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BK " ' THE SUN, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1800. ' '"' : 1
1 J MtVlInrrity .was to telegraphic, eommnntcatlon
J ?Trtth Mr. Whitney, In Now York U tho morntna
HJ BTtT the MTantrcmenta.
1 '- '" ' xnstoHAnr work to juc don.
V Tbt great demonstration on 8aturday night
V i , Is to bo preceded on Friday evening nnd alt day
HJ ,v tinturday by conferences amonir tho gold men.
HJ Ullii vast majority of the gold people will arrive
HJ' I at tho Aodltorlum on Friday afternoon. It Is
HJ there that William C. Whitney Is to open his
HJ Jiendqaartcra, and lio Is to bo surrounded by ex.
HJj f Oov. Rassell and ex-Congressman John C Ru .
HJ ellfOf Massachusetts. Senator Vilas, Senator
Hff Gray, Senator Lindsay, Don M. Dickinson, and
HJ! others.,. Senator Hill and cx-Gov. Flower aro to
Hi v put up at tho Palmer linuso. Ex-Oov. Flower.
HJ If was ascertained to-day, Is to do soma prac
HJ -J tloal missionary work while here. Ills friends
HFi c who aro on tho ground declare that he Is Just
Hjl t.'jho man io visit tho silver delegations and
HI , talk to them Id his earnest and direct way In
HJ ' be hP of brlpglng thorn down from their ex
Hk.f- trone demands of a 10-to-1 mank. Mr. Flower.
HJV Kwasfurthor said, will start right out on Sat
Hf Jirday morning and will keep tits work up until
Hjl tho Convention comes to an end. and his friends
HJ hero aro convinced that his labors will not bo In
HJ tipraln. They bellovo that he will bo Instrumental
Hj p4n modifying the extremo tendencies of many
H "pt tho silver men. It Is woll known that Mr.
Hjl JBlower la very much liked by tho politicians in
Hjl other Bute, and that ho Is tho Ideal man to
HJlI "tanks the effort to Induce them not to tako or
HJj txemo measures, oven though thoy ovldently
HJ! iivo tho power to do bo.
HJlj ' ( to onoamzE Tint gold mew.
Hi' At Mr. Whitney's headquarters In the Audi
Uf toriom tho plans for organizing tho gold men in
Hl tho Convention will bo pcrfocted. It Is con
Blj fended that in every Stato In the Union there
taroaonnd gold men, and Mr, Whitney nnd his
H friends are to gather thesa men around htm.
Hi 'pnd tber are to work upon the delegates who
HL 'favor free stiver nt 10 to 1. It Is alsodetor
H I -intnod to get as many gold men as posslblo np
H ( pointed on the Committee of Credentials, the
H jCommltteo on nesolutlons, and tho Commlttco
H Son Permanent Organization.
H It la also tho programmo to havo snb-commlt-
Wj 'tees, which will be In tho nature of steering
If r committees, and these aro to attempt to turn
v the silver tide In allot thoState delegations and
I J. Jtotrlng about as for as posslblo a plank which
I rlll represent tho bimetallic Idea. Indeed.
W , 'every effort Is to bo mado to mako tho platform
H v ' adopted by tho Democrats at Saratoga tho plat
H -form of this Convention. Tbo gold men are ex
B pocted to bo tireless In tholr energies, nnd to
P slve this Convention an ovld'enco of industry
Hp ""'wtilcu' shall be spoken of with admiration in
HBt It future conventions of the Dcmoc ratio party,
Hjl .Comptroller Eckels. Assistant Secretnry of tho
H i Treasury William E. Curtis, and many other
Hrf '"AVashlngton officials aro either on tho ground
Hj ""already, or aro to bo here within a few days to
HJ Is" carry out the orders of Mr. Whitney In this
HH) V , tight of tho gold men.
Bj : '' Senator Hill forms one of the most Important
i v, factors In the present situation. He hasnlwa)s
Hj boon known as a sound-money man, but his
Hh friends who are already here declare that tho
Hii ) Cleveland Administration has gono nut of Its
H L tray to slap ttio faces of tho silver men, and
K , that these tactics have aroused an animosity
HJ '(''"which will tako the most tireless efforts to
E, '' overcome. Tbey old thnt the Cleveland Ad
&! ministration might have accomplished happy
Hjj,. results at Washington except for Its knock
Mg "down aQd drag-out policy.
Hj"'n - WHAT TIIE BIbVFIt MEI SIT.
HjVn , Thesllvor"aien aro fully allvo to tho efforts of
tho gold men to accomplish their overthrow.
B I Gov. Stono and others do not bellcvo that
Hi it Is posslblo for anv thing but a 10 to 1 plank
HJ Md a 10 to 1 candidate to come nut of this
H f Convention. Gov. Stono said to-dny that the
HJ I silver men were very partial to the selection
Hj I of Senator Harris of Tennesseo to be permanent
HjK' '! Ghalrman of the Convention.
HJk "Wo have not. I assure you," Gov. Stone con
HkUnucdJ" considered the name of any delegate to
Ko temporary Chairman. There has been a good
HW-n--"allc-IPdlvidoly qgalnyt tho selection
HJH?' Senator Hill. Tbtro -has been noVnccrted
HBBCtlon anainst the selection of Gov. Hill that
HJfjT .Inmnwareof. There la a disposition to avoid
K;,Berlous troublo If possible."
Hll Gov. Stone's sentiments wore not echoed by
HhI vGov. Altgeld. Senator Tillman, or Senator
Hbl slackbutn. Senator Money of Mississippi said
Hj9 ff"4' Ds believed that he. represented the sentl
P) ' ments of the silver men when he said:
Hj J. jyDarjnoni' 1 all right, but It must be the
Hf) "tarmony which ensues when the majority
Hjg. JVulei Had the gold men won by a majority of
Hjl Pne tbey would rightly expect to control this
HB1 -.'Convention. As it is. we have won, and we are
HHJlrPHu.oJ to the full fruit of our vlctorr. We
Hfcj ' mat naT0 everything, from temporary Chalr
HPt man to the maktne of the platform and namlug
Hlr'0'boconlltlttt- As for tbo rights of tbo Na
HJ ilopi-l Committee. It was created for tho cun
Hj Tenlence of the Convention, not the Convention
Hj r,fQr It. Its duty ended when It brought this
H 'Convention togethcr.and lttsnnwiinrttianjnc(',
Hj as dead as the bulrushes In which Moses wns
m found. It has no rights wo are bound to con-
H That may be all very well, but it Is knovn
H 'positively here that many silver men are very
H , much opposed to combating the National Com
HJa'tiltte6' in tho selection of tne temporary Clmlr
HJ B an. These silver men say tbat they are ready
HF H . nd willlna to Stand up and fight for a 10 to 1
HQ plank, ahd they will bo glad to have their votes
HPCI couhted for such a plank, but they otld that
EV many silver men seo no objection whatever to
HJU thotelectlon of Senator Hill, and that It would
Hb) bo' folly to make his selection tho test of
HHf rengtb between tho gold men and tho silver
Hi in the temporary organization of the Con
HHkIob They say thnt Senator fllll, notwlth
HfedpB the protests of Altgeld, Tillman, and
HHPTbUfn. would get very many silver votes
HjHroV temporary Chairman of tho Convention,
HjKnbnt that tnso samo votos would, tho moment
HE tho silver ptank rfna Introduced, rally to the
HBcWPportof tbaVplank.
HBpThe'stlver menpropose If possible to offset
HBfr-iho demonstration bf tho gold men on Snturday
HHfSht by n great demonstration In tho interests
HBrry"vcr They have not perfected their ar
HBvfn Clements, but from alt that Is known there is
HHK- er' Pu'bllity that tho silvar men will gather
HJHA Columbia Theatre, either on Sunday or Moil
BKaf night, and whoop It up for their cause. Just
H jf M tho gold men nre to mako things lively on
Wf) Saturday. Tho sliver men will bo uddressed by
their famous orators. Thoy will Include Hena
l( tor Iilackburn, Gov. Altgeld, Senator Daniel,
It 1 Qovt. rJtpne, Senator Jones, and many others.
