The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-07

known that his nomina ton could not be
made. The Boies men are confident
that Bland cannot win on the first bal
lot. They are making up some lost
ground by reconciling differences
among their leaders.
1 IN CONVENTION HALL
At the convention hall all is in readi-
ness for the big throng tomorrow. The
last chair has been put in place and
every detail perfected. Sergeant Mar
tin and his assistants are ready for
business. Martin expresses himself as
satisfied with the outlook for effectively
handing the tnrong which which will
! begiege the building tomorrow The
various state delegations are centers Of
attraction today and most of them are
holding caUcuses for organization.
With many Of them the question OF ob-
serving the unite rule is a burning is
sue, and much depends on the obsery-
ance of this tine-honored custom. Be-
| fore night the state organizations VIII
be so far advanced that the personnel
Of the convention committees on plat
form, credentials, etc, viii be practi-
caily completed.
| GOLD MEN WON'T WALK OUT.
Chicago. July 6.-The program of the
gold men has begun to assume shape.
/ though it has not been entirely agreed.
/ nor mas II been submitted to but very
! few leaders of the anti-silver forces.
( During the gold conference, Mr.. Whit
! ney. who is the recognized leader q TIE
gold forces, has counseled the anti
silver men TO stand together and be
ready to act in a solid body when occa-
/ sion requires. He has not indicated what
action IS to be taken, but refers to Il as
something that is 10 be determined Ia
ter It is understood as the matter
stands that the course is not to walk out
Of the convention, but to remain until
the close. Then, when the silver men
have captured everything and adjourn
ed, conference viii be held and ar
rangements made for q convention some
weeks later of anti-sMVer Democrats for
the purpose of putting in nomination a
man whom they can support.
IF THEY CAN HELP IT.
Of course if the silver men go to the
extreme of turning out the gold dele
gates in Michigan and capturing that
state, a bolt may be Immediately pre-
cipitated, but the convention to be held
10 select a gold candidate is not likely
to be hastened by an actual holtng con-
I
men who are very much opposed to this
program. They would much prefer that
no candidate be put up so that they
could remain with the organization. and
vote against the ticket named by the sill
yer men. This course is preferred by
the western men who feel that the silver
organization win be very strong in their
states and boilers will get a cold should
er in the future. 1t is understood that
the eastern men feel that the best way
to withhold votes from the silver ticket
is by putting up candidate. Many of
these eastern men do not want to be put
in the position of having to choose be-
tween the Republican candidate and the
Democratic silver candidate.
JUST LIKE 'SEVENTY-TWO.
General Tracy Of New York. VINO was
a gold leader in the fifty-third congress
when the silver purchasing law was re-
pealed. says that he does not think that
the bolt or separate ticket will be or
gained at the convention, but that the
people who do not approve Of the nonin-
alton of silver man viii ask for an
other candidate, and that it will be a
spontaneous demand.
He thinks the situation will not be far
different from that in 1872, when the
stalwart Democracy refused to support
Horace Greeley and put Charles O'Con-
nor UP as a candidate in order that the
Democrats who would not vote for
Greeley and were opposed 10 the Re
publicans, could cast their votes for
straight out Democrat. The idea Of
second ticket is also advocated by those
who desire to make their protest against
the silver platform and candidates as
emphatic as possible. General Tracy
says that while this has not yet reached
the stage of a definite program yet, ne
regards it as the natural and inevitable
sequel to the complete control of the con-
vention by the silver forces which now
seems assured.
TAMMANY'S ARRIVAL
Those of the eastern delegates who
have been in the habit OF following the
lead of Senator Hill are at a loss TO
know this morning just where they
stand. They are waiting for Senator
Hill to announce his plan and his an
nouncemert seems to be tardy IN its pa
pearance. The arrival of Tammany this
morning seems to have frightened up
the gold atmosphere considerably, but
the Frightening is simply because Of the
strengthening of the numbers present.
and not because of any hope of win
ming. Those among the Tammany men
who may be accounted leaders are very
much averse to the taking Of any ar
bitrary action by the gold standard con-
tingent. They say that Democratic
conventions have always been obedient
TO the rule of the majority and this
should be no exception to the rule. They
say that a vigorous fight should be made
by the gold men on all questions where
~ CT n fGn Fr1+ HaA
feated the defeat should be accepted
gracefully.
CODORED CONTINGENT
There was a new and rather novel fea-
tuTe Of the eastern situation. It was
the arrival of a delega ton of about
sixty colored people calling themselves
the National Negro Democratic asso-
citation. They are presided over by
James A. Ross of Buffalo, and are sche-
duled to hold a meeting tomorrow night.
The peculiar feature is that a majority
of them are for silver and they expect
TO pass a resolution TO that effect to
morrow night
GOLD AIENsLOSE ONE.
Chicago, July 6.---James L. Morris,
national chairman of the District Of
Columbia. created something of sen
safion today by unexpectedly an
nOuncing that he wou,d vote with the
silver men in the committee The gold
men had confidently expected TO con-
. troll his vote, although he always had a
strong leaning for the white metal, and
was an original Stevenson man
GOLD BOMB THROWN.
Chicago. July e.-There was a breezy
. time among the Iowa delegation when
IL met this morning The r,a,finr- was
! called TO order by Samuel b Evans, W.