Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-09
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1zen Take New Hope-The Coming Geld
Bugs from New York.
CHICAGO, July 2.-The proverbial
calm before the storm prevailed To-
day. Having accomplished everything
possible in advance of the arriving OF
respectable number of silver dele
gates on the ground, the democratic
bimetallic national committee, and
those cooperating with it took rest
from their abors, SO far as meetings
or conferences are concerned until to-
morrow evening, when another round
up of all the white metal supporters
then in Chicago will be in order.
The ranks of the 10 to ] advocates
were reinforced to-day by the arrival
of DIR. j. j. Mott, of North Carolina,
and who is chairman of the executive
committee of the independent or new
silver rarty, formed in Washington a
year ago. For reasons which he
deemed sufficient, and which he
has not explained, the head
of the silverites did not take
up his abode at the Sherman house,
where the silver headquarters have
been established, bat instead chose an
hosiery on the same street, but a
couple OF blocks away. From here,
and without consultation with any of
the silver people that preceded him,
he sent an invitation for conference
on Saturday night of every represent
alive or party favorable to silver, in
Guiding populists, silver democrats and
silver republicans.
G n xHyf1 swA -
complish by this conference, DIR. Mott
was reticent. but the expressions of
sentiment among those that focked TO
his quarters during the day indicated
decided preference for the nominal
ton next week of such candidate as
could be Endorsed by the silver and
populist conventions at ST. Louis three
weeks hence upon platform dealing
with no other issue than that of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver.
The executive committee of the indie
pendent silver party meets here Satur-
day, and at tomorrow nights meeting
circumference of the bimetallic commit
tee and the silver delegates COM
mittee will be appointed to meet the
independents with view toward
united action.
Sentiment among the silver men
crystallized to-day in favor Of the So
lection of either Gov. Stone of Mis-.
temporary chairman Of the conven-
ton, with Senator Isham Harris, OF
Tennessee, and Maj. Towles, secretary
of the bimetallic committee, as per-
manent chairman and secretary, re.
spectively.
The story was published this after.
noon that Senator Harris had been
definitely chosen as permanent chair.
man, but at the headquarters in the
Sherman house. the fact that no meet
ing had been held to-day was cited as
proof positive that this was purely
guess work.
Through Senator Jones, the silver
men went on record to-day as opposed
to the suggestion made by members of
the national committee that Senator
David b. Hill might prove acceptable to
both factions as temporary chairman.
Senator Jones insisted that, while per.
sonally he had the highest regard for
his New York associate in the senate
chamber, he could not countenance
the idea of supporter of the gold
standard presiding, even If for short
while only, over a convention that
was opposed to his views three to one.
Senator Hill, he said, would not be ac-
ceptab1e to the silver people, and con-
sequentIy there was nothing to be
gained by a further consideration of
his alleged availability.
In the absence of material--in the |
shape of delegates with votes-for the |
making of deals or the winning OF |
converts, the boomers expended their |
stock of ammunition on the motley |
crowds that invariably invade the |
hotels on the eve of a national con.
vention. Much after the fashion OF |
the side-show men at the circus, they |
took possession of the rotundas of the /
hotels and held forth to those inclined |
to listen concerning the merits OF
their respective candidates.
At one time this afternoon four dis
tinct booms were in process of advo.
cacy on the ground floor of the Pal
mer house, and the cheers and yells I
and shouts and ironical ejacula tions
of the listeners combined to create
deafening din that can as well be i'm
ag1neO as UGScr1Oeu.
The friends of Mr. Bland were per.
haps the most active. In addition TO
their headquarters at the Palmer and
the Auditorium annex, they opened uE
rooms to-day in the entresol of the
Sherman house, where q committee
vas appointed to corral such arriving
delegates that first of all seek out the
headquarters of the democratic silver
Mr.. BANDS friends were in high
Gather to-day, and while unable, or
account of the paucity of delegates al.
'eady in sight. to give out any def.
lite figures, insisted that the prevail
ng sentiment in the city and the adj
,ices which they were receiving FROM
outside warranted them in taking
heir stand that it was Bland against
he field, and with the field already
living evidence of being decidedly on
he run.
The friends of ex-Gov. Boies. how
yer, were by no means discouraged
" the claims of. the Bland men, and
ell back on the argument that it was
otes rather than shouting that made
ominees.
Delegate Brewster, of Creston, one
f the chiefs of the Boies bureau and
rho had talk with Gov. Altgeld Just
efore the latter left for Springfield
lst night, quoted him as declaring
hat he had not spoken word on the
ubject of presidential possibilities;
hat he was no more friendly to Bland
ham 90 Boies, and that the time had