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Show AFTER HIS SCULP, The Silver Men in Congress Say That B. Harrison's Latest Move is a Political Trick. Stewart Says That the President is Talking Humbug and Bland Impugns His Sincerity DEMOCRATS ARE ALARMED Shaking Because They Fear that Thsy Will Lose a Number of D3mo-cratic D3mo-cratic Silver States. FOR A FEW MUGWUMPS. Bland Names North Carolina, Sourli Carolina. Caro-lina. Oeorgia, Alabama, Mississippi aud Arkansas at Doubtful with an Anti-Sliver Candidate. New York, April 28. The New York Herald's Washington special says: ''For the sake of a few New England mugwumps we are likely to lose a number of democratic silver states," declared Congressman Blaud. Bland has apparently abandoned all hope of silver legislation at the present session of contrress. He does not admit this in so many words, but does not talk hopefully of getting his bill up again in the house and he" knows there is little chance that the senate sen-ate will take the initiative in passing the bill. Bland was asked what states the democrats demo-crats were likely to lose this fall because of their failure to pass a silver bill. He named North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas. "What do you think of the proposition for a monetary conference?" Bland received the suggestion with a scornful sniff and said: "That does not fool anybody. There will be no monetary conference. con-ference. The president does not want a monetary conference. England does not want a monetary conference nor do the New England nor do the bankers of Wall street. They are all in. cahoots. This is merely a political trick on the part of the president. He simply wants to tide over the situation until next election. He has no expectation ex-pectation that there will be a monetary conference, con-ference, nor have I." Bland said the committee on rules might bring in an order calling up the silver bill again, keeping it before the house until disposed dis-posed of; but asked if he thought they would do it, he replied he could not toll what they would do. These view of Bland seem to be shared by Pugh of Alabama, an ard-nt silver man aud a strong opponent of the nomination of Cleveland. He agrees with Blaud in thinking think-ing a number of southern states are doubtful with an anti-free coinage candidate. He goes further, and insists that north Carolina and South Carolina will be carried by the republicans at the autumn election if the democrats renominate Cleveland or any candidate with decided anti-silver views. "Humbug," was the ejaculation of Senator Sena-tor Stewart of Nevada, when asKed what he thought of the president's plan for an international inter-national silver conference. "The president talks about tbe enlarged use of silver," said the senator. "There can be no enlarged use cf silver except to use it for money. He is talking nonsense. I intend to make a special spe-cial speech about it at th3 first opportunity." |