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Michael Doran of st. Paul Is very con-
fdent from advioes which he has received
from all over the state that sound money
delegation will be sent from Minnesota TO
the Democratic national convention. Sill
yer strength is admitted in some districts,
but he claims to have indisputable figures
that the state convention will be for gold
and Enthusiastically SO. Many Of the county
conventions ere sending unipstructed dele
gates, but DOran processes TO have no
doubts as TO how they will stand on the
financial question.
At the request of Governor Matthews
the Indiana free silver Democrats and
those representatives of the party who ia
vor sound money are endeavoring to get
together on the selection of delegates to
Chicago. 1t so happens that all the prom.
inent Democrats in Indiana-the men who
have had experience in national conven-
tions--are for sound money. 1t was the
governors original plan to have some of
these men go as delegates, but two weeks
ago the free silver people objected, and in
order to keep in good standing with the
silver wing of the party the governor aban-
doned his scheme. There have been sew
eral conferences during the last few days,
and the governor has let il be known that
he is willing TO trust few of these sound
money Democrats, such as 5. p. Sheerin,
James Murdock, Hugh Dougherty and
William +. English The silver leaders
have gone so far as TO agree that If the men
whom the governor wishes TO go will agree
to vote for free silver plank they may
become delegates.
John +. Hurst, the recent Democratic
candidate for governor of Maryland, de-
clared emphatically recently that he would
not go as a delegate at large to the nation
al convention at Chicago If John X. Cowan
was named. 1t came about In this way: A
delegate 10 the state convention from SOM
erset county called on Mr. Hurst and said,
"Mr Hurst, the Democrats of the eastern
shore would be glad to see you go as dele
gate at large 20 the Chicago convention"
"Wsu, won't go If JOHN Il. Cowan
docs, said Mr.. Hurst
Mr.. Hurst was so emphatic that II Is
scarcely possible that Ar. Cowan will be
named.
Comptroller Of the Currency Eckels, di-
rect from Washington, registered ut the
Palmer hotel, Chicago, the other morning.
'"Tho free silver epidemic has been so
strengthened by the action Of the Ken
tucky, Indiana and Ohio state conventions
that it is almost sure TO win at Chicago"
he said. "The silver men will make tho
platform. When they have dono this, they
will enter upon five months canvass To
convircc the voter that cheap currency
Is good thing and that tho prosperity OF
the country will bc promoted by pursuing
policy which Of necessity makes every
investor afraid to invest.
1.-THE task 20 be undertaken Is difficult
one and will grow more so as the campaign
enthusiasm warns and the voters COM
mcncc to get full knowledge Of tic OUT
come j regret that the party Will hayo To
go through such Generalization as will
follow such campaign and encounter tho
defeat which Is certain TO come. But, af-
ter all, IL Is just as WI 10 have IL out and
scttlc once for all the question at issue.
Il am unable 90 sec how the silver Dem
ccrats expect success when they must over
come all the facts and experiences Of the
monetary history OF this and every other
country I'm order to win the iirst issue. no
man now actively connected with the free
silver Issue viii have any future in politics
beyond the November election. When the
people como to know the full import of
this free silver issue they VIII have little
use for those who have stood up as its pro-
motcrs."
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