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any suggestion that their candidate
would accept second place.
President Stevenson and Gov

ernor Matthews of Indiana are also
talked of considerably for the second
place ON the ticket in the event or the
nomination for the Presidency going to
Bland and late in the day Ex-Governor
Campbell of Ohio was talked of in the
same connection. Not single name OF
any person hailing east of the Allie
ghanies was broached, however, and as
one of the silver people put it, the gen
eral opinion seemed to be that if there
were an Eastern man of national repu-
tation who is favorable to silver he
must have taken to the woods before
allowing his convictions to go on rec
ord.
The friends of Governor Matthews
of Indiana, who has aspirations, were
reinforced to-day by the arrival of
WIN English, son of the late Hon. w.
H. English, who was a candidate for
Vice President on the Hancock ticket
of 1880. Although not a free Silverlte,
Mr. English is a warm friend of the In
diana Executive, and was elected as
a delegate at the latter's request. His
wealth and influence, it is said, will be
| freely used in Governor Matthews cam
paign.
The local sound money Democrats be-
| gan to bestir themselves to-day, and
arrangements were made for confer
ence of all the gold standard delegates
that may be ON the ground tomorrow
night. 1t will be held at the Auditorium
Hotel. So far the silver men have held
the right of way, and there has been
considerable criticism over the failure
of the Illinois sound money men to do
anything toward counteracting the eff
forts of the opposition.
| There will be a meeting Saturday
night at the Auditorium proper, at
which number of local and Eastern
gold men will be present to make ad
dresses.
| The Gold Mems Illinois Executive
Committee will open elaborate head
quarters at the Palmer House, and will
leave nothing undone to step into the
Coliseum with a gold delegation if
there is any chance. Otherwise, they
will content themselves with joining
forces with the Eastern Democrats, and
with worrying the silver delegates all
they can. The Executive Committee Of
seven determined this morning to in
crease their membership to fifteen, add
troller of the Currency Eckles, ex-Con-
gresham Foreman, eX-Judge Thomas
A. Moran, Franklin MacVeagh, ex-
Mayor John S. Hopkins and Henry S.
/ Robins.
/ a conspicuous addition to the gold
forces was Ex-Governor George w. Peck
of Wisconsin,, who arrived at the Palmer
House and talked with every gold ad-
vocate of influence. He said to re-
porter: Il come from Milwaukee to look
after the opening of the Wisconsin
headquarters. We are coming here
with our gold ideas solidly fixed to join
the Democratic procession 1t takes
gold to keep silver moving, you know.
The Wisconsin delegation will abide by
the will Of the majority, as Democrats
usually do, but are none the less gold
| fighters
General Bragg will be here next Mon
day, and the rest of the Wisconsin del
egation will arrive Sunday.
Chairman Harrity talked privately in
the Palmer House headquarters and at
the Wellington Hotel, where he is reg
| istered, with large number of politi-
clans, gold and silver, and he was the
greatest Democrat among all the ia
nous men assembled in Chicago be-
cause he was recognized as the header
OF the gold forces until the arrival of
Mr.. Whitney tomorrow afternoon
| Ben T. Gable, the gold advocate from
| Illinois on the National Committee, ar
rived in time to get into conference with
Mr.. Harrity on the temporary organiza-
ton question. Neither of them would
say who was his choice for Chairman
pro tenn. The New York leaders are
expected to settle that question, and
the National Committee wilr agree with
its gold majority. That there is going
to be a gold standard Chairman pre-
sented by the committee is settled In
this connection, Mr.. Harrity said:
Il do not think they can turn down
the temporary Chairman elected by the
| National Committee. | do not believe
| the two-thirds rule will be abrogated
| by the convention. 1t will not be con-
| si0ered by the committee. That re-
mains for the Rules Committee to pass
ON. Our fight will be made on the plat
| form, and we will do the best we can
| The contsts Will be decided in the
usual manner, but there are not enough
! of them to make fuss about
There will be no meeting Of the Ma
/ tional Subcommittee until an early
! hour Monday, when the full committee
| convenes.
When Secretary of State Heinrich
sen, the Illinois silver leader in the alb
| sence of Altgeld, was asked about a
story that the Governor had given
| promises TO the agents of Senator Tel
| Ter. he declared emphatically, There
| is absolutely no truth in that story
| In the first place, Teller is not a can
| didate, and would not accept a nomi-
| nation if it were rendered him. OF
| course, the boys have been working for
| his nomination, but their action has
| not his approval. / know that the
! ftiends of silver all over the
| country and Teller's own friends feel
| that the Senator could not afford to
take the nomination IL it were offered
him. | know from people who are close
| to him that he has made up his n/id
! that under no circumstances would he
| accept. | know further that he thinks
it would be better TO nominate someone
| who is not only pronounced silver
man, but a pronounced Democrat also. "
Ex-congressman Bynum of Indiana,
| who has engaged quarters at the Pal
mer House for the use of a gold stand
| ard delegation from indianapolis, said
to-day: The Indianapolis sentiment is
overwhelmingly against free silver. l
do not expect a bolt. The Indiana del
egates are not that kind although
four are opposed to the silver idea, but
| they might vote for an Independent
sound money candidate. l look for such
| a convention among the sound money
| Democrats, but it will hardly be called