Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-06
A TARDY SHELLEY SENSATION,
Tslltr's Candidacy Has Many Earnest
Workers,
SPECIAL NEWS CORRESPONDENTS
Tram the Famous IntressI Head
quarters "IG 60 a." Palmer
House.

NNNNAAA 'NAAAH INNh'AA'N" ~ WV afN"HH
PALMER HOUSE,, Chigago, July O.
The writer Of these observations never
witnessed n national political oonven'
tiou. What he knows Of them In the
result OF secondhand information ~
thu way OF reading and hearing. On
1ucsday Of this week no expects to zoe
one, and II what the old warhorses OF
tho Democracy says Is true, II will be
the creates. gathering Of the kind
since 1860, n indeed 1t does not eclipse
any other In the history Of the coun-
Try.
Tbs Utah delegation arrived here
Sunday morning but none OF them
went TO church. without exception
they repaired 10 tho headquarters,
which, like tho bride OF Scriplurnl
story, had been maue ready for their
coming. Judge Powers was In attend.
anco 10 receive aud advise. Ho met the
Uinh party At the ntrnnco OF the Palmer
house, aud plotted the way to tue famous
entfosol retreat, midway between the
Diet aud secsnd fioon. II is one Of the
choicest parts Of the great hotel. Its
number Ia 10. The characters desig-
mating II are emblazlnrd upon n porce-
lsin door plato anu directly below them
nppoata the colncldcntnl addition Of
ITO /" which Ia probably the latest
variation the popular ratio ngures
Lao IA
In the Palmer are the headquarters
Of more than throo.iourlhs OF the dole-
\gations. In II the nnes Of battle are
being drawn by the leaders. In IT.,
TOO, some very exciting scenes have
occurred between enthusiastic gold and
silver men. Tho flght has been pro.
llmiuarily a Tremendously earno,t one,
with constantly increasing indications
OF an ill.gracod oapitulatloD ON the
part Of the single standard advocates.
The latter will receive little considera-
ton from the silver men, who propose
TO control tho convention from start To
nnlah.
Ia tho game OF presidential politics
now being played In this city with
genuine football fervor the Utah dele
CATION II doing lite share OF corner and
eenter TuHhing, taokllng and uniting.
It's rooms are continually thronged
with messengers aud nodiators from
other states; lite members are working
carly anu late, making speeches ana
using arguments calculated Il con-
vince the "sound" money men OF the
error OF their way. All are for Bland
aud In tho most emphatic manner.
They have no choice for second place
and firmly believe tho Missouri
man will BIO nominated. This conclu-
sion may DO achieved, but 1t viii not
be accomplished on the first or second
ballots or unlil after bitter contest.
The single standard people are making
more determined fight against him
than against amy other candidate.
They say he Is too pronounced In HE
silver views,
Judge Powers, aitor prOtrac-
ted interview with some Of the
gold men this morning, made
the following statement to tho
NEWS representatives "rhe choice
OF the gold mon today runs as follows:
Pittison Of Pennsylvania, Campbell
VI Ohio, Stevenson Of Illinois, and
MnIthewr Of Indians; but the nOmlnA.
tlon Of either ~ considered beyond the
range OF possibility. What will pro.
bnbly 10 the greatest aensation OF tho
convention will be the throwing Of tho
Psnnsylvahia delegation by Harrlty to
hlhley after one or two ballots for Patti.
for. This, II Ia confidently believed, will
he done unless oiTcumvented by unilre.
feen occurrences, Of course the matter
II not generally known. II It were, It
would create a tremendous STIR"
Immediately after receiving this IT,
formation the NEWS correspondent
made an attomnt to tind tho chairman
Of tho Pennsylvania delegation with u
view to getting his statement on tho
tarlling stVry. He could not Do