The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-03
BOIeS' Men, However, Not Ratified
by the BOastIng,
SlLVERlTES SKIRRlSHIAG.
Their Leaders Making Up Their Line
Of Battle.

White MetaIIIsts as Temporary
ChnIrman-Gov. stone and w. j.
bryan the Men the siIverItes VIII
BRck-Nay, Nay, Say the IOwans
when bland and BOIes L. Suggest
ed as the TiclSet-VIce President
stevenson, Gov. Matthews and ez-
GOV. Campbell Also Mentioned for
Second PIace--sound Money Men
Just waking Up.
Chicago. July 2.-The proverblal calm
before the storm prevailed to-day. Hav-
ing accomplished everything possible in
advance OF the arrival OF respectable
number OF silver delegates on the ground.
the democratic bimetallic national COM
mittee and those cooperating with IL,
took a rest from their labors so far as
meeting or comforting are concerned until
tomorrow evening, when another round
up OF all the white metal supporters then
In Chicago viii be In order
The ranks Of the 16 to 1 advocates we're
reinforced to-day by the arrival Of Dr. j.
j. Mott OF North Carolina. who Is chair-
man OF the executive committee of tho
independent, or new silver party. formed
In Washington a year ago. For reasons
which he deemed sufficient, and which he
has not explained, the head OF the silver
ties did not take up his abode at the
Sherman house. where the silver head
quarters have been established, but in
stead chose an hosiery on the same
street, but couple OF blocks away. From
here and without consultation with any
Of the silver people that had preceded
him, he sent out an invitation for con-
ference on Saturday night Of representa-
tives of every party and faction, favor
able to silver, including populists, silver
democrats and silver republicans AS to
what It was intended to accomplish by
this conference, DR.. Mott was reticent,
but the expressions Of sentiment among
those that hocked to his quarters during
the day indicated preference for the nonli-
nation next week OF such candidate as
could be indorsed by the silver
and populist conventions at st. Louis
three weeks hence rpon platform deal
ing with no issue than that Of the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver.
The executive committee of the inde-
pendent silver party meets here on Sat-
urday, and at tomorrow nights meeting
or conference of the democratic bi-metal-
lie committee and the silver delegates a
committee will be appointed TO meet the
independents with view toward united
action.
Sentiment among the silver men crys-
talized to-day in favor OF the selection
of either Gov. Stone Of Missouri or w.
]. Bryan of Nebraska as temporary chair
man of the convention, with Senator
Isham G. Harris OF Tennessee and Maj.
Towles, secretary of the bi-metallic COM
mittee. as permanent chairman and Sec
retary respectively. The story was pub
Hshed this afternoon that Senator Harris
had been definitely chosen as permanent
chairman, but at the headquarters in the
Sherman house, the fact that no meeting
had been held to-day was cited as proof
that this was purely guess work.
Through Senator Jones the silver men
went on record to-day as opposed to the
suggestion made by members of the ma
tional democratic committee that Senator
David B. Hill might prove acceptable to
both factions as temporary chairman.
Senator Jones insists that while person.
ally he had the highest regard for his
New York associate in the Senate cham-
ber, he could not countenance the idea
of a supporter Of the gold standard pre-
siding, even If for short while only, over
a convention that was opposed to his view
to l. Senator Hill, he said, would not
be acceptable to the silver people and
consequently there was nothing to be
gained by a further consideration OF hts
alleged availability.
In the absence Of material IN the shane
of delegates with votes for the making
OF deals or the winning of converts. the
boomers expended their ammunition to-
day on the motley crowds that invariably
invade the hotels on the eve Of a national
convention. Much after the fashion of the
side show men at the circus, they took
possession of the rosundas of the
hotels and held forth to those inclined
to listen, concerning the merits
of their respective candidates At one
time this afternoon four distinct booms
were in process Of advocacy On the ground
floor Of the Palmer house, and the cheers
and yells and shouts and ironical eiacula-
tions of the different supporters combined
to create a din that can be as well imag-
ined as described. The friends of Mr.
Bland were the most active. In addition
to their headquarters at the Palmer and
the Auditorium annex, they opened rooms
to-day in the entresol Of the Sherman
house, where a committee lay in wait to
corral such of the arriving delegates as
might first seek the quarters Of the silver
committee.
Mr. Bland's friends were in high feather
to-day, and while unable on account Of
the small number Of delegates already In
sight TO give out any definit figures in
sisted that the prevailing sentiment in
the city and the advices which they were
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