The herald., 1896-07-06

y not the great man h ewas up to yester-
day. His delegation. although nomi-
nally for Bland, may at a decisive mo-
ment stab the Missourian in the back
AltGeld's drastic club swinging has
broken his back.
VIM. c. Whitney and the sound money
element generally have practically with
drawn from their efforts to prevent the
Inevitable. When asked Whitney If a
bolt from the convention was probable,
he replied: From the convention. no.
At the polls ?-but what's the use OF
borrowing trouble?"
David Bennett Hill, in reply to the
Same question, replied: II never bolted
. Democratic ticket in my life and /
: never shall, "and the silent senator would
say no more.
That New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey are irrevocably lost to the party
with 16 to plank in the platform the
westerners all concede. They insist,
however, that the votes there thrown
away can be recovered in Iowa, Nebras-
ka, Kansas and possibly Michigan, with
John P. Altgeld pulling out Of the fire his
state of Illinois.
ing the platform will be Gov. Stone OF
ing the platform will ge Gov. Stone of
Missouri, Gov. Altgeld and Judge James
G. Mcguire of California.
The latter will struggle hard for an
antifunding bill resolution and has great
hopes of success in making that one Of
the issues of the national Democracy.
All talk of Teller has practically dis
appeared.
Senators Jones and Stewart of Nevada,
and Frank Newlands, the sagebrush
congressman, along with Congressman
Hartman Of Montana, and Senator Du-
bois of Idaho. have not yet given up
all hope of turning the tide for the man
from Colorado, but all of them ac-
knowledge that there is no hope here
abouts for their candidate, no matter
how much there may be for their idea.
Newlands talked Teller before the CAL
ifornia caucus this afternoon, but his
sentiments only moved the window
panes in the state headquarters. Judge
Mcguire is openly for Bland, and says
that at least eight of the California del
egation feel as he does, the rest being
scattered DelWeeH OOleS diiu oON.
Matthews of Indiana.
While Bland is in the lead, his boom
may be at cruical moment bursted by
some rank outsider, whose name so far
has not been mentioned for the nomina-
ton.
The gold men would like to, under the
leadership of Senator Grey of Della
ware, Hill of New York. and William
G.. Whitney, combine for Stephen M.
White, but that is one of the reasons
that White refuses to allow the use of
his name so his friends assert.
The California senator may still be the
temporary chairman as the compromise.
The place has been offered him by the
national committee, but his reply has
been: IT must decline. had the honor
once and I am satisfied"
This honor may, however, be forced
upon him.
David Bennett Hill is the sound-money
candidate, and Congressman w. ].
Bryan of Nebraska is the candidate of
the white metallists.
If Hill is chosen, the latter faction will,
they say, oust him by a vote of the con-
vention.
Jsham G. Harris of Tennessee will be
lae permanent chairman.
If Hill is pulled down by the national
committee he will be the men who will
from the resolutions committee write
and present the minority report upon
the financial plank in the platform. 1t
is authoritatively stated that the New
York Journal, W. r. Hearst's paper, will
support the ticket, no matter what the
platform, and that it will be the only
New York city paper of Democratic
proclivities which will do so. The boom
lets of Pennoyer of Oregon, Blackburn
of Kentucky, and Mclean of Ohio will
not last over Tuesday night, although
the latter will be the nominee for vice.
president there is no doubt.
AS a result of this national convention
the Populist party will either swallow
the party founded by Thomas Jefferson
or the Democratic party will eat up the
Populists.
Senator w. W. Stewart of Nevada says
he knows which of the two evils is likely
to occur, but he won't tell.
Senator White is out of the fight for
temporary chairman.
The majority of the national commit
tee will present for the place the name
Of D. B. Hill; the minority, or silver ele-
ment is divided between c. S. Thomas
of Colorado, and w. j. Bryan of Ne
braska, and Senator White says that SO
far he has not yet fixed in his own mind
upon a candidate for the presidential
nomination.
The California delegation will vote as
a unit only upon 16 to candidate and
a 16 to l platform.
White has the proxy of NJ F. Tarpey,
California; s member of the national com
mittee. Tarpey is however, expected to
be on the ground in person by tomor-
row.
f1obbed by Children
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.--Two thous-
and children tried to lynch John Kelnen
today on Howard street. Kelnen celebrated
the day beating his wife and taking her
child from her by force. The woman