The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-07
COLORADO.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Denver, Colo, Aug. 5.-The prospects
for fusion of the silver forces in his
state in the coming campaign are not
fiattering at the present time. Senator
Teller and all the patriotic friends of
the free coinage of silver are doing
heroic work in hat direction, but as
against the forces of the enemy,
among which are many alleged silver
men, not much Roadway has as yet
been made. The fascinating cry of "a
united republican party together with
haggling over state nominations by the
populist and democratic conventions,
may prevent, in this state, the much
desired silver union in preparation for
the campaign two years hence.
Since the arrival Of Senators Wolcott
and Teller from Washington, political
matters have had a big boost. VOL
colt arrived on July 10, and immedi-
ately called in consultation all the
political leaders of the so-called Nc
Kinley republican faction of the state.
These conferences are still going on,
the purpose being of a two-fold char
acter. First. to patch up Wolcott's po-
litical fences. which have suffered Sc
Verely DV STORMS, caused DN his nOD-
nobbing with goldbugs at Washington,
and second. to adopt methods and plans
for the coming campaign that will pre-
vent a fusion Of the three silver parties
of the state.
Senator Teller arrived four days later
n Immediately issued a manifesto,
declaring that the silver forces must
be held together in the state campaign
from constable to congressman, and
that no dickering with Mckinley re-
publicans should be don under any
circumstances. Thus a fight is on be-
tween the two senators, not a personal.
q but a political fight, the result of which
IL is too early to predict with GER
, tainty.
The first clash of the opposing forces
was in the fight between Chairman
Fleming and Secretary Parks of the
Arapahoe county central committee of
the silver republican party. Parks re-
fused to give up the records when re-
moved by Fleming. This raised such
a row that the committee got to-
gether and fired Fleming from the
craftsmanship, putting II. II. Eddy In
his place. Fleming, ii is well under
stood. is a Wolcott man, and wanted
to get rid of Parks. who is a Tellerite.
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mise candidate. who is looked upon
with much suspicion by fusionists. He
Is a political boss. who has been re-
peatedly turned down by the people.
and Il is not doubted that he will en-
gineer some deal before the campaign
is over which will prevent the fusion
of the silver republican vote with that
of the democrats and populists. This
Is important, because in Arapahoe
county lies the main strength of the
silver republican party.
The state conventions of the three
silver parties-democrats, populists and
silver republicans-are called to meet
at the same time and place, Colorado
Springs, on Sept. s. AS matters look
now. the fusion of the silver repub-
licans with the others will be prevent
ed. This is what the wolcott faction
hopes to accomplish. just as il did in
the campaign of two years ago.
In that campaign the three silver
parties tried to get together on a
state and national ticket. but zone
would concede what the others wanted.
so each put up a ticket of its own.
The Mckinley republicans then in
dorsed the candidates of the silver re-
publican party, and made all the deals
possible to give the silver faction the
offices. while they were rewarded by
securing the organization of the two
factions for their own. This dodge was
successful in a large majority of the
districts of the state. Right here is
where the McKinleyites expect TO get
in their work this fall-by prevent
ing the silver republicans from fusing
with the other silver parties of the
state. they expect to retain a strength
ened machine, and perhaps get some of
their candidates elected.
Seventeen of the senator elected TO
the legislature this fall will hold over
and participate in the election OF Sena-
tor wolcott's successor in 1901. VOL