Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-06
CONVENTION WEEK.
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CHICAGO, July B.-Conyention week
opened auspiclously In point OF
woaihor, with clear tkies anu cool
brcszes. Every tram today brought
uniformed clubs aud bands Of music.
Tho third section Of tho "Dlck" baud
marching club put Ia Appearance nj
O'Clock, Reinforcing the twenty w
hundred already hero. They made mn
early attack on the hotels and reused
the occupants. The Nebraska silver
train arrived with n blaze VI bunting
and uuloaded Thousands OF silver
shoutofs. Boies's supporters were
cheurod by the coming u n big dele.
cation from this heart Of Iowa. Louis.
willie contributed the stylish Blackburn
club.
The streets near the political head
quarters arc practically surrendered 10
tue mhtchets anu oulo kors. The real
work Of this convention began In ear.
nest with meeting Of the natlona /
committee Mt 10 O'Clock. There was
Intense interest Ia tue meeting as the
selection Of temporary presiding OIL.
coT promised 10 develop the first test of
strength between the gold and silver
forces.
Tho statement attributed To Senator
HIN that the New York delegation
were unseaied was taken rs particu.
lar Indication OF trouble ahead.
The silver leaders are 10 meet nj Q
o'clock 10 determine whether tho ten.
poTarY chairman named by tho ma.
lional committee ~ acceptable. Tho
battle among the candidate "
reaching critical stage. iTOdsy
appears TO be one OF tho dark horse.
The Telegram from Vice President
Stevenson stating that his election 90
CongteIs In 1875 was the result OF his
advocacy OF the demonstration q sill
yer IL attracting much attention. Ex.
COngToerman sibley VI Pennsy lyAnia
Ia due 10 arrive today, ana a revival Of
his Presidential candidacy Ia expected
to follow. Senator Tlllman IN also on
Toying n dark horse boom as Tesult Of
the arrival Of the South Carolina dele
CATION which II instructed to vote for
him, The Bland followers are making
the extreme claim that their candl.
date Will be nominated by acclana.
ton. There 10 talk Of concentrating
tue opposition 10 Blsni. Early In the
DAY there was talk that Senator Tut.
pie might inherit Matthew's strength
when II was known that his n0minA.
ton could not DO made. BOies's men
ate confident that Bland cnanOt win
On the hrsL ballot. They arc mnking
up some OF the lost ground by recon.
cling the differences among thelr
leaders.
TlE PROGRAM or THE GOLD MEN.
Tho program OF tue gold men has
begun 10 assume shape though sub.
mitted 10 but fow lvnueTR. Whitney,
tho recognized leader OF the gold forces,
ms connseled tho anti.silver men ~
stand together and be ready 10 act in
accord when occasion requires, He
does not indicate what action will te
taken but refers 10 II ms something de.
tetmined upOn. IL IL Understood, Hs
the matter stands, tho course In not TO
walg out OF tho convention bat remain
until lis close. Then, when the oliver
men have captured everything ana
adjourned, "a conference will DO held
hnd arrangements made for "A CONVEX.
lion some weeks later OF tho anti
silver Democrats iOr the purpose NJ
putting IN minatiOn the candidates
whom they eau support. OF course, a.
tho silver men go 10 the extreme OF
turning CUT the gold delegates IN
Michigan aud capturing that STATE, a
bolt may be Immediately preoipitated.
But the convention to nominate n
gold candidate Ia not likely 10 no
has oned by an actual bolt from tn
convention. Some gold men woull
prefer that no candidate DO put up, ~