New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
A BOLT rs NOT FEARED.
TALK OF THE SILVER EXTREMISTS RE-
GARDED AS BLUsTER.
LEADING REPUBLICANS OF THE HOUSE DO NOT
LOOK FOR A SPLIT ON THE FINANCIAL QUEs-

LEADING REPUBLICANS OF THE HOUSE DO NOT
LOOK FOR SPLIT ON THE FINANCIAL. oUEs-
TIoN AT THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION
Washington Feb. o6.-Phadelph!a dispatches
roreshadowing the possible detection OF the free
silver Republicans and the nomination by them
of Senate Teller, Of Colorado. or Wharton Bark
err of Philadelphia. on free coinage platorm'
are received by leading Republican members Oh
the House with incredulity. The assertion that
the silver men hold the balance Of power in New
York and Indiana is absolutely denied There are
said to be certain sections Of NewYork State
where little groups OF free silverites are TO DE
found but they are widely scattered and not OF
sufficien. inheritance TO carry a single county
election
The Indiana Republicans who were spoken 10
feel certain that the members Of their party VINO
favor free coinage will not desert the nominee OF
the st Louis Convention Mr.. Steele. who repre-
sents the Marion District. said there would be
no detection worth speaking Of. I'VE nave al
WAYS had to beat" he said. 'all the isms III IN
diana when We succeeded in carrying the STATE
and K will he nothing new to beat them '''is
time" Mr. Johnson, Of Indanu, took the same
view.
Excepting Schuylkin County. in Pennsylvania
where many members OF the old GreenbacK parry
still remain, there IS apparently no sentiment al
PENNSYLVANIA for free silver that, in the opinion
Of the Pennsylvania Representatives, VIII cut
any figure in tn. approaching campaign. MI
Dalzell OF Pit;sburg, says there is no SILVER
sentiment in the State Of any consequence lie
is satisfied that the action oi the free silver h""
I'm putting their craze above protection VIII nave
a tendency 20 drive Intelligent RepuDilcahs every
where out Of their ranks. ,,, ,oaor
Mr. Dlngley, OF Maine, the RepuDncan iedu.i
OF the House. ventured the assertion lna.' ou s
side OF the mining States ana Ie" ol w L az
iolning States, the iree-s.lver men In the North,
East and Yves, not worth consIueiihs' III
hs Judgment they will cut no figure In the elec-
tions this year. -, A., ,ou,d
Nebraska Republicans insist that the sound
money element In that State is largely IN the
ascendancy The Republicans are NANNY lor
sound money and from 900 to 10000 Demo
crots II is said. would vote the Repuoncan
ticket II the Democr. tic party committed ltseii
10 a declaration favOrng the free coinage "a
silver. ,,. .ho 10 q
Representative Hartman. or Montana "ho 80
nronounced friend Of silver ana one ol the aCtNc
members Of that minority, believes theIe 10
free-slver sentiment In the East, but ne LIdhhiy
added that 1T doesn't crop out IN the flouse;;
Ue has heard OF no plan OF the silver hepun-
icana looking to a bolt II the platform AT 81.
Iouis is not satisfactory TO them lie peHeNes'
h,ue,ar that as between bimetallism ana the
single gold standard the majority or lhe Ai'le'I-
can ne0nIe favor the former He goes even fur-
ther I'm saving that a majority OF the voters
,vould support a IS to proposition because 'ha'
would produce genuine bimetallisrn.