Wj ,JJn fact,tbero is every Indication thnt for tho
fjj noif tp.ro or.four dayi Chicago wilt be called
111 upon to hear tho orators lrom ull over tho
1 Jcountry. gold men and silver men.
1 1 ' TUB IlI-AND. HO IKS, AM) TEIXRR IIOOHS.
J " Tbo Illand poomers are taking every means to
("Iboostlong their candidate. They havo several
headquarters. Dhind's managers havo been
criticised for their apparont lack of dlgnltr In
t 4ho llterutnro thoyliand out and In tho signs
( with which they decorata tho Illand headquar-
't?rs. Only In a few Instances Is Mr. Illnnd re-
1 xerred to by his proper nnnie. The signs and
' f thtt.lllcraturo invariably speak of him as "SI).
, Ver Dick," Any way tho Illand boomers figured
oat to-day that ho had 082 delegates, as follows:
( Arksntaf Ill North Iiaknta 0
1 ,-jllbm V4;Mjiitli lkol B
li . OalUornla In Ohio 41
'N fdstio. 0 'u'aaiiiimtnn
B n)Arl""J e.Aimku i)
H. 1 1 Indian Territory ti boulli Carolina In
I ' Ullllnoli .,,, , 48 li-aiini-e J
M "1 Kausas., -n Tnius , m
illwobrl ' ltsii U
lonuns 10 On von 8
fcwitexloo l' l)lilrlc.t of Columbia ... i)
prl Oklahoma
JGW)sbrktt I Total BHii
HMU ,The friends of I'ncle Hod Holes declare that
HBsV bushel of salt should be tuken with overy one
Hjlni the Illand figures.
HHf I Tho boom for Senator Teller seems to beget
HflbtlBI along try fairly. The old Sharon estate,
HEflstor Stewart and Congressman Newlands,
HJiMtui to be taking a hand in tho Teller boom,
HKlllt from alt that cun lw ascertained they eem
HBll'U very much moro Inteiested In bringing
HJniilt tli iioulutlmi ol Telltr for Vlre-Prrsl-HHHni
ll " anything else. "IJuck" Ilenrlchsen,
HB V toy Teller is out of the race.
HHHs Wl ''" V0,t X 0!"slAY CONVENTION,
HHHh''"0 fc.dd declares that the free-silver men
HHHH-'ilVjlay ConvenUon. Whether Mr. Alt-
Bald will havo his way about this matter Is an
other question. Gov. Altgeld, In exidalnlnghls'
position, says i
"Wo shall have control of tho Convention,
and It Is, wo think, to our best Interest to
wind up the business of the Convention In ono
day. T.h'o single gold standard men will, of
course, fight for delay. It Is to their Interest to
spar for wind, as ilia sporting men would say.
Thoy have no liopo of controlling the Convon
tlon, but ,lt Is tholr .desire to proarastlnate.
Thoy want to divert tho platform from a
straight 10 to 1 stiver basin to some sort of a
muddled compromise. 'Wore wo to let the Con
vention remain tn session several days they
might do this."
Gov. Altgeld says many harsh things. Ap
parently ho does not stop to consider whom ho
lilts. For In stnn co ho lias declared that tho
gold men are to buy up tho silver men. One of
his critics declared this afternoon thai that Is a
foolish Insnlt, and ho added!
"Gov. Altgeld's announcemeni ttiat big sacks
of Eastern aotd nre on tho way to Chicago
which will be usod to 'buy oft' silver delegates
Is not very complimentary to tho delegates.
Does Altgeld know any of them who nre pur
chatablor Ho has gratuitously Insulted tils
comrades, wno to a man donbtlcss nre as In
vulnerablo to bribery as ho Is, and who aro In
this fight for motives moro worthy than tils
own,"
Just who the sliver men would like for tem
porary Chairman Is not known. There Is somo
talk of ex-Congressman W, J. llryan of Ne
braska and Gov. Stono of Missouri, but this Is
all talk and nothing moro. While It Is conceded
by tho gold men that tho sliver men are In ttio
majority In the Convention, the present senti
ment warrants tho statement tbat unless tho
situation changes tho silver leaders will not bo
able to mass their delegates In opposition to
Senator Hilt, It ho Is solocted to bo temporary
Chairman by tho National Committee. Tho
sliver leaders do not like tho programme. Tl.ey
do not believe In giving the gold men a single
Inch of advantage. Senator Jones and several
other sliver men say that they havo the highest
respect for Senator Hill, and thoy believe that
he would rule fairly, but Altgeld and Iilackburn
prefer to make a fight against Senator Hill It
tho National Committee presents his name, and
It will then be ascertained whether tho silver
men are to follow their leader.
AI.TOEI,D WANTS TO MAKE THE Pt.ATronM.
The silver mon held another long confcrcnco
thlsovenlng nt tholr headquarters In the Slier
man House. It was there developed that Gov.
Altgeld will undoubtedly attempt to bo made
Chairman of the Commlttco on Resolu
tions. Gov. Altgeld, It was ascertained,
has already practically written n report
for tho Committee on Resolutions, which
ho believes should bo presented to tho
Convention. It Is now understood exactly why
ho did not wish to be either temporary or per
manent Chairman of tbo Convention. Ho
wishes to bo In a position to deliver, as Chair
man of the Committee on Resolutions, a speech
similar to tho one ho uttered when he was re
nominated for Governor at l'eorla last week. In
that speech ho attacked President Cleveland
and gave utteranco to many sharp criticisms
of tho Cleveland Administration. In tho
report of the Committee on Resolutions,
which Gov. Altgeld declares ho will head,
ho Intends to rcitrrato his attacks on the Cleve
land Administration, and ho declares that this
Democratic National Convention will bo the
first In the history of the party to adjourn
without commending tho outgoing Democratic
Administration. On tho contrary, he Insists
that this Convention shall give expression to
sharo criticisms on tho Cleveland Administra
tion. At this gathering of the silver men to-night it
was ascertained Just by Altgeld, Tillman, and
Blackburn oppoo the prorjosed selection of
Senator Hill to bo temporary Chairman by the
National Committee. They fear that Senator
Hill will take occasion to deliver a speech
which may havo very marked effect on the
delegates. They fear tbat Senator Hill will
bring to bis support arguments and statements
which may do damage to an ultra plank of 10
to 1. There were silver men nt tho gather
ing who tald that they had read Senator
Hill's speeches lu New York State on bimetal
lism, and tbey lurther declared that Mr. Whit
ney's belief that an International agreement on
the stiver question Is not far distant mar be
circulated among the silver delegates and di
vert them from their purpose of a straight six-tcen-to-nne-plank.
Hut It Is tho proposed speech
of Senator Hill. It he should bo the temporary
Chairman, which the sliver leaders desire par
ticularly to prevent, and they will therefore uso
every means to prevent his selection.
JOIIH n, M'LEAX O.N THE SITUATION.
John It. McLean Is around to-night with bis
Presidential boom, and ho declares that tho
free-silver men mako up the great majority of
tho delegates in this Convention. Headded:
"It would lie asinine on their part not to
taki adantago of tbelr position and to tako
everything within their reach. I would not ad
vise arbitrary or rough measures oti their part,
but, on the contrary. I would suggest that they
deal out to the minority tho most courteous
treatment and plenty of the bouquets. Speak
ing for myself. I want the free-silver plank of
10 tn 1 put through without the slightest
hesitancy, and I want a man nominated hero
who will not cheat the platform. The majority
will rulo here, and the majority nre tho sliver
men. We have tho utmost respect for tho gold
men. but they will find, what we havo knonn
all along, that they aro In the minority, and
that with the plank we aro to adopt here we
shall corry New York and other Eastern States.
