Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-08
BAsHoR AND SILVER.
Littio Prospect of Compromise
With SOUND Money Faction at

L1ttlO prospect OF compromise
With SOUND Money Faction at
Democratic Convention.
Des Moines. Aug. 8.-As safely as
anything relating to politics. it can be
predicted that the silver democrats Of
Iowa will at their state convention next
week scorn the olive branch of peace,
proffered by their sound money breth-
rem, and once more read out Of the
party everybody who will not accept
the fullest measure Of Bryan and 16
to l.
The sound money men have done all
they could, but their advances will not
be met half way. From the actions thus
far taken by county conventions, and
from the expressions of delegates who
have been elected to the state conven-
ton. it can safely be ventured that Bry
an will be unequivocally endorsed for
the nomination In 1900; that the Chi
|cago platform will be reiterated, not in
la perfunctory fashion, but with ringing
emphasis on the free silver declara-
tions, and finally, that men who have
become known as conservatives on the
currency issue will be given distinctly
to understand that they are not wanted
to flock with the party. They must re-
pent in sackcloth and ashes, and, ac-
knowledging their errors, humbly petit
ton to be received back into fellowship
And when they have done this, their
lpetitions will be taken under considera-
ton.
The development of ultra Bryan and
silver sentiment, in the last two or three
months, has been a surprise. When the
| state central committee met early in
| the spring and called the convention for
August 16, it selected Hon. Cato Sells,
lof Vinton, to be temporary chairman
of the gathering. Mr.. Sells has always
been regarded as conservative on the
money question. But he was not of the
large class that voted for Mckinley or
Palmer in 1896 On the other hand he
remained Loyalty with the organization,
| accepted it's platform, supported the
ticket publicly and privately and made
himself in many ways the most con-
spicuous example of this class of party
men. He had been United States at
torney for the northern Iowa district
.lunder the second Cleveland admnistra-
/ ton; his Affiliations We're with the
slsound money element. But he remained
with the party.
So it happened that when the state
slcommittee, controlled by the free sill
verites, selected him for chairman, II
| was universally accepted as an olive
| branch Immediately the newspapers
land the sound money people generally
lheralded forth the news that the free
Isilver people We're giving up. 1t was de-
|clared that the state committee hao
Ibeen captured by the sound money sec
i ton of the party and that plans Were
laying for the capture OF the conyen-
ton. Mr.. Sells began to be talked OF
flor the gubernatorial nomination.. II
4 was urged that with him as candi-
|date, the platform might say what II
pleased, the sound money people would
|accept him as the platform.
The result was what might have beer
Iexpected. The uncompromising advo-
|cates of is to 1 promptly took up the
FIchallenge. They declared that the state
lconvention must take the strongest pos
lsibe ground on the money question. Ir
lorder that they should not be nnisunder.
stood a movement was started to have
Bryan strongly endorsed for the mex
nomination for president. Then S. H
Rashor, of Waterloo, was brought on
for governor by the silver element. Mr.
4 Bashor was formerly minister. H.
was at one time the fusion candidate
for congress in the Third distric
against Col Henderson. He was origi
nally populist. but always fusionist
and in 1896 was taken into full demo
cratic fellowship. He is man of goot
|standards, and on the whole will maxi
la very respectable candidate.
The action of the Polk county demo
cratic convention on Saturday is con
sidered to settle that Sells can not b.
the nominee for governor.
The convention will be held here oil
Aug. 16. i'll the new auditorium. From
all parts of the state come report
which leave no doubt that it will be wei
attended. There Is no contest for an.
of the nominations