the sup
port OF the state delegation, and his de-
rnand left them in state Of uncertainty.
They were not given time TO make plans.
so the committee attempted no big poll
ties hut confined 1tself 20 drudgery.
one OF Mr.. Morrison's friends said after
the meeting that the candidate intended
to make good every word his neutenants
had told the committee. Mr.. Morrison
Will be IN Illinois with the interstate COM
merce commission about February = lf
possible he vii come sooner, and irnmedi-
afeiv go to Springfield. call on Gov. Alt
geld and Chairman Hinrlchsen, and en-
deavor 70 get an inkl.ng from them OF
what they intend the Illinois delegation 10
do IN the convention. He viii REMIND mem
that last wear. when they were agltaung
the free silver movement, ne Kept silent az
their request, and raised no protest wheu
the silver state convention adopted an out
ard out fs 10 I platform. II they refNse
"a make anv promises favorable 10 sound
y,o,av- Col Morrison told his friends that
he uouIa make Democratic politics inter
es-,ng for the next few months IN Illinois.
washington City. Feb. 4-Col W. X
Morrison said this evening; Il have read
,he dispatches from Chicago, and VIII say
In rcnlv that have sent no messages 70
the democracy OF Illinois by any one
vvhnrssoever This answers all the asser-
tions and = as good as whole coluEnn ot
5enfaL' The foregoing statement from
co1 Morrison was brought ont by the pun
lication of q story in Chicago "a the ehect
mas the plans for the Democratic cam
raign in Illinois had been twisted out OF
shane and beyond recognition by Col. Nor
r,so, through bis lieutenants. W, = For-
man and william Brinton sending wor- 20
ne Democratic state executive committee
that the silver idea must b rennaiated De-
fore they o Il Use his name VIII Au'hof''y
as "a ,ba Democratic organizations presi-
Dental candidate.