The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16

SDnf.ial DispatCh TO the lhlellisehSel'
81 LOUIS. June i5.--On the eve OF the
,5nven,ion IL Is not determined whether
the money plank shall declare for gold
by name. or whether the yell
I1w metal shall be spoken OF
a, the present standard aud
-, I, =, ot that. It Is confidently be-
i,svsd tbat gold Is To- be named. and as
concluslvcly said that 1t is not TO be
named but only spoken OF AS The pres
ent standard.
No matter what may be said. the point
L NOT settled and nobody has authority
10 settle 1t until the convention takes
hold The committee on resolutions Is
oc,oiD,ed and the gold by name men
,pink they have It. It may be so. but l
rnov that they are unable to name the
men who make up the majority claimed.
have a personal acquaintance with
many ~ thcm who tell me that they
Rae NOT vet concluded ns to the matterot
,1Iiry. and they remark II Is merely n
matter OF policy. II Is q sound money
COMMITTEES as IL must bdsto represent n
sonnd money body. but iu3Rants a. think
go, sYS,.J the naming OF the child when the
Christening comes on. II VIII pear ar
rum.nt and use the phraHeplogN that !
TIeascs n best. The east is determined
10 name the child and declares that II
will be satisfied with nothing less
ObI,.t 20 the Word Gold.
The sound money men OF the Missls-
syppl valley say that the use OF the word
gold" will help the demagoEueS In their
region To frightcn the timid and may
lose some electoral votes. II the way
the yellow metal money men ar ueslI ll
Gus Of making sure OF souna tnohey an ~
nothing more. say these people OF the
valley. they will be reasonable and ac-
cent the solid assistance. II they nave
set nut TO have the name blown In the
bottle or take their doll rags ana go
Jone then they viii be childish AMI
ugly. II they don't get what they want
AF,.r all Il Is a tempest In tea pol a
nursery racket over nothing. Il VIII all
r1rne out right and thO7e who cannot
have their way VIII go home to support
the ticket, the free coinage men eN-
cspted. ., q, Ia.
was the battle royal IN the ~" loLN ,
state delegation. IL II had been a cot
ben guns In the argument.
The Revolt Against Piatt'
The like OF It was probably never
heard on a like occasion in any national
delegation. Platt and Warner Miller
were I'm turn denounced. each TO his
tosth. Plat won the chnirmahsh'P ~
a rauter. after all the war OF words. tits
control over the big end OF the d-lega,,
,lln was no surprise. but II emphasized
HIS control over the organization IN MS
state as II shows Itself In the delegation
The beaten faction does not seem us
outraged and expresses its det"rtnlha ,
ton 10 keep UP the tjght al nome uhul
Tlatt shall be driven from po"J,I,;;
Plates friends laugh and say they VIII
Welcome The first showing OF strength at
home. ,,, p.,.,,
shoe Company. represented IN "estt
Virginia By ". g. Cunningham OF
CIarkshurg. called at headquarters with
carriages and took the whole teieRatloh
10 lis factory, employing 900 persons.
The company claims 20 be the largest
concern in It's line OF business In the
country. The mOuntalneerS enloyeh tne
view n the city and were much lnterrsi-
Cd In the noble art OF turning out par
ol shoes In 2 twlnkllDE. +,
West Virginlans continue to come IN
and at this hour the question Is where
are tickets to be found to admit them
all.
ar. not expected.
Rabbi SaI- called at the West virginia
headquarters tonight escorted by OK
Congressman Nathan Frank, OF this
city. TO tender his Acknowledgement 70
Sati0naI Committeeman Scott Tor hnv-
ING him chosen ns chaplain Ot the con-
ven'ion. He met many Of the dclcEn e
ton and made a most favorable imprcs-
sion c. H. II.