Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09

pect to see the Bland cohorts with their
blood aroused turn on Boies aud de-
stroy him. The Iowa candidate at
present has the support of many east
ern gold men who expect to bow 20 the
will of the majority. In the end the
situation seems possibly to point to an
outsider as a termination of this pciiti-
cal strife.
The gold men are without a definite
program. They are practically recon-
ciIed to defeat as far as the platform is
concerned, but seem to be possessed Of
the vague hope that something will
turn up which will secure for them an
acceptable candidate. Among some OF
The radicals there is still talk of bolt
McDe1mOtt, one of the delegates-at-
large from New Jersey, announced that
he would walk out # the convention
and the contesting gold delegation
from Texas made up its mind that 1t
did not want admission to convention
which was, as they expressed it, de-
termined to plant itself on the silver
heresy; but under advice of Whitney
and Hill the fear of a bolt of any pro-
portions is being dispelled and some of
the gold men who have been exceeding
ly bitter are more composed and :eady
to accept the situation. Should there
be a physical withdrawal from the
convention, however, it is likely that
the boilers will later place a ticket in
the field. The silver mer will go into
the convention at noon today with
nothing decided as to platform and
there promises to be ar eruption and
perhaps bad blood over this matter.
The majority is largely in favor Of a
simple platform which will subordinate
all other questions to the financial is
sue which they regard as the vital and
paramount issue of the coming battle
at the polls. A very considerable num-
Der, with their eyes IN the votes of the
silver republicans, desire to completely
ignore the tariff question, while others
are in favor of a moderate declaration
for a tariff which will raise sufficient
revenue to run the government. On
the other hand their are radicals who
want an absolute free trade plank in
the platform. Gov. Altgeld and Sena-
tor Tiilman are fighting for condemna-
ton OF the president by name. The
friends Of the administration, however,
are very anxious to forestall any refiec-
ton upon the president.
1t is said, that, if elected, Hill will
perhaps greatly surprise those who
elected him by making a speech which,
While it would oppose free coinage,
would advocate submission to the will
of the majority as one Of the cardinal
principles of the democratic faith.
Senator White, of California, said:
I'm my opinion the action of the ma
tional committee accomplishes nothing
and will only result in intensifying the
bitterness at the outset" If Hill is
cut off his friends say that ne will find
a way to make the convention hea" him
even if he is obliged to rise to a uues-
tiCn of personal privilege.
The Nebraska gold delegation will
undoubtedly be promptly oustod.
Boies' managers say that everything
is progressing most favorably and that
the force Of the argument made by the
opponents Of Boies on the labor cues
ton because he did not approve of the
"a strike has been entirely broken by
Grand Master Sovereign declaring him
self in favor of the nomination of
Boies.
The first street parade of the convex
ton was organized last night by The
Bland contingent who made great
display