The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-09
CONVENTION GOSSIP.


varion, Notes OF Interest About the Dele
yation.-Per,oual Points.
CHICAGO, July Sit Is believed that
the adoption OF the rules OF the Fifty
third Congress. with the provision for
making any modification OF the rules
q privileged question, by the committee
on rules OF the Democratic convention,
is intended TO meet he emergency, II 1t
should arise. OF abrogating the two
thirds rule. The result OF the vote on
temporary chairman had the. effect OF
causing many OF the silver men 10
think that 1t may still be necessary 10
gain some votes over the vote cast for
Daniel In his contest with Hill. but are
unable TO determine where they Will
secure the s!Sty-four votes necessary
over the 555 cast for Senator Daniel TO
secure the nomination or q presidential
candidate under the two-thirdS rule.
They count confidently upon securing
two OF the votes cast by Maine for Sem
ator Hill and three Of those from West
Virginia. which also went to Senator
Hill.
Ex-Corgressma Jerry Simpson, OF
Kansas. one OF the best known Popu-
lists In the country, talked TO the Asso-
.If ,bs nenocra.s viii nominate Teller
OF Colorado, or SlbIey, OF Pennsylvania,
the Populist convention will rattfy the
nomination. We will not ratify. the
nomination OF Bland, II II Is made.
Teller Is a national man; Sibley Is n
very liberal Democrat with consistent
record for silver, but Bland Is such a
Democrat AZ we cannot support. To
ratity him would be TO give up our party
The Bland boom has gained an i'm
portant accession in the twenty-four
votes OF Tennessee. which will be cast
%, A. ,,r..o,., a,,,I,o,a =, ~. sr.,
Sn,,u .ue III ,,..t, Ii,e I.ie,'o.,o. .h,lS
49, , ,, =, ~ ~. ~, 80 a., Wv. o,har M, ua -
The decision 10 SUPPORT Bland was made
nj n meeting OF the delegation held at
n late hour last night On ron eau
!" ueiesa,es expressed their preference
luE bIanu anu eleven lot boieS AZ tne
unit RUE p'hds lhe utiesatlon itS -
votes VIII oc cast tosetheF'
7. "a,
II is pIoouo'e 'hut II lho co"' 'ent'ou
ADOPTS the proposed straight-out silver
platform which has been approved by n
m, ,orj,v n, tho -oso,,,,o,s co,,r,I,,oo
cy-Govarnnr p,,tIsnn ~ pennswiyn nIa
viii No, bn n,aroJ IN nomInaiinr In
tbn even, NJ n Sa,i,ro IN p"m,a pot,t.nn
Tho si vo,es Irnn' penns~Ivnn,, ,yIII in
Mi IikeIIhond IA. JIvIilcJ Ls,wean Sthicw
,rnte. from tho Eovstona s,1ts hnw"rsr
declare tbev viii refrain rom votInv
Governor Evans. of South Carolina.
,o,, \, l.. nroho,,o ,r,, 10 80, rr.,,,
= 20 'Uoa''' '.' '''e 20 49, - o'''
ms state VIII De cast lor Ieller on the
iirSt oaiiot anu thereafter US long ns
lherc ~ n chahce' Oh nominating the
Colorado senator
Among the presidential candidates
there is but little change. The leading
copdtI,,au snennd IN bn,., rcnchs1 ,,,oir
49," ....,...,,, 80 -
tuii s.!HiBu, r anu 10 nav come 70
stulust'!i me eIlorts OF inc 5lnfia
.Gaue's " WI, onvi hoV''icrh ueIt6u-
tlonS huu hot l"ottI us s"SGssslui M
was nopcu, hs H,noA'iiu. . shiSSiSSippi
muu .'cotE!n weIT T ntn,uihs out nsalhst
'ile movement nv ouicS men were IN
solIic t,iiius,on ohGl 'he spllt w INC
loNu ueiGSLt'oII "n,eIl MhH manifested
~. Th tne 'lrst ca', VI sthtHa Yesterday
icileF appeaEeu ~ ne pIo'tihH py NV
lalinre OF, the bl"HH men 10 WIN soiid
hoI,nGrm support, ine iee'lhB sun pre-,
rnlici thht II WIS hhyoheS raco ana
'hat "atK morse must DC wa'ched.
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=, .,i, LiT crowds were moving toward the