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lut the West Virginia Delegation Wouldn't Object to lioics. GOV. M'CORKLE A CANDIDATE For the Vice Presidency Under Certain Contingencies. SO IS JUDGE JOHN J. JACKSON. A Big Flglit on Iland for .National Com mlttecman-Two Ohio Cottuty Men, "Charlie" Tanry and feerlirFramhelnt, After the Honor-Col. S{?|?raw, of ?raf ton, a Likely Wlnuer?"Charlie" Weill on Hand Fcaillng ou Crotr-I'halrnian Chilton Doe* Not HelUli what Governor Flower About Weit Virginia'* Fi nancial Perverts ? Col. Italphinyder ??Doth Protest too JHnch'? on the Same Subject. ftMSpcclftl Dispatch to the Intelligences ? CHICAGO, 11L, July 5.?It being set ^?t!cd that the national Democratic plat Hiurm will go to the extreme limit on ? the to 1 business, the light to-night B has settled down to a choice of candl ? dates. Nobody who Is not of record as ? u straight-out sliver man Is considered ? seriously, though there nre talks of I compromises In the way of placing an I eastern man on ns vice president. The radical free silver leaders hoot at this id.ra, but it is known that there Is a movement on foot and which Is being pushed by the conservative element to hold out some Inducement to the east ern faction to remain true to the party. I do not think this will amount to anything, though there Is some reason for giving it serious consideration. MucCnrklr for Vice President. For Instance, I am assured that Gov ernor MacCorkle has pledges that In a certain contingency eastern and southern conservative people will ad vocate his nomination. There is a feel ing on all sides that West Virginia must be saved to the "solid south." and Gov ernor MacCorkle is regarded as the Moses who can lead that benighted section out of the wilderness. I asked him point blank this afternoon if he was a candidate in earnest, and his reply was in effect that he was only .i receptive candidate. Ills lightning rod is up. and that is all. Judge John Jay Juckson's friends de clare that they have assurances that at least three states will back him up it" it is decided by West Virginia to pre sent a name for the vice presidency. The delegation has not yet had a meet ing. and there has of course been no action taken In this matter. If a choice is left to them It will be Judge Jack son. unless Governor MacCorkle'* "Trlends can show that there Is a de-W mand for hlrn. Chairman William E. Chilton author izes the statement that the report sent from here Friday night purporting to give th?- result of an interview between him ami ex-Governor Flower, of New York, did him an injustice. He says that he did not admit that the West Virginia leaders had adopted the free silver erase merely as a party expe diency to catch Populist votes, and he has a letter from Governor Flower re pudiating the Interview referred to. Wrtt Virginia for IIInihI. It Is Imptwslble to-night to predict how West Virginia will east her vote for President. All the delegates have not arrived, and consequently have had no opportunity to compare notes. The caucus to organize and select repre sentatives on the various committees will be held to-morrow, and then also the delegation will deckle on Its choice of candidates. Those who are here ure divided. Illand seems to Ik? the first choice, with Holes a strong second. There is .in undercurrent for Stevenson, the only man talked about who Jm not actively in the field. West Virginians nre permeated with this dark horse Idea, and so are many other delega tions. K*ep your eye on Stevenson. Th-n look out for the vice presidential lightning to strike somewhere in the vicinity of the two Virginias. It may be several hundred miles off, however. Flglit fur National Committeeman. There Is an interesting fight on for national committeeman, and there are complications. The candidates are Sheriff Franzhelm, of Ohio county; Secretary of Stale Will Chilton, Hon. Charles H. Taney, of Ohio county; Hon. IL E. Horner, of Wood ciiunty, and Hon. John T. McGraw. of Grafton. The latter is a "receptive" candidate, arid 1? likely to l>e the winner. He is not in the fight as between factions, but is regarded as the "logical" man. lie Is easily the favorite of those on the ground. The fight Is largely sectional. It being the northern tier ??f counties against Kanawha. Chilton being alone against the northern field. If the northern men pool their issues agjlnst Chilton he is beaten, but Chilton says he will be on deck in the thick of liie light. I'nlted States Marshal Charlie Wells is here. The convention could not go on without him. He Is fur sound money, but is taking his crow like u little man.' G. A. L?. BOABINO BALPHSNYDER lte?ent? Governor Flntver'a Cnlltiitf the Turn on the Weil Virginia Situation. CHICAGO, July S.?The Hon. Isaac C. Ralphsnyder, West Virginia's free uil ver leader and antl-admlnlstration can didate for the Democratic nomination for governor, hus arrived and Is quar tered at the Auditorium. To the Asso ciated Press representative, Mr. ltalph snyder said: "I believe It!chard P. Wand Is the first choice of the majority of our delegation The ejfyre*slon 'Sliver Dick* is a synonym for lfi to p free silver. Some of our delegates nre here. The others will arrive Monday morning. Great in justice has been done the silver people of my state by th- publication of an alleged interview or conference pur P?rtitig to have tak'-n pln^e between ex Governor Flower and '"halrmati Chil ton. ? f my state, as follow r "Ex-Governor Russell p. Flower was the first to arrive and he did not wait to g.