Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-13
SILVER PARTY.
Leaders Preparing to Put an Electoral
Ticket in the Field.
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS.
Senators Elklns and Quay Being Urged to
Allow Their Names 60 he offered ut
the COnventIon-Tillman( on
graduated.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.--The silver
leaders are preparing to put an cleo
toral ticket in the field at the coming
presidential election. DIR. j. j. Mott,
the chairman of the national commit
lee of the silver party, returned to
Washington yesterday from his home
in North Carolina, and he will now re-
main in Washington and take charge
of the fight of the silver party. In
several states the silver leaders
arc even now arranging to bring
out an electoral ticket in anticipa-
ton that the old parties will
go back on silver. The silver leaders
here say that the new party is being
assured of enthusiastic support in
nearly every state. They declare that
they have received letters from New
York pledging allegiance from men OF
prominence and influence in the old
parties. They say thatif the names OF
some of these men were given out they
would create q sensation. From the
west and south thousands of letters
have been received encouraging the
movement. Secretary Devine is hav-
ing POO 900 copies of the resolutions
adopted by the silver conference print
ed, and will circulate them.
Presidential AsplrantS
WASHINGTON, Feb. LIT appears to
be strongly probable that two other
states will follow the example recent
ly set by Illinois, and will present can
didateS at st. Louis. Senator Stephen
3. Elkius is being urged by West Vir-
GINA republicans to permit the dele
CATION of his state to formally offer
his name to the convention, and Mr..
Elkins' fellow-senatOrs are advising
him to let the West Virginia delego'
ton have its way. Up to the present
time, however, Mr.. Elkins has reached
no decision. He expresses himself as
deeply grateful to the West Virginians
and other republican friends for the
kind words, but he is not satisfied that
the conditions justify formal candi-
dacy. At the same time the senator is
not forbidding the West Virginia prop
osition. He is simply leaving it open.
The other possible candidate of n state
delegation is Senator Quay. Pennsyl-
vania office holders have been in Wash
ington some days consulting with the
congressman from that state about the
eXpediency of the presentation of Mr.
Quay's name at st, Louis. Since the
senator's return from Florida confer
enceS of Pennsylvania have been
frequent ut his residence.
Tlllman Congratulated.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Since Till
mans speech in the senate he has re-
ceived over $500 letters of congratula-
ton. They are from every state in
the union. Some of them contain res
olutions from granger and Knights of
Labor organizations indorsing the sem
ator's speech, and all of them ask for
copies of it. Tillman's private secre.
tary says that he received 45O letters
the third day after the speech. Ono
letter dominates Allen and Tillman az
the populists' nominees this year. TILE
man is being sought to make speeches
throughout the south and west this
year, and il is not unlikely that he will
take the stump. The only reason for
not doing so is that he is poor man
and will he unable to stand the eX-
DpnSeS,