Show AT CHICAGO Washington April 14 Solln Sound money democratic leaders are seriously alarmed over the outlook ok for or the control o of the National Co Convention The free re ree silver democrats democrats are making a most the iho- iho tho thorough rough campaign carrying everything n Inthe in inthe the South and West and and claiming that tha they will ha e a large majo majority ilY a at Chicago Recent political deve developments particularly parti particularly particularly in the South tend lend t to show that tha this claim it not not m mere re taI tal tai c The Alabama Ala Ala- barn bama ann primaries s went more than two ti tione to toone toone one f for r the free silver d democratic m cratic can dilate In Arkansas both b th democratic seekers for lor or the Gubernatorial nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion 1011 are for a free silver nomination One however declared that he was no not coi n favor of bolting the party if it it adopted adopter a gold standard platform at Chicago wh whereupon r po his opponent said that he hl was in in iii favor of a bolt under those cir cir- and would Mould support no martor man mar manor f tor or r President who was not an open and avowed free silver advocate On this clearly learly defined issue issue the A Arkansas kansas demo democracy democracy cracy have begun to flop to the bolt bolta a advocating candidate with startling unanimity In Misso Missouri ri lh the free silver democracy y was so overwhelmingly successful that even ven so popular a man as ex Fran cis is was dropped out of oC sight and the c city tv of oc St. St Louis itself showed a large majority for free ree silver In Tennessee ev even ven n the Memphis district known as asic the ic Gibraltar of sound money in the I w went two t to one for free s silver lver The rite he Monticello celebration yesterday showed the platform applauding G ex-G ex v. v Russell for his sound money money sentiment but Hit gut the assembled cheered Senator Daniels Daniel's free silver oration to the ic echo With the p e e exception eption of f Richmond it is claimed that Vj Virginia ginia I will vill be solid for free ee silver West of 01 the Mississippi Minnesota and possibly Washington will send sound bound money honey delegations legations to Chicago The I free ree silve leaders claim that everything I Ielse else tine Ise will be solid for free tree silver Wise nm n- n I tin sin m will twill be for sound money Michigan j jwill will vill Have flave a divided delegation Illinois and nd Ind Indiana will be divided Ohio in in- irate strongly that Allen W. W Thurman fhurman and nd Ind his free silver lieutenants will iII ably bly capture capt re a majority of orthe the delegates ales d b by tl e j ver people P that bol lot oth Kentucky and West Virginia Vrrginia will follow ollow olio w the local t tide de towards free sil- sil ver er Senator Harris of Tennessee claims t the convention will vill have ma ma- jor tv foi fur free Cree silv silver r It Ills is is e even een en clai claimed ed hat int there will be delegates from Crom Mainett M Maine in inin in tt i favor favor of f the white meta metal The free silver men may be in in a ma ma- only in the convention but they will not ot be able to control it it however as under under un un- uner un- un der er the democratic rule it requires a tw fl fluids o- o thirds thirds vote to t nominate nominate As Aso Asno A Ano no o sound money man will run on a silver ilver platform the silver men will have to o make terms Silver men men have headquarters one headquarters one at Washington one at St. St LoUis Louts Louis and one at atC C Chicago all Chicago all in in active operation supplied sup sup- supplied plied with plenty of funds and equipped quipped with multitudes o of documents which are ent sent out nut by the tile ton There are extensive manipulations be be- I heath leath the surface known tu to but Jew few but nevert nevertheless s of a formidable ch u trader ler A deal has practically been made for Cor the populists to indorse the nominees nu of 01 the he Chicago Chicag Convention in in case it it comes out for free silver As A. a bait itIS itis it its IS s claimed that this will will add votes voles to the d democracy throughout the South and West If U If as is cla claimed med 00 free silver republicans were to vote for or the democratic candidates the free tree silver people figure out a certain victory They claim that fiat they will carry nearly every state which sends a free silver delegation on to to Chic Chicago go |