The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-03

CHICAGO, July 1.-The announce
Int that tho eastern gold standard
cn, William C, Whitney, Senator Hill
hid others. would arrive here tO.mor-
bw has put some heart Into the gold
tandard men who nre here, and the ar
tument In hotel corridors waSed little
Mariner. A rumor Of the withdrawal OF
The gold standard forces fom the con-
yentIon, IL they are defeated, Is, still
curront, but 1t cannot be definitely
placed, so far as arranged plans OF tho
gold. standard men are concerned.
y The plan arranged Is. ntle9st, calcu-
lated to make things lively, oven II II
has not. the greater etIect!sthe one the
gold standard men desire, Nut- obtaining
converts. 1t Will be similar to the plan
a adopted by the New York Democrats
. during the days preceding the conven-
: tlon of 1892, when In the same halls the
orators foretold the destruction OF De-
mocracy II President Cleveland was re-
nominated. The plan Is 10. have Sena-
4 tor Hill, AIR. Whitney, eN-Mayor Grant,
Jnhn II. Fellows, Senator Smith. OF New
Jersey Ex-Governor Russell, OF MRssa-
4 chusctts, and other we'll known orators,
discuss the situation with not only the
i leaders OF the gold standard-movement,
but with the leaders OF the silver move
ment. II these discussions, like the Hill
and Cleveland discussions Gt 1892, are 10
be made public. the result can hardly
be foretold. for the silver sentiment here
now In such prepondcrance Is Of an ex-
citable character. a conference OF the
gold standard men Is called for o'clock
Tomorrow night at the Auditorium, md
It Is believed that line nf action will
be mapped out at that time. The state
ment that Wilson s. Bissell. OF Buffalo.
: would act as delcgate-at-large In place
OF United States Senator Murphy. In the
New York delegation, Is believed here
10 be erroneous. as Mr.. Murphy's alter
nate Is Senator jacob 4. Cantor. Mr..
BsSell, however. will. Us Close friend
nj President Cleveland. take an active
part In the fight for gold.
How they staud.
1t being understood that the terrific
ries are to be allowed votes;each, and
that the; District OF Columbia is. to have
Votes also, the total number. OF votes
In the convention Is 9lS. Then 400 would
! be majority ard 612 q two-thlrds ma
torlty. or these figures the silver men
to-day claim these states: Alabama,
70: Arkansas. 1s: California. IS: Colora-
q do. s; Florida, 8; Georgia. &c: Idaho. 6;
81 Illinois, iS; Indiana, 20; Iowa, &c: Kan
sas. 20: Kentucky, 26; Louisiana, 16;
Maine, 5; Minnesota. Z; Mississippi, IS:
Il Missouri, "a; Montana. s.: Nebnska. 16:
Nevada, s.; North Carolina, %; North
Dakota. 6; Ohio. IS: Oregon. s; South
Carolina, Is; Tennessee. "a; Texas. 30;
Utah. 6; Virginia, "a: Washington, s;
West Virginia, u: Wyoming. @: Alaska,
6;Ar!zona, s; District OF Columbia, 6:
InHEop TarrffnY-ts n nj m
The gold standard people are left on
this basis only these states. with the
accompanying vote:
Connecticut, -; Delaware, @: Florida,
3: Maine. :; Maryland, l6: Massnchu-
setts,, 80: Michigan. 2S; Minnesota. IL;
New Hampshire S: New Jersey. 20; New
York. r.; Ohio. s: Pennsylvania. 6i:
Rhode Island. s. South Dakota, s; YER
mont. s; Wisconsin, "a: n total Of S54.
In connection With these figures II will
be noticed that the silver men lack but
sixteen votes OF having the necessary
twoIthirds limit, but they claim that
the eight votes counted for gold In Ohio
will come to them after tho temporary
organization. while Michigan votes nre
also expected. 1t will further be noticed
that Nebraska II figured In the silver
column and this is because. while there
Is contest, the sllver=fpen say that
they will gee that the tgQld standard
mon are not seated. 1t IL the security
In this preponderanc9 of votes that
makes the silver men confident In ultl,
mate victory. The decision upon the
nbrogntion of the two-thIrds rule on
nominations may be delayed until after
temporary and permanent organization.
and until Just as the convention IL about
to nominate. Then. unless the gold
standard men recognize the superiority
OF numbers and succumb to the incvIta-
bile. the silver men will force the Issue
and rescind the long standing rule.
IIlli May bo Temporary Chairman.
The movement to make Senator Hill
temporary chairman has received de-
cided Impetus during the day and there
Is good reason for believing that the ex-
ecutive committee OF ths national COM
mlttce would be pleased to suggest his
name II they felt that 1t would be ac-
ceptcd by the silver men. Members OF
the committee PROCESSES TO believe that
Hill will be ncceptn BILE to the silver peo-
pie, because he Is not regarded as an ad-
mlnlStratlon man, though ranked with
the gold forces.
Many impartial observers express the
opinion that the senator will he ultl-
mntcly accepted by all factions In order
tn make smooth sailing mt the beginning,
OF the convention The silver leaders
hold out stlilIy, however, for man OF
pronounced silver procllrities for pre-
siding officer.
1loirs umi Bland.
Governor Stone, Of Missouri, wns ask :
ed to-day if he had noted the report that
the eastern gold standard delegates
were tending towards Governor Bolcs.
He answered that he had seen such re-
port In the newspapers md had heard
such talk In the lobbIes but knew moth
Ing ns TO itS truth. Continuing, the gov
crnor said that Mr.. Bland md his
friends had not expected and do not eX-
pect any support from that source.
IIo said: "AIr. Blnnds stand Is the
RECONCILIATION OF the free coinage idea.
II IL utterly impossible, In the very ma
turc OF things. that there should be any
alliance between him and the single
standard gold people. II he Is nomi-
mated, he will be nominated by the
votes or delegates elected az free silver
collage men. am sure Mr.. Dlnnd's
nomination viii be opposed TO the ut
most. and his defent sought by every
means possible by the gold power. One
ts!ng more. The states represented
here by the single gold standard dele
cations viii not probably east single
electoral vote for 'tlc nominee OF this
convention. II Mr. bland IL nominated
nc viii ho nominated by tho delegates
from the states whose electoral vote
must be relied upon for success ut the
polls"
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