The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
NEW YORK MAKING A BIG FIGHT
xuAyE TWENTY VOTES on THE
FIRST BALLOT.

vhe silver Men and the Trans-Mis-
-t..ippi Element Working Hard
uoxx-n the MetrOpOIis-SiIveri
uoId ID wall street as "A Scare
.,,-The st. Louis Delegation
,,.o working Like TrOjans.
lexington. Jan. 1.-THE situation thir-
-, hours before the national commit
" y nets. is environed with uncertainties.
.,.tourh the contest has narrowed down
s- Louis. Chicago and New York. with
- silver as a potent factor in the fight.
nv. western nnen-those from the trans
mississippi country especially-are bitter
r. onposed to New York, and some of the
number assert that they would not dare
rsrurn home should they vote to locate
,ba convention on Manhattan Island.
e. Louis would suit many of these
-sr-lemen, although Mr.. Thomas of Col
orado says that he would be equally sat
,sfei with Cincinnati. Others will glad
lr 90 to Chicago.
ANYTHING but Wall street with its gold
brg Influences is the slogan of the ex-
IRENE free silver men. 1t is possible
however, that if this policy continues to
he pursued by the free silverites it may
force the sound money men to combine
against them. in which event those who
are familiar with the financial affiliations
of the national convention say that the
latter being in the majority will win
To the assaults upon Wall street, the
New Workers turn a smiling front. They
are not here, they say, to disparage the
merits of their rivals or to promote a
sehism in the democratic ranks on the
money question, or any other question.
They have they declare, the best con-
vention city in America. 1t has more ho-
tels, a better summer climate and larg-
or hall in which to hold the convention
than can be found in any other COM
munity. New York is so large, they say,
that it can afford to treat a convention
with the utmost fairness; If 1t be located
in New York there will be no bowling
claque in the galleries in the interest of
any one candidate. The town, they say,
is too big for that and the press is also
TOO great to compoort itself other than
with strict impartiahty.
John A. Mason, one of the advance
guard of New Workers, who arrived yes
terday, says tonight that New York now
las fifteen votes and it is not unlikely
that when the balloting begins she may
lead off with twenty. He frankly adds
that these assurances have not been given
IN all cases by members of the commit
tee but by others who assumed to speak
for them.
A few additions were made to the ranks
of the New Workers tonight in the pres.
ence Of John ID. Crimmins, +. B. Thurber,
j. w o. Brien, Simeon Ford, John f. Dill
lon +. p. Merrytield and ex-MayOr Gill
roy. William c. Whitney and ex-Lieut.
Gov. Sheehan are expected tomorrow,
when also the delegation of which ex-
Congressman Isador Straus is chairman
viii reach the city.
AZ the New Workers were busy to-day
their example was fully initiated by their
meeting at 8 o'clock this afternoon at
which reports were received from their
various "Skirmishers." These reports
were uniformly gratifying, particularly
IN that they were TO some extent uneX-
pected. When the meeting adjourned the
Missourians announced that twelve votes
We're pledged to them, with others in
sight
The Chicago delegation, which was ex-
pected to-day, will not arrive until to-
morrow. Their delay gave rise to the re-
port that they We're out of the race, but
Chlcago's friends assert that the lake
city viii be very much in evidence wher
the balloting begins and the St. Louisans
believe that their real opponent will be
the Illinois metropolis, and not New York
city
Louisville. it is said, has also a delega.
ton en- route which will reach here to-
morrow. The Cincinnati contingent will
also arrive tomorrow. The Sub-commit
tee of the national committee,S consisting
OF Messrs. Harrity of Pennsylvania, Cor
man of Maryland, Gable of Illinois, Small
ley of Vermont and Wall of Wisconsin
met tonight to consider the resolution in
troduced at the last national convention
by Mr.. Collins of Massachusetts, to hole
the convention of 1896 with closed doors
IT was unanimously agreed that such Z
course was impracticable, and the resolu
uOn was defeated