-t the stain <>f travel from his i?-r.?on before he had launched Into tin- fl^riif. Th flrnt (dace h? tackled was the \\Vst Virginia headquarters, where he met Chairman Chilton. Me had a very ani mate'! confer- nee with him and when he had finished h?- said to the Assmdated Press r> prcsentatlve; I had an idea about the spread of this silver fallacy, and nnw I h ive ? mlirn.-d i'. West Vir ginia people admit that they are Ii.it particularly In favor ?-f this silver busi ness. but they have aome other end to attain.' "An the turn silver candidate for the Dem??crntle nomination for governor of West Virginia, I hawe made a careful canvass of my state and speak odvisedly when I say the people of my state favor the restoration of sliver as a matter of principle; and I resent the declaration "they are not particularly In favor of this silver business, but have some other end to attain,' as an Insult to the In tegrity of th? citizens of Weft Virginia. The people of my state are not only In favor 'of thin silver business,' but are uncompromisingly In earnest and sin cerely determined In their advocacy of the restoration of silver to its full, com plete and most liberal position In our monetary system, and to this end they emphasise their sincerity oy pacing most stringent instructions which each and every delegate from West Virginia must respect and obey or do violence to the will of his constituency. I have no apprehension of such a contingency, ns our delegation Is composed of honor able gentlemen." Colonel ltalphsnyder attained na tional promlnenoe as th- only repre sentative from Went Virginia at the silver convention held In Salt Lake City, I'tah. many months ago; and attracted the particular attention of prominent silver leaders by his earnest, enthusi astic and courageous advocacy of the white metal, and his determined oppo sition to the organization of an Inde pendent free silver political party. On that occasion h-? declared that the Dem ocratic party was the logical medium through which the remonctizatlon of sliver could be most speedily accom plished; that the true Democracy (the I southern Democracy) would unit- with I the west for the restoration of property values to be accomplished by the re monctizatlon of silver at the ratio of 16 to l; that his state would send a solid silver delegation to the approaching Democratic convention, Instructed to that end. Mr. Ralphsnyder's efforts have been crowned with success. JUDGE JACKSON'S VIEWS Ou tlir Mimrv UnrMlou Ont ami Out | Frre Coinage "liver Mali. I Fpeclal Dispatch to the IntcIllgcncer. PARKERSRURG, W. Va.. July 5.-^ I From a prominent Democrat and a close | friend of Judge John Jay Jackson, can didate for vice president on the Demo cratic ticket, it Is said that Jackson's headquarters will open at Chicago at the Auditorium to-morrow and that Jackson will be boomed by McGraw and others from West Virginia, who are on the ground. From the same sourc I your representative learns Judge Jack- I | son's financial views and gives them | > the public for the lirst time. I!e is for the free coinage of silver at the #.uch talked of ratio, and says the greatest error ever made by any political party was made by the Republicans in 1ST3, when they demonetized silver. He Bays all public- ills of a political nature since then wetV resultant of | that transaction. He Is also for a tar iff. properly adjusted so that only | enough revenue required to run the government and no more could be | raised. Judge Jackson states, it Is said, that I he has already the solid delegations ? from Virginia. West Virginia and I Maryland. This Information comes from | scuh a source that it can b?? relied upon. TURNED THE TABLES. Silver Mla?lonarle? Carry the War Into the Hold < amp. CHICAGO, July C.-The Mississippi delegation has turned the tables on tho I New York gold missionaries, and is car rying the free silver war into the ene my's camp In return for efforts ex pended by th- eastern men to drive the i south from it.* loyalty to the whit" metal. Yesterday a party of N-w York delegate* mad.