The herald., 1896-07-06

y not the great man h ewas up to yester-
day. His delegation, although nomi-
nally for Bland. may at decisive mo-
ment stab the Missourian in the back.
u Altgeld's drastic club swinging has
\ broken his back.
VIM. c. Whitney and the sound money
element generally have practically With
drawn from their efforts to prevent the
inevitable. When asked Whitney II
bolt from the convention was probable,
he replied: From the convention, no.
At the polls?-but what's the use OF
borrowing trouble?"
David Bennett Hill, in reply to the
samo question, replied: Il never bolted
. Democratic ticket in my life and l
never shall, and the silent senator would
say no more.
That New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey are irrevocably lost to the party
with a 16 to plank in the platform the
westerners all concede. They insist,
however, that the votes there thrown
away can be recovered in Iowa, Nebras-
ka, Kansas and possibly Michigan, with
John P. Altgeld pulling out Of the fire his
state of Illinois.
ing the platform will be Gov. Stone OF
ing the platform will ge Gov. Stone of
Missouri, Gov. Altgeld and Judge James
G. Mcguire of California
The latter will struggle hard for an
antifunding bill resolution and has great
hopes Of success in making that one OF
the issues of the national Democracy.
All talk of Teller has practically dis
appeared.
Senators Jones and Stewart of Nevada,
and Frank Newlands, the sagebrush
congressman, along with Congressman
Hartman of Montana, and Senator Du-
bois of Idaho, have not yet given up
all hope of turning the tide for the man
from Colorado, but all of them ac-
knowledge that there is no hope here
abouts for their candidate, no matter
how much there may be for their idea.
Newlands talked Teller before the CAL
ifornia caucus this afternoon, but his
sentiments only moved the window
panes in the state headquarters. Judge
Mcguire is openly for Bland, and says
that at least eight of the California del
egation feel as he does, the rest being
scattered between Boies and Gov.
Matthews of Indiana.
While Bland is in the lead, his boom
may be at cruical moment bursted by
some rank outsider, whose name so far
/. has not been mentioned for the nomina-
tion.
The gold men would like to, under the
leadership of Senator Grey of Della
ware, Hill of New York. and William
c. Whitney, combine for Stephen M.
White, but that is one of the reasons
that White refuses to allow the use of
his name, so his friends assert.
The California senator may still be the
temporary chairman as the compromise
The place has been offered him by the
national committee, but his reply has
been: 1T must decline. had the honor
once and I am satisfied"
This honor may, however, be forced
upon him.
David Bennett Hill is the sound-money
candidate, and ex-Congressman W. ].
Bryan of Nebraska is the candidate of
the white metallists.
If Hill is chosen, the latter faction will.
they say, oust him by vote of the con-
vention.
Jsham G. Harris of Tennessee will be
lae permanent chairman.
If Hill Is pulled down by the national
committee he will be the men who will
from the resolutions committee write
and present the minority report upon
the financial plank in the platform. 1t
is authoritatively stated that the New
York Journal, w. r. Hearsts paper, will
support the ticket, no matter what the
platform, and that it will be the only
New York city paper of Democratic
proclivities which will do so. The boom
let's Of Pennoyer of Oregon, Blackburn
of Kentucky, and Mclean of Ohio will
not last over Tuesday night although
the latter will be the nominee for vice.
president there is no doubt.
AS a result of this national convention
the Populist party will either swallow
the party founded by Thomas Jefferson
or the Democratic party will eat up the
Populists.
Senator w. w. Stewart of Nevada says
he knows which Of the two evils is likely
to occur, but he won't tell.
Senator White is out of the fight for
temporary chairman.
The majority of the national commit
tee VIII present the pldCc Tie iidiiiC
Of D. B. Hill; the minority, or silver ele-
ment, is divided between G. S. Thomas
Of Colorado, and w. j. Bryan of Ne
braska, and Senator White says that SO
far he has not yet fixed in his own mind
upon a candidate for the presidential
nomination.
The California delegation will vote as
a unit only upon 16 to 1 candidate and
16 to platform.
White has the proxy of NJ. F. Tarpey,
CALIFORNIA; member of the national COM
mittee. Tarpey is, however, expected to
be on the ground in person by tomor-
row.
Hobbed by Children
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.Two thous-
and children tried to lynch John Kelnen
today on Howard street. kelnen celebrated
the day beating his wife and taking her
child from her by force. The woman
screamed and the children thought he was
attempting to steal the child. A big crowd
gathered and Kelnen was forced to take
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