The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-06
FIVE ARE FOR BLAND.
Washingtcn's Delegates Are
Prominent In Chicagn
TO HAVE 4 CAUCUS TO-DAY.


-msIensr wsrkfnG 60 Have Lewis
NaneA - viss PFsssAsaA
cAseaxo. Ju1y s-specsAi.-B1ss hnnAa.
ana strong. cusst work has maze today
anything os1 an ideal Sunday. The poiit-
O. activity chaf ct2r&cserfzs9 the body
mass Is nosiceahse IN ne washington dele
CATION There b no s'cut and dried" plan
among stse wAshingsoc men, Everyoody
IN hustifng and figuring There ara indt-
cations. however,. that Bland viii have
8. /, no. & votes, even II 10 unit rude
should not 10 adopted 81 the cAucrs -
morrow.
VII u,ss my calculations II that eau
cus Il not interesting. The uncertainty -
VIVA. Ii going 70 be done ADDS 70 the N
seress- H W. wh.te. ce Seattle. ana James
z Fenson. OF Spokane. each claimed today
that they were not looking for cAs chair
rnansntp. who they are going TO urge
remains Q secret They are a. strong ana
a. abb advocates Of silver - the dele
CATION contains, ard IL they are not locking
for honorp themselves. ths man they pat
20 the front viii stand . GOOD enAnee -
win.
The silver wing Of the washingtoa dale
CATION was reinforced today by the A.
n H.
a. the Auditorium He Is young man.
bright a. the brightest silver dollar. and
IS urdiplomassc. II am = silver man" he
said, -ant I am against any candidate
for the head Of the national ticket who
win not stand firmly on silver platform
When asked II he was willing TO nane
his candidate for president and national
committeeman from Washington. he re-
piled: IT am not committed 70 any special
~ - a
n stopped short He talked again. how
ever. when unit rule In the delegation
was mentioned Yes. yes" he said, Z
am pronounced for q Unit vote
1t seems TO me. from what W. r. white
said today. that this means something
In fact. White and his Missouri colleagues
have been smiling all day. you want 70
know the situation p. asked White We'll,
believe the Washington delegation VIII
vote solid for Bland, and that Bland 10
going to be nominated"
As to why White thought Bland would
receive the solid vote OF our state he
would not explain, and did not even mem
ton unit" I should add that even dig
nined Jesse Fenton smiled today. He has
looked over the situation and declared for
Bland. Secretary MaIoney. OF the WASH
ington state Democratic committee. told
me today that Delegate Sharpstein. while
. gold man. would fall into line after
silver platform has been adopted and help
TO nominate q man who would light on
that plank Naloney said Sharpstein
thought W. ]. Bryan, Of Nebraska, good
man Maicney added that Sharpstein adj
nitted that from fwo-thirds to three
fourths OF the Democratic votes In WASH
ington were for silver. although his coun-
~ was not
There II something In The wind The
caucus WAS 90 take place At o'clock to-
h.,S shar haa hAsn eh
tenstbiy because the national committee
meets az noon. Wallace win have TO at
tend. Fenton met Darling IN the hall OF
the Palmer house tonight and mentioned
the regular time OF the caucus. Darling
said he understood IT had been PIT of tn
8 Fenton thought II would be better TO
caucus before the big committee meeting
and mentioned 10 O'Clock. Darling replied
that he understood the washington dele-
gates were TO be introduced TO David B.
Hill ~ the Auditorium Annex at $50. 50
that would not do. Fenton did not say
anything but bet he Gid some deep think
ing.
c. c. Heifner. q weli-known Seattle poll
tician arrived today and Joined the Bland
forces. He told me that he delivered a
free silver speech on the steps Of the sub
treasury AT New York city a week ago
Friday. Actually" said Heifner. New
England people do not know what free
free coinage OF gold or ever had free
coinage OF silver
Alternate Delegates Jere Brown. OF
South Bend. and Matthew Z. Lo-
gan. OF Spokane. arrived today.
Brown u gold man Delegate
Girton Is expected TO arrive tomorrow
morning and complete the list.
E L Eetlinzer. OF Seattle. Is here to at
tend the convention.
Secretary Maloney Is quietly doing mis-
sionary work among Southern delegates
for James Hamilton Lewis. hoping TO get
his name before the convention for vice
president
a reputation throughout Washington as a
politician, came into town tonight dressed
In a brand new suit Of clothes. When he
registered At the Auditorium annex his
ever-present cane was hanging on his arm
He said that he had given up hopes Of
seeing Wallace defeated for nationai COM
naitteeman. Wallace appears confident.
refuses 10 talk, and this attitude OF Ha.-
card gives strength 10 the belief that
Wallace has promise OF enough votes TO
insure hts election as national committee
man. Hazard had a set speech which he
delivered 20 the crowd. 1t ran something
Ike this: The only issue before this con-
vention Is TO get rid OF Cleveland and
Cisveiandtsm and clear the decks for Da-
ysd Bennett Fiji IL 800. II Cleveland wsre
for free silver this convention would be
Cor gold" After he had delivered this
speech he took OF MS glasses and looked
wise. Newspaper men and sketch artists
'mmstisssly vert after the only H&z-
nri"
II has been whispered around tonight
that Wallace can retain place on The ma
e!ouA committee by supporting the plat
form and ticket. no matter what platform
Is adopted or what man Is nominated. IL