The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-06
DELEGATES POURING IN.
Every Train Unloading Men Who
Are to BE in the Battle.

Every Train Unloading Men Who
Are TO BE in the Battle.
Chicago, July 5.-A number of delega-
tions chiefly from southern states, ar
rived to-day. One of the most noticeable
was the Texas, at the head of which were
Congressman Joseph w. Bailey, Gov. c.
A. Culberson and Hon. John H. Reagan,
the ex-postmaster general Of the con-
federacy. They had with them Mark FL
lison, whose rebel yell' has made him
famous in national conventions. The
Texas delegates are united and enthus-
iastic for free silver and Bland, and Mr..
Bailey is expected to second the presenta-
ton of the name of "Silver Dick on be-
half of the delegation from the Lone Star
state.
Next after the Texans came the mem
bers of the Louisiana delegation. I'm
mediately after their arrival Congress
man Lane. of Illinois engaged in vigor-
GUS discussion of the merits of candidate
Bland Mr.. Lane asked the Louisiana
man If he was for Bland.
"Show me that he is big enough for the
place and I'll support him. was the
prompt response.
Mr.. Lane" and the people are for him"
Now, Lane said Mr.. Robertson, you
and 1 know each other. and we know
Bland 1 served eight years with him on
the coinage, weights and measures com
mittee in the House Of Representatives,
and while no one can or does question his
honesty, he does not measure up to the
standard that the American people re-
quire of their candidates for President.
What's the matter with Boies?"
Then it became Mr. Lanes turn to as
sail Gov. Boies, contending that, as shown
by his recently published letter, Gov. Boies
was not sound on the silver question as
recently as a year ago, and that he owed
his success in Iowa to the prohibition
movement. ''He is not the kind of man,
said Mr. Lane 1.-The democrats want on
a free silver platform. The only trouble
with Bland" he added, "as far as you
men from the south are concerned, Is that
he is called a southern man, and you are
afraid to vote for him. You're political
towards that's what hurts you. If Illi-
nois can afford to give Bland As votes IS
she will do, the southern delegates ought
to have courage enough to second her
efforts in his behalf"
There the discussion then ended:
Senator Tillman arrived at the head of
the advance guard of the South Carollna
delegation. He comes with a little STATE
boom for the presidency, but at the first
opportuue moment it is under he will turn
his votes over to Mr.. Bland.
The caticus of the Missouri delegation,
which was held last night resulted in
no positive action, further than the Sc
lection of Senator Cockrell as a member
of the committee on resolutions. The
candidacy of Mr.. Bland and the policy TO
be pursued in order to make the work in
his behalf as effective as possible, was
discussed from 10 o'clock until almost /
o'clock in the morning, a number OF very
enthusiastic speeches being made
CONGRESSMAN de Almond advo-
Gated the Endorsement by the
delegation of the caucus of the silver
men, which has been proposed for the
purpose of determining who shall be the
silver candidate. This was antagonized
by Senator Vest. Not for the reason,
however that he was opposed TO anything
that Mr.. Bland's friends wanted, but be-
cause he considered 1t bad policy at the
present time. In one of his characteristic
speeches Mr.. Vest called attention to the
fact that Mr.. Bland was the Leading can
didate and would, in all probability, be
the choice of the convention. If the Mis-
souri, delegation were to take the ini-
t.ative in this matter their action night
be construed, Senator Vest said, as an
effort on the part of Missouri to unduiy
hasten matters and take snap judgment
in favor of it's candidate. 1t might also,
he feared, be unacceptable to delegations
from other states who had candidates 70
come before the convention Senator vest
believed that the first steps with respect
TO this proposed caucus should be taken
by the delegations pledged to no parucu-