Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-07
/ WIS A DARK Horse DRY.
More Names Being Added To the List
Of Candidates,
Vice President Steverson's Silver
Note Revives Talk Of His Ava'la-
bility for the Presidential Nonl-
nation-WOrk Of the Delegates

Chicago July 6.-Only few hours
remain 9.eore the Democratic National
convention is to be called to Order anu
there is the tense strain, the bounding
enthusiasm. the surgiag Of crowds ana
the hurried arrangement o. Ge'al's
which mark the near approach o1 me
crisis Convention week opened auspi-
c.ouslv i'm roint Of we3the~, and tbs
veterans of the national gatherings 90
MOI recall q time when cool sky ana 'oOi
treszes contributed more 10 the creature
comforts of the convention hoS0s'
ZEN mre breeze came from the l1Ae'
keap.ng the flags swapping 5nd 'Ae L-'l
c,,~v well WITHIN the eislles. hSI0
v-,s ms enough haze in the a'' 10 Keep
of -he torr.d rays o. the sun.
Farrv I'm the day the tu.l strength oil
the convention crowd began 10 asSeI b. ~.
self. Every train brought Aoliu u! 81
carnations. uniformed clubs, 2aECs VI
music. and lie and drum corps. 'lto
NJ The clubs were uniform IN hAhl
crash suits with tall gray mass. o'Aeis
1,ora farnbe3us. many carried hOIhS a'u
o-5ars instruments Of d.scOI1, ana All
seemed bent TO noise and demons -
+to7 The third section of the "Dlck
BLAND marching club put in an appear
9nce al z o'c,ock. reinforcing the Z'5oO al
ready here. They made an early attack
uDon the hotels and reused the occu-
Dants from their slumbers. The Ne
braslo silver train arrived with q blaze
of bunIng. and unlCaded thousands Oh
enthusiastic silver shOU-erS. Inc boits
reople we're cheered by the coming OF
2 big delesa.ion from the heart OF Iowa
Louisville contributed the sJyIlSh
Blackburn Club. and later in the a@y
THE DUCNWCRTH CLUB
o. Cincinnati was scheduled TO arrive.
Aulhe streets near the political ceniers
were surrendered TO the m2rcners ana
onlookers. The same confusion am eN-
c--eme1t reigucd in the hotel corr lois,
where the crowds were so Gloss ~ WStSe"
rhat passage through them was impos-
si5le At the Palmer House the main
lobby was packed with shouting Ses-
ticulatirg men. VINO overlooked into the
entrances. and 10 this was added at IN
tervals the arrival Ct some club with
its band. the drums and brass horns
serving 90 drown The din Of The shout
ers. ~ The Auditorium, sherman
House and other rendezvous. there was
tbs same scenes Of noisy demonstration
The real work of the convention be-
gun in earnest to-day with the meeting
of the National Ccmui ,-ee ar 10 O'Clock
in the committee r1rlors at the Palmer
House There vas intense interest IN
the result Of the meeting as the selec-
ton Of the temporary presiding officer
promised 70 develop the first test OF
strength between the gold and silver
forces. Chairman Harri-y had divided
the committee work so that the formal
mater Of distributing tickets and
badges would be done first. and that at
i o'clock the Important work OF chCOs-
Ing the conversion officers and hearing
cor eSs would be taken up. The gen
eral impression prevailed that the COM
mittee would name Senator Hill as
temporary chairman. but there was
wide range for speculation and doubt
owing 20 the determined attitude of the
silver men nCt 90 accept a temporary
chairman opposed TO their views. The
doubt was increased by the fact that
Senator Hill had at lest broken silence.
and IN statements which were widely
read during the morning. had taken
decided stand against the silver men.
The statement attributed to him, over
his signature. that the New York dele
cation would walk out Of the conven-
ton If The Michigan delegation was
soumeL was taken as particularly
omfuOus of trouble ahead.
THE SILVER LEADERS
agreed 10 meet at 20 determine wheth-
or the temporary chairman named by
the committee Is acceptable. Whether
~ is or not The committee viii doubt
kss make their recommendation TO the
convention and the fight Of the silver
men will be made as soon as the con-
velIon assemblies tomorrow on the
1ues-,cn of accepting [e presiding Off
Ger presented by the national commit
zee. The tendency Of the silver men APP
pears 20 be towards Senator Daniel, Of
virginia. for temporary chairman.
Aside from this question the national
committee VIII hear such contests as are
presented The only Cnes expected are
fnose of Michigan, South Dakota, Ne
breska and Nevada. II is understood,
however. that the contestants viii await
the appointment of the committee on
credentials before urging their con-
.es,s.
The battle among the candidates is