The sun., 1896-07-08
SILVER MEN DRIFING.
United Only in Their 0pposi'
tion to Gold.
NO LEADER HAS ARSeN'
Bland Still Ahead in the Race
of the Candidates.

Tuo.thtrdn VOte-StrenGth o' ~
lion, Mt Present-The Chief leaders
or the silver Men Let Pfruc"''S
rnLrov, Men Talk YesterdHt- why
Senator Jones May Become te he"'
Leader AItgeld's Churissh ro"eS-
p,ard,, Boom Is No Longer growing.
CHICAGO July In electing Senapr 'ohh
warwick Daniel temporary Charms vi 'he
convention to-day the free-silver coh'rts won
rho first heat in the great campaign rte' out IL
s.nnot be said that the silver men are any
near,r the contamination Of their pans thah
,ho, we're vesterday or tho dav before,or even
month ago. They have carried out Meir pro-
,rorue go far as IL contemplated tMFeJectlon
~ all offers OF conciliation from ta sound
money men In the Convention, but thu are now
drifting leederless. And the real fight Is about
to begin.
The issue between the gold men and the silver
,a, /, the Convention has been II ate and set
,led. The issue between the warrinGhctions OF
IN, silver party will begin as soon the per-
manent organization shall be effectd NOR
row. but how or when 1t will be settid not one
of the thousands of bowling. shouting rree-
silver cranks in Chicago to- night can"y.
There will probably be 93O delesnes IN the
Convention after the permanent oHanizatton
of this nun. Der, which is required to animate
Presidential ticket, is $50. On the roll call
which elected senator Daniel tempony Chair
man to-day. counting his own vote, vaich with
courteous il somewhat ostentatious chiv-
airy he cast for Senator Hill. the silva men had
55T votes. or SO less than the necessary two
thirds which they need to control TIE nomlha-
tion. Twenty votes will be gained p-morrow
By raising the representation OF each territory
from two to six. Sixteen will be added oy
throwing out tho entire gold deleeston or the
state of Nebraska and substituting the free
silver con testants
A few delegates will be gained ID each or
several states where the gold and silver lines
were not tightly drawn in to-day'seontest. as.
for instance in West Virginia and other States
several of whose free-silver delegatss voted for
Senator Hill. 1t will then be Necessary for the
,iiyermen TO PICK up the remaining votes re-
,uired 10 give them two o-thirds Of the Conven-
Ion by unseating enough of the god delegates
from Michigan and other STATES uhere some
,rt of contest can be trumped up, and In this
ay. and with the benefit of the time honored
init rule OF Democratic Convshtions. they
Spe to gather together the requitis $50 votes.
LACK OF SILVER LEADERSHIP.
The conspicuous absence of leadership and
Engleness OF purpose among the free silver fac
lions was never more apparent than to-day.
Their course in the Convention vas charac-
,erized by bad political tactics, and II the great
army of free-silver shouters are not soon
brought together into some sort OF ofcohesiveness,
protracted struggle among the dsorganized
mob Is destined to precede the nomination OF
Presidential ticket.
1t is not strictly true. perhaps. to say that the
free-silvec army is not united on any one thing.
because they are practically of one mind to re-
ject any olive branch of peace thA, may be held
cut by tho gold men. They announce that FREQ
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