The true northerner., 1896-07-08
OUT OF TIE RUCK.
Bland and Bo:es Are Now Leading
Neck and Neck, for
the Same.

rsllei's Sun at Chicago Said tn Have Set In
Spite of . Speech Made at Denver That
Almost Lines Him Up" on the Tariff
Said to show Thirty Votes for Bland, but
the Poll Questioned.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Whatever may hap
pen tomorrow or later down at the Coli
scum, the leading candidates before the
Democrats gathered here this morning for
the presidential nomination that is 70 be
bestowed by the national Democratic con-
vention, are Bland and Boies. The feature
Of yesterday was the seeming utter col
lapse Of the Teller boom. The talk of the
existence of a senatorial 'cabal' plotting
TO secure Tellers nomination aroused
among many of the incoming delegates
feeling Of most bitter and passionate re-
sentiment and the cry was heard every
where that the nominee must be a Demo-
crat. IL was considered almost treason 10
suggest Teller. This strong revolt against
what is deemed an attempt at senatorial
dictation seems to have checkmated the
''cabal." AS the free silver Republican and
Populist leaders realize that the game Is
slipping away from them, they are In
tlined to grow ugly in their desperation.
And Teller Was Getting In Line.
This collapse is doubtless aggravating
especially as Teller has just removed the
last political objection the Democrats
could have urged against him-the tariff
objection. Being for free silver, against a
force bill and for reformed tariff there
does not seem anything more to be de-
sired for these are three of the funda-
mentals. of Democracy. The Colorado
senator last night delivered an address in
the Auditorium at Arlington park, Den
yer. The Welsh people of the state built
the auditorium for their eisteddfod and
they invited Teller to say what he pleased
not confine himself TO the dedication,
but 60 into politics at will
Present Tariff n Protective One.
After the senator dedicated the pavilion
he referred TO vicious legislation concern
ing our monetary system for the last
twenty years." and said: "If somebody
tells you that it is tariff that you want,
let me tell you that you have bigger
tariff now than you had under the Repub.
lican tariff of 1883. Its a protective tariff,
too. We all know that 1t is not the cause
of your distress, but that IL is our monetary
system. The system now existing is put
ting us in competition with all the low
priced labor of the world. Our monetary
system gives them 100 per cent profit be-
cause of the rates Of exchange No tariff
will prevent it,"
He Must BE Democrat.
But the feeling is too strong here now
In favor of a Democrat and the candidate
must be a Democrat from way back
no new conner from another party, much
less one who though in sympathy with
the Democratic majority would hardly be
willing TO adopt the name. Still as things
stand IL 1t very aRgravating TO the silver
outsiders II see the tide turning away
from Teller and they have begun to pre-
dict defeat IL IA Democrat Is nominated, on
the ground that no matter how disposed
they might be to support Democrat on
a free silver platform their friends in the
western states would not follow them bag
and baggage into the Democratic party.
Reasoning with the Populists.
The Populists could with difficulty be
restrained from issuing an address saying
that they could not support Democrat
They were met with the argument that If
their professions of devotion to the silver
cause were not hollow pretenses they
must join hands with the Democrats in
an attempt TO elect a candidate on that
issue. SO far as the silver Republican
boilers are concerned IL was argued that
if they walked out of the st. Louis con-
vention because of their convictions they
must choose, if the Populists carried out
their threats. between the nominee Of a
party that controlled well nigh half the
votes in the country ana the nominee of
the Populist convention at ST. Louis. A
Teller interview from Denver saying that
he would support the nominee of this con-
vention completed their discontinue