The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-04

CHICAGO. July 2-The gold standard
leaders are here. That means that the
asht is on: that the silver men who have
had the field practically to themselves
are TO be confronted with arguments
on the other side: that they are now to
contest the field with old and tried poll
tIcians: and that the question Of tiuan-
cial policy OF the Democratic party VIII
be thoroughly cAnvasSed even II th-
white metAlists are In the ascendancy
and 50 continue.
Ex-Governor Roswell p. Flower was
the first to arrive and he did not walt 10
get the stain OF travel from his person
before he had launched into the hight
The first place he tackled was the West
Virginia headquarters, where he met
Chairman Chiffon. He had a very ami
mated conference with him, and when
he had finished he said 10 the Associated
Press representative:
II had an idea about the spread Of this
silver fallacy and now have connrmed
t. These West Virginia people admit
that they are not particularly In favor
OF this silver business. but they have
some other end 20 attain. In Vest Nir-
ginia the Democratic party has been
lusing votes TO the PopuliStS, each year
a few more. They believe that they can
recover this vote by going for fr7ee silver.
The situation Is the same all through the
country
\ local newspaper man who had en-
tered asked Governor Flower n II was
MT true that there were silver men in
his own home county OF Jefferson. in
New York state.
81 believe there are. The trouble Is
Just this. that the farmer is only just
now beginning 90 fe-l the effects Of the
panic OF iS93 The bankers and tinan-
cIers felt Il the year Il occurred, but the
farmers Just now are feeling the strin-
Eency OF Il and are willing tn accept any
iallacy that they think will aid them.
Governor Flower visited the head
quarters Of the local gold standard con-
tingen,. and told the leaders that he was
ready to assist them to the best OF his
ability rs soon as they were ready 10
call upon him. -
Whunty Arrives
Itwas an hour later than Mr.. Flowers
arriyaI that the special car Of William
c. Whitney rolled into the station. on
IL was United States Senators David u.
Hill. OF New York: James Smith, OF New
Jersey: Gray. OF Delaware; Lieutenant
Governor Shcthan. OF New York; eX-
Governor William E. Russell. OF Mass:
District Attorney John i. Fellows. ot
New York: Naval officer Christopher c.
Baldwin. State Chairman James W.
HincKley, National Committeeman VIII
llau. +. SheehAn. eX-MayUr Hugh
Grant. Manager Thomas +. Ryan. OF the
Metropolitan Traction Company. Col.
George b. Harvey, T. j. Regain, Mr.
Whitnsy's secretary: Congressman
George b. McClelland and James j.
Martin, OF New York. and Mr.. Whitney.
Senator Hill said: Il shall have to look
over the situation before ! express any
views on the matter We viii have n
conference at Mr.. whitney's rooms at S
o'clock
Mr.. Whitney said: There is nothing
to ray except that we shall put up big
fight for our side OF the Issue. / don't
cUucede that we are beaten Yet
The Illinois people were enthusiastic
to-day over the apparent success Of theiT
proposed mass meeting in favor OF the
gold standard tomorrow night. The
demand ia- tickets has been large and
the success nf the meeting undDubted.
Tho few gold standard people here prior
10 the arrival Of the Whitney party had
very little to say Is 10 candidates BOieI
and Mclean were looked upon as very
much more tu be desired than Mr.
Bland.
Indeed, the gold standard men de-
Clared to-day that even II they are
whipped on other issues. they Will not
vote for Bland, nor Is this sentiment
confined TO the gold adhercntG There
were rumOrs aflOlt that the Bland bNOm
had assumed It's largest proportions and
that the leaders would not accept him
under any circumstances. In other
words Bland vas TO be used rs stalk
ins horse.
Down to Work.
1t did not take the gold standard
people from the east very long to get
actively to woSk tonight. No sooner
had william c. whitney gone to his
room than he wrote personal notes adj
dressed to the leaders OF nll the states
opposed to silver who had a r'presentn-
tive here These notes requested that
the gold standard people meet him In
a paTIor OF Auditorium at o'clock that
some plan OF action might be devised
for the gold campaign.
At S o'clock Mr.. Whitney accom-
paicd by ex-MRyur Grant. eN-GuycruDr
Russell and several other enstern men,
appeared at the rooms. Senator Hill
and Roswell +. Flower came In little
later and eN-Litutenant Governor Sh""-
han. who Is the present national COM
mittscman from New York. came ulone
right after. James g. Martin. John II.
Fellows. senator Gray. ut Delaware:
Senator Smith. OF New Jersey; Chair
man NJ the New York State Committee
Hincklcy and several others followed.
and the room soon fillcd W. Senator
GTny was called 10 the chair. a tenn