The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-07
SILVER STRENGTH SPLIT.
EVERY WHITE METAL VOTE MUST
BE UNDER CONTROL TO NOMI-
NATE.
BLAND AT THE TOP OF HIS HILL.
Waiting Game VIII Play Into the
Hands of the Senatorial Move
ment for Teller.

thing looms up, like a searchlight in
the fog that hangs over the situation
and obscures the vision of the wisest
and most far-seeing leaders. That is
the convention will be for silver at 16
to 1. AS for candidates, the convention
is still cropping in the dark. The din
Of the Bland and Boies boomers is
deafening and so infectious, at times,
that 1t almost carries the public off
its feet. Bland is unquestionably in
the lead, so far as actual votes are
concerned, his strength approximating
25O liberal estimate, with Boies NOV
ing along at his heels with about 200
but neither is able to demonstrate as
yet how he can win.
In this chaotic condition of affairs
gossip and speculation casts about for
dark horses. VIM. ]. Bryan, the boy
Orator of the Platte;" Vice President
Adlai Stevenson, John r. Mclean, the
Ohio journalist; the blue grass orator,
Senator Joe Blackburn, Of Kentucky,
and Senator White, of California, all
share the distinction of being cam
vassed. Even Senator Hill, of New
York, Is being talked Of, and his ia
nous Elmira speech Of 1893 Is recalled
as an evidence that he is a bimetallist
and would make a strong compromise
candidate. The name of ex-Gov. James
e. Campbell, Of Ohio, is also heard.
The Pennoyer boom from Oregon was
formally launched today and ex-Con-
gresham Joe Sibley, of Pennsylvania,
announced his candidacy.
At work in the BACKGROUND is the
senatorial movement for Teller, with
Gil
allies, the Populist leaders. straining
every nerve to impress on the conven-
ton the advisability of dominating the
colorado man. With all these silver
forces struggling against each other.
with the gold men solid and compact,
ready to obey orders, it is a shrewd
political prophet who can point the
way out. 1t will require at least an
other day for the fog to lift.
The silver leaders now reluctantly
ADMIT, on the eve of the convention.
that their two-thirds majority is an un
olsclphned mass, running hither and
thlther, possibly to be stampeded in
the END. They started out with the an
nourced intention Of getting together
anu arranging programme to be put
through by the
SHEER FORCE OF MAJORITY
They were to abrogate the two
thlrds rule and select their candidate
IN caucus of silver men. Both these
! projects were put aside, and thew are
now at the door of the convention.
with the question of a candidate omen
ana a deadlock inevitable. It will re-
| qulre every silver vote in the conyen-
| uon to nominate, and the friends of
any one candidate can, if the gold men
do not plump their votes to a silver
man, who may be formidable, but not
lhe cholce of the majority, prevent an
early nomination This would of
| course, play into the hands of those
VINO are manoeuvring to bring forward
Ieller at the opportune time, or, If
the sentiment of the Convention re-
1uses to yield to the leaders Of the St
! Louis boilers, into the hands of the
managers of a dark horse.
Buck Hinrichsen's poll of the I'LL
no1s delegation, showing a majority
for Bland, was confirmed today when
the delegation voted AZ to l to support
the Missourian. Kansas and Texas
also fell in line for Bland, and these
acquisitions made Silver Dick's' fol
lowers very confident, but Boies' boom
also grew apace. The Iowa mans
managers received assurances of sup
port from the South, which buoyed up
their hopes. But it is a long road to
two-thirds majority, and Bland has
naturally become the target Of the
| friends Of all the other candidates.
The dark horses are especially will
ing to have the Missourian draw the
fire. 1t is possible that eventually
Bland may reach the goal, but the
I,most sagacious political observers
seem to believe he may have reached
the top of the hill. After he has been
pulled down they expect to see the
| Bland cohorts, with their blood
aroused. turn on Boies and DESTROY
him. The Iowa candidate at present
has the support, perhaps, unconscious
ly, so far as he is concerned, of many
of the Eastern gold men, who expect
! to bow to the will of the majority
| Bland, they urge asa man of single
idea. In the end the situa ton seems
| to possibly point to an outsider. as the
| termination of this political strife.
The gold men are without definite
| programme. They are practically rec
onciled to defeat, so far as the plat
form is concerned, but seem to be
/ possessed of the vague hope that some.
thing will turn up which will secure
for them an acceptable candidate
| Among some of the radicals there is
STILL TALK OF A BOLT
McDermott, one of the delegates-at.
| large from New Jersey, announces that
he would walk out Of the convention
! and the contesting gold delega ton from
Texas made up their minds that they
did not want admission to a conyen.
| tion which was, as they expressed it
determined to plant itself on the silye,
heresy. But under the advice OF
| Whitney and Hill, the fear OF a holt. OF
any proportions, is being dispellea ana
some Of the gold men, who were yes
terday exceedingly bitter, are mere
composed and ready to accept the stu
alton. Should there be physical with
| drawal from the convention, however
it is likely that the boilers vii! later
| place 4 ticke. in the field
The silver mcn VIII go into the con
| vention tomorrow with nothing decided
as to platform and ;nere promises "a
be a ructicn and perhaps bad blood
over t5is matter Tns majority largely
| favors simple platform. wrich viii
| subordinate ail other 70 the finsncial
Issue, which they rega:d as thu wa
! afsi para,uocEt i5sGe OF the comm 2
tattla 1T the pci;s. Z vc.y consfdcra b1f
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