* a tour of the head quarters of southern states, and be- j stowed upon the southerners advice and j admonition to turn fn^m their course. Many southern men were disposed to re sent what they considered the patron ising manner of the easterners towards : them. To-day the Mississippi men selected three of I lie l?est talker* from their del egation, Delegates! Johnson, Cochran and Hill, and instructed them to visit j the headquarter* of New York and 1 other ??astern state* and ask for hear ings to make speeches for silver. Con gressman Money, speaking of the plan, j remarked In a sarcastic vein: "The lg- j norance of these New Yorkers on the financial question Is something astound ing. They *e~rn to Ihj Ignorant of the flr?t principles of finance. They do rot even know that hl-rnetalllsm Is advo cated by every political economist in the world of any standing. We are very hopeful that we may be able to turn them from the error of their way and make th-m see the light. They can do ii > !"*.? than give our representatives ?:-me respectful hearing that we ac corded I ? them." TALKS THROUGH HIS HAT. I'tah Delegate who Ii m Sample of Ihe Misguided tinea. CHICAGO, July 5.?Judge Towers, of T'tah, is among the del*guten who have received letters from a bankers' firm in this city In regard to the effect that a free silver declaration would have upon the hiiidness Interests of the country. In this l-tt. r. it Is state*] that $131,000 have been Invested through the firm In T'tah. Referring to the circular. Judge Row ers said: "If this company and the clients of that concern do not care to Play In our back yard they need not. If they do not want to invest in I'tah some one else will. Their clients will re ceive whatewr Is tine them, for I'tah will pay dollar for dollar a< mjminni.d In tfie bond. If thss" liankers think they (fan Intimidate -is and oravint us from carrying out the will of our con stituents by cov. rt threats, then I nay to them that wwere not brought up In he mountains to be scared by owls. If they Intend to h? Ip create a flnnnci.ii panic In order in drive people to gup port til" gold standard.I have only M '.iv t? them that in pulling out the pil lar.i of th" financial temple they will bring the i-dlfice upon their own heads u. II as ours, and we can stand it as well as they. I think th;it the bankers had bett-r let us run polities our own way and devote th- ir attention to busl nes.s Perhaps there would be fewer I failures." SOUTHERN DELEGATES Arriving ami Solid for Silver- l'rr?lden | tlal I'refere.iiee* .Vol let Ileeldrtl. CHICAGO. July 5.?The Texas dele- J gat ion headed by Governor Culberson, j Congressman Ralley. eg-Oovernor Hogg | and ex-Senator Chilton arrived to-day. but will not organise until to-morrow. Th" delegation Is solid f ?r silver, and Is Instructed for lUand with the eondl- I lion attached that it shall vote f >r | Uland unless In the Judgment of the delegation it should be derided (hat was not the most available man. Home of th?> members of the Ueorgla, Alabama ;itid North Carolina delega tions are here. Put their organisations will not l?- perfected untU all the dele gale* arrive to-morrow. All are in structed for silver, but have not jrel ? I* elared f heir presidential preference congressman llnnkhead says la- thinks | liie Alabama delegation will be fo Roles. The Mississippi delegation als.> iir rived i >-day headed by tlsnator < J- ? rge I?. U'aJthali and Henator M? l.aurln and Sena tor-fleet Money They are solid for silver, but *s yet liave not announced their presidential /(references. IN A QUANDARY. Little Cuii he Foreseen as to the Caiuiidatc at Chicago. SITUATION IS SO HEDGED ABOUT By Conditions tlmt the Democracy Don't Know Where They're At. TELLER'S BOOH IS PUNCTURED llj* n Determined Revolt Against the S*u atorlal Cultal which uu Promoting IIU Came?The Nominee Mml be a Demo* crat li the War Cry-Rlatirt Appears to lie thr Strongest Man In the Field at l*re?rlit?Ilia Strength l)ep?-ii<U on Alt* grlil'i Favor -Slgna of Dlarord til the Silver Camp?The "Drapernte Minority" Are Knconraglng tlie Detraction* as Their Only llo|>e. CHICAGO. July 5.?-This la to bo one of the most remarkable conventions In the history of American politics. With the convention but forty-eight hours away and almost three-fourths of the delegates on the ground, it is so hedged about by conditions that little can be foreseen as to candidates. The feature of the day has been the seeming utter collapse of the Teller boom. The talk of the existence of the senatorial cabal plotting to secure Tell er's nomination has aroused among many of the Incoming delegates a feel ing of the most bitter and passionate resentment, and the cry is hoard every where to-day that the nominee mu^t be a Democrat. It is considered almost treason to suggest Teller. This strong revolt against what is deemed an at tempt at senatorial dictation seems to have checkmated the cabal. As the free silver Republican and the Populist leaders realise that the game Is slipping away from them they are Inclined to grow ugly in their desperation. The former have begun to predict defeat if u Democrat is nominated on the ground that no matter how disposed they might be to support a Democrat on a free silver platform their friends in the western state* would not follow them bag and baggage Into the Democratic party. The Populists rould with difficulty be restrained to-day from Issuing an address saying that they could not sup port a Democrat. Both were met with the argument that If their professions of devotion to the sliver cause were not hollow pretences, they must Join hands with the Democrats in the attempt to eject a candidate on the issue. So far as the silver Republican bolters were concerned It was argued that If they walked out of the St. Iyiuls convention j because of their convictions they must i ch->oso. If the ropullsts carried out their threats, between the nominee of a parly that controlled well nigh half th?