Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-21

Men VINO Helped Him Make Cleve-
land President Rallying to His
Standard-Lamont Among the
First to Call and the Others will
Come on at Once-Silver Demo-
Gratis also PleaSed-Bu the Rum
or that Vest Has Made a Deal is
Denied-If Gold is Defeated at
Chicago, what Then?
Special to the Register.
New York, June 20.-Except McKin-
ley, ex-Secretary of the Navy William
c. Whitney was the most talked OF man
to-day by the citizens of New York.
Even those who ought to know What is
impossible in politics seem TO believe
that the eX-Secreatry can perform po-
litical miracles; that he will give an
example of his skill in Chicago by turn
ing free silver majority of the conven-
tion into gold party, have himself
nominated for President, and defeat
William Mckinley for election.
This was heard in the clubs and hotel
corridors. Besides this, the three great
silver Democrats who expect to DOM
mate the Chicago convention-Sena-
tors Vest. of Missouri; Harris, of Ten
nessee, and Walthall, of Mississippi
who are in the city, sounded MIR. Whit
ney's praise in way that verifies ex-
Speaker Crisp's recent remark that the
ex-Secretary is Blaine's successor as
the magnetic man of America.
OF course, these silver leaders said
that the convention would declare for
free coinage just the same as if Mr..
Whitney had gone to Europe. Senator
Vest expressed the opinions of himself
and colleagues when he said: Il am
sorry Whitney is going to Chicago, be-
cause free coinage plank will be adopt
ed just so surely as the convention as
sembles. So far as Whitney is person
ally concerned he is prince OF good
fellows"
The silver leaders claim that they
will have a two-thirds majority in the
convention.
GENERAL IN COMMAND.
AS for Mr.. Whitney himself he began
active work yesterday morning as the
general in command of the sound mon
ey forces. From now on until he leaves
for Chicago his residence, at Fifty-sev-
enth street and Fifth avenue, Will be the
scene of great political activity. jus %
il was Immediately preyioc3 20 -
Democratic National Convention OF four
years ago. Mr.. Whitney said yesterday
to all his newspaper callers that 1t
might as we'll be their last visit to him,
for until he arrives in Chicago he Will
not say a word for publication. This
was my rule four years ago, and found
it a good one," he added.
Mr.. Whitneys frs work was to sum-
mon his lieutenants who served hlm Sc
faithfully at the last Chicoga Conven-
ton. when he forced the nomination Of
President Cleveland. Some OF them
were not near enough to reach him yes
terdavs and those he communicated
with by telegraph or long distance tel
ephone. The first to arrive was Secre-
tary of War Lamont, who remained
with Mr.. Whitney for some time. Col
Lamont brought message from PreSi-
dent Cleveland. The administration
will recognize Mr.. Whitney as the
leader of the sound money campaign
and will use it's influence as he directs
But politicians know that in this hight
Mr.. Whitney will not be under admin
istration influence. The adminlstra-
ton wir be under him.
Another old lieutenant who called
was Carlos French, the Democratic
leader of Connecticut, who gave as
surances that his State delegation
would obey Mr.. Whitney's orders just
as faithfully as they four years ago
The far West was represented in the
conference by Hugh C. Wallace, OF the
State OF Washington. Mr.. Wallace
brought discouraging reports. He said
that only three OF the eight members oi
his delegation were for gold.
In the evening Senator Jas. Smith
the leader of the New Jersey Democ-
racy. and Senator German, of Mary
land called. Bradley B. Smalley, Of
Vermont, and other New England Dem
ocratic leaders are expected to report
to-day at Whitney's headquarters fol
active duty. Chairman Harrity will
probably be here by Saturday.
GOLD FIRST, THEN.
When Mr.. Whitney takes up his work
on Monday he will have a thorough or
ganization. extending to every State in
the union, ard each man, down TO the
privates, will have duty assigned to
him. The. first skirmish of the Whit
new army VIII be for the gold standard
If defeated in that, the army will fall
back on the lines suggested by the edi-
torial in Thurday's Journal. Upon a
principle that crust is better than nc
bread. ANYTHING short of declaration
for free coinage will be accepted.
Indeed It was rumored around the
Manhattan and Democratic clubs and
the Hoffman House that an agreement
had been reached between Senator Cor
man. the great compromise negotiation
ON behalf of the sound money men, and
Senators Harris and Vest, on behalf OF
the silverites, that the platform would
simply declare for the freer use of sill
yer. without naming the ratio, and that
Mr.. Whitney would be unanimously
nominated for President. There is not
a word Of truth in the rumor.
Senators Jones and Stewart, OF Neva-
da. who were the first two Senators to
bolt the Republican party owing to
their love for silver, spent some time
with Senators Vest and Harris last
night discussing the effects of the bolt
Of Senator Teller and his colleagues
from the ST Louis convention. They