New York Is full of silver sentiment. As nn cvl
denco of this feeling In that State, I havo only
occasion to recall to you that It required all of
the efforts of ex-Gov. Koswcll I. Flower to stamp
out the free-silver sentiment In Watertonn. This
free-silver business Is coming up for trial nnd
the Jury will give the verdict In November
next. If I had my way hero there should ba no
platform except tho money plnnx railing for
tho Independent freecolnnge of sllxer nt into 1.
This w as tho only rcnl question at St. iouls, for
the reason thnt tho candidate of tho Republican.
party had been practically agreed upon for
months. The only fight there was when Mc
Klntey's manager and McKlnley himself were
overthrown, and against their wishes tho word
'gold' was put In the money plank,"
nOOMINO SFNATOIl TEI.I.EIU
Senator Fred Dubois nt Idaho Is more than
over convinced to-nliht that Senator Teller of
Colorado should be tho candidate of this Con
vention. It Is declared that Mr. Dubois linn re
ceived from Mr.Telleralettcrdcclarlng that. In
asmuch as the free-silver men aro In control here,
there should lie no cavil about thocandldato
and no question as to whether he Is a Democrat
or a Republican. Ills easily understood that Son
ator Teller would like very much to accept the
nomination for President from this Democratic
Convention, lie was onco a Democrat himself.
This was when bo lived In Angelica, Allegany
county. New York State, but ho boltid tho
Democratic party In 1H30 only to iee Iiucbannn
elected and John C, Fremont wofully defeatod.
Nevertheless, Altgeld, Tillman, Iilackburn, and
tbelr friends are not all partial to the nomina
tion of Teller, but the Colorado slher statesman
has a aorm advocate In the person of Scnntor
Daniel of Virginia.
Again has coma up the report that In his In
most heart Gnv, Altgeld desires the nomination
of Gov. Stone. All of Altgeld's friends refuse to
talk about It. nnd Gov, Altgeld himself Is ap
parently on the friendliest trrms with Grandpa
Illand. Nevertheless the report that Altgeld is
for Gnv, Stono will not bo smothered, and as
each hour goes by It becomes almost apparent
that Altgeld favors Stone moro than any cam1!-
Hood's
A re on much superior toothers R)? R m
ns Hood's riarwipftrilliilstonll i2
other snrsaparlllas and blood I 1I10
purifiers. They are enay to tuke, enay to
operate, silent but certain, bold by all
druggists. S& cents.
BaaaBEi-iaEaaaiiBaaMiaAasiaHiaasaHi
date yet heard of, and If" Attgetd persliU )n hts
adherence to Stone there Is every probability
that Stone will ba ttio man.
plash of run mtran mek.
They Will Have is Ronnd.np of Their
Forces and nan the (;onventlon.
Chicago, July 3, Last night's decision of the
silver champions to tako the reins of tho coming
Convention Into tholr own hands nnd to veto tho
prerogatives of tho National Coramltteo'ln the
event of thnt body evading or refusing the de
mands of tho Harrls-Turpto commlttco. Is In
line to the letter with the secret policy of the
whtto metal leaders, as forecast In the de
spatches of tho United Press during the past
few days. The silver pcoplo are moro bristling
nnd nccrcsslvo than ever this morning, ns a re
sult of tho harmony thnt prevailed and the out
spoken talk that was Indulged In at last night's
meeting, ut which Senator Den Tillman and
tho Hon. Cnoy Young of Tennesseo put In
nn appearance for tho first time. It wns note
worthy, moreover, thnt tho moderato coun
sels of thoso who had gathered from thodn
moanor of Chairman Harrlty and his associates
that ttio National Commlltoont Its meeting on
Monday would bo disposed to meet the silver
Itcs at least half wav were ocrrulcd by tho
more radical spirits, who succeeded In creating
tho Impression thnt the diplomatic mood of tho
National eub-rotnmUtco wan simply part of a
plot to delay adcllnlto statement of Intentions
until It was too late for tho sth er mon to agrco
upon nny settlod plan concerning the temporary
organlratlon and carry It Into effect.
"Tho goldbugsnro plotters, and we must act
as though no National Commlttco was In exist
ence," was Senator Hen Tillman's noto of de
fiance, shrieked lather than spoken, and this
will bo the keynoto of tho sllvcrltcs from this
morning on.
They do not proposo to rest on their oars, even
with tho assurance that thoy havo an over
whelming majority at their beck and call. A
muster roll of tho delegates Is being prepared.
Each namo will be checked off as tho delegate
may bo Instructed for silver, has preference for
silver, or Is Instructed or favorable to tho gold
standard. Each arriving silver delegate Is to
be brouuht Into camp by cummlttecs desig
nated for that purpose, and assurances
demanded that ho Intends to bo firm
to tho faith that Is In him. In this
wny, so far ns concerns their own phalanx,
tho silver generals will know where they
stand to a man at the final round-up on the
eve of tbo Convention. They havo borrowed a
leaf from Chauncoy Dcpow'a manual of tactics at
the Minneapolis Convention of 1811'.', and the
storj of tho celebrated Homo Market confer
ence. Its count of noses and tagging of delegates.
Is to bo repeated Further than this, lion ever,
there Is to be an advance upon tho breastworks
of tho gold minority. In tho expectation and be
lief thnt a uulllclunt number of conversions can
be mado tn dishearten the sound-money lenders
and bring them to a point where they will be
willing to abandon their positions and ennredo
to the sllvcrltes undisputed control of tho field.
" Wo do not need converts so much as we
need to rattle the enemy." Is the way one of tho
silver lenders put It, "and we cannot do It more
effectually than by getting some of tho men
they havo on their rolls at least nn the fenro If
not In our enmp. We havo friends nn more thnn
one or two gold delegations that are tied up by
the unit rule, and If we can get these people to
come out squarely it will lie ouly a question of
tho gold people giving In or of the unit rule
being abrogated. In the latter event. I think
our friend nn tho other side would havo less
thnn the ghotot a show- of presenting even a
respectable opposition than they have under
present conditions."
From now on. then, until Monday afternoon,
"swearing In" of silver delegates and mission
ary work among thewacr!ng Is the programmo
nt tho Micrmnn linuso caucus. On the after
noon of that dny all of those whose names aro
on tho list as good men nnd truo will rnunu up.
Just ns at Minneapolis, but with Senator Harris
nr Gov. Altgeld. Instead of Chauncey Depew,
officiating ns grand dictator of the slher legion.
The Columbia Theatre has already been en
gaged, and tbo rental deposited ami receipted
for, to the end thnt the complications or
trickery at the eleventh hour rany be
avoided. Ily thn time tho caucus has organ
ized the steering commltteo will have bod Its
first and last Interview with the full National
Commlttco, and upon Its report depends tho
future action of tho sllvcrltes. It Chairman
Harrlty and his colleagues are prepared to con
ctdeeverj thing that Isdemanaed.chlef of which
Is tho selection of silver mon for temporary
officers and a reference of the contcstn to the
Commltteo on Credentials, then the caucus will
bo simply n ratification anda love feast. Other
wise, according to tho programme, the caucus
will assume tho reins, drive over the National
Cfimmlttie. select tho temporary oreanlrntlnn,
make no its temporary roll, and proceed to run
the Convention from tho start.