- votes In the country, and the nomi ne* of a Popullstlc convention ut St. Louis. The Teller Interview from Denver printed here this morning saying h?? would support the nominee of this con vention. completed their discomfiture. It ??x|xi<"'d their bluff. Although th?* possibility of Teller's selection now sterns to have vanished, the Democrat ic silver leaders, who still believe that he Is the most available candidate, though they may for the present have been driven out Into the open and forced to publicly espouse the cause of some other candidate, are powerful men and skilled and trained political generals and the plot to nominate Teller must, until a nomination is actually made, be reckoned with as a deadfall Into which the convention may be precipitated by shrewd manipulation if opportunity of fers. Rrvolt Agnliut the Cahal. The revolt against the cabal has un questionably had the effect of hasten ing declarations by arriving delegates I In favor of the two h ading candidates, island and lioles, and both claim large acquisitions to-day. The boomers of both also began arriving In force to-day and their headquarters were besieged by marching clubs Ivesded by brass bands and the countless thousands of shouters who tumbled along In their wake. It 1m a question whether BJand | or Holes has N- n the larger gainer by j to-day's developments. The Iowa can didate's managers have received many assurances ?>f support from the south and west, and. although liland Is still hailed and heralded as the logical can didate and Is undoubtedly gaining ground, he has some weak points In the present arraignment' of his lines. Th?* l.-gltlniatc character of the deciar- ! ntlon of the Illinois delegation for the ! Missouri candidate yesterday, which was to carry with It the Influence of Governor Altgeld Is questioned. The declaration, based on an alleged i>oll of the delegation, was engineered by Sec retary of State lllnrb hsen. aft* r he 'had secured a statement from Altgeld i that :le' latter would abide by the will ?if the majority. Tic Altgeld men now chnlienx' the accuracy of the poll and throw nut Intimations that sharp prac tices were resorted to. It Is believed, however, by AltgeJd's close friends that as between the two candidates Is* would be for Hlan l rather than Holes on ac count of the former's defense of his action during the Chicago riots and the batter's Indorsement of the course ??f the administration. One of A It - geld s pet purpose Is t.? secure the adoption of a plank in the platform condemning federal lr.? ipInterference In the local affairs of the anxb-ty In the ltlaud camp. The withdrawal of the Illinois delegation after the flourish of i trumpets with which Its arrival was i announced, might prove disastrous. Matthews' boom iteems to have been shattered by the row In theIndianadele gation between the gold and silver dele gates over the question of retiring na tional Committeeman Sheerln. It Is evident that Governor Matthews made, perhaps, a fatal blunder in insisting that several of his personal friends who were for gold ?hoiild g.? on the delega tion. The ltlackburn boom d<*s hot seem |o be progressing. but John It. M< - Lean, of < )hlo. the proprietor of the Cin cinnati Knqiilrer, Is developing Into a power In the convention, lb* Is sur rounded by trained politicians whose touch Is felt everywhere. Although tin y are quietly urging him for first place on the llcket It Is well understood that i bis aim H tf? set-lire the nomination for I vice president. Ills corporate Interests j tire militating against him. but hi." ! power Is evident and then? to a pre- : vailing feeling that be can secure second place on the ticket. It Is said that the Itlsnd manager* have tried to make a combination with him, despite th- fact that It Is pretty well known thai Mr. Mclean himself bell. v.