The San Francisco call., 1896-09-11
Will Soon Follow the Example
of Cabinet Members in De-
nouncing Organism.
SOME PREMATURE SPECULATION
Men Who Are Mentioned for Port.
folios in the Event of the
Nebraskan's Election.


denounces the new and strange creed
proclaimed in moment of delirium at
Chicago" is expected to be followed
shortly by a letter or telegram from Presi-
dent Cleveland. 1t is said that Mr.. Cleve-
land indicated his purpose some days ago
OF making public expression indorsing
the action of the indianapolis convention.
Secretary Lamonts open avowal of his
attitude sets at rest any doubt as to his
position and, incidentally, vindicates the
prediction made in these dispatches when
the Secretary returned from his visit to
Gray Gables that the master of the White
House would yet bring every recalcitrant
member of his Cabinet into line against
the Chicago ticket.
Mr.. Carlisle, for instance, who told
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky before his
visit to Gray Gables that he would vote the
Democratic ticket, recently expressed him
self very strongly in favor OF the Indian
apolis ticket. 1t is curious that the gentle
men deepest interested in this movement
cannot succeed in forcing upon the people
the name which they adopted for their
party, namely, the National Democratic
party" Every man, no matter what be
his sentiments toward the Chicago plat
form, recognizes that the ticket nomi-
mated there is that of the National Demo-
cratic party, and the sound-money Demo-
Gratis are in very grave danger of passing
down into history without any name at
tached to their movement except that of
the city where their convention was held.
The sound-money men will open their
campaign on the 1st of next month. They
will have no literary bureau to speak of,
because their activity will be confined sole
ly to sending out able speakers, whose
only topic will be the danger of the free
silver heresy. The literature which they
would send is already being supplied more
Systematically and lar more literally by
the National Republican committee than
the soundmoney men could hope to do.
There will be perfect harmony of action,
and the sound-money sp akers will be
careful to arrange all their itineraries in
such way as to cooperate with the
speakers bureau of the Republicans.
There will be no attempt made by the
sound-money men to dictate the action of
any State committee in the matter Of put
ting up an electoral ticket. 1t is conceded
that the sound-money men everywhere
have only one purpose in view, the elec-
ton of Mckinley, and it will be left to
their discretion everywhere to run an in
dependent electoral ticket or to place the
State electors for Mckinley under the
Palmer and Buckner party emblem.
Thus, men like Representative John K.
Cowen of Baltimore, E. ]. Phelps of Yer
mont and Bourke Cochran of New York,
who believe that Mckinley vote is the
most sensible and straightforward way of
L. fl
ported in this work. 1t is generally under
stood that in almost every State the
sound money men will, a day or two be-
fore the National election, practically
abandon their own ticket and throw their
votes to Mckinley and vote for the sound
money candidate for Congress, no matter
what are his party affiliations.
At Democratic headquarters the action
of Mr.. Lamont is discounted by the asser-
tion that Senator Hill will undoubtedly
come out for the Democratic ticket after
the convention at Buffalo next Wednes-
day, Notwithstanding his telegram of to-
day to the county chairman at Albany.
Hilrs telegram puzzles the politicians
somewhat but they take it to mean that
he refuses to be bound by instructions.
The general opinion is that he will yet an
nounce himself for Bryan.
His inconsistent action in advocating
what he fought so bitterly at Chicago is
ingeniouslv explained away by his friends
at the Headquarters. Mr.. Hill, they saw.
went to Chicago as the representative of
his party in New York, carrying, as it
were, power of attorney from them. He
made his fight and was defeated.
If next Wednesday the representatives
of the Democratic party in New York,
whose attorney he was in Chicago decide
upon a new course, then Mr.. Hill, the
faithful attorney of his party, will be
guided by their new orders. 1t is believed
at the Democratic headquarters in all seri-
business that Bryan has more than fight
ing chance in New York. This is not the
idle campaign claim of the shouters about
the Headquarters, but is the calm judg-
nent of the men who do not as rule give
out campaign interviews.
Senator German, who spent nearly two
weeks at Saratoga studying up the politi-
cal situation in New York, is said to be
fully convinced that Bryan will come
down to the Harlem running very little
behind Mckinley, if not passing him, and
if Tammany only does its duty New York
will be in the Democratic column. Ger
tain it is that this claim was never made
for New York until the recent visit to the
National headquarters of Senator German.
And it is believed that Senator German
is authority for the firm faith in Mr.. Hill
There is such an amount of assurance
that Mr.. Hill will come out for Bryan and
that New York can be carried for Bryan
with proper effort that it is already said at
headquarters that Hill will be made Secre-
tary of State sin case Bryan wins"
The rest of the Cabinet has not yet been
entirely parceled out by enthusiastic DEM
ocrats, but at present Ex-Governor Hogg
of Texas, who is now at the New York
headquarters, is spoken of as the Attorney
General; Governor Stone of Missouri is
slated for the Secretaryship of the Inte-
rior. thus succeeding his Missouri rival in