The only feature of thl programmo regarding
which there Is a strict difference of opinion Is
the matter of tho roll, tvmiu sliver mennrvof
the opinion thnt It would bo carrying things
with nn unneresarily hlcii hnnd to exclude the
contesting gold deli cations without giving them
a show before tho Committee on Credentials,
and urge that. In the interest of fair play at
least, both contestotils and enntestec should be
seated until the claims of the rlvnl deU gallons
hno been ndjudlcnted upon. Onthe other hand,
It Is contended thnt the seating of the gold con
testants during the preliminaries will not tie es
rentlil to n fair presentation and hearing of
their clnlms at ttio proper time, while, more
over, their cxclunlun would reduce thu num
ber at thoso that might be Inclined to
figure as "obstructionists" in thu pre
liminary proceedings. On this question, how
ever. In the Interest of harmony nnd united ac
tion, tlit-consrrvnllves will probably lie allowed
tn hnto their own way. Tho rest of the pro
gramme will be enrned out. If necessity de
mands, without let or hlndrnrice. Senator II. I).
Money of Mississippi, ho, so far hns hail ns
much. If not more, tn say In tho councils of the
silver men since tho silver flag was hoisted over
the Mierrnnn House nn Tuesday, sums up thn
progrntnineln n nutshell. This Is what he sain:
"We ontcred for the sweepstakes, and no
have won. We havo a clean three-quarters
majority of the Convention, nnd no propose to
run It from llrst to Inst. We are In favor of
harmony, hut thn right kind of harmony tho
hnrmnn) whereby the minority yields to the
rnnlorlty."
When Gov. Altgold was asked how he ex
pected to prevent tho gold delegates plumping
their votes for the most undesirable silver can
didate and thusnnmlnntlnir him. ha replied:
" I am III fnvnr nf a preliminary caucus of tho
free-ller delegates for tho purposo of discover
ing one candidate."
A sllier leader with n national reputation,
who declined to permit the asu nf his name nnd
who represents In part a Southern Stnto, re
venlid n little more of the purposes nnd alms of
tho majority element In the Convention,
' We bnrelv huve a tnn-thlrds majority in the
Convention." snld he, "and this l Ilkelv todls
npnear.lcnvlngusamnjorltv oiily.beforothocnn
dldnttsaro noinliiHleil. There aro stories iillnat
that big boodle hns been raised 111 tho East for
the purpose of buying up tho Convention, and
If the platform cannot bo arranged to suit the
East to nominate a candidate nlio will be ob
noxious to tho freo-sllver element In the party,
and thus by Indirection defeat the ticket and
tho purpose fur which the delegates are Kent to
Chltagn. Wo cannot afford tn loso a single ad
vantage that our majority gives us, and we
don't propose to lose one chance If we can help
It. As far as I am concerned I am In favor of
making n slate by a majority vote of tho dele
gates Insi rutted hero for free silver. I would bo
gin at tho temporary Chairman and reach an
agrtouiciit on over) thing, Including tho finan
cial plank nf thn plntform. Thon, when the Na
tional Convention proper meats, tho free-silver
iiiun will nnt go at It Inn blindfold man
ner. They will not ouly know what to do but
now to on ii,
The sub-committee of the National Illmrtalllo
Democratic Committee held an Informal meet
ing this morning and Issued a call for n mtctlng
of tho General Committee and of all the sliver
delegates mi the ground to-morrow night. Tho
mall of tbninmmltteo wns uniisunlly heavy this
morning, nnd In It Mere the credentials of some
nftteu silver State delegations. This brought
about tho development, which has hitherto been
kept secret, thnt months linen the National 111
metallic C'ommlttio laid plans by which It
should bu furnished with signed duplicates
of the credentials of even et of silver delegates
elected in the Convention 'e ,n each Stnto nnd
Territory. These duplicates aro In every respect
a counterpart of the nrlglnals, and nie nnt even
endnrsed as "duplicates," and hence may bo
used ns original credentials If occasion required.
When asked foran explanation of this. Secretary
Towles said;
"There nre somo practical politicians as well
as practical statesmen nn this committee, nnd
no have not been overlooking a nv thing. Some
times, ou know, papers gel mislaid, and con.
fusion and complications result. Nothing nf the
kind will happen so far as we nre concerned,
Of oterv set nf credentials Imurd to a delega
tion at large nr tn a district delegation w e havo
hero Its counterpart. One cannot be told from
tho other. If nnynf our people lose ihelr papers
we enn supply the defli lency. Moreover, we
know Just how these ibilegatos are Instructed
and where they are expected to stand when
thoy got here."
HKXAKUt MUX. IS KIIT ACCEI'TAllLK.
The silver I. ruder Insist that a Friend nf
Hllvrr Hlinll I'reslde Over Ilia f'onvenllon.
CiiicAiio, July !, Senator David It. Hill Is
not acceptable to tbo sliver forces as temporury
Ch ilrinan of the Convention. This is what
Senator Jones nf Arkansas, the recognized
spokesman of the while metal conferees, said
to-day, and his word Is as much law among;
these conferees a Is (hat of Gov. Altgeld In the
Illinois delegation." For .tho past threo days
' " ' I '
Como to no to-day
for your clothing
nnd outiup noodo.
Oool Blue. Sorgo Suits,
$7.50, $10.00, $12 00 nnd $1G.00.
Still coolor Duck Trousors,
85a (o $1.50.
Swoll Crash Suits,
doublo breasted, $10.00.
Single bronstod, $5, $7 nnd $10.
Crash Bioyclo Suits, $5.00.
Crash Long Trousers, $1.75.
In fact, ovorything man needs,
from hoad to foot.
Opon until 9 P. M. to-night.
Closed all day to-morrow.
"Wo sincoroly trust that you
will spend a pleasant 4th.
Outfitters to Men.
TimCD ( 279 Broadway.Nonr Chambers.
PTnnPO Cortlartdt, NenrGreonwIoh.
STORES ( 211 Sixth Ave., NoarltthStroot.
Shoes, Hats and Furnishings.
members of tho sub-National Commlttoo and
of the commlttco Itself, who aro anxious to
avoid n pronounced antagonism to tho domin
ant silver clement In tho mattor of tho tempo
rary organization, havo been sounding tho sliver
men as to tho availability nf the Sena
tor from Now York for temporary pre
siding officer of the Convention. Some
of thoso approached wore perfectly will
ing. Tho Now York Senator, they said, was
good Democrat and popular among tho parly
In all parts of tho country, and, whllo ho was
counted among tho head and front of the gold
standard people, yet there was no question but
thnt, If selected as temporary Chairman, ho
would bo fair and aid In bringing the Convention
up to tbat polntwhore thosltverltos assumed con
trol with an Impartiality that meant harmony.
Others of the silver men. however. Insisted Unit
a sllvor Convention should bo officered frnm tho
start by silver men only. With a view of recon
ciling these dlffercnccsof opinion. Senator Jones
was asked by the United l'rcss representative:
"Assuming that tho Nntlonnl Committee se
lects Senator Hill as temporary Chairman,
would he be accentablo to the sllvor forces ?"
"For Senator Hill," ho replied. "I have tho
highest personal retard. L'uder any other cir
cumstances I would tie glad to nee him presldo
over either the preliminary or permanent pro
ceedings of n Democratic National Convention.
Ilutlntftls Convention the advocates of frco
silver will be In an overwhelming majority.
The address of the temporary I hnirman of tho
Convention, as I retard it. is the principal ad
dressnf the gntherlng. It should bcln harmony
with tho sentiments of the Convention. It
should voice Its views nnd forecast ttio policy
that Is to bo established. With his present af
filiations Senator Hilt could not fulfil this trust.
Thcrotnre, warm!) as I regard him personally,
I am compelled to ssy thai the submission to us
of his name as temporary Chairman would not
be acceptable and will not be conceded "
It was stated nt the free-silver headquarters
this afternoon that the choice of temporary
Chairman had nnrrowed down to Gov. Stone of
Missouri and William J. liryan of Nebraska.
Tho chief objection to Uov. Stone Is that hcls
the lending representative of Mr. Illnnds can
didacy, and consequently not nnrtlculurly ac
centablo to the gentlemen hav ing in charge tho
Interests nfex-flov. Holes, linv. Matthews, and
other candidates. The suggestion of Mr. Dry.
an's name Is favorably received bv tho friends
of all tho candidates whose headquarters are
already opened.
