The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-04
TELLER GROWING In FAVOR
Many Of His Free-SllYer Associates Il
the Senate Will Support Him.
The BOIES MEN ARE NOT DISCOURAGED
Senator Harris or Congressman hicnsso'
son VIII Probably be Made Perms-
nent Chairman, and Blackburn
Temporary Chairman.

anita "A Iop-sided AS the recent Rcpub-
ncan gathering at ST. Louis. There mas
been no break to-day In the monotony OF
tho sigus and tokens Of what is 10 zap
pen. 1t Is TO be a free-silver convention.
Moreover. with surprising unanimity' the
controlling men OF the western aud SOUTH
ern delegations have declared their pre-
ferences for Teller. Nearly all his ASSOC
ciates or former associates In the senate
who believe in free coinage are giving
their sur port. The list includes Iurpie
of Indiana. Jones, Of Arkansas Harris.
of tennessee: Walsh, OF Georgia; Chiffon,
of Texas, and Cockrell, Of Missouri.
When the eastern delegates and friends
of the gold standard reach Chicago TO-
morrow, they will find that the silver men
haveabs olutc control OF IN situation.
Conferences have been frequent during
the day out Of all OF this consultation,
but one concrete fact seems TO have been
developed The platform will be concise,
short and clear cut, without 80 much as
an ambiguous wcrd that can be mlscon-
structed into meaning anything else than
an out and out declaration for the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver at the
ratio OF II 10 |.
A CLEAR DECLARATION.
Senator Jones. Of Arkansas; Bate and
Harris. of Tennessee. Blackburn, OF Ken
tucky: Tillman of South Carolina, AMI
Cockrell, OF Missouri; Senator-elect
Money. OF Mississippi Representative
Richardson. OF Tennessee. and Hon. John
r. Mclean have been in conference dur
Ing the day. and all are agreed that tho
financial plank shall be given that
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and that its text shall be so short and
its meaning so fixed and determined that
he who runs can read II undorstaniingly.
"Platitudes will, be eschewed by this
convention" said Senator Jones OF Ar
kansas to-day. "The silver men repre-
sent the plain people of the country, the
thinking masses. and our declaration Will
be such that no man can juggie with
its meaning, or seek 10 represent IL as
something that f. is not. This convention
IS TO be run by the silver men. we are
I'm control. and everything that IS done
will be by the consent OF the majority
only. This situation might as well be
accepted by the minority at once. The
minority will be accorded all its rights
and will be part or parcel OF the Demo-
cratic Convention but the voice OF tho
majority Is the voice of the party I'm the
convention"
When asked n he had any fear Of the
delegates being weanod from their al
legance 10 silver Mr.. Jones replied with
negative that was emphatic and con-
vincing as TO the sincerity Of his own
views.
NO PROSELYTES.
"If the gold men are hoping to be sue
cessful in proselytng among the silver
men, he continued. lit Is high time they
understood the character of timber OF
which this convention will be constructed.
The delegates TO the convention are men
who can neither be bought or bulldozed.
They are firm in the faith. and nothing
can shake their royalty 10 the cause which
they put above all other political qucs-
tions. Long months ago, when we first
organized the silver movement In WASH
ington. we took care TO provide against
such influences, and wrote our people In
every district 10 see that strong men were
selected as delegates"
While there seems 10 be no concentra-
ton upon any one FOR temporary chair
man. the general opinion is that either
Senator Harris or Representative Rich
ardson. both Of Tennessee, may be male
permanent chairman, and that Senator
Blackburn. Of Kentucky may be tempo
rary chairman All these gentlemen are
been president pro tenn. Of the Senate.
Mr.. Richardson a frequent and expert
enccd occupant Of the Speakers chair
during the two terms OF Speaker Crisp.
and Mr.. Blackburn having often pre-
sided over the Senate.
WILL NOT HAVE A GOLD MAN.
As 10 the report that the Natinal Com
mittee intended 10 attempt 10 force a so1d
standard man upon the convention Tor
Temporary chairman, Mr. richardson
said:
Nothing OF the kind will be done. or
course We recognize the fact That the
committee. as at present constituted, Is
against silver but the committee will
be very apt 10 remember also that the
convention is very largely the other way
II il decides by majority vote To
recommend TO the convention "A gold man
the minority OF the committee VIII offer
a substitute. naming "A silver man. when
the committee makes its report To the
convention this substitute VIII be offered
and substitute is always voted ON first.
The substitute will be adopted, and II
there Is 10 be a brush about this question
IL will be short and quick and result
IN a sweeping victory for the silver
men. The majority will not listen to III
sounding OF a gold note In the opening
Of the convention. Such blunder could
not be entertained for a moment, and
IL is hardly TO be expected that such
an attempt will even be made"
Governor Altgeld's idea that the con-
yention can complete its work In one day
Is secuted by experienced politicians. One
OF them said this afternoon that whilo
he was in favor OF reasonable haste. he
recognized the fact that II required time
TO carefully transact the business OF Il
national convention The platform
would cause some debate, depending en-
tirely upon the pleasure OF the conven-
tion. exercised through the givel OF the
chairman. II IS not improbable that
some prominent person representing the
gold side Of the question will be elected
10 antagonize the report OF the Com
mittee on Resolutions. and with that single
speech discussion VIII END. This will bs
accomplished by "A motion from the floor
demanding the previous question. which
will be promptly put and promptly car
ried. No one predicts less than a three
davs' session.
The forces are arrayed along the lines
OF eALeditncy or. one side and one the
other side desire 10 confine entries for
the nomination 10 old members OF the
Deinocr- tie PARTY. The advocates OF ex-
pediency, that Is. those whose favor Tel
lcr's nomination. are working with great
energy and apparent confidence. To the
argument that this Is Democratic con-
vention and that Democrats must aud
Will be nominated. the reply is returned