The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-02

to do it,
number of votes cast on the first infor-
NAL ballot at the National Convention
said Charles A. Walsh, secretary OF the
not making any boasts. he continued,
land we are not announcing what our
strength is in pledged States, but we
know whereof we speak
'sBoes' strength, said Judge van
| Wagner, consists in no small degree II
| the confidence the great Northwest and
South have in his judgment on any pro,
position likely to confront National
Executive Beies is particularly strong
with the German-Americans and Will
poll a strong vote among the agricultural
and iaboring classes. It IS true that ne
took a position against the sympathetic
strike. As to his attitude on the inter-
vention of the Federal troops during the
strike he merely said that ne regretted
that some of the strikers went SO Tar as
; to necessitate a rigid enforcement Of the
law on the part of the State OF Illinois
and the Nation
The Boes leaders were greatly discon-
certed yesterday over the report that
a conference had been held Tuesday
night between Altgeld and S. A.. Brewer,
| Delega eat Large Evans and Secretary
Walsh, representing the Iowa delegation,
concerning an alleged deal in which the
Illinois Governor had delivered the State
delegation to Bland upon the solicitation
| of Governor Stone of Missouri and Others
mo such conference was held, said
Mr.. Brewer "Governor Altgeld did have
a talk with Governor Stone but the ques-
ton of candidate was not discussed. We
had a talk with Governor Altgeld, in
which he said that the Iliincis delega ton
had taken no action whatever and had
not Withdrawn It's sympat thy from Boies.'
The Boies men claim at least wo-thirds
of the illinois votes and claim that q
word from Governor Altgeld would swing
over the whole delegation. The general
attitude of the Iowaians toward the two-
thirds rule seems to be in support cf it,
although several delegates have expressed
their willingness to support the majority
proposition, should it become necessary
The Iowa delegation will not arrive in
the city until tomorrow. The delegation
has secured the north balcony floor of
the Palmer House for its main reception
room and headquarters: The Boies badge
two little flags which are caught with a
silver decoration. The badge contains the
picture Of Boies ard the words silver.
and prosperity-Boies for President A
silver fringe completes the emblem.
A special from Terre Haute, Ind, says:
It IS understood here. Senator voorhees,
viii attend the Chicago Convention. al
though he as selected delegate at large
to head the delegation. Ex-Congressman
Lamb, who heretofore has gone to Ma
tiOnal Conventions as a delegate from
this district, was elected Mr.. Voorhees,
alternate, and will be delegate at large.
Mr.. Lamb is not a hearty advocate of
free coinage, but this year is taking thar
side of the question.
Last nights decision OF the silver cham
pions to take the reins of the coming con-
the prerogatives of the National Commit
tee in the event of that body evading or
refusing the demands Of the Harris Fur
with the secret policy of the white metal
leaders, as forecasted in the dispatches
of the United Press during the past few
and aggressive than ever this morning.
as a result of the harmony that prevailed
and the outspoken talk tfpat was INDUCED
tor Ben Tillnlan and Hon. Casey Young
of Tennessee put in an appearance for the
first time. It was noteworthy. nl3reoy er,.
that the moderate counsels of those who
had gathered from the demeanor of Chair
man Harrity and his associates that the
Nati9nai Co1nmittee s e, at its meeting en-
silyerites at least half way were over
ruled by the more radical spirits, who sue
ceeded in crea ting the impress sion, thai
committee was simply part and parcel of
a plot TO delay definite statement Of in-
tentions until 1t was too late for the sill
yer men to agree upon any settled plan
concerning the temporary organizat on
and carry it into effect. s'The gold bugs
ape Roiors ao were afe IN n9as e2lt
ence," was Senator Ben Tflhnan's note OF
deIhancet sllriel1ed rather than spoken
az and the tiS aversss w from fs this noTnng neTGg
on. They do not propose to rest on
their oars. even with the assurance that
they have an overwhelm.ne majority
at their beck and cali. A muster roll
of the delegates Is being prepared Each
name will be picked off as the delegate
may be instructed for silver, has pre-
ference for silver. or is instructed or
favorable to the gold standard Each ar
riving silver delegate Is to be brought
into camp by committees designated for
that purpose and assurances demanded
that he intends to be firm to the faith
that IS in him. In this way, as far as
concerns their own phalanx, the silver
generals will know where they stand to
of the convention. They have borrowed
8 leaf from Chauncey Depew's manual
of tactics at the Minneapolis convention
of 92, and the story of the celebrated
noses and tagging of delegates is to be
repeated Further than this. however
there Is to be an advance upon the
breastWorks of the gold minority in the
expectation and belief that sufficient
number of conversions can be made to
dishearten the sound money leaders and
bring them to a point where they viii
be willing to abandon their posi- tons and
concede to the silverites undisputed con-
troll of the field. "We do not need con-
verts SO much as we need to rattle the
leaders put 1t, ''.and we cannot do
ting some Of the men they have on
their rolls at least on the
fence If not in our camp. We have friends
on more than one or two gold delegations
that are tied up by the unit rule. and
If we can get these people to Come out
eauarelv it will be only question of
the gold people giving in or of the unit
RUE being aDrogated.
In the latter event I think our friends
the ghost of show of presenting even
a respectable opposition than they have
'under present conditions.
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