The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-16
ADMINISTRATION BOLT.
Effect of Secretary Herbert's Pub
lie Announcement.
IN FAVOR OF A THIRD TICKET.

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II Is Believed in Washington That in
Few Days the President and Other Ad-
ministration Ofiicials VIII Announce
Their Opposition to tho Chicago Platform
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Two members
OF President Clevcland's cabinet have an
nounced their opposition to the Chicago
platform and the Chicago presidential
nominee. They are Hilary A. H6fbert
secretary Of the navy, and Richard Olney,
secretary of state. Secretary Herbert
stated that he had decided that support to
the nominees Of the Chicago asscmblage
was out of the question, and that he be-
lieved the ticket should be defeated. He
will work against its election, and believes
that every sound money member of the
administration will do likewise.
Secretary Olney stated that If no sound
money Democratic ticket was placed in
the field 1t would be the duty of the nd
ministration mon either to vote for Nc
Kinley or to refrain from casting their
! WIS at all.
n. Herbert believes that third ticket
will be put forward, and favors such
move. He says he speaks only for himself,
and not for the administration, but there
is little doubt that the president was ad-
visod of MIR. Horberts proposed dannounce-
ment and approved It,
1t Is pointed out that Mr.. Herbert is
still member of the cabinet, and will
probably remain so until tho end Of Mr..
Cievelnnd's term, or until he Is appointed
to a position Of another sort. II Mr. Cleve-
land still regarded himself fas tho president
snft thn h i,h bald 4 tbn ,t
Chicago, and intended to remain loyal to
that party, the declaration on the part Of
any member of his cabinet that he would
not support the ticket would be followed
at once by resignation. Mr.. Norbert
simply represents in his bolt the attitude
Of the administration
1t Is expected that those statements will
be followed very soon by declarations from
other members Of the administration dis
closing their views and the course they
will pursue.
Hoke Smith Is understood to be prepar-
ing to mako n similar statement to that Of
Mr. Herbert and Postmaster General Will
son said two days ago that ho was only
waiting word from Gray Gables to make
known his opinions of the ticket.
Secretary Carlisle still maintains silence
and when seen declined to make any com
ment whatever on the situation or express
any views us to the probability or advis
ability of u sound money ticket Mr.. Cur-
Isle, however, is evidently waiting for in
structions from the president before sny-
ing anything, and until Mr.. Cleveland
gives the word it is expected he will hold
his tongue
Theun secretaries, bureau chiefs and
other men hore who hold high places un-
der the government are having II hard
time of it to keep from expressing their
Views, and as soon as Mr., Cleveland speaks
there will surely follow general dccara
tion on the parto Of these men in opposition
to the Chicago ticket.
1t s said to be the settled determination
OF the administration to fight the Bryan
ticket actively. Mr.. Cleveland and his
followers will not be content with passive
opposition, but want to make an active
and vigorous fight for gold. There is no
doubt or hesitation at all on this point.
Secretary Herbert does not speak without
knowing what attitude Is going to be as
spmed by his associates He is n close fol-
lower of Mr.. Cleveland, and would not
run the risk of taking II position antag.
onistic to the wishes of his chief
The bother is to get an agreement be-
tween the enstcrn Democratic leaders, es-
pecially in New York, and they are CON
fronted with the fact that they cannot get
all tho prominent gold men who have fig
ured prominently rs party men to join in
the movement. There arc some prominent
gold men, like German, who will not bolt
the regular Democratic ticket under any
circumstances, and there are many others