Later It was announced that the silver leaders
have decided upon Senator lshain (i. Harris nf
Tennessee as the permanent Chairman of tho
Convention, This is regarded as a decided ad
vantage for Illand.
A X TE- CO .V TESTIO X XOTES.
The Xnlk nnd the Dolngn or the Itoomera
nnd Politicians In the Windy Clly.
Chicago. July 2. A wave of popullstlo dam
phoollshnesn struck this town to-day. It rollod
and touted and shivered. It pormeotcd tho very
air. It took possession of the corridors of the
l'almer and of other hotels. It swept back and
forth. It was so strong tbat It even for the time
swept away the free-silver Idiocy. It was in the
hands of men who wore tho whiskers of the
typical Fopullst, long asparagus whiskers.
Strangely enougn, the bearers of tho uavo got a
hearing. The crowd In tho hotels seemed to
welcome them, and they talked to their hearts'
content. The burden of their talk was that free
silver was Just as wrong as gold. Thcv wanted
neither. They wanted Government warehouses.
They wanted to fill these warehouses with
wheat and corn, with ro nnd o.its, with pota
toes and spinach, and then tho (foverninent
was to issui) certificates to the people who did
the filling. Tho certificates were to pass cur
rent anywhere In the United Statos and far
anything that the holders wanted to purchase
with tbem.
"Gold and silver." these men said, "had no
rent vnluout nil. They nre simply convenient
tokens. They nre of real value simply for orna
mental purposes. Then why havo anything to
do with them at all? Discard them and return
to the things of real value, like corn and wheat
and rye ond oats."
Tho crowd listened to these sentiments and
applauded them. Tho Popullstlc crowd did
great work all the afternoon and In tho early
evening. Then it disappeared. Where It went
was ns big a in) stcry as was where It enmo from.
The members of It said they would lie back tn
tho morning and that before they get through
they would sweep both silver and gold from tho
face of the earth as money metals. Tho crowd
at tho hotels applauded that sentiment, too.
Tho hoadquartors of the New York delegation.
In the parlor of the l'nlmer House, were put In
shnpe this afternoon under tho direction of I.en
Wager, who lias been here several days and
who Is one of tho few men who has received an
nppolntmcnt us Sorgennt-at-Arms nf the Con
ventlnn without even mnklng an application for
the place. The roam Is decorated with flags
and pictures. The nork was done by the em
ployees of tho hotel. There Is a picture of Sen
ator Hill, a picture of Senator Murphy, another
of Oov. Flow cr, and ono of President Cleveland.
In addition to the popullstlc damphoollshnoss
that was abroad hero to-day, the "something-ls-tbe-matlor
man" was In evidence He had
sewing machines and nails on thu brain. Just
what free silver has to do n Ith sen Ing machines
and nails It maybe hard for an ordinary mortal
to nee. But these free-silver mortals. It would
seem, are no ordinary mortals. The thing that
bothered the snmcthliig-ls-the-matter man nns
that sewing machines and nails that aro made
In this country are sold on tho other sldo of tho
ocean cheaper than thoy are sold here. Ho
wouldn't havo It that the tarllf was responsible.
" It's cold." he said, " that's all tho trouble;
It's gold. Now, If we can get free silver wu will
be all right, and then wo will he able to buy
theso sumo machines for tho price that thu
people on the other sldo of the water pay for
them."
He wound up every assertion with this dec
laration: ... , , .
" I tell yon, fellow citizens, there s some
thing tho matter, that's what there Is, and It'n
free sliver that wilt remedy It. We want free
silver."
Almost Invariably tho crowd lelled; "That's
what's what."
Ono of the Chicago papers tills afternoon
adopted the black line si stem to show tbo rein
tlve strength of the men whose names havo
been mentioned for the iininlnatlnn. This Istho
system adopted by tho baking powder com
panies tn the East tn show the relative strength
nf their powders compared with tho powders nf
their rivals, The order In whh h the candidates
are arranged Is thl; Illand, Holes, Matthew.
Teller. Stevenson, I'nttlsou, McLean, Campbell,
Iilackburn, i'illmati, Stone, ilrvnn. Whitney,
Ituseell, Flower. tSiirinan, I'ennojer, anil White
"Silver Dick's" boom goes nil tbenn) ocrn.g
the pai;u, while Senator While's occupies li ss
than it quarter nf an Inch of space. At the foot
of the list Is tills:
"According to the Judgment of the most
prominent and discerning Dimocrat now in
Chicago the above compromise all of thoemen
who nre regarded as Presidential possibilities,
and the length nf thu rules Indicates thec lmin.es
each Individual bos of being nominated."
The Hon, Wash Heslng wus as mod as two
sticks this innrnilig. " What U fame, uu
way" he said, "ror tuears I have never
failed to seize the opportunity to announce my
f;old-f tandard convictions, and yet here Is nn
dlot III the State of New Vork who writes me
and asks me lo send bltn a dozen free-silver
buttons. Ills name Is Charles Rlebel, and his
address Is Weslfleld. He says be will send mo
postage stamps to pay for them. I'vo cot all
tfcoposugo stamps that I want, and be and his
v&i4irii&' -. ,-y,nlSSa. L w- -
SSSSSSSSSSiSJSBSSBnSBBnsisJBsSnkSSSSBSSMI
free-silver buttons and sentiment can go to
biases; that's where they can go. I wonder
who he thinks Wash Heslng Is, nny way?"
Illinois, said a Chicago man this afternoon.
Is for sound mnncv.nnd there Is not ft bit nt
doubt of It In the w orld. I am a Democrat and
1 want to seo tho Democratic party successful,
but I don't want to seo It successful with a man
like Altgeld, and t don't know of nny decent
Democrat In the Stnto who does elthor. That
man Is nn Anarchist, He occupies tho posl.
tlon hn does to-dny because nf tho revolutionary
methods that bo nnd his followers adopted at
the tlmo the primaries were held In this city.
Tho city of Now York nover taw such dirty work
as I heso men stooped in to win nt those primaries,
nnd It was lust through this work nnd this work
nlono thnt Allccld captured tho State Conven
tion. I firmly believe that John It, Tanner, the
Republican cnndldnte for Governor, will enrry
this State by u majority nf not less than 1.10,000.
and no will run on sound money and no other
Issue than sound moner. There won't bonny
question where Illinois stands on tho money
question after tho noxt election day."
The Hon. Iluck Hlnrlchscn, who. In the ab
eenco of (lov, Altgeld, Is the boss spokosmnn of
thu free sllv crllcs In tbo Illinois delegation, said
to-day that the silver majority will run nnd
control tho organization of tho Convent Ion from
start to finish there is nnt a doubt, oven If It
should tako forcn to cihlaln recognition. Nt)
effort to force a man not acceptable to the ma
jority by means of a viva ioio voto will bo
tolerated, speaking of that feature of tho caso
to-dar. "Duck" said:
"1 did say It might come to using force to ob
tain duo recognition and observance of tbo
rights of our majority, and I did say thnt If It
rnmo tn thnt thu fellows In tho soft hats from
the rjoutli and Wet wnnld given good account
of themselves, I stand by that. 1 say tho boys
from tho South nnd West would eat up tho
Tammany tlrer If need be. Wo will stand no
nonsense from tho minority. Thcv will get fair
pin) from us, and we will take nothing less than
fnlr ploy from thorn. "
"Pitchfork "Tillman, who got In from South
Carolina last night, strutted nrnund the corri
dor nf thn Auditorium this morning looking
bigger thnn Altgold himself. Tin: Sl'N reporter
approached him and. bowing tow. nsked him
what he was hero for. Tillman strnlghlcncd up
anil looked at the reporter a moment before ho
answered. Then he snld:
"My sou. wo nre going to comb out tho tan-
?:led hnlr of the mosshicks of Wall street. Tney
inve been running things In this country alto
gether ton long, nnd now tho people nre going to
take a hand, nnd a good hand, at them. You
know that for some ) curs I have lieen an orphan
In politics, but now thnt the Democratic party
shows some signs of getting back to tho prln
clnlos nf Democracy. I think that I can call my
self a Democrat," and ho resumed his strutting.
