The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-05
InclRding George r. Williams. Who
Wept Over Crisp's Election.
David ID. Hill Keeping Very Mum,
While Fellows and Flower Talk
the Gold Men TO Bolt Enragcs but
Does Not Alarm the silver Leaders
The silver Men WIN Control the
Convention Absolutely, and the
Only Question Now Is About the
Ticket.

Chicago. July 4.-The distraeting ain
OF the Fourth OF July celebration but
added TO the confusion and chaos In the
political storm center today. The hotel
corridors were choked with pushing. per-
spring crowds and vocal with continuous
wranglings; the headquarters Of the vari-
ous candidates swarmed with delegates
and boomers; mysterious conferences he
tween silver leaders and gold leaders oc-
Cured In secret chambers of the hotels.
and. though the campaign bands and
shonters have not yet arrived I'm force.
the Democratic national convention Is in
possession OF the city.
As the convention tunbles on like
stream. froihinS and swfrIing with it's
whirlpools and eddies to its destiny. there
Is bar one sure goal. II is rushing with
a force and impetuosity that nothing can
check or turn aside. 20 a free silver
declaration. That is certain. For the
rest. all Is most inextricabie confusion.
The gold men trained their guns on the
enemy today. but they might as well have
been shotted with paper wads. The dis
charges made considerable noise, but their
effect was as harmless and almost as
hopeless as firing pistols al an armorclad
battleshlp.
Secretary whitney who entered Chicago
four days ago with a naughty step TO
crush the opposition 90 Cleveland. assum-
ed the leadership OF the gold forces. Al
though the iaurels OF his old victories
stiII chung TO him. he Is no conquering
hero now lie leads f0riorn hope. Nev-
erthcless he set his Eeutenants 20 work.
ard all day his aide-de-camps have been
flying hither and thsther. seeking a weak
point In the lines OF the silver forces.
They perfected plans To do missionary
work among the DELEGATIONS. The hotel
corridors were filed with their agents
laboring TO convince the silver men THAT
pronouncement for silver vas a fatal
blundcr that could only eonsign the party
20 defeat, perhaps oblivion. Mr.. Whit
ney. who came here with the declaration
that the silver men must listen 20 reason.
when they ascertained the strong feeling
OF the East on the subject. found himself
confronted everywhere with the argu-
ment that he and the gold men Of the East
we're the heretics.
Arguments having failed, some OF the
gold men tried threats. Ex-Gov. Flower.
OF New York. and Col. John X. Fellows
openly snnouneed that they could not sup
port free silver candidate. and even In
tsmated that ahe eosi men Should bolt.
But Senator Hill. ex&fnv. Russell. ~ Mas
EachusettS Chairman Hsrrsty. Ben r.
Gable. Bynusn ant others frowned upon
such threats at this stage Of the proceed
Ings. Some or the most radical Of the
gold men, however. are strongly Inclined
to give UP the game and walk ont. but,
they are being restrained Whitney and
the leaders grew very mysterious later in
the day. and Whispered wait To their
downhearted followers. Whist they can
hope Ia accomplish later 10 one knows.
These who feel disposed 10 bolt are berom-
iHg convinced that there Is no hope of
preventing free silver platform, and In
innate that they should welcome the nofni-
nation of Teller. The termination of A
silver Republican woiEd give them the
coveted excuse for supporting. az between
two Republicans. one who upheld the
financial policy upvn which they believe
ths commercial prosperity of the coun-
try depends.
Sorne OF the silver men were exceedingly
angry az the talk Of ruin and disaster
which emsmfted from the New York head
quarters and Senator Blackburn recalled
the irony AZ fate which made those head
quarters today. as they we're four years
ago. the source of predictions ard defeat
Then Hfli. Fellows ard Cochran made fhe
weIkin ring with their protests against
the naming of man who swept the
country from 0cesn 70 ocean" To-Day. Be
said. history WAS repeating ltneif and
these same men were attempting 10 un-
dermiae the issue and destroy the only
chance the Democracy bad of kucesas this
year.
tstE NFA FFHNtA Fs AE4@ AFtatNs Ui the Etfff
contingent To-Day strange 10 say. ss an Sc
qa1sitlon Of strength 10 the silver. not the
gold forces. The former claim now six
votes IN Minnesota, ak IN E1ors1z four IN
MARYLAND ard even some promise In the
far Fast. From Massachusetts, comes the
news that ax OF the Delegates are FOR sill
ver. healed by Gf0rge Fred Williams. who
four years ago .ept in the house Of rep
resentatssea because silver man a-aa
elected speaker. Other votes ere claafnea
IN the Maine and Delaware delegations.
aad il ss said there S0uls ~ silver votes
from New York ard Pennsylvania we're
the delegations rot locked up with the
Unit rule
Ex-f-ongreesn John r. Russell of
Massachusetts. whu il n gold man. takes
A gloomy viez ~ fhe situation The
sFnericans" said hr are determined 10
srg free coinage. The fever IL fn their
blood. and they wiii have r. We VINO D.
Bese In Tho rustntFnsDc~ ~ the gold
standard might a. vel take 20 o0r cy-
eIone cellars. for they cannot be
ah~arte6.''
A. graceful way Of showing their ap-
prsscfafion for Williams stand for free
silver in ire old H8y state. II - possIbie
that tse silver is~s8sFs mag decide q,
srxxke hsgn tefsporary ebssrrnan of tse con-
wenssoa sn place ~ Bryan, Of Nebraska,
sssasf zhose selection shere Is a hitch.
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