The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-04
A SYMPHONY IN SILVER
PLANS OFF WHITE METAL CHAM
PIONS Ar CHICAGO.

PIONS Ar CHICAGO.
There Are Likely, However, to be Few
Discordant Gold Notes-Western and
Southern Delegates Lean Toward Sena-
tor Teller for First Place--Platform Will
he Concise and Explicit, So That He who
Runs May Read.
Chicago, July Sit looks as if the
democratic national convention would
be quite as lopsded as the gathering
at st. Louis. There has been no break
to-day in the monotony of the tokens
of what is to happen. II is to be free
silver convention. Moreover, with sur
of the western and southern delega-
tions have declared their preference for
Senator Teller. Nearly all Mr.. Teller's
associates or former associates in the
senate who believe in free coinage are
giving him their support. The list in
cludes Messrs. Turpie of Indiana, Jones
of Arkansas, Harris of Tennessee,
Walsh of Georgia, Chiffon of Texas and
Cockrell of Missouri. When the east
ern delegates and friends of the gold
standard reach Chicago they will find
that the silver men have absolute con-
troll Of the situation.
Conferences have been frequent dur
ing the day. Out of all this consulta-
tion but one concrete fact seems to
have been developed. The platform
will be concise, short and clear-cut,
without so much as an ambiguous word
that can be misconstrued into meaning
anything other than an out -and-out
declaration for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to |.
Senators Jones of Arkansas, Bate and
Harris Of Tennessee, Blackburn of
Kentucky, Tillman of South Carolina,
and Cockrell Of Missouri, Senator-elect
Money from Mississippi, Representative
Richardson Of Tennessee and Hon. j.
r. Mclean have been in conference
during the day and all are agreed that
the financial plank shall be given that
prominence which it's Importance de-
mands, and that its text shall be so
short and its meaning SO fixed and de-
termined that he who runs can read it
understandingly.
.ePlatitudes will be eschewed by the
convention" said Mr.. Jones to-day
1.-THE Silver men represent the plain
people of the country, the thinking
masses, and our declaration will be
such that no man can juggle with its
meaning or seek to represent 1T as
something it is not. The convention is
to be run by the silver men, The mi
nority will be accorded it's rights, but
the majority IS the voice of the party"
When asked if he had any fear of the
delegates being weaned from their al
legiance to silver, Mr.. Jones replied
with a negative that was emphatic.
IF the gold men are hoping to be sue
cessful in proselyting among the sill
yer men, he continued, sit is high time
they understood the character of tim
Der of which this convention will be
constructed. The delegates can neither
be bought nor bulldozed. They are
firm in the faith. :"
While there seems to be no concen-
tration upon anyone for temporary
chairman the general opinion is that
either Senator Harris or Representa-
tive Richardson, both of Tennessee, may
be made permanent chairman, and that
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky may
be temporary chairman. All these gem
tlemen are good parliamentarians.
Concerning the report that the commit
tee intended to attempt to force gold
standard man upon the convention for
temporary chairman Mr.. Richardson
said:
Nothing of the kind will be done.
We recognize the fact that the commit
tee as at present constituted is against
silver. but the committee will be apt to
remember also that the convention Is
largely the other way. If it decides by
a majority vote to recommend to the
convention a gold man the minority of
the committee will offer a substitute,
naming silver man. When the COM
mittee makes its report this substitute
will be offered and will be adopted.
The majority will not listen to the
sounding of gold note"
Governor Altgeldt's idea that the con-
yention can complete it's work in one
day is secuted by experienced polti-
clans. While all reasonable expedition
is desired by those having control no
one of good judgment predicts less
than three day session.
The advance guard of the eastern
states, principally New York, repre-
senting the gold standard minority, ar
rived this evening. Their leader was
William c. Whitney. The ex-secretary
had engaged almost the whole of the
parlor floor of the Auditorium annex
for the use of the Sound money" de-
mocracy Among those who registered
were Ex-Governor William E. Russell
of Boston, Senator Gray of Delaware,
John r. Fellows and Smith M. Weed
of New York. When asked If he had
any statement to make Mr.. Whitney
said:
81 have nothing to say tonight in the
way of an interview. I have not any
thing to add to what / said for publica-
ton in New York"
Mr.. Iarrity, the national chairman
called and greeted Mr.. Whitney as il
very glad to see him in Chicago. Sena-
tor Blackburn of Kentucky also called
and added his welcoming words While
Mr.. Whitney was at the elevator walt
ing to go into conference with Mr.. Har-
rity and others he was greted by Col