Show it will likely divide democrats OPINION OP MB BLAND are not united on the question minister ransoms troubles KANSAS CITY mo sept 6 ex congressman bland was here today he waa asked in case the democratic national convention refuses to adopt a free silver platform what will be the result there will he a division between the eastern and western democracy it is it seems to me inevitable anyway the party ia inharmonious its farmer leaders are one way and the party is the other war issues the tariff and other things have kept the party together heretofore but they ae being lost sight of no one can tell the outcome apparently the republicans are not together they are afraid of the silver issue and are doing all they can to keep it quiet the only thing the free silver democrats ann cnn do now is to keep organizing if there should be another bond issue before long it would have a great effect it was the issue of the last that set the people to thinking the eastern capitalists know this and they will try to prevent another one if possible a compromise possible they tried it in kentucky they put up a free silver candidate there on a rold standard platform what is the result why they ara in worse shape than they were before the convention ven tion |