The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02

the gold standard element OF the Illinois
democracy. and this led TO the circulation
ot a rumor that if the Altgeld bimetauic
element insisted upon naming the tenn
porary chairman, Mr.. Stevenson might be
offered them as a compromise. based upon
the fact that as representative Illinois
democrat he could scarcely. with good
grace, be antagonlzed by tne delegation
or this state. As a matter Of fact, how
ever, the rumOr was more shadow than
substance. No such contingency has pre-
sented itself 10 the subcommittee, and
this party viii make no representations
on the subject 90 the fun committee.
Chicago. July ?. . a. m-There was an
attendance of 80 representative silver del
egates at the adjourned meeting in the
sherman house last night OF the national
bimotallc democrats. Senator Jones. in
behalf OF the committee delegated TO
wait upon the members Of the national
committee, reported the result of the con-
ference this afternoon. The senator said
they had been received courteously and
had been informed that as the body they
appeared before was only part of the ex-
ecutive committee, none Of the questions
presented as to the temporary organiza-
ton could be passed upon. The commit
tee was requested to wait upon the full
committee
After numerous speeches. moderate in
tone. but bristling with a quiet determi-
nation TO have their own way, the meet
ing decided to continue the existence or
the conference committee. with Senator
Jones as chairman. Several OF the lead
ers spoke In favor OF at once enlarging
the scope and usefulness of the whole
committee by making IL a permanent con-
vention organization, with the title of
caucus, to which all silver delegates will
be eligible TO come. This proposition net
with unanimous favor, and Senator Har-
ris of Tennessee was chosen chairman Of
the caucus. The meeting adjourned TO
Friday night, or earlier, at the call Of
the chairman.
The general opinion of those present
was that the silver forces had lost no adj
vantage by going before the national
committee and that the mild manner In
which they were received led them to
believe that the silver men would be al
lowed to organize the convention perma-
nently and temporarily, elect their candi-
date and make their own platform with
out any serious obstacle from the gold
men. The fact was noted as significant
that the delegation OF silver men were as
sured by the national committee that the
power Of the committee in full meeting
was limited to recommending TO the con-
vention for its acceptance the temporary
officers and the temporary roll Of sitting
delegates.
Among the newly arrived silver dele
gates who attended the meeting were ex-
Senator Patrick Walsh and Evan p How
ell, both of whom are delegates-at-large
from Georgia. The Boies and Bland rep
resentatives from Iowa and Missouri,
who are delegates, also attended.
Gov. Altgeld, who has been a tireless
and conspicuous worker IN the silver
cause since the delegates began to ar
rive, felt physically unequal to the task
Of keeping up the work, with next weeks
programme In prospect, and left for
Springfield tonight. He will return Sum
auur % "a haf
Immediately after the meeting Senator
Cockrell OF Missouri was brought TO his
room and introduced by Senator Jones.
The governor appeared glad to meet the
Missouri senator and these three went
into secret conference behind double
locked doors.
The Bland campaign managers, who
were waiting in the rotunda for some
thing, talked as n 1t was a certainty that
the forty-eight Illinois votes would be
cast for Mr.. Bland on the first ballot
There has been no sign of a Boies' repre-
sentative being closeted with Gov. Alt
geld in his private rOom
Among the gold members OF the ma
tional committee who are being talked
about in a way which indicates their re-
tirement in favor of the ruling element
are Messrs. Gable of Illinois, Sheerin of
Indiana, Prather of Missouri, and Rich
ardson of Iowa.
Senator Benjamin r. Tillman of South
Carolina, who Is a delegate at large, ar
rived LnlS evening" with -. II. 1OmpklnS
Of North Carolina, and registered at the
Sherman house. The fighting statesman
announced his intention Of entering into
the thick Of the fight to smother the gold
men in the convention at every stage, but
did not commit himself as to the presi-
dental candidate of his choice
1t is understood that the choice of the
national committee for temporary chair
man is Hugh Wallace of Washington,
who was placed on the body a few weeks
since, to take the place of Senator Cor
man. At the Sherman house to-day II
was said emphatically that Mr.. Wallace
would not be acceptable to the silver
people. These latter have so far made
no canvass concerning a candidate OF
their own, but Gov. Altgeld has the call
1t Is believed, however, that the governor
would prefer to be permanent chairman,
although he protests that he is not look
ing for honors and seeks only to steer
his delegation at the head Of the winning
column.
United States Senator Blackburn is the
only delegate to attend the convention
preliminaries who is an active presidential
candidate. His interests are being looked
after by his friend Phil Thompson, Jr Of
New York. The senator refused to do
any talking, but received scores Of visit
ors to-day. His position on the question
Of dispensing with the two-thirds rule
is that there Is no use trying to suspend
the time-honored rule until the necessity
for such action presents itself during the
ballotng.
Senator Dubois of the boiling republi-
can contingent called on Senator Black
burn at his apartments and had a confer
ence I'm the presence of Phil Thompson.
The Idaho senator's visit was in the in
terests of his leader, Senator Teller, and
it is presumed that the contingent sup
port of the Blackburn strength was ask
ed for the Colorado senator. It is sta
ted, and confirmed by the admission of
Senator Blackburn, that the south feels
very kindly toward Senator Teller,
especially because of his fight IN the
Senate against the Lodge force bill, but
it is also said that among the southern
old line democrats, irrespective of the
money question, 1t would be a difficult
task to create a sentiment favorable
to voting for a man who only a few days
ago was a republican.
Col Thompson, as the spokesman for
the Kentucky senator, said to a Southern
Associated Press reporter:
Senator Blackburn viii be put forward
by the Kentucky state delegation for pres
ident by unanimous action Of the delega-
tion sent here. of which he is the head.
They are instructed for him and we will
remain in the fight to the end. He has
been promised the support of several
state delegations and the individual sup
port of some delegates from several other
states. We do not care to mention names
or give figures yet Mr.. Blackburn has