-s that Teller would be the strongest man to nomluute. nil. mil lii thr Niltrr Camp. Considerable discord Is developing nmong the silver men over the rival rles naturally created by the candidates, and there is also dissension over the form. Many of the loaders are strongly In favor of u single declaration for five silver and the practical Ignoring of nil other question:!. The tarlfT ques tion. especially, they desire, to be handled gingerly lost it drive from them th~ free silver Republicans of the west who are moderate protectionists. Others, on the other hand, think there should be a regular Democratic platform cov ering the pending Issues of the day. Some even favor a very radical tariff plank. All this bodes 111 for the prophets of a short convention. The gold men. led by Mr. Whitney, profess to be en couraged by the outlook. Their plans seem to be based on future contingen cies. Having failed to make an impres sion on the solid phalanxes of sliver their purpose seems to be to stir up strifes nnd take advantage of such dis sensions as may be developed In the op position. The great advantage which they pos sess. always the strength of r hopeless minority, is their compactness. "We are a well organized force," said Don M. Dickinson, of Michigan,, who wus post master general under Cleveland's first administration, and who Is here with the prestige ot having snatched a vic tory for gold from what was admitted to be a silver convention In Michigan. "We are fighting nn unorganized mob resolved ??nly on one thing?a declara tion for the free coinage of silver." Such a declaration they cannot hope to prevent, but they are now using an ingenious argument to secure a com promise on platform and candidate. They tell the silver lenders that If a Democrat Is placed on n sliver platform the silver Republicans of the west will abandon them and Vhe eastern Demo cracy will be destroyed ami they will be left high and dry with only the silver Democratic support and without the sinews of war -Ither from the east or west. They tell them, therefore, that they are confronted with the alternative of nominating a Republican to get the support and aid of the silver mine own ers or. yielding to the demand for a compromise from the enst. in which lat ter event they argue to keep the Demo cracy Intact and furnish all the cam paign fund that is needed. III .\ot t'umpromli*. These advances are met with firm, but courteous refusal by some of the sliver leaders who simply reply that there can be no compromise of the Is sue. The more radical, however, re ceive It sneerlngly. In some quarters the silver men not only meet the sug gestion of a .diver bolt with Indiffer ence, but some of them openly "declare that It would strengthen their position and they would welcome it. The jear that the gold men with almost if n^t quite one-third of the delegates could plump their votes about at random nnd cause all sorts of mischief, and the fur ther difficulty of making a nomination without the practical unanimous vote of all the silver men has revived the talk of a silver caucus. The secret fear of Teller has also had its Influence In favor of a caucus to decide the question of a candidate. There will be no attempt to hold such a caucus, however, until the convention has assembled and th~ dllllculty of selecting a nominee In con vention has been demonstrated. Then It will b" argued that no candidate who is for silver can refuse to submit his claim to those who are to make the nomination. There was less talk to-day of a bolt by the gold men. and It was openly dls couraged by Senator Hill. Mr. Whitney and others. Still It is plain that a great many of the gold men will refuse to support a silver candidate, and some to-day quietly canvassed the advisa bility of placing a gold ticket and gold candidate In the Held. The advantage to be gained from this course, they argue, would be the same Which came to those who refused to supi>ort Greo ley in 1872. Those who were dissatisfied with Grevley nominated O'Connor, of New York, and after Greeley's defeat it was by their organization that the party was reorganized and placed on a footing again. The gold m**n propose to Inaugurate the fight the moment the gavel is dropped by Chairman Harrlty. They are resolved upon offering a gold , man to the convention for temporary chairman, despite the protests of silver , leaders, and Senator Hill Is the man upon whom their choice has fallen. THE BLAND FOBCES~CAUCUS The Trniit-M Uilttlppt Drlrgalr* Favora ble to the Mlatonr! ('amlliliitr. CHICAGO, July 5.?The Rland forces executed a coup to-day by convening u caucus at the Sherman houv ? at 2:^0 o'clock, attended by reprfscn tat Ives of those trans-Mississippi stab * fivorable to Itland. Th*? notice of th-* caucus had not been wUbly circulated, so that the large attendance of prominent western loaders was a souroe "f unexpected gratification to the llland manager*. Sixteen states were repnuratcd. having an aggregate of 21S vote* m the conven tion. and from the assurances given It was believed that most. If not all of those wetern votes could be r. lied upon for Rland. Tie* states represented, with their re 6|>ective votes, were as follows: Arkan sas, Ifi; Colorado. 8; Idaho. C; Illinois, 4X; Kansas. 20: Missouri, 34; Montana, f?: Oregon, 8; Texas, 30; I'tah. f.; Wash ington. 