The herald., 1896-07-07

Bland. They want Ieiier anu io oNS
else.
Secretary of Agriculture ]. Sterling
Morton was talking with ex-Congress-
man johnson of Ohio in front OF the
Auditorium today. johnson Is rouno
and fat, smooth-faced and good-natured
They were discussing the proposition;
ssWhere will we flock after the conven-
tion?" Morton, stern visaged ana an
wry. said he would not surrender his con-
victions. and intimated very strongly
that he would not support the candidate
Of a free-silver convention. Johnson was
trying to argue him out of that position
and said: II will abide by the will of the
majority. I am for sound-money man
and cannot imagine such thing as
compromise. Still, the foundation stone
Of Democracy is that the majority snaii
rule. If I were in the majority would
expect the minority to take its medicine
Being in the minority myself, this time
I propose to do that very thing. Will
vote and work for the nominee of this
convention"
The sole cabinet representative Of the
Cleveland administration on the scene
erinnly shook his head and pointedly in
dicated that he would adopt an opposite
course.
John P. Irish is here working hard for
sound money and incidentally Tor the
San Francisco Call. He is scoring
greater success in the latter than in the
former capacity.
Judge James G. Mcguire has also
turned reporter for the time being for
the Call.
The clouds are expected to clear up
manifestly within the next twenty-four
hours It's in the air, and the wiseacres
are looking for a surprise. What it Will
be, however, none appear as yet to
know.
The convention opens tomorrow at II
o'clock, noon.
The solid forty eight votes of Illinois
swinging today, despite the secret oppo-
sition of Gov. John p. Altgeld, in favor
Of Richard Park Bland, has resulted in
sending the stock of the Missouri SIX
teen-to- onester up way above par Ihe
Associated Press tells the story of the
day in detail in another column. Bland
10, however, not yet nominated, and there
are still scores of wiseacres he7eabouts
who insist that he will never land un-
der the wire a winner.
A CHAIRMAN CHOSEN.
David Bennett Hill, New York's sem
ior senator, will be the temporary chair
man of the Democratic national conven-
tion. which convenes tomorrow. But
Hill will not, as two days ago antici-
pated in these dispatches, be permitted
fiuhf AS
soon as the convention has been called
to order by the chairman, William f.
Harrity of the national committee,
local divine will offer prayer, after which
Senator Hill will be introduced by Har-
rity as the national committees choice
for temporary chairman. This Will be
the first flag to be thrown at the free
silver bill. A minority of the national
committee will present for temporary
craftsmanship the name of Senator John
w. Daniel of Virginia, and then will come
the contest. Hill will, it is predicted, be
elected by the convention, large num-
ber of the silverites being opposed to
upsetting the precedents which have
been part of the party's code of ethics
from time immemorial. Hill will have
besides, the unbroken vote of the sound
money element, strength in nearly every
southern state, but the eighteen votes
of California will be swung for Daniel.
w. ]. Bryan of Nebraska was to have
been the silver candidate for temporary
presiding officer, but senatorial courtesy
is the policy which late this afternoon
substituted Senator Hills colleague
from the state of Virginia.
I,l NC tac Gil
verites as the result of Hills election.
sound money may yet be part of the ma
tional platform.
I saw John r. Mclean for a few brief
moments tonight. He said:
Il am not a candidate for Weep
ident. 1t is not true that have declined
to run with Richard p. Bland. 1 simply
declined TO be the tail end of the kite"
Mclean will secure the vice presden-
tial nomination just the same, and he
will accept it. II has so far expended
more money than any other candidate
in the field. Democratic clubs from Day
ton, Cleveland and Cincinnati arrived
today, 600 strong, all accompanied by
bands oC music and all at McLean's eX-
pense.
Two hundred and fifty Tammany
braves came in today upon special trains
from New York They marched to their
hotels as if part of a funeral procession.
The city is alive with red fire and
music tonight, the principal streets upon
which are located the big hotels being
packed and jammed with people.
Ex-Congressman Caminetti of ANA
dor, elected by the late state convention.
as one of the alternates at large, will sit
IN the national convention to vote. \
delegate and his alternate from Cam
inetti's district are not on the ground,
hence the eX-congressman good for
tune.
Dixie ard similar music played by the
various bands at the several hotels is
cheered to the echo, and the playing of
the Star Spangled Banner invariably
brings OH a demonstration which lasts
for several minutes.
S;cbe's Report
SAN FRANCISCO, July G.-Assessor j
d. Siebe handed over his annual report TO
the board of supervisors today for the year
ending June 80, 1886. The report shows
that he pD.tI