Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-06
tue DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.


ViowoI from the peculiar state Of
affairs In the country a. present, The
meeting q the Democratic national
convention In Chicago tomorrow, July
7, IL The moe, important oi that great
political party tor quarter o'aoeutury
Ut Itnst. This importance is not
measured by the immediate prospect
of defeat or victory NJ the coming
election In November % much a. by
the attitude Ia which Il will plaee
various classes Of people 10 their
relation 10 topics the convention viii
deal with. The currency problem j.
tho foremost Issue, and whether the
Democracy will DO split up upon that
question NJ badly as the Republicans
are In tho West, or more 70, is a mat
ter now soon to DO determined.
There are some reasonable certain.
Ties connected with the outlook, and
some decided uncertainties; the latter
are Of courso the most Interesting. One
Of tho reasonable oofiain,les IL
that there will be- free colnbge
plank In the platform. Another ls
that there will DO no "bolp like that Of
III. Louis. This silver advocates Ut 81.
Louis retired from that Convention for
the reason that they ielt the "sound
money" plank would DO given full
sfieo, in supporting a gold standard.
Tho "iound money" men will not
"tolp At Chicago for the reason that
they believe ifeo colnage plank
will not amount ~ anything
Of serious character, II tho
rest Of the convention proceed.
ings can DO kept somewhere near
In harmony with their view; and II
It In not, there Ia plenty Of time TO
center ON course 10 pursue whereby
tho "bolrp viii not be- from the party
but more In the nature Of n protest at
tho polls. As 10 the uncertain fea.
lures, these relate to the concsslions
that must be made 10 hold the "sound
money" wing Of tho party ON election
DAY, and to the candidates that win bu
named.
The present indications are for a
vigorous contest which may DO decided
quickly In the convention, but which
will be carried to the polls. The silver
men are confident, and seem TO have
n clear majority for all purposes; but
the gold men are vol organized, power.
full and determined. The latter may
10 down In the convention, but II they
do II will not DO by such an over.
whelming mSiority As oysnlaughed
the "bolting" ~, Loui, delegates, or
without the lear that those same gold
advocates may oircumycnl the cOnycr.
tons design In tho campaign.
Whatever may bs done at Chicago,
there Is every prospect that this year
will SEQ three prominent presidential
tickets In the field. There Is tho r..
Publican ticket; the Chicago conveu.
ll0n IN al probability VIII name
straight Democratic caudidates-the
only consistent procedure Tor tue party
and there will be the Pspulist nomi.
nees. The las, named party leaders
endorsed Senator Toilotls candi.
dacY, but tho cud0rsomtnl
was not greeted automatically
by tho rank ami die; nor viii be-
that OF a silver Democrat, Hence lhe
Populists may DO looked to to put ~
mon Of their own, To whose supplri
many that arc disgruutled with old
party procedure will 20.
A. this point tho convention choice
may be- ono Of dgzon candidate, aud
itmay be for straight silver, or Tor fee
coinage with "a striugp on the nomi,
nee. Whatever ig done, there viii b,
snoagn dissatlsho.ilu with It to max,
the coming campaign "mlshty inter
estiug;" aud u viii 600 by close shaw,
that tho convention viii avoid dlsrup
Ion in the party n IL msnagts 90 do /