Two new- booms enmo to town to-dny. One
was for tho Hon. Wharton I'.arker of Philadel
phia. Mr. Darker was In chnrgn of his own
boom. lie had it In his Inside pocket, nnd the
pocket did not bulge much, either. The Hon.
Mr. Barker's wbiskerx took up moro room than
the boom. As a matter of cold fact, tho whis
kers aro a part of tho boom Itself. Mr. darker
hns been led to bellcvo thnt no boom without
whiskers can win in this Convention. Mr.
Darker declared thnt ho was aftor tho scalp
of tho Hon. William C. Whitney, and
that ho was going to get It before
ho left the city. Of courso tho Darker
boom Is a freo-sllvcr-llned affair. So far
there hns not been anything but silver-lined
lionms here. Tho Becond boom of the day was
tho exclusive property of senator Turplc. It
was in the hands of a crowd of free sllvcrltes
from Knnsns, who dtclnred thnt there was no
better man In tho Democrntlc partv to-day than
the Senator The Senator, It Is understood, is
the man vvtio Is going to put Gov. Claude Mnt
thews In nomination. The fnct thnt he tins a
little boom of his own will not binder him in
this. ThoTurpIo boom took up Its headquar
ters at the Palmer Houc.
The first uro sign of n Convention gathering
Is the congregating of llttlo crouds In the cor
ridors nf the hotels and everlasting chin-chin
about the Issues of tho dny, matters of which tbo
spokesmen In these crnnds, as a rule, know
nothing whatever. The crowds have begun to
gather here, 'there were at least a hundred at
one time nr another In thu corridor of the
Palmer last evening One of them hnd for
spokesman an undersized Hebrew, who was
nwny unon the silver Issue. Ho was a friend nf
tiov. Altgeld. ami be was lnglng the prnles of
tho (Jovernor In a way thnt mado the averago
man's head swim.
" I tell von." ho said finally. "Ood never put
the breath of life In auuther such man as Alt
geld. and I want vou to know that first and
above nil bo is In favor of freo silver "
At this point another Utile man pnshed his
wny Into tho crnwd. and he shook his (1st In tbo
face of the little Hebrew anil shouted-
"The hell ho Is, you long-enred hyena. I'll
havo you know that Altgeld owns the I'ntty
building and I rent nn office In thnt building.
He docs not Issue a lene for a part of a room in
that building that does not read 'pavable In
gold.' A H no free-. liver man ho Is. Hn belongs
to the same gang tlt Stewart, the long-winded
silver Senator, belongs lo. Stewart's leases all
read the samo way, payable in gold."
It Is neidle.s to sav thnt this assanltof tho
second little man broke up this party for tho
evening. Ills statement wns correct. It is said.
Until of these distinguished free sllvcrltes do
demand gold payments for tho rent of their
buildings, nnd it ma) be snld here, too, thnt
nbout two-thlnls nf tho people In this city are of
the opinion that If the liovernorof thestntedld
not have a personal grievance ngninst the ndvo
cates of the vellow metal ho would lie for It, too.
1 hat ! to sa) . If thee gentlemen f nv orcd sllv er
Instend of cold for the money nr the country,
(iov Altgeld would be In favor of gold Just to
spite them HI- reputation is that of a man of
strong and unreasoning prejudice. Ho will go
lo any extent to get Mjunre."
There Is a lot of difference between the Now
York bicycle girl and tho Chicago bicycle girl.
Michlcin avenue is tho favorite promenade of
the Chlcnco blcj cliste. and there aro as many
of Iheni there i veri afternoon as there are on
the lioulevnrd In New York. In New York the
girls who wear bloomer nil wenr leggings with
them. Out here not one girl b!c)tlht in two
hundred wenrs leggings. '1 bey nil go out In
tin Ir stockings alone. In tho two blocks' walk
from the I.ehiiid to the Auditorium, veter
iiy afternoon. Till. Srs reporter counted
twenty-two )ouug women who were
drcscd in bloomers anil not a sluglo
one of them bad an) thing nver their
calves except stockings. One of them wore
tight trousers that came only to her knees, and
bclnw them she had on a pretty pair of silk opera
stiKklne., wiih clocks nntl other things on tho
shies. Ills nnt only the hicvrlo girls that are
different from the New ork girls. Coming
along state street last night a handsome young
wemnn nnd her escort stopped In front of a
store, nnd the young woman left the escort
standing in the middle of tho sidewalk while
she stepped ov or to the store w indow.put her foot
upon theslll, rnlml) rnireit her drra, and pulled
up her storking, which had clipped dow h n bit.
then sho used the window as a looking glass,
and by Its nld mljii-ted her hut, after which she
returned to her scort, nnd they resumed their
firomcunde Just nslf ii'Uhlnp out of the ordinary
mil happened. In fnct. nothing out of the or
dinar) had happened for Chicago. Michigan
avenue, the promenade of the biccllsts. Is
lined ever) noon by tho stnto-uncn from the
Mige brush nnd the scrub oak districts, who
stand in open-mouthed wonder and exclaim
" Ueo whl7r!" as thu )oung women go by.
The llter.irv bureau of the Hon. Hod lloles's
boom turned out IifW pages of stuff )esterdny.
It was the star record of the campaign so far.
It nenrl) threw the managers nf "Silver Dick"
Into a tit. They sent out for help, and In re
sponse tn the call the man who wrote the song
for them tho other day c.imc. The situation was
explained to him. and he took his pen In hand
for another snug. In Just nn hour and auuarter
ho turned this nut:
Av nit Intirnntlonnl agreement."
Sn VVIiiinev on que! Ion of coin.
Unit our ilmhlles ihotieht t'tiii wny, Whttnsy.
Thej'cd never Hi kod HurKoyne.
Htitcen lo one, lm)s. sixteen loone.
11 eer) true man now t',n by n gun.
Ifornevi r urow wear) till victor) It won
ror nlxieen to one, ho)s, slititn to one.
Had tin- lm)int l.i xlugton Court House,
Vnllev Form-, anil Ilunker lllll
Ilei n of tn.- situe mi tat ss U hllney
We'd bo llrlll.hdependl Ills still.
Then nn, bo)s I,et others follow;
We lend to the promised Inud.
Cur emblem tho PrU'lil e)nl ilnlsy.
Our h-a ler u il honest fuck lilnint
The boomers started singing It right away,
mid the) declare that If the bureau of the Hon,
Hod works nvertlmo until after tho Convention
It can't get b.ii'1; the stuflitig that the Ming hns
knocked out of them.
"What I like nbout lids Cnnventlnn," snld a
man yesterday, "Is thu peruiinl dignity of the
cninlldntes for the nomination vvIiohu names
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such a distinguished tltlo for a man who Is a
candidate for tho office of President nf tho
I'nltid States thnt It nlmot makes mo weep.
It reminds mo of the tales of Deadwood Dick"
tho hero of tho plains, thnt I used to poro
over when I wns a boy. orof 'DcndC)o Dick.'
the boy scout of tho Lono Star, and twenty or
thirty others Just like hlin. 1 sec overeverr
one of tho hcndntiarters of Illand this sign, 'Sll
vcr Dick,' and I sav It's dlgtilfltd. Then It's
such a thoughtful nnd dignified thing for Hod
Holes tn put on old clothes nnd to go out Into a
cornfield tn havo his picture taken for use tn tho
hotels and other places here. Nobody but a
man brimful of dignity would think of doing
such n thing as that. It makes me proud ns a
cltlren nf tbo I'nltcd States to think thnt tho
two loading candidates of a great party for the
nomination for Presldontof the country aro so
running over with dlgnltya. these two men nre.
