New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
CONVENTION SMALL TALK.
NOTES ABOUT INTERESTING INCIDENTS
AND PERSONS.
GOLD MEN PAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE Sill
YER GANG-FELLows wEEPs AND Is TAKEN
sERIOUsLY-A WARNING IN STORE
FOR DON NJ DICKINSON

Chicago July 4.-There are ten men III NHicas"
to-day who look the picture Of disgust They are
the members Of the committee who went down into
their own pockets TO meet the deficiency In the fund
OF $40 900 promised to the National Connaittee wnen
Chicago secured the privilege OF entertaining tho
pennless crowd Of political bushwhackers ara ST.
cranks which has descended upon TINS city WIN
IN the last few days. These victims OF misht judg-
ment railing loudly against the owners OF
hotels and business men who are said to be reap'ns
golden harvest from the presence OF inc great un-
washed thrOngs Of patriots, and who. In rne OPINION
OF the aforesaid Victims ought to have assisted the
committee in footing the bills The chicago hote'
people It will be admitted. not bora yester-
day nor the day before. and when riey refuse to
contribute to a fund making up the deficiency they
must be gaug.ng pretty accurately the value OF the
presence here of the motley crowd or adven'uTers
and silver fanatics. have some equally good rea-
son for Tightening UP their purse-strings Wha'-
ever the grounds Of their refusal the ten members
Of the committee had 20 cough up" $500 apiece. and
they didn't do It cheerfully. either. However, they
did It 1T isn't rhe money value Of the confri M
ton thar rr.tates me-" said Ben T. Cable. tho
ambitious and energetic leader OF the younger ele-
ment In tho Illinois silk-sockng Democracy TO-
day. 1T is the fact that 1t should be necessary
for the members OF the committee 10 have to pay
out Of their pockets money that should BE- glad
ly paid by the business OF the town. The incident
however. has Its own significance" Il am not
over surprised" said A. A. Goodrich another men,
Dor Of the buncoed committee AT our failure TO
collect the entire sum guaranteed. Nearly al. the
When there seemed to be little likelihood OF a Big
crowd coming to the Convention. Now, however
ss s cT Dse to city VIZ hs
thronsed already. and every business interest Is
douHe chat X we had little further time we could
raise double me amount 81 the suaaanee psd G tSe
all the S would to be e ION
be a disgrace
allow the balance OF the debt 70 remain UNPAID
lett open to us was to do as We have done to-day"
The local silver leaders laughing IN their seeves
which is a gold man These silver men have care
fully a 9n S % Ssns tS Ss
b s0abuss p ayins for silver G ;bar IS too
tho Convention, and they Will feel more at home
next a sv. whs aa ey re- % ee we s know 1s
that If it gold Convention there would be no
noa b bamed the moneysd asses Of Chicago for
tightening their purse sri1ss This is peoples .
the the money this year The members Of the local
con,rr tee have our sympathy, but they they 40 not
semitic bushwhacker could have. SAD could have
the men running this Convention.
It must have been sight for gods and men when
John r. Fellows turned the waterworks last
night at the conference Of the sound-monsy Demo-
touching spectacle. No doubt Il was Just think of
II. The tears streamed down Mr.. Fel.ows's
cheek says writer. His countenance twitchcd
with emotion" remarks another. THE sight OF a
strong unable to restrain his tears deeply ar
fected the audience" declares third A fourth
grows eloquent the mot tears that coursed
down the hardened cheeks OF this political veteran"
And here is what the lachrymose Colonel said: Il
am a Democrat ard It has been a source Of great
pride to me that should be able 10 eave 70 my
children heritage the recollection that their
father had been a consistent Democrat. But am
strongly Impressed tha, this movement against
which contendnp violates every principe or
Democracy and ia but vaporing OF wild fanatics
If this dogma of Reputation s incorpora ted into the
platform Of the Democratic party must leave that
pended my energies with ana for the party have
been faithful and consistent to It's principles as
pected to remain Democrat, cannot, gentlemen
accept the degradation that the following Of this
silver fallacy means.
The timely in politics bids fsir to become I'm
me lsely popular. It worked to some advantage
ct the recent Convention in 81. Louis II was not
without effect that It employed the memoir
able occasion when Chairman Wilson invited his
friends to rally around the banner Of freedom.
But II has reached the climax Of pathos It at
taned when George Fred Williams and Sherman
Hoar watered the floor OF the House of Representa-
tves upon hearing that Mr.. Crisp would be Speaker.
Who PAYS for the banners. the PROFESSIONS. the
music the ROSTERS and all the other paraphernala
OF an e-convention canvass? Tho thing puzzles
a good many people here. Bland. the poorest. prob
ably of all the candidates. makes the biggest dis
play. He has headquarters 20 burn Not a hotel In
town from the walls OF which his bucoc features do
not beam benigny upon the throng below As for
his banncrs they obstruct the sunlight In the streets
His decorations at night-executed. appropriately
enough. in gas-assume the brilLancy OF an Arctic
winter: It is mystery. certainly who pays for all
Lebanon Mo. which is worth no, more than $500
or 81 800 and since he lost his Congressional salary
two years ago he has had hard work TO make both
ends meet, Governor Boies Is said to be worth In
Senator Blackburn owns an inherited plantation at
Versailles. KY. but spends his money as fast as he
gets IT, and vas never known 10 De sT aneaa IN ms
terry some day he would loan or give away the pro-
fe%. Of a.na ha: no money Campbell Of
Onto Is worse OF than nothing" as the saying
aG John IN r. Mc. Who "f
The hies are thickest around McL~ans hesdauar-
ters and ne has received the most offers OF asss-
lance from the knights OF the pavement. who
ed his "bar'P' afar on
lanes II. Eckels, Controller Of the Currency, is a
oonspc,rous illu~ra OF the PickNickan element
in President. Cleveland's makeup. II is not many
years ago that 'pernicious activity In an Office
hc,der especially when he happened 70 be a Repub-
ucan was one OF the sins which Mr. Cleveland could
mot rossibly overlook Even Democrats not
quite safe in viola ting This dogma Of reform" 1t
ecems row. however, thaf perniclous ACTIVITY IS
really perntcous only when directed against the
great man himself II directed against his enemies
or those who have disp,eascd him the once unpar
donab.e sin assumes the garb Of virtue and masIuer
AIDES with safely In the armor Of soldier II the
corse,rated host The little Controller is not the
orly one There Is Conrad ~ Jordan. the As
sstant Treasurer Of NewYork, and great per-
are all active but not pernciously So Oh no
They simply came 20 look on; that's all Everybody
unders sands it, Controller Ecke.s has rushed into
print with the following observation: The phase
OF the question which the advocates Of free COIN
age at this Convention do be giving con-
IL what viii occur Election Day In the
States witch known the States OF the Middle
West. At the best, they are naturally Republican,
both overcome this normal Republican majority and