The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-09
CLOSE SHAVE FoR srLvERIrEs.
They Nay Have 20 AbroRate the
Tsvo-ThirdS Rule to Win.


Chicago. July S.-The plans OF the sill
Yer majority were smashed to-day by the
outbreak In the convention over the Mich
igan affair. IL was the programme TO
rush things through tonight They felt
that with the ousting OF the gold men
from Michigan and Nebraska and the in
creasing Of the votes allowed 20 the ter
ritories that their two-thirds majority
would be safe. and a nomination could
be forced by keepisg the democrats tied
up all night. This morning this was the
admitted programme. and many who went
TO the Colosseum took lunches with them,
expecting 10 have an all-night seance.
When the outbreak in the galleries Oc-
CURED, the leaders quickly changed their
plans, and determined that the Thing 10
do was 10 adjourn as quickly as possible.
RecOgnizing this necessity, Chairman
White omitted his speech. thing thai
must have caused him some pangs for
Il Is not every day that a statesman has
such an opportunity.
In their plan the candidacy Of Mr..
Bland figured very largely. His friends,
who now claim as high as 500 votes be-
lieVed they would be able TO nominate
him tonight, If ever, and all tE'ir bands
and banners and campaign clubs had
been marshalled for that purpose. The
other candidates were also In readiness
10 meet the Bland forces. Gov. Altgeld,
who delivered Illinois to Bland, as per
contract though this delegation Is OF
heart for Stevenson or Morrison, and VIII
go TO one of these after the Bland con-
tract is carried out, was committed to
this plan and on the train TO the conven-
tlon hall IN the afternoon openly said
that he thought tonight would end 1t.
IL is certain that the proceedings of to-
day has put q different complexion on the
whole situation. The gold men are now
believed to be certain TO refuse to partici-
pate in the convention after the silver
platform Is adopted. IL they do not ac-
tually go out. Some OF them are radical
and want to go out bodily without watt
ing further to see how much deeper the
silver majority will rub Il In on them. II
the course pursued rs to remain on the
floor, but refuse to vote for the candi-
dates Of the majority, it Will be ruled
that a two-thrds majority Of those vot-
ing shall nominate. The silver men to-
night claim that they have the requisite
tWO-thirds majority since the Michigan
steal, but this Is not an absolute certain
ty If the vote on the Michigan men to-
day is anything like a close test, they
have not This vote was 55S, and with
the q from Michigan, makes 5S6 while
it takes 6l3 to make two-thlrds. There
were number of silver votes east against
the Michigan steal, but Just how many
of them will 10 to the silver candidate is
not known. 1t will be seen, however, that
under the permanent organization as II
now stands with all the contests settled
| In favor OF the silver men, there is still
| good margin which may yet cause a lot
| of lighting. II the silver men should nm
| ally discover that they cannot master the
| two-thirds and the gold men determine
| TO stick TO the fight to the last,
there IS little doubt that the next
move TO accomplish the complete en-
| thronement Of the silver idea win be the
| abrogatlon of the two-thirds rule. The
committee on rules Is still out. Its re-
/ port viii be made tomorrow after there
| Is a count by the silver men. They have
said that they do not want to break down
| this precedent, thinking that they have
| the convention in a swing anyway with
! the ousting of the Michigan and Nebraska
/ gold men, but IL II is necessary to do IT,
| It may be depended on that the silver men
will not hesitate when the crisis comes.
Bland made some gain to-day, getting
the votes of Georgia and Tennessee's "a
| while II Is said that twenty-four of the
Pennsylvania delegates have promised to
come to him.
w. ]. Bryan OF Nebraska made a squirt
to-day and Gov. Boies about held his
own.
own. e M. d.