The San Francisco call., 1896-07-06
FAR IN THE LEAD.
Bland Forces Gain New Accessions
While BoieS Is Making no
Advance.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 5-Bland is the
only candidate who is seriously men
toned by the silverites as the prob
able nominee OF the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, which is called to meet
at the Coliseum on Tuesday. There is no
question but that the farmer-statesman of
Missouri is still the ideal candidate of that
element of the party which will dominate
the National Democracy. While Boies is
being widely supported by Iowa and few
scattering delegates from other sections of
the country he has not gained sufficient
strength to have any pronounced bearing
upon the situation of yesterday. The fact
is that his trip to Chicago diminished
rather than increased his prospects. The
little excitement aroused over his uncere-
monious entrance into the city soon wore
away.
On the other hand, the Bland boom
withstood the many vicious assaults that
were made upon its breastworks during
the day and long into the night. 1t was
expected that Bland would hang up his
hay-rake and hurry to Chicago, simply
because the Iowan had been summoned
here by his advisers for consultation
| but the Missourian sent word that he was
obliged to remain at home to gather in his
hay crop, and therefore he could not come
| to the great city by the lake at this time to
attend to such a trif1ing matter as the
prospective nomination for the Presidency
of the United States. Bland will not be
in Chicago this week. Should he receive
the nomination of his party for the Presi-
dency, he will remain at Lebanon until
notified of the fact.
There is some talk to-day of Bland
Mclean ticket The Ohio editor seems to
have no particular preference for first
| place SO long as he comes in second. a
day or two ago his friends were urging
him for the Vice-Presidency. With Senator
Teller of Colorado as the Presidential
nominee. When the Teller boom had run
its race Mclean shifted over to the Bland
contingent. There is little prospect that
he will be in any way recognized by the
National Democracy.
United States Senator Stephen NJ. White
OF California, whose familiar face was seen
about the political centers to-day, and ex-
Governor Sylvester Pennoyer of Oregon
are among those who are being promi-
nently mentioned to-day for second place
on the Democratic ticket. Either would
be acceptable to the Silver wing of the
party-that wing of the Democracy which
Incorporates the South and West in a solid
phalanx for the free and unlimited coin
| age of silver at ratio of 16 to /. White is
looked upon with considerable favor by
the leaders of the party from different Sec
tons of the country, and the rumor that
New York would support his aspirations
for Presidential honors gave additional
force to his boom.
Pennoyer lost no ground to-day. His
pictures are being promiscuously circu-
lated by delegates to the convention, and
the virtues and glories of his public and
private life are being recited in song and
story.
The gold men have been completely van
quished. Their meeting at the Auditorium
last night failed to bring about desired re-
suits. True, the building was crowded
from pit to dome with enthusiastic SUP
porters OF the yellow metal.
They cheered the sentiments of the
various speakers. and yelled long and loud
for their favorite candidates. But it was
all to no avail, for when the sun rose over