They are almost ns dignified as Tillman and
Altgeld."
He w ns big and stout. He must have weighed at
least .100 pounds, and thesweatjust rollidoff of
him ns he hustled Into the room of the Sergeant-nt-Aru.sf
the Convention this nftornoon. Ho
wns looking for blood. He didn't enre particu
larly whose bloml. Anybod)'s blood was good
enough for him He hnd with htm n piece of
paper. It was crunched up In h's hand, nnd ho
exclaimed: "Who sent this tome';" and for a
moment he was so overcome by Indignation that
he wns unable to sav another word.
"What's up? What's wrong?" asked the
clerk, edging over fiw aril a window.
" Wrong I wrong?" snorted tho big man.
" Do 1 look liko an Infant ' Do I Took ns
If I had wings? Am In cherub?" and lie stood
off and displayed a width nf stomach that must
hnvo been n aril and a half In extent. " I want
to know what you mean by appointing men
pagelnyour damned old Convention That's
what I want to know. I'd make a fino page,
wouldn't I? Why. I can't iro down the aisles
without turning sideways. What do you mean.
I sav?"
"There must be ome mistake." faltered the
clerk. " 1 dnn't understand It ail. You must
have got somebody else's appointment papers."
"Someliody nothing." snarled the fnt rann.
"These papers are made out forltobert K.l!urk.
ond that's my nnine Me a page? Well, what
do you think of that'" nnd he swung bis stom
ach around to the light again.
It was a regular Tom Cotlgan affair. Tho
big man fumed nnd sweated around for tho '
next fifteen minute-, and then it wns discovered
that the papers were Intended for his llttlo
nephew, who hnd applied for a Job ns a page.
The big man himself lind made nn application
to be appointed doorkeeper at the hall, nnd tho
numeshnil cot mixed up. He went aw ay swear
ing vengeance.
"Silver Dick" Illand Isa tobacco enter. He
Is snld to consume as much of the stutl In a day
as Ma) or strong does Inn week, and his whis
kers are often stained with It. The Hon. Nich
olas Monteoracry Hell Is one of the boss boom
ers of Sliver Dirk. He is a bit near-sighted.
Ho was around the corridor of the Palmer this
morning. Somebody asked him why he didn't
wear a Illand button.
"Oh. ny." hesiitd, "If I only hod one I'd be
tickled tu death."
The man who asked thequestion wns a wicked
Hod Ilo'es boomer, nnd ho took a Hud Holes I
badge out of his pocket without ndonndnut It i
In tho buttonhole of the Hon. Nicholas Mont- '
ginnery Hell. Mr. Hell sauntered around to the
Illand headquarter" ot the Auditorium. The I
moment he got Inside the door there be was I
Jumped on and denounced as a traitor. It wns
ten minutes hviore he discovered what was the
cause nf all the trouble, and then he tell In hts
pocket for his shooting Iron and started hack
for the Palmer with Mood in his eye and mur
der In Jits heart. It was lucky thnt he did not
find the Doles boomer. He laid for him all tho
afternoon.
Tba boom of Senator Iilackburn took a spurt
this afternoon. A lot of Kentncklans cot In on
one of the early afternoon trains, and tbey went
right to the hotels where the crowds were and
talked Iilackburn until tbelr Jaws ached and
until the ears of all tbo listeners were worn out. i
The arguments that thev advanced were sun- '
plementod by more or less onthuslnstfc cheers, i
The cheers were the very flrt that hnveboen
henrd for nnv candidate for the nomination.
Tho crowd so far dnfi not seem to be a cheering I
crowd, senator iilackburn ionfesed tbat he
was pleased nt the devotion nf his friends but
that was nil thnt he cnuld be Indued to sny.
Ho wns too busy with the interests of free silver
to talk, lie said.
An Iowa man snld to-dny: "The Holes Innm '
of to-dny pn-entsa noticeable contrast to the
one the llnwkoe (Jovernor bad here In Chicago i
Just four venr ago. Then of all the candidates 1
for the Presidential nomination none had as ,
many nr as lnval followers on the ground. It
seemed as If all eastern Inwa bad come to Chi
cago, or at least all of Its young men On thn
day before tbe Convention met. the Inwa con
tingent gave a parade, which rivalled In sire
and equalled In enthusln.m thecouiblned efforts
of nil tbe other States the next evening. And
tho parailers had como tierentthelrown expense
and without hope nf reward, simply to show
thelraff"ctlnnforthe man w horn tbey then called
'L'ncte llncnce.' Hut theso samejoung mennre I
nnt here to dnv. neither will tney be during this i
Convention. Thty came almost entirely from 1
the eastern part ot the State, frnm such Demo
crntlc strongholds ns Davenport, Diibuqua. i
Cedar Itaphl". Clinton, Ilurllngtnn, lownCity,
Keokuk, and Mucatine. These Democrats urn
believers In ths gold standard almost to a man. I
nnd of the thousands w ho marched in the inng
nltleent Holes procession four jean. ago. It is
doubtful If one-third would vote for him were
tie nominated on a free-silver plntform Tho
Populist nnd fice-silvcr ndvocntes who nre en
gineering the present Holos lioom live over In
the western pnrt nf the State, where farm
houses are n long wny apart, towns few nnd
small, and the (-canty population never takes n
Journey further than the county scat "
" Hornco Holes w III poll the largest number of
votes enst on the first Informal ballot In the Na
tional Convention," said Charles ,. Walsh,
Secretary of the Iowa delegation, lust evening,
"We are not making nny boasts." he con
tinued, "and we aro nnt annnunclng vvhnt our
strength is in pledged States, but wo know
whereof wo speak."
1 be Holes mi n claim at least two thirds nf tho
Illinois votes, and sav that a word from Gov.
Altgeld would swing nver the whnlo delegation.
The Iowa delegation will nnt arrive in the city
until to-morrow. The delegation has second
the north balcony tloor of tho Palmer House for
Its main reception room and headquarters. Tho
Holes badge consists of a blue ribbon, crowned
with two little flags, which aro caught with a
silver decoration. The badge contains tho
picture of Holes ond the words "silver and
Prosperity, Holes for President." A silver
fringe completes tho emblem,
F.x-Gnv. Osborne of Wyoming, tho only Dem
ocratic (iovcrnnr which thnt stnto tins had slnca
Its admission In 1HI10. i.ud who vrnti elected In
spite of thn fact that tho stnto went Hi publican
on nntlonnl Issues In 1MIV, arrived at the Sher
man House this morning. Ho is Chairman of
the delegation of six chosen by tho State Con
vention, To a rcimrter ho raid:
"Polltlcnl issues have liccn Inst sight nf In
W) (lining fnr tbe tlmo being, and the question
Is simply nno of silver versus gold. The "-tnto
nil, go for whoever may bo the Ml vcr candidate.
Wo have nn chiller, but whoever Is uninitiated
by this Convention upon a silver plntform will
receive thn elcitor.il voto of W)omlng t'or
nr) sol f, 1 would prefer a free-silver Democrat,
but If wo cannot get nno we would tako senator
Teller or nny one else, so long ns it isafree
sllver ticket nnd a free-silver candidate."
The W sinning delegntlnn will open head
quarters at tho Palmer House on Monday.
