Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-03

hoToBa1lon OF the tWo-th1rds rule as es-
sential to presidential nomination. Asto
the first. it was much more largely sttende5
than had been anticipated. in view of the
fact that 1t was simply a preliminary meet
Ing. These We're among those present:
senators Harris and Bate (TennI, Jones
lAIk2. Turpie dnd), Cocker,ll (Mo,) DAN
lei Na.), senator-elect Money (liiss 5, Cows.
Stone (Mo) and Altgeld 1n.), John W
Tomlinson (Ala), ea-Congressman George
w. Fithian Ill), b. L. Shively Qnd.), S. r.
Evans Qa.), George p Hummer GMich).
Judge Shackelford tMo). ex-Congressman
~; !. Bryan ana w: II. Thompson (Neb).
lohn WEIGH and Judge W. Mullane Ore,
2. w. Powers, OF Salt Lake city; WIley +.
Jones "a. To- 49,
Inc preliminary meeting lasted less than
an hour The situation was informally dis
cussed' anq 1t was agreed that the silver
forces s need only to work harmoniously in
order TO insure the adoption of an out-and
out sixteen to ono platform What gayr
the conferees the most concern was the
matter OF the temporary Organization of
the convention. The fact was tIwelt mon
mat the sentiment of the national commit
zee WIS opposed to that of majority of the
elected delegates. but on the other hand it
was insisted that 1t did not necssssar1Iv
follow that the committee would 20 SO far
as 70 attempt to gain any advantage or at
tempt to consummate any strategic stroke
m the exercise Of the authority vested IN
over. 1t was finally determined to appoint
committee of five to wait upon the eSect,-
tive committee Of the national cornn1tttea
ana. as the resolution diploma tioally nut il.
ITO confer with that body In reference to ali
questions and matters affecting the tenn
Porary organization and proceedings D,
This committee as designated by senator
harris, who presided over the conference,
y composed Of Senators Jones, Turpta
Daniels and Cows. Stone and Alleged.
VIII Steer the Silver Cause,
In response to numerous questions from
friends OF eH-Gov. BoieS and ex-Conrretsa
man *Bland. Senator Jones said explicitly
that the bimetallie national committee pro.
posed TO take charge of and steer the ssl
yer cause cause through the prelimipa<fs es
after 1t had been organized. They proposa.
10 keep their eyes open and to be Drerarnfy
f0r Whatever sharp or shrewd play the roId
standard people might attempt to indulge
IN. Az the same time it Was not pro-
posed to dictate candidates save TO throw
its influence for men sound on the siiuer
question, nor would It undettake 20 fore,
any officers upon the convention II u,a q
The prerogattve Of the natioial COMMITTEES
said the senator, to name the tennopa n,
chairman, and that prerogative would not
pc lnterfered with II the committee acted
FAIRLY and selected democrat who could
pc depended upon to rule justly. Otherwise
the silver men would present a candidate
OF their own, and who, as a natural con-
sequence of the overwhelming predIlec.
tons of the body, would Of course he
elected. ~
Stone and AItgeld Confer
1ne conference between Cows. Stone, the
leader of the Bland forces, and Altpeld
was held behind deuble-closed doors IN the
latters quarters at the Sherman fi6use
Eol CHARLES II. Jones, of ST. Louis. being
the only outsider present or within IN,
yards OF earshot. The conference was
sVloentiy prearranged, as Gov. Stone went
direct TO the Sherman after registering al
the Auditorium. Nearly one hour was con.
bumed IN the conference, and a Its eonclu
b!on not one or these would say a word
OF breathe suggestion concerning its i'm
port. GOV: Stone, however, appeared to be
IN particularly eXuberant spirits, and in
sisted that Bland could not be kept ont ~
the nomination. The news of the confer
ence spread quickly around town. and II
was at once taken for granted that the
Bland leaders had made some kind of an
alliance with Gov. Altgeld, at whose WI
the ~ votes of Illinois will be cast as he
wills It and as unit on all questions Gov.
Altgeld was< asked point blank whether
such an alliance had been effected, hui ha
merely smiled and answered that the time
20 talk had not arrived.
i Boies Men Uneasy.
The conference created considerable I'M
eaRiness among the supporters of Gov
Poles. and some decidedly bitter talk w,a
INDUCED In concerning the alleged untae'
pnism Of Gov Altgeld toward the grand old
han of the Iowa democracy. At the Eoies
headquarters In the Palmer house II WIS
declared Tuesday evening that, If alloweI
70 use their own inclinations, two-thtrds Of
the Illinois delegates would vote for tho
iowa man. Secretary of State Hinrh:hson
who IS one Of the Illinois delegates at largr
and chairman Of the state central commit
Tee. said after the Altgeld-Stone conference
when asked II the Illinois delegation was
favorable to Boies: well, we want n man
Rho is friend of labor." When Teller wns
suggested the chief lieutenant of Gov. Air
eeld remarkedf mot In thousand years
We want a democrat who will get the aun.
port OF the populists and westerners gen
eraly."
A]tgeld May Preside.
Although policy of silence is observed
by the parties to the Altgeld-Stone con-
ference the Missouri men at lsesduuar-
ters and other friends of the silver cham
pion who lives at Lebanon took the fiat
fering JUNCTION to their political souls that
Mr. Bland Will be supported by the is votes
OF Illinois at the proper time in exchange
TOT something, and their talk at the Au-
utor1um annex was keyed to the jubilant
pitch. There was no reliable information
as 10 what that something" was, but one
report was that Altgeld was to be supported
for permanent chairman by the full Bland
strength In support Of this report, Sem
Ator Cockrell and Col. Charles II, Jones, |
6fSer q meeting declared their preference !