Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-13
NOT YET DETERMINED
When the Democratic Candidates Are
to Be Notified.
LINCOLN ENTHUSIASM DIMINISHING
Disappointed Bland Men Want
Him to Run for Governor.
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS
LINCOLN ENTHUSIASM DIMINISHING
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS

CHICAGO. July 13-The subcommittee
| of the notification committee met in the
| Clifton House this morning at II o'clock
and decided to let the members of the noti-
| f1Cation committee return to their homes,
| where they will, be informed in a few days
| as to the time Of notifying Mr.. Bryan and
| Mr.. Sewall of their nomination. This Will
| be decided by the executive committee Of
| the notification committee.
| Mr. and Mrs Bryan left here at 2:20 this
| afternoon, and will arrive at Odin. ILL.,, on
| the Illinois Central, at $40 tonight. They
| will stay there for an hour and twenty
| minutes. and will go from there to Salem,
ILL.,, which Is five miles from Odin, on the
| Baltimore and Ohio SouthW estern. MIR.
| Bryan will stay there two days, and then
leave for Lincoln. Neb.. arriving there Fri
day, where he will take up his residence.
| He has not determined when the notitica-
ton committee is to meet him, but that
| will be done in day or so. Meanwhile,
! Mr.. Sewall will stay here and make MS
| headquarters here.
! Members of the democratic national COM
! mittee are unanimously in favor OF estab-
| fishing subheadquarters Of the committee
here Many of them wish the main head
| quarters removed from New York and
|
| The members of the committee still re-
| manning IN the city discussed this pfopo-
| sition at an informal meeting held this
/ morning In the headquarters at the Palmer
/ house. Senator Jones of Arkansas. before
| leaving for Washington. said: There will
! be another meeting of the national COM
mittee some time during the next three
| weeks, at which the subject OF changing
| the Headquarters Will be more fully con-
sidered.
you will be safe In saying that In all
! probability the campaign OF 1875 VIII De
directed from headquarters located at Chi
| cago. l am in favor of the change from
! New York for many reasons
| Lincoln People Disappointed.
! LINCOLN. Neb., July 13-Dispatches to
| the effect that Mr.. Bryan has concluded to
receive the notification committee at Madi-
son Square Garden. New York, set Lincoln
| PEOPLE wild. Added to this was a quasi-in-
| dorsement of Omaha as official headquar-
tiers during the campaign, and as conse-
| quence many hearts are today down. I'm
| less some tangible contradiction Is speedily
| given to these rumors, it is expected that
| the ardor OF many enthusiastic people will
| be considerably dampened. Local demo-
| Gratis say he will certainly remain in Lin
| coln, but it is also known that they do not
| speak by the card.
| The present attitude of the average Lin
| coin man is on the defensive There is a
|
| it appears to be the aim of all to speak In
| the highest terms of the personal character
| of Mr.. Bryan, which is also above re-
| pI zach, but In a decidedly qualifying tone,
politically. SO long as the nominee at Chi
| cago must necessarily have been demo-
crat. they glad it Is Bryan. But they
| freely express the opinion that, considering
| the platform. he will fall short. in Nebras-
| ka, of carrying the state by the usual re-
publican majority. The gold standard DEM
oerats here like clam in silence on
| the political question. The popuists of the
| state hold their county conventions Satur
| day to select state delegates. The senti-
| ment is divided as to the Endorsement Of
| Bryan and fusion
| Want Bland to Run for Governor.
| LEBANON. Mo. July BIN their dsap-
! pointment over the defeat of Bland for the
presidential nominee many Missouri demo-
| Gratis have turned to Mr.. Bland to lead the
| party in Missouri this fall as the candidate
| for governor. He has received many tele-
| grams and letters the past few days urging
| MIN TO become a candidate. These earnest
| requests and solicitations have not moved
| him, and will not change his course. He
| made up his mind several years ago that
| he did not want to be governor, preferring
! to continue his fight for the people for the
! entire country. He said last night that he
| would not be a candidate for governor;
| that ne did not want the nomination, and
| uHueT 10 circumstances was ne a1ter the
| gubernatorial race He made this state
| nent in the most positive and emphatic
| manner. leaving no doubt that he meant it.
| and that the further effort on the part of
| his friends to induce him to become can
| didate for governor would be useless. In
| his come .tion Mr.. Bland said he was a
| candidate for the democratic nomina ton
| for Congress in this his old district. He
| desires to go back to Congress to make the
| fight for free silver In the House.
Silver RenuI,JIcuu. tn (,onfa,
| MANITOU. Col, July Ex-senator Teller
| " no has been g. guest Of one Of the hotels
| here, was yesterday joined by Senator
| Dubois of Idaho and Congressman Hart
man of Montana. awaiting the arrival of
| Senators Cannon, Pettigrew and Mantle,
who are expected on Wednesday, when a
| will return to Denver. He will be in Mani
| tou again Wednesday, however, and at this
n Getting an address will be issued as to
| the course Of the republicans who left the
4, st. Louis convention on the national ticket
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Col, July 13.-
Judge H. C. Caldwell. when asked his opin-
| ion of the work of the democratic conven-
| tcn, replied: The wisdom of it's action
| amounts to inspiration. No better man or
| souEder platform has been presented to the
| American people by any party in third
! Of a century.
| ut marks an epoch in the political his
| tory Of this country. If Mckinley Is the
| Napoleon of the gold standard forces
| Bryan Is the Wellington Of the allied silver
| forces. and the hist orical parallel will be
| complete. except that this modern Ma
| poleon. after his Waterloo, will go to the