The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-05
PERSu ASTON AND THREATS.


Whitney Holding OF Those Talkins Of
Boiling.
Chicago, July i.--'rhe gold men trained
their guns on the enemy today, but they
might as wei! have been shooting with
paper wads The discharge made cons-d-
orah.s nose, but th,r effect was as harm
less AID Utmost as hopeless firing toy
pistols at an armor-c.ad battleship.
Ex-secretary Whitney, who entered
chicago four years ago with naughty step
to crush the opposition to Cleveland, as
stunned the lead.arshp of the gold forces
Although the aura,S OF his cd victory
SIN chung To INN, he is no conqusr.nG
hero nov He l'nds toriorn hope Never,
thc.eSs he set rs lieuten3nis to work and
all day his aid -de-camps have been nNine
hiiher and ,hither, seeking a weak point
N the lines of the silver forces. They per
fected pans to do miss. oairy work among
the deega, IONS.
The hotel corridors were filled with their
agents, labor,nc 10 convince the silver
men that announcement for silver was a
fatal hlunder that could only cnnsisn tnr
party to defeat. perhaps oblivion But
, Mr. Whitney, who 'nme here wan TIE
declaration that the si,V r mon must
listen TO rea on when they rs 'eri ains,i
the strons + eng OF the East on his sub
jet. found himself confronted everywhere
with the arguments thar he ana the gold
men of Tho East were the herciics. The
argument having failed. some OF the gold
men tried tnr.nts. r.x-Gnvornor Flower
aud John Il. Fellows oran.y announced
that they would not support free silver
onnGtdate ana even animated that ~.
gold mca would bolt. I'ni senator liil
Ex-Governor Russell Of Massachns,ti !.
Chairman Hnrriiy, Zen 7 Cable of ILL
nos, rYnum ci Indiana nnl others
rrownet upon such threats al his Stage
oil the proceedings. and while this l"ik of
boiling is generally rife today. from
steal withdrawal from the "onvenilln
some OF tho most radcal of the gold men.
however. are strongly inclined "a chuck mp
the game and walk out but they arc be-
Wh rney and the leaders grew very mys-
terious later in the day and VII .sprrrd
wait to thor downhcarted followers
What they can hope to accomplish later
no one knows.
some of tho silver men were exceedingly
angry at the talk of ruin and disaster
which omnnateh from the New York head
quarters, and senator Blackburn rcca'led
tho IRONY OF fate VIII oh made those hend-
quarters today, as lhey, were -FOUR yrars
ago ihn source Of pred ctions of defeat.
Then Iiill Fellows and Cochran, who is
now absent. made the welltn ring with
their protests against the nonrnntion of
n man who swept he country from ocean
10 oceau" Today, he said, history WAS
repeat ng stself. and these si'ne men wer"
attempting to unh'r mine ne Issue ana
destroy The only chance the democracy
has of success this year.
The net result oi he arrival Of the GOLD
contingent today strange to say is i,i
acquisition Of strength to me silver ana
ROT To the gold forces. The former now
claim six votes In NJ nncso,a. six n Flor
ida, four In Maryland and even some
p.nmiscd n word In iho Fast. Frnn Mas
suchusoits comes III. news that six Of the
delegates arc for silver, headed by jeorGo
Fled wiii4ms. who -four ycacs ago wert
u the house OF representative because
l'risp. n silver man. WIS elected spel l'er.
Oihor votes are ci1imed In the Maine and
Delaware delegate and Il is said there
VIII be silver votes from New York ana
Prnnsylvana if the delegations are not
lcckednp by the unit rule.
Ex-Governor j y, Russell OF Massl"hn-
ee,ts who is n gold man, took gloomy
,'er Of the situation from his 81 tndpoint.
'"rhn Anglican people, aa'd he: ara de-
torn.ned 10 try free coinage. Tho fever
is in Their blood and they Will have II.
We Who believe in the maintenance Of
roId standard might AS well take to our
cyclone cellars. for they can not be
t!:Marted'