Show ANTI SHIR metts MENS burke cochran will fa fight for repeal PARTY LINES NOT recognized blands bland remarks indicate flaat will be 1 contested inch by inch with the antl anti silver mon aug 7 for tile first timo time in many years the tile anti tree coinage men aro are an aggressive element in the alouse of representatives since the demo neti tin of silver in 1873 silver men have been an aggressive element in every congress ng as and have yearly de edt hatan an atonement bo be offered fur for the crime ot of 1873 and that silver be restored to its place as a money I 1 metal tal the militant spirit of the free coinage element ie is still to the tile front but there has suddenly appeared an equally aggressive spirit a among nion the hitherto conservative anti free coinage men who have suddenly assumed the aggressive and demanded that the purchasing clause of the sherman ac act t b be re repealed e led and that it bo be done unc unconditionally 0 and abonce at once the leader of this element is a it man who never follows but always leads th alie e ll 11 lion 0 B bodurko 0 u cockran of new york I 1 ho le h has u rs be been e n known for many years as the tile high chieftain chiet tain of tammany and as ono one of tile greatest orators of the da day but now ho he appears in a now new g role popularly recognized as the champion of tile presidents financial poli policy c in the halls of congress it is the elc element that has Cockran sit at its head that today hoists lite black flag and declared no quarter to the advocates of free coinage tho the immediate and unconditional repeal ot of the sherman act without reference to committees is the policy of cockran and he lie today conferred with silver men to induce them to agree u upon a P plan tali whereby the in issue newill will eo bo fought out in the halls balls of congress without awaiting the appointment of committees according to bland no agreement U upon the subject of a silver debate in tp the house is probable just y yet el he said this evening to a reporter 0 of the associated associate ate d press that hockran and himself had been talking about tha the matter tut no authorized proposition has been made and no conclusion reached 1 I told cockran that I 1 would consult with those interested with me in regard to the question but I 1 have not yet aven able to do so what were the terms of the proposition that cockran made there has been nothing deri definite nite proposed as yet cockran asked if we would consider a proposition looking to an arrangement under wh which it the silver ques question timi will bo discussed at once and I 1 told him we would listen to him whal what condition or limitation governing erni ng the situation will bo be acceptable to 0 o 1 silver i iv e r men we do not want to unduly del delay a action e in the premises responded iff lelaud 1 but we must have an opportunity to offer discuss and vote u upon 0 n the tile amen amendments d ments which we shall I 1 afe offer r to ti the le bill to repeal the sherman law this must be granted or there can be in tit my opinion I 1 no agreement regarding the matter 11 the position of bland is accepted by anti silver men as an indication that the free coinage people will stubbornly tion contest test every stage of repeal and yim yield nothing that is not wrested d by the force of superior strength on successive roll callif calls lit indeed repealing men have numerical strength to successfully force the issue to that determination in a sLat statement ement to the press tonight cockran explained that his proposition ta t bland related rather to measures tl than lan to time the whole quest question t ion 11 he slid is exhausted in three propositions first to repeal tile silver purchase act unconditionally second w to repeal the silver purchase law and revive the bland act of 1878 third to repeal the silver purchase law and provide for the free coinage of silver my suggestion is that these be offered to the house in turn and debated as aa fast as they are defeated if they should be defeated let everybody talk that wants fo to and on these three propositions everybody can bo be heard what limit of time do you pro posea IT J shall make nono none not entirely agreeable to bland but what I 1 want and it if you please anti silver men want is that the country may know that this house will go right to work on the sub sul eject at once and come to a vote some time that is the main man thing to bo be desired that the country be assured of action actio n representative bynum who is is credited with being the associate of cockran in the effort to bring about an agree ment menti ba said id when asked about the matter 1 I should consider it rather an parliamentary r proceeding to enter ente upon a debate I 1 in advance yd jamee of tho the full organization of the house still it might be done lone by resolving tho the house into committee commit We of the whole upon tho the state of the union and utilizing the time until the tile committees are appointed and ready to work I 1 am in favor of the repeal of tho the bherman sherman law it is improbable that at the caucus which republicans have callad tor for tomorrow mornine morning they will take up and discuss the tile question of party policy the caucus ia Is called for tile purpose of determining who shall bo be chosen as representatives presenta natives tives of the minority of the clerical 1 and working forces of the senate concerning tho the policy of the lite party a prominent senator on the floor and and in vai caucus actis and who has heretofore been a stalwart partisan said this evening that the republicans were anxiously awaiting the suggestions of the president the republicans eaid said he are too patriotic to attempt to prevent anything that is for the good of the country and if it there ia is any metta measure tim that the democrats can possibly agree upon that will restore the confidence of lite people ale we as a party will support it aug 7 t a sugg suggestion es of representative bourke cockran in the house a number of its members principally the new york dele delegation gatio met in the arlington hotel tonight an and A informally discussed the best beat method ol 01 securing securing imm immediate consideration and fixing 01 of the time for taking a vote on the silver question the confer conference ence appointed ft a committee to take a poll of 0 tho the house and ascertain its I 1 |