The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-01
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Ii o'clockl Governor Altgcld held long
conference with the Bland managers,
Governor Stone of. Missouri and Colonel
j. h. Jones of 1t. Louis.
I'VE shall only consider the prevailing
conditions at today's session, said Gov
ernor Altgcid Nothing definite will be
done. Illinois will control the Democratic
convention No. | can't talk as to presi-
Dental possibilities
Buck" Hinrichscn, the silvcrite from
Springfield, was all over the corridor with
his hand gripping the handle bars of every
other delegate.
Says Illinois viii Dictate.
tom Gahan will be the national com
mittceman," said he, ''and l think it is
safe to say that he will be chairman with
out a doubt All this talk about my
arousing opposition against Gahan is bosh.
Why, l introduced the resolution at
| Springfield making him the nominee,
which was rarricd unanimously.
'Illinois will have awhole lot to, say at
| the Chicago convcntion," he continued.
s1he state in the west which is strongest
| for free silver and having no candidate of
| its own. Illinois will nevertheless choose
| the man who shah head the ticket. stew
cnson? Wen. guess not. We're for free
silver and want "a free-silyer man and a
Democrat Morrison? Oh, no. he's clear
out of the race. He declared himself long
ago Bland for president: Well, who can
| tell? As for Teller, ncver."
| Governor Stone asserts that Bland can
| not be kept out OF the nomination.
Were not theorizing," said he, but
working and working hard, too"
With sunrise the Democratic politicians
who are now in the city arranging their
plans for the. Democratic national con-
vention, were asfr. and their number in
creased by new arrivals, started the day
out with every promise that IL would be a
lively one.
| Bland Forces Reinforced.
The Bland forces were reinforced by.
| fresh arrivals from 1t. Louis and other
points i'm Missouri and from their conf
dent talk the average politician gathered
| the idea that IL the enthusiasm and num-
l bers counted for aught, then Dick Bland
| had the pole In the race. Among the new
arrivals were such men as Colonel j. X.
Hickey, Colonel Nicholas Bell, Colonel
Charles II. Jones of ST Louis, and James
| T. Bradshaw and John w. Faras OF Mis-
souri,, and John A. Knot Of Hannibal.
| Last but not least, came the wcll-known
Governor Stone of Missouri. who, appa-
rcntly, voiced the sentiments OF tho
Bland followers when speaking of the
candidacy of that gentlemen said
"Sixtcen to one means Bland. and
Bland means sixteen to one. They both
mean free silver and that is the issue Of
the day.
The Missouri men talked enthusiastic
i n a.. ~ ~ hich
| saturday night will leave ST Louis to
swell the Missouri contingent already in
| Chicago. The presence of senator Cornell
was not overlooked Tuesday and he had
many callers. A prominent Democrat
expected Is. Thomas johnson of Cleve'
land, q.
| Against the Two-Thirds Rule.
| Under Governor Altgcld's influence 1lli-
| nois' forty eight delegates decided in eau
Gus to vote for the abrogation Of the two
thirds rule The governor made strong
speech against the precedent, aud the
delegation unanimously agreed To work
AZ unit to secure its reward. silver
Dick" Bland also got quiet turn down
In the caucus. Ex-Congrcssman Williams
tried to broach the question of presidcn-
tial preferences for the purpose OF getting
| in a good word for Bland, but the dele
gates compelled him to dcsist.
Governor Altgcld was elected chairman
of the delegation. G. w. Bliss of Hills
boro was made secretary and j. L; Heller
nan Of Bloomington scrgeant-at-arms a
= Truds was Instructed to- demand "i
Sergcant-at-A Arms Martin the same rccog
milton accorded other states I'm the way oi
appointments as doorkccpcrs. In case IL
llnois doesn't get. her rights the local s'l'
YER LEADERS will take revenge ON oil can
didates identified with the national mana