S. A. Itamsey, tho leader nf tho gold Btnmlnrd
deleatluii from South Dakot i. arrived at thu
Palmer House this morning. The othor seven
members rill ionic in slugl) between now and
.Monday. Mr. Itamsey mid:
" A snund. money resolution was adopted by
our Convention, of which 1 was the temporary
and permanent Chairman. Tho silver taction,
led by Dr. Y. .rcblnklii.ltossof Yankton, took
pari In the proceedings, mid after tbe resolution
went through he and his few ft linns went out
III a corner mid pretended lo elect u coniistlnu
I delegation tn Chicago, I don't think thev have
any v ulld claim for recognition by the National
Committee or the Committee on Credentials,
The regular delegates ore not Instructed nn llio
ilimnclsl question nr as to tho Presidential can
dldate, but they will voto for a.'nund-moue)
plank, ana If thn sliver men win. as I suppose
they will, then I and tho other delegates, I
think, will vote fnr the nest Silverman who Is
imt np. We will krow when nnd where to
limp, hut wu don't want any Itnpubllcan nrex.
tepubllran silver man Wu will have nothing
to do with rny bol'tug scheme,"
Among the recent arrivals In the city wns
1 benalor i:ilam M. Stvwnrt (if Nevada. .Much
Interest was evinced lu the presence uf Senator
Stewart. On being questioned tbe Senator said;
"I am simply here n a tour of observation to
seo what these Democrats are going to do."
Tbt Scnntor added that tho silver men wcr
V4
In a majority In ttio United States by threo to 44
oho, and "If thoy could bo wakned up nnd got- '
ten together thoy coutd do business," i
Tbo vanguard from Ohio reached here yester- j
dny and Hung out their colors at the Palmer 3
House, Tho head of tbo cohort from the Hack- ,$
ov o Stato was Dan McConvllle, who used to lm f
Sixth Auditor of the Treasury under Clove-
land's first Administration. Mr. McConvllle '
will have charge of the Ohio headqunrters, and f
there ho will nurse with enro nnd solicitude, the S
boom of Ohio's favorlto son on tho Democratla S
side. John It. McLean. Tj
"Wo are going to lay low nnd take things 3
quietly for tho present." said Mr. McConvllle, S
hut we will mako things warm before the ?
cloo of the week. Keep )our eyo on McLean. 3
Ho will get -10 votes from Ohio at tho start, and i
lie will grow. Several hundred Ohio men will R
sweep Into town on Saturday or Sunday. 3
rittST Itl.OOl) Of THE COXVEXTZOX. I
It Win n Uotea Free-nllver Jloomer TV ho I
Got II lie V Released on Itnll. 'J
Out vein, July 2. The first blood ot the Con- S
vcntlon was dtn,nn cstcrdny and a free-silver n
man got it. It wan at Washington and Dear- S
born streets. He wns a llttlo oldman and he is B
known out here as "Old Democracy." Ho took is
up his stand there ot tho corner the first day J
that tbo boom of tho Hon. Hod Holes came to 4
town. He was a Holes boomer, and be was J
armed with the literature that the Doles cam- X
pnlgn bureau Is sending out In car load lots, .
lie has boned every passer by and has forced jjj
them nil to tako Hod Doles's literature along jj
with tbem. Yesterday afternoon a real estate Q
broker came along and "Old Democracy" it
tackled him, sp) Ing:
"Av, nilstir. are rnu for Boles?" J
" by ''" demanded the real estate man. a
"Iiicause tic's the best man," replied "Old
Democracy." ti
" 'I hat'" a matter of opinion," said the real
estate man.
" Uplitun is it?" said " Old Democracy," ond a
ho hauled off and banged tbe real estate man In ji
the Jaw. " Well, what's your opinion on cow:" ii
and he hanged again. a
Tho crow il rushed up to sec the man, and they ra
cheered on " Old Democracy" In great shape. SB
The real rotate mnti fought back as well as he K
could, but " Old Democracy" was too much tor in
tiim. and tbe police bad to interfere losave him $
from complete destruction. " Old Democracy" fl
was arre.ied later on a warrant, and he pre- i
tented Free Silver Hod Lloles's pamphlets to the a
policeman who arrested him and to tbe Judge 3
before whom hew 0.1 arraigned. He got out on a
ball. He is eO ) cars old. 9
GEORGE FltETt TTII.LIA31S TALKS.
fie Invites Persecution Ilecanae lie Will a
Kup90rt a (silver Mnn. ti
Boston', July 'J. In an Interview to-day tbe S
Hon. George Fred Williams, one of the delegates I
at large to the National Democratic Convention, 3
said that hi- political Influence will be thrown 3
iignlnsl a bolt In the Chicago Convention If a j
liver platform is adopted. He is against Hanna-
Ism. which he declares represents the organized
band of bloodsuckersottbecountry.andHobart-
Ism, snonmous with organized capital and R
Illegal combinations against labor, Mr. WU. J
Hams sa)S he Is willing 10 take hts chances with ' V?
tree-silver coinage. T he tariff, bo declares, will
cut only n small figure In the campaign. Mr. ;3
Williams added: a
"Thu lime has come for a great popular up-
rising, and 1 propose to be In ii. In taking this '
step ot supporting a silver Democrat 1 realUa )
that 1 am doomed political!) in Massachusetts. -'
and that 1 shall never be forgiven by men who
claim to be Democrats. 1 realize also tbat i
these men can punish me socially and fican- t
daily, but 1 invite the persecution with a con-
scicntlnus felling that I am doing right by I
voicing the sentiments ot an outraged public" ?
Tbe Nntlonnl Committee Ilasy. i
Chicago, July 2. The members of the Nn-
tlonal Committee v. ere busy at tl.e Palmer
Houeto-da) attending to Convention arrange-
menu, nnd an informal conference was held re- S
girding the situation which the silver men ere-
uted tvsterdny. The matter of the distribution M
of the tickets among tbe Slate delegations and t(,
ncnrpiper men also engrossed the attention of 8:
the CLinmitteemen. Chairman Harritydtd not
itapenr in the committee rooms until late, hnv- v
ing been engaged In conferences with local and 5
visiting gold politicians elsewhere. i
loorbees Will Not Attend the Convention.
Ti.iuir. HAlTn,Ind.. July 2. It Is nuderstood
here, Souaior Voorhces's home, that there l no j
likelihood thnt ho will nttend tho Chicago Con-
v cnilon, although ho was selected a delegate at
large to head thu delegation. Ex-Congressman J
Lamb, who heretofore has gone to National t
Conventions as a delegate from this district,
was elected Mr. Voorhees" alternate and will i
bu.vdilegnte nt large Mr. Lamb Is not ahearty f
advoc ite of free coinage, but this year Is taking v
thut side of tho question.
.1
Teller Iletleves Illand tVlll lie Nomlnnled. '
Denver:, July -. Senator Tellersaid privately 1
last evening that ho believed Illand would be
nominated In Chicago and that all true silver
men. regnrrtle-s of pirty. should Join wltn the
Democrats and such a cnudldate and work for
ttio success of that ticket.
Concrcasmnu VTushlnKton'o Opponents.
Ci.uiKsvii.t.E.Tenn., Juty 2. Wesley Gaines 'j
of Nashville. )csturday nominated atnConven-
tlon of free-stiver men of tho Sixth Congres- '
slonnl district, to oppose Joseph F.. Washington,
the nresenl Democratic Congressman, who Is a 'i
f:old man. (i. O. Hoyd, a colored Republican, ij
lasitlrradybegun lilscanvass. nnd tho Populists 5
will undoubtedly have a candidate, making four J
meu In tbo Held. ji
ICrpulillean Cnndldnte Itoltn Oold. i
I.anmmi, Mich., July 2. Jay P, Lee, the lend- S
Ing candidate for tho Republican nomination i
fur Congress tn the Sixth Michigan district, has '
I published a letter repudiating the St, Louie ;
financial plank, nnd saying that It nominated
and elected he will favor the free coinage nf sil
ver at n i-Atloof ont less than HI to 1. Mr. Lee ,
has been long ft warm rersonal friend of Charles
A. Tonne, the bolting Reuubtlran Congress,
man from the Dnluih district, who resided hers ' ,
fnr bev eral ears.
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