8; Wyoming, C; Arizona. C; New Mexico, C; Indian Territory, C; Okla homa, C; Alaska, fi. These states comprise nil west of the Missouri river except California and th- two Dakota*. The meeting wns or ganized by the selection of ex-Senator Martin, of Kansas, as chairman, and L. T. Dash lei, of Texas, as secretary. In taking the chair Senator Martin mode a vigorous speech In support of the llland candidacy. On a call of the states a delegate from each of the state* represented spoke of the Itiund sentiment. Governor Overmyer. of Kansas, declared that Bland was the only candidate who could be sure of carrying Kansas and that the delega tion from that state would stand by him first, hist and all the time. Rep resentative I (alley, of Texas, talked jn vigorous style in support of Bland, but cautioned the friends of the Missouri candidate to be prepared for that op position which Is always concentrated against the foremost candidate. Speeches were also made by representa tives from Indian Territory, Utah. Ari zona. .NYw Mexico, Oklahoma and Col orado. They were uniformly enthusi astic. nnd voiced the sentiment that llland was such an exponent of silver as to make him the strongest and nicwt available candidate in the western states. One of the strongest speeches was made by "Ruck" Jllnrelchs??n. .?f th llliiiols delegation, who Is regarded as n?xt to Governor Altgeid in Influence on that d. legation, lie spoke stronjrlv in favor .?r llland nnd the vote ??f Illinois would be given to the Missouri candi date. No action wns taken beyond hearing the reports of I ho various states and exchanging eongrntulatlons ?.n what the Rland managers regarded a* a m favorable showing. They pointed out in particular Hunt the on use was represen tative of the western state*, nnd that besides these Rland bad a large fallow ing In.the south. The senlhuent wns that the'dclegnles ,.f t"ie wen. having thus met in caut-us and expressed tblr preferences, should now exert I heir In rluence upon th. delegates ?.f tin- south, with a view to persuading them that th- west and the * nitlv united, could command the situation. It was explained that the two Dako tas and California were not represent ed by reason of the fact that the dclo gallons from these states had not caucused. Th" HJand man agora are confident. hoivcv??r, that these three states will Join with the others which I have indicated a preference for Bland. Some question wan raised as to , whether the expressions given at the caucus could be relied upon as showing the tendency of the various mates rep resented. Secretary Dashlell said posi tively after the caucus that the express Ions in each case were not those of in dividual delegates, but correctly stated the position of the various states, either as the result of a caucus or of instruc tions. In some of the states repre sented. however. It Is evident that the fulJ delegation can not be claimed w>th positlvcness for island. Oregon has Governor Pennoyer for Its first choice, and there are paid to be scattered votes for other candidates than Mr. Bland from several of the states represented at this caucus. Before the meeting closed Senator Martin read a letter Just received from San Francisco, stating that a club of 1,000 Democrats and Populists had been organized, favorable to tin- candidacy of "Dick" Bland for the presidency, and also favoring Senator Teller for secre tary of the treasury In a Bland cabinet. This suggestion of Teller in Bland's cabinet evoked a double round of ap plause. POPULISTS FOR TELLER. Will Not Support ? IJcmorrat?A Manl. frilo to be iMttrtl To-day. CHICAGO. July 6.?A number of Populist lenders who are In tho city held a meeting to-night and decided to issue a manifesto declaring that Sena tor Teller is the only man whose name Is mentioned for the Chicago nomina tion that they will support. They take the position that to endorse a nominee who in a Democrat would result In the disintegration of their party. The proclamation will probably be Issued to-morrow. FLOWER EXPLAINS AVliat Chilton Did lo Say lo Illm About thr Weal Virginia Munition. CHICAGO, July 5.?Governor Flower is out with the statement that he was misconstrued when he was quoted as saying that West Virginia was not honestly for silver. He says In a letter to Chairman W. E. Chilton: "I did say that you In explaining the position of the silver Democrats In that state said that the Democratic party was Imperilling the remonetlzatlon of silver and that the only way to win In West Virginia was t ? stund togeth er for free silver and then you could sweep the state; that there was no compromise to b?