The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-07-08
Keeping Track Of Sour" Crowd.

CdlCAGO. July Cs-Auo JAN "eo
about the only thing in Chicago to indi-
cate that this was Sunday. OF course it
is an ordinary thing to nave the theatres,
base ball games and bar rooms open on
Sunday, but to day the sound of the Pres
idential boomers, the hum and push OF
delegates and their followers, and a hun
dred other things prevented the day from
being recognized as Sunday. Indeed, it
is doubtful if many here to-day remem-
bered that this was Sunday. Instead OF
hearing sermon there were throngs in
and around the hotels listening to heated
political discussions. Two men would
get to talking and a few friends would
come up to hear the argument, and 1t
would wind up by a half hour argument
listened to by the people. The lobbles OF
the Auditorium, the Sherman and Palmer
hotels looked like rushes for bargain
counters, and it was O matter Of push and
time to get from the door to the stairway.
A National Convention is decidedly some
thing bigger than a State Convention.
Many States already have more delegates
and boomers here than attend the South
Carolina conventions in a dozen years.
The boomers come in BY the train loads
with brass bands at their head. Well,
the crowd is immense and growing, but
there are no indications of any gougiug
by any of the hotels or public inslitu.
tons.
What the chances of the candidates are
it would be as easy to say rs when there
will be double-eDders running between
Charleston and Sul'ivan's Island. The
Indications, however, are that Boies is
losing ground, while Bland is gaining.
It would not be safe, however, to wager
on either candidate. The silver men are
accusing B iee' lieutenants OF coquettipg
with the sound money forces, and the in.
tention of the silver leaders is to hold a
caucus tomorrow and knife any candi.
date who will not submit his name to the
caucus. Senator Tillman Is n of the
movers in the CAUCUS, and insists that he
wants 40 weak kneed silver man who
owes his nomination to gold votes.
BANDS boom seems to be holding its
shape, although there is a greas deal OF
talk in favor of Teller on the ground that
he can carry the West. In case the fight
ing gets severe an outsider may be run
In. All now concede that the platform
will be for free silver at l6 to l.. The sill
yer people say they will not have Hill or
any other gold man for temporary chair
man or anything else, but they want e
distinctive Free Silver Convention. Very
little is heard of Senator Tillman's boom.
It costs a great deal of money to maintain
and vitalize q boom at a Convention, and
Senator Tillman has found no Hanna or
Wetmore or Whitney. The talk now IL
of others than Tillman, although the sug
gestion has been made that q good cry
would be ''Tillers' and toilsrs' team, Till
man and Teller" Senator Tillman will
not be adverse to this. He has been at
tending all the silver conferences, and
seems.to be quite in demand. He had
many callers during the day, among them
a delegation of women representing a Ia
Dor organization. A number of promi-
nent delegates called on Senator Tillman
to get his views On platforms and candi.
dates. Senator Tillman told them that be-
had no candidate, had made no pledges,
ane would make none. He wanted a nan
nominated who would win, and, while
be does not say 80, he NAV have a pre-
sentiment that he is that individual. He
never talks of this. Governor Evans,
who is here together with other South
Carolina delegates, will be expected to
pushthe Tillman-Teller, tiller and to'ler
idea.
The South Carolina delegation arrived
here at 5 o'clock via the Pennsylvania
Road. Governor Evans, Sheriff Bradbam
and Col. j. D. NJ. Shaw went to the Sher-
man House and will occupy a room with
Senator Tillman. The other fourteen
members of tho delegation went to Oak
land Hotel on 39th street with Chairman
Tompkins The delegates all say that
they had a pleasant trip, and that they
met with cheers for Tillman NIL along the
route. The coach was decorated with q
couple of l6 to l or bust banners with q
pitchfork insignia. One Of these banners
u,oo folyar frNrp tho cor ar villa
The South Carolina delegation has been
called to meet at headquarters at the
Sherman tonight, but there is hardly
anything for the delegation to do. 1t is
under the unit rule, and is instructed to
vote for Tillman for President, and will
do so, unless there ia a caucus nominee
ny the free silver men, which Senator
Tillman favors. In case there is 10 eau
Gus the present intention Is to keep Till
mans name before the Convention so as
to make it possible that be will be struck
by the Presidential lightning. Senate
Tillman dined to-day with Mr.. j. w.
Gregory, who came here from South Car
olina in 1866 and has made money. Sem
ator ,TilInlan is bedecked with badges
like the average delegate. He has a pitch
medallion and q free silver 16 to l or bust
outton. Col. Larry CAN'T and Mr.. Lem
uel Hill, of Spartanburg, accompanied
the delegates in their special ca.
Mr.. Donaldson, executive committee.
man from Sonth Carolina, is stopping at
the Palmer House. The national COM
mittee will hold its first meeting to-mor-
row. The South Carolina delegation din
not meet tonight rs expected. The dele
gates have been beseiged by the Bland
and Rcies workers on the basis that Till
mans vote will be entirely compliments
~ if polled at all. The delegation has
been provided with neat silk badges
NeUS and Courier.