New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-07

ing. while the silver in the Thermometer jumped up
to fever heat every time the CooneIs siiVers nesu
was nodded IN its direction The Colone IS an cary
riser lie always has been. Down IN WashiHs'o"
he often walks down Est. before o'clock, but now
that he has a boom TO keep inflated he rises even
before thai usual hour Nobody around the motel
was Surfing when he came downstairs except hVe OF
six Kansas Popusts, who had been UP since early
cande-light.
The business of the day began for the Colonel by
sending his faithful valet, Holmes. down after the
mail Holmes came back with Colonel Mcl-ean's let
tiers on salver II was a silver salver The Colonel
waved a silver paper-knife and cut into mis- mall
Then he read a couple Of morning papers ana re-
paired TO the dining-room He ate mrskmeion ana
GA meal and and then carved some pork ofiops
and looked longingly at man across the table VINO
was eating wheat cakes. The Colonel looked as II
he wanted seine wheat cakes. too. but the man
drowned his whea;cakes In maple syrup which had
a most pronounced golden hue, and tina: would never
do. After giving the waiter a silver dollar he went
back 10 his room and shook hands with a couple Of
Delegates from Montana.
Then a newspaper man arrived and the Colonel
proceeded to be interviewed. ION. | am Il news
paper man myself" said he. land want 10 give
you fellows good story just as l want people 10
treat my young nicely when they go out after
news Now I'll tell you everything. On. you want
TO know about the two-thIrd majority rule Well
! am newspaper man myself but my delegation
isn't here, and don't want 10 say anything IN re-
gard to the majority rule until We have confer
ence What my chances? on. well. I'm news
paper myself. but | couldn't talk about that
you know. What want IS free silver"
Then Colonel Mclean proceeded 10 say that he
didn't want 10 the Convention adopt platform
What the Colonel wanted is one plank OF the purss;
sterling silver Say nothing about the ,ariff.
said he: SAY nothing about the Nicaraguan
question: say nothing about coast defences; say
nothing about foreign policy: just make the Issue
gold or silver. Yes. just make the issue SILVER or
gold. and let the people settle 1t once and for all
After the interviewers retreatcd the Colonel was
beseged by silver delegates from all points OF the
compass He shook hands ard talked with MS
VISITORS Sometimes he mentioned words which
sounded like &c to l." Silver" Crime o. '13
silver" democratic success" Silver" Toward
noon the Colonel walked down to the heaG1ua--
tiers OF his newspaper. on State-st. The head9uar-
tiers are advantagcously located There IS silver
smith next door. and the window nearest the tenn
porary abiding place of the Colonies newspaper
Is filed with wares made from the Colonies favor
lite metal After "a visit to the Palmer House and
a conference with OF the leading delegates
there the Colonel hurried back to his room TO see
that his boom was still safe and sound
After luncheon Coo.ie Mclean again instruct
ed his lackeys with the silver salyer who stand
over at the door Of Flat - 10 admit all
visitors and especially those with long whiskers
and with their trousers tucked In their boots and
bearing other evidences OF Populistic turn of
mind Mr.. Cox and Mr. Holmes began the PER
Torrance OF their task with alacrity. and worked
overtime in carrying the numerous cards OF the
visitors into the Coloncrs room.