- made on the platform of 1C to 1, that you would stand a unit in your delegation for It; that even then the people of West Virginia could not forget the many acts of kindness I had shown them when they were In trou ble. practically?and that I then advised you to stand with your state?although the platform adopted by the convention that you favor would lose New York by 250,000, and I believe It would ruin the Democratic party. Anything in th" purported Interview intimating that the Democratic party of your state was not sincerely for free silver Is incor rect." Very sincerely. ROSWELL P. FLOWER. Mr. Chilton said: "My attention was called to-day to the Interview with Gov ernor Flower. I have not seen the paper containing It: but in addition to the let ter of Governor Flower, 1 desire to say that 1 have never directly "?,r Indirectly said or done anything which could be tortured Into u statement that there Is anything In West Virginia politics ex cept a genulen, slmon pure sentiment ]>ervadtng all classes for free silver at 1*1 to 1." WILL FIGHT IT OUT. Thr Gold Wrn DftrrmlnrO to Fight tho Qnntlou tint. CHICAGO. July 6?The eastern gold men made every preparation this after noon and evening to keep up the war, even If they And themselves In a hope lew minority. There has not been a break In the silver strength and the leaders of that movement are llxed as adamant In the determination to run the convention. At the same time there w-ems to be a sympathetic feeling for Senator Hill, and several of the silver leaders visited him this afternoon and requested him not to allow his name to be used for temporary chairman. Senator Jones, of Nevada, was particu larly anxious about the matter. He raid: "Senator Hill, we have no per sonal objection to you, but our forces will not bo content with anything but a silver man In the Chair. We don't want to have to turn you down, and we hope you will not accept the desig nation." But ex-Governor Russell, William C. Whitney and other lead ere were strong in their Judgment that there should be u tight "ti this Issue and that Mr. Hill should stand. So far convinced were | the easterners of this thut It was said In the early evening that Hill would stand and thut he had begun prepui - Ing an address that would be delivered from the floor If not from the platform; und Ibis last statement developed an Interesting phase that may mean a lively row in the convention. "The gold men shnll not speak" was the cry of the rank and file of the silver men with the exception of Jones, Blackburn and McLean. Th?*e latter said that the convention should be fair In Its treat ment. and fairness so far as the gold standard men are concerned should mean that Russell, Fellows. II111 and Gray should Ik* allowed to talk. B0IE9- BOOM. Ill* Mmmxrri Claim flint thr- Inw? .Man it 111 filially In- Hrlrvfrtl. CHICAGO, July 5.?The managers of the Boles campaign say they are very much encouraged by the reports re ceived to-day from their scouts and skirmishers, who have been canvassing th'- Incoming delegations. They declare that Bole* has developed a great deal of unexpected strength, and that he is the second choice of two-thirds of the silver del-vat es. They are sensible of th?* rise in the Bland stock, htu they say t?iat Bland will never be able to secure two-thirds of the convention. Indicating thai the Bole* men will not favor th* abrogation of the two-thirds rule. The Boil * men think that the preju dice against the selection of a southern mnn will operate against Mr. Uland. and prevent his nomination. The Boles men say that as s<M?n iu? it becomes ap parent that Bland cannot be nominated. Boles will then be selected. Iowa men have been arriving nil day. Col. T. J. Phillip"', of ottumwa. arrived to-night with MX? Hole:* boomers who are making themselves heard in the corridors of the hotels. %Vrattier 1'orei-a?l far Toil ay. For \Ve*i Virginia, Wealeni Pensvlvs ntn and Ohio, Fair; warmer; southwest erly Hinds. I.oral Tmi|*ratnrr. The temperature Saturday as obxrrvcd by <\ Schnepf, druguiM, comer Four teenth und Market ?ircota, \\u? us fol lows: 7 ? m 7D{3 p. m M .5 "? m n. tn. So '- m Sft Weather?Chang'lc. Sn inlay. " a. m ii;,i p. ja m M!7 n m srt l- in M.Wcather-Clung U-. ARE ALL AT SEA. The Temporary Chairmanship oi the Democratic Convention IS THE FIRST STUMBLING BLOCK. Silver Men \\ ill Not Listen to Any Suggestions EMANATING FROM GOLD MEN. .Many of Tlirm Admire Senator Hill, bnt they Sav If the National Committee He. leeU Iflm forTeiiiporary Chnlrmait they will Knock Hint Down?Two Horns to the Dllfinma, on they Cannot Agree on Any JI?n of Their ScliUm?There are Strong Indication* (but there will be ? Holt If the Free Sllverltea ltccouie Too Dictatorial and Unreasonable. CHICAGO, July 3.?The Drmocratio national convention is not only in a quandary as to whom Khali he selected for President, but it has a still higher fence to Jump in tho matter of the se lection of officers to preside over the temporary and permanent organiza tions. The latter officer may be se lected without much trouble If the se lection of the temporary chairman could be satisfactorily arranged. Senator Hill is th.' undoubted choice of the national committee. He is alto the one man from the east of national prominence who is willing to test his .popularity before the convention. It has been claimed by the gold men that the silver friends of Senator Hill In both house and senate, many of whom are delegates to the convention, would have sufficient strength and would use their influence to secure his election as tem porary chairman if ho should be named. Hut it is now well