The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-03

SENATOR bIEW AkT.
ct have asked several Democrats
whether IL the Democrats should adopt
a gold standard platform, and If the Re-
publicans had adopted free coinage
platform, and nominated Mckinley.
Lodge, Reed, or any OF that class Of
faithful Republicans, they would vote
the Republican ticket, because OF the
silver declaration. Everyone TO whom
the question has been put has said, In
reply, that he would not. Still they seem
TO think that silver Republicans ought
TO vote the Democratic ticket, provided
the Democrats adopt a free coinage
platform. They appear TO ignore the
vulgar old saying, that what is sauce
for the goose is sauce for the gander.
However, so far as / have seen, the
majority of this Democratic gathering
is more patriotic than the majority has
been in any other national convention
for 20 years. They seem really anxious
to take such action as will insure success
for the silver cause, and l am inclined
to think that they will make IL possible
for the Populists and the silver Repub-
licans to vote for their nominee with
out going into the Democratic party for
that purpose. If they do not, fear that
there will be two silver candidates in
the field. TO divide the silver vote ana
give the Tory Hessians another victory"
Senator Stewart declined TO state who
he expected TO be nominated, or give in
detail any of his reasons for hoping that
the nominee will be other than a DEM
ocrat.
Efforts to Secure a Silver Caucus.
Notwithstanding the denial of some
OF the leaders of the silver forces, that
there will be a general caucus of the
silverites, there is no doubt that tbs
propriety of holding one has been seri-
ously discussed. and that If a certain
element among the silverites can have
their way, a conference 10 which all the
silver delegates will be invited will be
held next Monday. The proposition
was sprung by the advocates of tho
nomination of Mr.. Bland, and some OF
them went so far as TO bespeak of a hall
for the meeting.
The Bland people claim that the fair.
and seemly thing for the silver men
to do is TO get together In caucus and
agree upon a candidate who shall be the
choice Of all the silver men when they go
into convention. This, they say, would
dNOlu a. NIdIS dlllbAS iaNbGdttS VI the
came cause, and avoid the possibility of
the nomination cf a man of question
able soundness on silver, by a combna-
ton of personal followers with the gold
forces.
This program has, however. received
somewhat of a setback through the OPP
position of the adherents Of other as
pirants, and IL is believed that IL is
frowned upon by many of the national
leaders, who are more concerned about
the success of the silver cause than they
are for the welfare of any individual
candidate. While the Bland people are
clamorous for the caucus. 1t is not yet
certain whether ii will be held.
sixteen to- One or Bust.
"If" says Senator Tillman, "the gold
people attempt to swing TO any man. or
If any man attempts to secure their sup
port, ft will he found that this support
is a veritable shirt of Nessus, and IL viii
prove the undoing OF any man who dops
It." Mr.. Tillman seems somewhat in
terested in MIR. Whtney's movements,
speaking of him as the Great moral
persuader," but predicting that he will
find when 1t is too late that his mission
will be useless. The South Carolina
senator says that no compromise is to
be .hought OF for a minute. He con-
fesses that ne is utterly at sea as to who
the nominee will be, saying that It is the
first convention he ever attended where
the question Of principle received more
attention than the question of candi-
dates. yet, I have faith that we shall
find the right man. and know we shall
get the right platform. The shibboeth
is still 16 to or bust-but the other fell
lows are going to do the busting"
In the silver Swim.