Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-01

Chicago. June 30.-The growing con-
fict between the Bland and Boies boCms
was a feature to-day. and divides inter-
est with the financial question. Work.
ers for both the Missouri and Iowa men
have appeared ia large numbers during
the pas, tweny-four hours. and have
opened a campaign which las easily
ecItpseJ all efforts en- behalf Of any 9TH
or aspirau,s. The Bland men are the
more numerous. up to date, and appear
10 have special mission TO disparage
Bo.es. At any rate, they take adyant-
age Of every opportunity TO land on The
Iowa man. recognizing in him their
mos formidable opponent. Bland him
self viii not De here. but his boom is
IN charge of Col MEX Bel, George W.
Allen aud Joseph Rickey, who are
starting what promises to DE thor
OugLlv red hot campaign with genuine
c.tau- 8sm. The 8lauI ro0Hs at -ne
.l5.oum annex viii BE lavishiy Gee
o.lts5 wi.h silver. an! those in charge
announce that Missouri Democrats Will
come a.m0s, en- masse the latter part
OF Che week. headed by a thousand ST.
Louis men in White cow suits and sot5
hats. and accompanied by seVera,
bands. The total instructed Bland
strength is SIS votes, bat his friends
claim 1I5 on the first ballot,
The B0ies men are not quite as con-
fiden as their Missouri neighb0rs. but
they are doing quite as hard work.
Their Palmer H0Us headquarters is
like bee hive in July, while al all the
Lake front hotels sJrong-iunged leu
tenants are perpaualy Gec.aiming the
good qualities OF ,he ICwan. Boics has
SIS votes counted as "sure.' of which
number Is come from Iowa, - frCn
Virginia. 4 tr0m Kansas and from
Minnesota. These actualities cut
small figure. however, beside the claims
OF the Boies sh0u-ers. Governor Boi6s
Will De here in person, and will be
aided by thousands of his Iowa fellow
citizens.
The Claude Matthews boom is very
conspicuous. bu is not. SO far, regard
Ell very seriously, on side of Indiana
circles. Tho Matthews headquarters
outfit VIII reach Jhei city tomorrow.
and viii open ut the Palmer House,
with Senator Turp.e in charge. The
Matthews leaders appear 90 Zoe using
as their main argument the fact tha,
Indiana is a doubtful, State. and with
an I'M lana man o- rhe head of the
r..kar could bc carried.
Tine rar.s.us cr Senator Blackburn
tevC cslIej conference I'm his Inter
Cs- a. le Au- Grimm annex, 10 mor-
rlr. WHO'D NE .cr VIII De talked
av.- AVID h.rl work mapped Gus. Tine
8 N OBJ Che ground Iu person. and
the Nol COM .rcuco ~ gay.
Little stevenson talk was 10 be heard
to-day. but many are looking a the
Vice President as the dark horse who
mar win out of the scr3mbiing field.
Or. Stevenson is en- route % his home
from the seashore. and viii not come
Cd Chicago. according 90 present ad-
vices.
The Mclean headquarters viii be
ODened tomorrow. and RusseNs
Thursday on Friday.
The convention hail. at Six,y-third
street. will De ready .o-morrow. The
work on the platform was finished to-
day. and scores Cfuen are placing the
fifteen thousand Chairs in position. Inc
ARRANGEMENT mrable. The chair
mans table VIII De but eighty feet from
tho most roure delegate and the ac-
+ua1 snqca occupied by the whole num-
Der of .Iec1.es viii be but 125X90 feet
and Sc there viii be no crowding. The
work Of decorating the interior was
comme- cd to-day. and viii De finished
I'm annie time. Miles of bunting
and c.I1red cheese cloth and thousands
of FLAGS are being used in this work.