The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
IA METAL VERSUS GOLD
!. y,t Look Like the Silver
= o,.stloa Is Settled
], ,aE ONE ISSUE IN ONO.
=, name the Question and
Accept the Challenge
wen Win In Committee.


man, Accept the Challenge
MEN Win In Committee.
:, ohio May l3.--This years
- 4 Ohio Is to be shorter ,""n
=. republican State central com
..,on at Columbus on Friday.
u. nolnt by fixing the date Of
~ ~ .,,on late III June Democrats
c u'S, norainate ticket week UT
800, .;,r which. allowing for TIE pc
rss weather and summer vaca-
q ss, ,,,r,t the time OF real campa gn
w .hnit sixty or seventy days.
sus 49, Il ample evidence. how
isssl 49, Will be no lack oil interest
~ ,Ss contest for which the lines
u,.,n,ne. Indeed, there is every
,h.t II will be one OF the best
snd closely fought politicai Dal,ies
4. s,s,s's history. Republicans ana
80 sfte are making the moss care
~ ssmplrte preparations for the
49, IA there is growing disposition
c41 S.sntersted observers TO believe
4. sssT viii rest with the party which
IN. soter the fight with the greatest
ia q the republican convention Is
- victory for the Foraker
~ .rnent. Hanna wanted an car
. .-,stiou. 1t Is now said that the
s- .ople-who seem TO be getting
No., be best Of the county conNen
s s..a demonstrate their control OF the
9. creation In such away as to make
sisx,ible, choose the committees for
!. y, Two years, and then effect har-
Nv diving Hanna the Endorsement for
~vvhIch he desires. This would maze
! uJit,oas such that the new admin
80 would be brought squarely before
Z rnls for Endorsement. The defeat of
. wcbllon ticket under thesa circum-
~ yuuld be a blow to Mckinley and
n by which Foraker would profit.
MINORITY PARTY TICKETS.
n, viii be a rather large crop of
n1y party tickets nominated this year,
\ ,s,y Of them may fail to get on the
"a ballot It now requires the sigma
Ri d about 10000 qualified voters to do
b. d cases where the party did not roll
III rent of the total vote at the last cleo
h he old-line prohihtionists already
hi, ticket In the field, while the boiling
tAi.ocists, under the name OF liberty
~ vii nominate ticket in convention
xnbus on May 90. There will also be
h.ilist-labor ticket and most likely one
b middle Of the road populis,s,. The
.snocats and silver republicans are
ryanirng, and under certain condi-
J rg put up separate tickets.
'u< Nerns as IL the issue OF the cam
Erou'd be the money question. clear
ix,h and put in an unequivocal man
lhere has been some disposition in
2 aries to modify the declaration of
sM!oaal Platforms in such manner rs
htEr the lines less abruptly. This pol
~ net very vigorous opposition. and II
WINS that II is to be Abandoned On
ssay last the Cincinnati Enquirer con-
~ Tie following editorial utterance.
Enbly dictated by Jonn r. Mclean
av'ae the full Endorsement OF the
NE'7inent leaders OF the silver move
III OF ENQUIRER EDITORIAL.
Nhquirer has no candldltt for the
'e'ne nomination for governor or for
ma 1t will take no part in what
Fs'HH there may be for the guberna-
81 Fs'srence. 1t has not entered into
I.!atlon Of any sort with anybody
" not 1t has no choice amonr the
Nalable men mentioned. All 1t
~ eemands-and In that IL simply
Sane voice OF the democracy is that
s4s convention shall resolve directly,
mncisely and Enthusiastically for the
ana unlimited coinage of silver and
lN II shall hot berog or confuse
I'VE by the Introduction Of other
Sa mat every man nominated on
( ..Olm shall be an earnest. honest,
!. slel and unQuestiunGd free silver
j us ard experience have complete
1910. N The action of the democratic
80 OF last year Its singlenoss Of
~ was Its most effective polrt. The
|tyA sa was In the lead then. and
sp. sun uppermoSt is great enough
~. Ine entire party energy for the
r.. mere is TO be no yielding and no
\ se but a simple forward march
y. .n already bia1ed What differ
~ t'e were in the party last year
/. ~, " adjusted on this line. and there is
~ doubt that they VIII be.
1 a. OF democrats who were doubtful
VI MI Ne now convinced and are ,ovalIy
1 Nahliy Joining tho regular orcani2n-
s,s.,,,s .y 10 not ask or expeC- the vast
'tsS wv TO surrender.
ii III Platform Of the ENQUIRER is lJenI-
L. w The position of Mr. John n Me-
u ~ mas no candidate for governor.
Z. rr,,s, straight -olit silver Platform
l. i. S,Asn-out silver man to stand on
ssa,,,i S iot no action that viii REQUIRE
a. IA. VI apology on this head. He
ap,,,a" VIII not attempt to restrain
'rss fancy of the inurnnlists who
" /, ~, pu, him IN combinations and
,ss ia ih me support of specirc Gle
y, oor" interests, but he can md does
tsy Ia, ,p' ell, that they are wrong.
ID w., No. a zen partial in assoclating him
y NM, aS'insrished and honorable men
aa BAT W. mas the highest personal re-
J .. tset NV are k"enly alive as he Ia
wat trsls nv uctnocrat In this I'M
.-tAashir en-, must have any political
nh a ,,y eAcnpt With the whole demo-
y sensnw,. ana its silver allies. Au Of
's,ly th,nnrss contemplating union will act
prn , we regular party AGENCY"
o. sEpLY TO THE ISSUE
,,rrjsn a''' day the cincinnati CONNER
d, i, e replied TO the above dec,,r
Tally a, ,,' 'V''o"lns editorial, doubtless
'su.: authoritative as that of the En-
'sslioar. Aha has named the issue. The
~ ~ Of next fsu me challenge, The cam
%ssfor, other ' S for the election OF n
~ which i ssale officers and a legis.
*. sastor tr 70 name the next United
y, and ex eInsir phio. is to be fought
4. on Il will WHEY on the free silver
'Q;lsr is, NE demand az 1a,..,