The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
SILVER MEN
MUST RULE.
Continued on Second Page.

1t may be truthiHlly said to represent the
sentiment of unt ,,ynmeled Democracy"
Governor Altgeld was made chairman
OF the Illinois delegation to-day. He will
also be chairman of the mmittee OF reso-
lutions of the National Committee of the
convention and if the silver plank is not
strong enough for all the Southern and
Western delegates to walk upon it will be
because the old man has suddenly lost the
power of expression.
Governor AItgeld was the central figure
of the silver forces to-day. Everybody
took their hats off 10 HIM. Managers Of
the different candidates paid homage to
him. Political bosses sat at the foot OF his
throne. He seems to be the man of the
hour. My personal opinion is that Gov
ernor Altgeid is cunning man. He is
not great.
The silver Democrats are jubilant to-
night over the prospects of controlling the
National Convention. They declare that
they will at least have two-thirds ma
jority OF the delegates and can afford to
give New York the marble heart. And
that is what they propose doing. They
are anxious to demonstrate to New York
that the Empire State can no longer con-
troll the country, and will unquestionably
carry out their good intentions.
The feeling among the delegates toward
Whitney and his followers is one of re-
sentiment. The New Yorker has been talk
ing good deal. as outlined in the news
paper dispatches. about the silver men
combining in a movement looking to the
violation of National honor. The dele
gates emphatically deny that such is their
intention and declare that the criticism is
unjust.
About the hotel corridors and at the
little Democratic conferences which ere
now being held daily Whitney's attitude
toward silver is the theme of discussion.
OF course he is denounced and in strong
language, too, but the old heads are will
ing to allow Whitney to have his say,
while they manipulate the machine to
their own satisfaction. Whitney will leave
New York tomorrow and he will be fol-
lowed by the New York delegation on
Tuesday.
The silver men are busy tonight max
ing poll of the gold and silver States.
The sound money men are in the majority
in the following State delegations: Con-
necticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine. Mary
land, Massachusetts,, Michigan. Minne-
sofa, Ne braska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washing
ton and Wisconsin.
A majority of the delegates from the
following States are claimed by the free
silver managers: Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Georgia. Idaho, IIli-
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nevada, North Carolina, North Da-
kota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia and Wyoming.
All the Territorial delegates are counted
in the silver column. The silver men
have sent contesting delegations from
Michigan, Nebraska and Southr Dakota.
Indian Territory, Arizona, New Mexico,
Oklahoma.
Delegates are pouring into the city to-
night from different parts of the country,
and by the end of the week there will be q
great rush. Three thousand Bland bnom-
ers are coming on a special train from ST.
Louis tomorrow, and the Boies forces,
10000 strong, will cone in on fast trains
from Iowa on Monday and Tuesday.
FRANK MCGUIRE