Show f I TO U ABANDON SILVER S l Eastern Democrats Hope to Capture Convention f I ALSO PARTY ORGANIZATION I They will bo for Bryan but will Eliminato White Metal from the 1 PlatformTom Johnson of Ohio to bo Chairman of the National Committee Com-mittee Scheme Is Being Worked and Indications are that it will Succeed It will bo Tough on tho Silver Democrats of the West I St toiDp March 1C ExGov William i Wil-liam J Stone Democratic national poinmltteeman from Missouri said today I to-day he believed there was some truth In the statement that there is a movement move-ment among Eastern Democrats lo I elect Tom L Johnson of Ohio chair nan of the national committee and eliminate silver from the platform To a PostDispatch representative Gov Stone said From Information that came to me at Washington and since I gather that the object which the Palmer io Ruckner Democrats are trylnir to attain Is the capture of the organization of their party The scheme I seems to be to gel Into the convention as delegates and with as little noise as possible but by means of adroit manipulation control t as many delega lions I us possible with the ultimate ob j I ject of con ll011Ing the convention and capturing the national committee They will be for Bryan but they want the organization Speaking for myself while I am ery glad lo see the Palmer and Buck ner Democrats of 1S9G come back lo till party I do not believe In offering premium for Inch return If they come back they should come with no hope of reward but as plain Democrats Demo-crats They deserted the party In 1SOC and fought It as hard as they could and they should expect no reward for feeing the error of theIr ways and repenting re-penting I i do not believe In giving them the management of the national I campaign |