Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-26

hat convention decides 10 noml'
d ate silver man. In view OF the
latest figures, accepted by both
gold aud silver democrats, which
gave the silver men almost two
thirds of that convention, it may
seem strange to speak OF a doubt
existing as to the nomination OF a
silver mau, but you cannot spend
au hour talking with unprcjudIced
men Who are carefully noting every
move made on the political board
without becoming convinced that
there Is doubt. Tue reasons are
numerous. The silver democrats,
while practically unanimous on
the question Of a platform, arr
mncb divided Oh candidates. That
this state of affairs will be worked
for all it is worth by such ant
silver democrats as Elk. Secretary
Whitney and Senators German,
Blicr aud Hill, who ale now busy
making plans to bead of the sill
yer men of their party, ID certain.
Tutre Ia little doubt that if all the
silver men would support one
ticket, Mckinley and Hobari
wonld be given a bad night If they
were not actually defeated, hut II
is extremely dOubtfuI-sOme do
not hesitate to Say, impossible
whether any single ticket will Or
put in the neld which will be sup
ported by all the silver men. AT
least, that Is the way it looks now.
In addition to the organized e.
forts now being made to influence
ths Chicago convention, steps are
also being taken by them to try to.
make the House ami silver, how
ever The Presidential election may
20. 1t is said that a large fund
will be contrIbu ed TO be used III.
sighting silver candidates for Con-
prrss. no matter what then politics
may be, in every district in which
here is the slightest chance to
etct a gold man.
The republicans may get up lois
Of enthusiasm later on for NC
Kinlry aud Hobart, but tbere has
been mighty little 50 far. lucy
explained this 10y saying that 1t Is
because the nomination OF Die
Kinlry was known so far III ad'
vance of the convention What
ever the eau 90 may be, II Is certain
that the enthusiasm is lacking.
Republicans from the West ana
Northwest say that silver bolt IS a
IN ch more serious matter than
the party at large is disposed TO
regard it. They argue tba; 1t viii
r,dnlre the detection OF only "a
small percentage Of voters to make
every state west of The Mississippi
river anti.silyer republican, and
thAt it isu't only the cleo oral vote
of the silver states proper which
ore in danger.
The men who m isinfOfms the
people is again getting bis "stut1"
printed IN The newspapers. His
latest important "brtak" was the
statement that in the event OF
neither Presidential candidate
getting a majority OF the elector
votes, next November, aud the
election of President being thrown
into the House OF Representatives.
| il would b, the members OF the
House who are elected at the same
time that Presidential electors are
yot, d for W ho would elect Tie Prrsl
dent. The facts are 80 plain that II
il difficult 10 see how such an error
could have been made. Tue mel
who will be elected TO the House
next November do not actually
assume their places as sGch unit
the 4th of next NJ arch, the same
day the new President is in
angurated. II is the present
Hous', the members Of which were
elected Ia November 1871, viii b
would elect the President should
there be no election By the elr.
tOral college. In voting for Presl
dent the House votes Ivy stats,
the III II mity of each delegation
d, Gliding how that stare sh I'll vote
and not as individuals. Divided
on party lines, the republicans
would have a decided majority OF
tue states, but divided gu silver
and gold, tho result wOill DO a
little doubtful.
Gait. Hugh +. Lyle, a chaDt
nj at.nntou. died of naralxSls.