understood that the silver men will not vote for anybody but a silver man for chairman. During the day many silver men who are friends of Senator Hill called upon him and urged him not to allow his name to ho used by the national com mittee and not to place himself.In a position where hi- might be humiliated by being defeated. They have assured him that they have a hi?h regard for him and that it will be disagreeable to have to vote against him, but the situa tion is such that they must have a sil ver man to make the first speech of tho convention. Senator HIU has ad vised all of those who have called upon him to pursue a conservative course. Will hem Bolt. He has expressed the belief that If the convention adopts a silver platform thero will surely be a bolt, and he thinks that if conservatism is shown that the bolt will be much reduced. It is understood that Senator Hill be lieves that in case the convention should sustain the national committee in the selection of himself for tempo rary chairman that the bolt from New York state, and possibly some other sections of the cast will l?e greatly min imized. The silver men feel assured that Senator Hill will not bolt, but un der the instructions of the Democratic state convention of New York the dele gation acts as a unit, and if a majority should decide to bolt or to take no further part in the convention after the adoption of the silver platform. Senator Hill, who has endorsed this unit rule, would be compelled to abide by thf? results. While Senator Hill Is constantly ad vising conservatism on the part of the silver men, he has given no pledges that he would make a conservative speech If selected to preside over the conven tion. W, F. Sheehan. member of the national committee from New York, and one of th** closest personal friends of Senator Hill In that state, was asked If Hill was selected for temporary chairman if he would make a conserva tive speech, and not one which would be obnoxious to the silver men. Mr. Sheehan replied: "Senator Hill, if se lected temporary chairman of the con vention, will make a 'gold' speech." Mr. Sheehan was asked how he re garded Senator Hill's chances for the place, and declared he did not believe the silver men would turn Hill down if he was selected by the national com mitter. Senator Hill is very much under the impression that he will be elected If selected by the national committee, al- ? though every delegation from the south and west which has arrived to-*day have joined In the declaration previ ously mode by the sliver men on the ground, that they would not accept anybody but a silver man for tempo rary chairman. A Pathetic rim. The plea of the senatorial friends of Senator Hill asking him not to place them in the position of voting agalnit him. has been almost pathetic. Nearly every silver lfc?mocrativ senator is here as a deicg.it" from his ?t,ate. While Hill has opposed them, not only on the silver question, but upon many other ques tions. notably the Income t\x, yet they regard him as a manly tighter and have n great deal of admiration for hie:. 'He has never counseled a bolt fro.n the na tional convention and has severely criticised any body of th- party which tolerated a bolt. It was Known during the tariff fight that some Ill-feeling grew out of a scene in the senat" be tween 11 ill and .!??? Hlackburn. still near the close ?>f the last session of that con gress Hill made a speech In the senate supppoitlng Carlisle on tho bond issues, but took occasion to severely criticise Carlisle and the friends of Carlisle In Kentuekv becaus" they ?Hd not support Hlackburn f?V senator after he had re celved the caucus nomination. In that speech Hill said that 4h-re are greater Issues than the currency question, ana that the Democratic party should not divide on the question of silver and cur rency. The silver men appreciated that speech and thev do not expect that Hill will l>..|? when ? 1? in I platform la nilopifd Hill maintain* In hi* ennver patliin with th* allver deification, tvha have called upon him that they are not fnlknvInK the line, .if hi. argument inert In the aenat- <'n that occasion becauta they are subordinating every other Issue to the silver question The silver men say fiat this has got beyond anything else In the Democratic party, and the leader* who are here even if th- v were disposed to stand ny Senator Hill as temporary chairman, would find it Imp >s?dble to control th* delegation fmm their states who are de termined that none but a sixteen to one man shall preside That the ?'?lection of a silver man for temporary chairman Is assured there seems to be no question of doubt. All at fee. Hut In the selection of such a man is where the silver meni are at sea. They usnt a man w ho will control the convention and will make himself felt, l ut ib-re Is some difficulty in making n selection. Senate' W Idle, of Cali fornia. who is a member of the delega tion from that state, in one of tne best presiding oUlcers that could b? found.