The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-08
GATH'S ACCOUNT OF It
George Alfred Townsend Tells of
the Situation.
NOW BLAND OR BOlGS
Silverites Seemingly Inclined
to More Moderation.
A Gossipy Pen Picture of Men and
Measures From the Goldbug Stand
POINT With the Usual Threats
and Taunts.

Chicago, July 5.--(Special to the
New York Morning Advertiser.)-
Governor Hills absence from the sound
money meeting is severely criticised by
his colleagues and not commended by
the silver men. The East, from want
of leader, is playing an Insignificant
part. This is attributed to silver
sentiment in New York city and in
other cities of the State where bust
ness is dull.
About the most that can be got out
of the Eastern men is that they will
bolt the convention if Cleveland is de-
nounced. Some of them say that they
are bound to have a clean candidate,
other than Bland, for instance, if they
are to support silver ticket. The
weakness of the sound money senti-
anent is due to a belief that the Demo
Gratis have the best isssae in silver, and
that they can beat the tariff with 1T.
They think the commercial class will
not count at he polls.
Respectable men, however, comment
severely upon the exceedingly few
voters who sent representative dele
gates here, and especially from LII
nois. where, the machine having first
left out most of its constituency, then
resolved that its heelers We're the peo-
pie. One wonders whether Bland Will
be nominated when one views the ac-
celeration of the radical silver current
Preposterous as the nomination seems,
he is supported with a fervor like the
rebel veil. The Californians are partly
for Bland. and the first mention of
Whitney's name comes from them.
They tell me that Lane, the owner of
the most valuable gold mine on the
globe. which is yielding 100000 a
month of that precious metal, is in
Chicago. advocating silver. His neigh
Dor. say that Lane never knew much.
Having been in Chicago a week, /
can discern some salvation influences
in the worst of conventions that has
ever vet assembled in this country.
The moderate meR are beginning 10
be separated from the reckless ones.
At first nobody would be satisfied I'M
less the gold men We're insulted. An
apparently earnest desire existed to
khrow them out of the convention. 1T
was repetition of the scenes around
Richmond. Va That State was to
vote on Union or secession, and notice
was served on the Union natives that
they would be shot unless they allow
ed the State TO leave the Union. Right
Ia among the silver delegates are men
who begin to discuss the question OF
private character and the fitness OF
individuals not merely to run and be
elected. but to fill the Presidential
office after the fever has done its
work This element is hostile to
Bland. regarding him as an unlcmpt,
slouohy egotiss, of man, who has
made no impression in Congress ex-
cept BY perseverance, In one direction,
who is listened to with ennui. and
whose prominence in this convention
is wholly due to the violence of his
support.
BLAND'S CANVASS.
Not tslought has been associated
with his canvass. His portraits, in
dustriously put up around the hotels,
contain familiar descriptions of him
as ''Silver Dick" and Harvest Dick, :"
and all that His followers play upon
his deFision of social life and refine
ment. All that men aspire to through
public schools, the love of ladies, travel
and intercourse, the Bland men regard
as gold bug education. The city of
St. Louis. which has advocates for
Bland here through mean addiction
Confederate Generals, her fnanciers
and her lawyers have been passed over
for this Davy Crockett without rife,
who has sold the same coon skin for
fame all his life.
The gravitation of these respectable
persons was at first toward Teller, but
it WAS soon contended that such was
the perversity of the average Democrat
thar he would repeat the anti-Greeley
act and vote for Mckinley unless some
Bourbon was selected. This feeling
was seconded by designing politicians
from the East, who keep themselves
perpetually in nomination and want
no recruits of talent to their party,
After the Hill and Whitney contin-
gent arrived here Teller seemed to dis
appear. The Eastern people might by
allving themselves with one OF the
wings in the majority produce either
a deadlock or nominate their man.
Governor Altoeld denounced the two
thirds r11e, but he seems to have been
put under, for nothing more Is said
about abolishing it. The next thing
to watch is the caucus which the
Bland men expect to summon. The in
sention up 10 Saturday night of the
anti-Bland people was not TO
attend this caucus, but to
let it stand by itself and
thus emphasize the small vote Bland
really had. Few think it is much over
two hundred. The Bland supporters,
who are the thugs of the convention,
are already shouting that who will not
attend this caucus is a traitor to sill
yer.
Boies has been a Democrat long e.
nough to be relieved of bhe disabilities
of Teller. He is an agricultural man,
never spits on his own carpet, and IA
rather tactical in talk, listening as
well as leading in the conversation. Be
sides he was born in the State Of New
York, and this has an influence in New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio as well
as in New England, for their popula-
tons head up aboHt Boies' birthplace
in Chautauqua county.
IS TELLER ELIMINATED?
With the elimination of Teller, pro
vided it has been done, the present