The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-24

zulu MbOO, ", June Ao-l Ac PlS
liminary meetings tonight shows that
the silver men have almost 900 of the
$50 delegates in the convention which
meets tomorrow.
At the district meetings the silver
men carried seventeen of the congress
sional districts and the gold men four.
The committee on resolutions and
other committees, including the state
central committee, stands II to 4.
The Ohio delegation to Chicago, when
the delegates are all chosen, will prob
ably stand SO to for free silver, al
though the silver men claim 40 to 8.
With their large majority in this
convention the silver men intend to-
morrow to instruct the Ohio delegation
FREE SILVER COINAGE
and to vote as a unit, so that the four
gold districts, which include the
cities of Dayton, Hamilton, Toledo anu
Cleveland, will be shut out.
While the instructions on free silver
will be iron-clad, there Will be no IN
structions for president.
Most Of the county conventions nad
endorsed Ex-Governor CampbeH LOT
president, before the tidal wave 1or
silver set in, and now the silver MEM
bers claim that Campbell is too con-
sentative on the financial question.
Meantime, John W. BookwaIer, an
original free silver man, who was the
Democratic candidate for governor
against Charles Foster in 1881, mas
worked I'D quite a sentiment in favor OF
his endorsement for president. Camp
bell and his friends openly oppose
Bookwalter.
The fight between them was stopped
today by the friends of John X. Nc
Lean, who said they would oppose
either instructions or the endorsement
of anyone for president.
/ 1t is understood that this movement
is in the interest of Mclean for the
national ticket.
While Campbell, Mclean and Book
walter have their respective followings
as the Ohio favorite, Colonel ]. R.
Hickey of Missouri has been active
all day in the
INTEREST OF BLAND FOR PRESI-
{ DENT.
General A. j. Warner, president of
the American Bimetalic league, is also
here taking an active part in the in
terest of fusion of all silver interests.
The silver slate includes John r. Nc
Lean, John W. Bookwalter, Allen w.
Thurman and l.. l.. Holden for dele
gates-at-large. Very little interest is
being taken in the state ticket. The
leading candidates for secretary OF
state the head of the ticket, are A. A.
Brown of Cincinnati and ex-CongresS-
man Yodel of Lima.
| When the delegates met by congress
sional districts, the silver men did not
have their way in the third, ninth
twentieth and twsnty-flrst districts,
and the gold men are also contestine
the eighteenth district, which is the
district formerly represented in con
gress by Mckinley. The silver nrer
claim they control the committees by
seventeen to four.
SLATE BROKEN
Late tonight the slate for delegates
at large was broken, except on Nc
Lean and Thurman. 1t has been con
ceded that Mclean would have NJ
opposition and he may be chosen BY
reclamation.
Tonight Ex-Governor Campbell ant
others withdrew their opposition K
Thurman and the latter surely will bt
chosen The opposition concentrated
against BookwalteT, who may bt
beaten by eX-Congressman E. B. Fin
ley, who was acknowledgement under
Campbell
Charles P. Salem was brought ou
against l.. E. Holden, with the chance.
in favor of Salem. The gold men an
nounce they will present for delegates
at large Senator c. S. Brice, Virgil
Kline, John II. Clark and ]. P. Seward
Seward is the man who was eleetss
as an elector for Cleveland and Steven
son in 1892, the only Democratic cleo
| -. Ol,;o 81, H. Ii
party was formed. The committee OF
credentials tonight
SEATED THE SILVER CONTEST
ANTS
from Stark county, insuring them tn
eighteenth district, so that the dts
tricts stand seventeen to four.
General A. s. Warner of Marietta
was selected by the committee for per
. manent chairman. He has not beel
cooperating with the party owing t
Cleveland's policy against silver an,
his selection was made to intensity tn
silver sentiment of the convention
General Warner served three terms i
congress and got a free coinage bil
through a Republican house in 1877
but it was beaten in the senate.
General Warner has been presiden
Of the American Bimetallic leagu
ever since its organization in 1889 an
has for the past week been favorin
the
T, ENDORSEMENT OF SENATOR TEL
i LER
;. for president. The committee on resc
$ lutions is laboring with stack {
|, resolutions on the financial question
t The radical silver men want only on
S resolution and that for free coinas,
t though the platform will cover othe
issues as usual. including tariff fc
revenue only and opposition to the !
6 P. A.
i At 1 O'Clock tonight after discussin
: resoluti over five hours. the resoll
e tons committee decided to cover onl
t two topics-the
UNIT RULE AND FREE silver
= A, subcommittee was appointed wit
e instructions to draft only two resod,
tons, one for the unit rule and Il