The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-04

CHICAGO July 3.-Not since 1850,
when the Democratic party split on the
subject of slavery, has such an Irrecon-
cllIable difference OF opinion existed on
the great question in issue "a now con-
fronts the delegates who are assembling
here FOR the Democratic convention. The
situation which the Democrats faced
then has It's analoEios In the one which
they confront to-day. The northern
Democracy declaring FOR squatter SONer-
eighty. later at baltimore, nominated
Stephen a. Douglass, while the secedlng
southern delegates. declaring for the
existence Of slavery In the territories
under federal law, namel John T.
Brcckinridge. To-day the Democracy
from the Alleghsnies west TO the Paciiic
and from the Potomac south to the gult,
except for the break In Wisconsin. Mich
igun and Minnesota, 20 far as It's voice
will be heard In the convention next
week, stands eOlid Tor free cninag- "l
| silver at l6 TO against the equally sold
gold standard Democracy OF the east.
At the threshold OF the convention the
gold standard Democrats are defeated
two TO one. New York and the little
Democratic states OF New Jersey AID
| Connecticut. which have since the war
always exercised dominating lniiu-
encc In Democratic conventions, ana
/ have each four years named the candl-
date. on the theory that New York and
the two small sister states wer- the bat
| tie ground and their votes essential 10
success, are 70 be sent to the rear.
The eastern Democracy may plead
| and cry aloud that free silver candi-
/ date aud 4 free silver platform means
| disruntion. disaster and ruin, but their
pleadlngN and their cries fall ON deaf
ears. II Is In vain that the gold stand
ard men warn them OF the certain loss
4 OK New York. New Jersey and COnnecu-
cut az the polls. The silver men VIII not
/ listen 10 argument While there i
neither probability nor even p1sSibill-
| ty OF majority bolt and another candi-
| date In the field as there was In 1850 50
far as the eastern states Is concerned
thAre might as well b.. rs support In the
electoral college from state east OF
| Ohio has been Voluntarily rclinqulshed
| by those In control for the prospect oil. a
western and southern alliance.
Other Conditions.
This remarkable change In the po-
sltlon Of the national Democratic con-
ventlon toward New York and the east
entails other remarkable conditions
which will make the coming convention
memorable. and II It's deliberations are
crowned with success In November
epoch -malIlng IN the history OF Ameri-
can politics At the door OF the con-
vention stand the representatives. or two
OF the national parties, the Populists
and the sllverites. as well as the llcu-
tenants OF Senator Teller. who led the
silver bolt ut ST. Louis ready TO pledge
the support OF their organization anu
| their followers II the convention WIN
put aside the candidates from within
| the ranks OF their party and choose as
the standard bearer In the coming hght
the man who for go many years mas
been the commanding leader OF the sill
yer forces In the United states senate.
So far as Senator Dubois and MT
| Teller's associates are concerned, they
| say they stand ready 20 give their
heartiest support to any recognized free
silver Democrat whom the convention
might name II the platform and other
reports are satisfactory, but they point
/ ont that the free silver Republicans
who would rally enthusiastically to the
/ standard of Teller might not all vote
| for Democrat while the P0puliSts, IN
so far ls Taubcncck can speak lor
them. openly declare that unless Teller
/ in the Held at 81. Louis. with Teller
the nominee They chow Il list OF eighty
one electoral votes from the western
and Mississippi valley states which
would be given 20 the nominee. more
than enough 10 compensate for tho loss
Of New York, New Jersey and Connecu-
cut
man from Nevada, to-day spread
e. Hhn
with Teller as the nominee 100000 Sill
\ ycr Republicans. 100000 Popullsts and
/ nbout 100000 labor union votes would
swell the 100000 votes upon which
the Democratic nominee could count
with absolute safety, no matter how
strong the gold standard diSarcctiun
might BE- lie figures an aggregated
| popular vote " 100000. Mr. CIcvc-
| land In 1899 received 100000 popular
votes The Elittgring prospect involved
IN Tcilcr's nomination as put forth by
his friends has made It's impression.
The Teller Move.
II Is an open secret that a numbsr OF
the Democruilc silver senators (some
Of whom are publicly supporting other
candldates) are trying TO manipulate
| thluEs from the inside In T-llcr's in-
tcrcst II was even said tlDt John II.
Mclean. Of Ohio. alec is here at the
head OF the Ohio delegation with forty
| six votes ut his bicN and himself In
| the field. was for Toll4. silver Dick"
| Bland undoubtedly has the ppnulnr en-
thuEiagm with hiul thus fnr. Ills mum
| ayers are pushing HE boom with great
ylgor AMI are relying largely on pOpu-
| lar sentiment. They have perfected de-
| tails FOR n great demonstration Monday
| night as the climax OF their Cump1lEn.
Tho BOics boomers are also active.
| Thy have plgclrlcl the hotels With
| l.;haGrlphs NJ the Iowa candidate u
| look az by day and at night electric
| lights keep the magic name before the
| crowds But u win not b" until sun
| day that the B1l"s boomers VIII ar
| rive IN force. The gold standard men
| are not dcvOtlng much consideration o
t!sn question of who shall be put FOR
ward to oppose the silver candidates.
| The picture Of Governor HltusOn, OF
| pennsylvania, was nailed tn the wall Of
| the Pennsylvania headquarters to-day
| 10y the direction " Chairman liarrity
| and the general Impression Is that III"
gold standard strength VIII be conccn-
| trit1d upon him.
Controller ~ tls' Currency Eclglc9.
| the representative NJ IN" alministra-
| ton. haa been quite lively up 90 this
| time. his allies In Illinois and Indiana
| having been able Ia do nothing. Tntl
| the godl standard men conferred To-
| ,,fsabt fRgv tvprt. nFn.stlrnllN X,.thOul