The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-02
SILVER MINER FOR GOLD.
A. w. Harris Says Free Silver Would
Ruin the Country and Miners Too.

Ruin the Country and Miners, Too.
A. w. Harris, a Republican silver mine
owner of Kingston. n. NJ, came
along with the New Mexico delegation,
and the position which he holds is a unique
one when the issues of this campaign are
considered. II came up here to see what
my friends from my State would do at the
convention" he said, land, though L have
been a silver mine owner and operator for
the past twelve years, l am not IN favor of
the free coinage of silver" Continuing, he
said that he did not believe in sacrificing
the principles of the country for the pur-
pose of benefting the silver mine owners,
even though he was one himself. He says
that there are quite a number of mine
owners in his section who hold the same
views, and that he believed that the vote
of New Mexico would go for Mckinney.
Mr.. w. V. Childers, of the delegates from
that State, said that he believed also That
the majority of the votes from ms state
would be cast for sound money.
Mr.. Harris believes that the delegation
will adopt a resolution asking for the adj
mission of the Territory to statehood, and
the fair thing to admit New Mexico 70
statehood, as 1t was New Mexico, or at
least her delegates, who nominated Grover
and that they intended TO nominate the
candidate at this convention bo
The New Mexico delegates say nat Bry,
an is a Populist maverick" who strayed
into the Democratic pasture and was
term originated with T. B. Mills, a Popu-
list candidate for Congress-, who. when
asked why he supported Bryan. sald that
he guessed they knew their man, declar-
ing that he was a Populist, who had
strayed into the Democratic pasture.
views from Michigan.
Among the late arrivals last night was
DR.. D. Zimmerman, delegate from Ann
Arbor, Mich.
my mind is made up for Watterson for
first place. said he. w came instructed,
however. The ~nancia plank of this con-
vention will u~nequivocally be for sound
money. This convention will have the eff
feet of holding the Democratic party in
tact, and it certainly was not designed to
favor Bryan. 1 do not care to state my
opinion of McKinley's chances for election,
but we are not overly sanguine that this
convention will result in placing its ticket
in power. This convention simply meets
to uphold the principles OF pure Democ-
racy and sound money"
Il understand that this convention Is
called to keep the old party alive" said
Albert Todd, delegate from Owosso, Mich,
and maintain it's principles, but don't
think it possible that we Will elect our
ticket. l think the sense of the convention
entirely is to overthrow the branch OF the
Democratic party that convened at chi
cago. as it did not advocate party princi-
pies at all. The party has always been on
the sound-money platform and will always
remain there. / think that Watterson Will
get first place and Villas second.
Bryan Dead in North Carolina.
William G.. Crutchfield. of Greensboro,
and John c. Upton, editor of the Demo
crat, of Rutherfordton, N. c., both dele
gates 10 the convention, arrived yesterday.
Mr.. Crutchield says that North Carolina
will give Mckinley a large majority at the
at I - +ha haftnr 1 & < of
the Democrats of that State, he says, are
for sound money and the free-silver Repub-
Iicans are very scarce. TT is only the
poorer class, the class that does not want
to work, and the office-seeking politicians
he said. that. are supporting free silver
in our State. There is nothing in the chi
cage platform beneficial to the laboring
man, neither does 1t represent DeInocrdlic
principles
Which candidate will receive the cleo
toral vote of your State?'
mckinley, without a doubt. 1t is the
sentiment of the people throughout the
State, and even the sound-money Demo-
Gratis there like Mckinley, and a majority
of them will cast their votes for him. Bry-
an and his free-silver platform have very
few supporters in North Carolina, and his
cause is losing ground instead or gaming
in our State"
No Silver Ticket in Connecticut.
Connecticut is one of the States that do
not propose TO nave any DOlISl l. liS
silver wing about getting proper r%ecogni-
ton for the National Democracy on the
State ballots, as some other States will
have.
Our State convention to nominate a
State ticket will be held on the 18TH" said
delegate Wildman yesterday, land this
convention will be the regular Democracy
of Connecticut, but it will not indorse the
Popocratic ticket of Chicago. L am quite
G1yra it will indOTGe the I"ndIanaDOllS CaIUl-
dates. and If the-silverites want to get on
the ballots they win have to be the boiters.
We have no particular cno1ce Tor a cahul-
date and from talks with other delegates
from New England 1 think the general
feeling is to let the States here in the cen
ter of the country do the choosing. We
think it quite proper that Kentucky should
have 2. considerable voice in the choice"
New Mexico Strong for Gold.
It will take more than Endorsement of
AIoE inlor.tn hold the snlnd-mOpeY DemO-