New-York tribune., 1896-07-08
GOSSIP OF THE CONVENTION.
CHICAGO PRIDINo HERSELF ON HER
HOSPITALITY.
rAMMANY MEN THOUGHT THE BAND MUST Br
FOR rHEM--CoLONEL ABE KEELING ON
GOLD AND sILvER--A MAN WHO CAR
RIEs SILENCE cARDs-ALrGELD
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Chicago. July THE Convention may be in ses-
sion a long time or 1t may adjourn before Saturday
next The general impression is that the silver
people will find 1t difficult work to agree upon
ticket But. be the time long or short before the
labors OF the Convention finished there Is every
reason to believe that Chicago will strengthen ma
terially its claim being considered the Ideal con-
Ocean" exclam
Here we have a great gathering Of Democrats in
Republican city. city which went Republican by
heard of any lack OF honorable hospitality. II
Chicago the stronghold OF Democracy tnese
visiting statesmen could not be made more at home
in our midst But the strain and test are even
stronger than mere politics clear maJority OF te
delegates are rampant for free silver One cannot
are gathered together X no more than two or three.
sSe1 hers ssr to S pe not day
which is not opposed TO that doctslne ye the prss
given enc every day about what Is going among the
delesates but the ass Is far sne essned
by the bale. and all the delegates nave lair anu
equal chance. so far as concerns the press Oh 'no
city.
A delegate from Oklahoma is staying At the Palmer
House He Is all right among his friends at home
and can travel from Tahlequah to Guthrie Dina
folded without losing his way. But he got lost IN
Chcaeo night before last before he had been In the
city three hours The gentleman from Oklahoma
found himself at Clark and Washington sts. ABOUT
midnight with a strong desire TO fnd the Palmer
House and retire. man told him to take the WENT
vorth-ave trolley-car. ride two blocks south anu
then walk one block east II the delegate had needed
the instructions all would have been WELL out wheh
he woke up the car had stopped at Thirty-hrst-st.
He got off. 1T the request OF the conductor anu
asked two husky individuals the way 70 the famer
House. They told him, and then roooeu MIN io'
10
found the oklahoma delegate pouhons anu AioA"e
the sides Of a oatrol-box
Here. here What youse about there tho ofi,cer
demanded Jerking the from Oklanoma away
from the box. Dye mean to destroy CITY prop
ertyc ,.ro,,., asked tho delegate.
That's what 1T is. Did yez think 1t was or'im
u. Uo.EES' u want policeman. have been robbed
Isn't there policeman in the box?' asked the dee-
gaze IN roIceman loaned the delegate carfare to Mon
roe-st
Accommodating TIE arrival Of the Tammany DELE
CATION from New-York yesterday morning tnefe
wsrs some funny features. The delegates came IN
on TWO trains and the majority grabbed their bags
and went at once to their headquarters Some ie"'
however not believing II possible that 'he siea'
organization would not be met by % oana ana ba and nJ
sna+ starred across Michgan-ave. When they nal
marched several blocks beyond their hoie,
abnd tnsy bland contingent and they began rapidly
10 drop out OF line very mucn ns cresi1e. mn IN
MIS- ntsei delegation. and the silver people had
great laugh over the matter
The last feature Of decoration to be put up wi.n'n
the Coliseum Hall was that Of Democratic fres'-
dents 1t was due to some question as 70 ,he e~Ao.
nroprietes OF using 'liv!ng pictures II Dehs uised
bv some that statues and portraits OF living persons
Cleveland is the only living man who has oeen
Democratic President the question appneSb him n
was finally decided put up the pictures lying anu snr
dead but the work was not ensd II relieved the
hours before the Convention opeheu' ~ ''"e'eN ~
decorators OF a long suspense.
n Harvey, he Of coin" fame. who makes
mean remarks about the "crime OF 7S the saus"
,er of the hopes OF American citizens and other
a.,o.. NTH which sound-money men have bur-
,ad their consctences has bobbed UP serenely
Mr. Harve,'s name has not been on every lip since
he fell out with the National BmetAcd and he has
ben Comparatively little heard Of during the SEm
venton hubbub; but now ne Is oTT S deeaates ana
t,lne those on the other side how very wicked tney
have been and where tley Will 20 u''' ~ "'
once Join the l6 70 church.
r-b,a afternoon at No 4s2 Washington Boulevard a
few Patriots met and discussed the situation NO p'a''
for saving the country was agreed upon ihe 81
o.,on was discussed in a perfunctory way ana ''e
PAT
ticket 70 the Convention This was ABOUT al '~'
u.as dor. After the caucus Mr.. Harvey said:
I've snnpiy held a meeting TO ook over the srou,u
- ,iscmss fhe situation. We did not decide on any
definite plan Of action, nor snan we Lane any ' ~
ga 10 the pending political caHpais"
ives sah: IT'S to be silver and silver plank fe1'
s,n And we folks; we've got 10 walk that plank;
800 ,t - NE don't the tires Of National prosperity
iii, -. nuncured from one end TO another; yes. san
r, ras Colonel Abe" Keeling. Of Kentucky. VINO
smoke with the polished grace OF the ooue'e'"e''
Coonel Keeling declined TO express his views On 'ne
ou4 ions Of the hour till he had put IN crcuia'ioh
generous handful OF silver coin over the Annex bar
r. oh.rsa no received stimulating beverage that
md. the color In his look like that OF Persian
rug. ,, ..,,., go
ing 10 save this country Its a-gofne 10 ree US iioh
n gang Of European money sharks and their unpa'r-
o.Ic American agents. These two are the tall and
tba short men who are after Uncle Sans cash regis
ter and the Republican party Is the thiro man
they've taken into the combination 10 rob and piun-
aar Put the silver plank will cool 'em-si!ver
against gold any day. Why, you never heard silver
speaks It gdes and crawls like serpent II tempts
men to crime II breeds dlsaonor II commiis ,is 80
IN II nerves the arm OF the assassin and y nides
sbe ba murderer and covers up his crime. Gold Is
Yelled and silent. They say silence Is gouen' v Du,
silver his eye beams The word silver Is nimpie ana ana
heavy-eyed and timid They are in need OF coun-
ea h,, they in n=tincvely decline 10 nave any hearr
- lii unless each man has his hand on his watch
while the interview lasts No san I. goo means mean.
,,s-h i,s ts buildings and IT'S fertile flelds wall
Street means the European money-lender. and we
$50 No more use for the European money-lender In
mis- country than they have for ice UP In the North
Pole
r p pendleton Is the most worried man among the
Georgia Delegates He has position 10 explain
and he has been compelled 70 carry about with him
what are now known in Georgia campaign literature
as "car rts OF silence" The cards explain why he. as
a gold man Of the most enthusiastic type. has not
taken the stump In advocacy OF the silver standard.
and worse than ALL Is forced to vote for free silver
IN tho Convention II all about through the
unit rue Mr. Pendleton is the only god delegate
from Georgia and when he selected Ma
tional delegate from Congressman Turner's district