The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09
WORKING
FOR White
Californians Want Him
Nominated for the
Presidency.
THE SENATOR rs VERY
POPULAR.
The New York Delegates Will
Vote for Him if His Name
Is Presented.
OTHER CANDIDATES FROM THE
FAR WEST.
Devices of the Chicagoans to Capture
the Dollars of the Crowds
of Visitors.
OTHER CANDIDATES FROM THE
FAR WEST.
1.-THE CALLS" HEADoUARIERs,
GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL,

CHICAGO, ILL. July 81
The California Democratic delegation
has got in good shape to do some excellent
work for Senator Stephen M. White, in
case the presidential nominee is to be q
dark horse.
Mr.. White is on very friendly terms with
Senator Hill aud the entire New York del
egation. Moreover, he has not antagon-
lied in any way the other delegations. He
is so popular that after he had been called
out and notified that he had been made
chairman of the National Convention, he
was on his return apprised that he had
been made chairman of the committee on
resolutions. He was obliged to decline
the latter honor while accepting the
former. He has been assured also that
the New York delegation stands ready to
give him its entire vote if it is sure that it
would not beat him. There are many CAL
ifornians tonight who believe he will
eventually be nominated for President.
Mr.. White to-day presided for a time
over the big conventio n and made an ex-
cellent impression. The split of the Cali
fornia delegation on Its vote on the Michi-
gan contested delegations will do Mr..
White no injury, but WILL if anything, aid
him in his ambition to get the Presidential
nomination.
The friends of w. J. Bryan, the boy
orator of the platte" had been hoping
that the lightning would strike in his
vicinity. Bryan is very diplomatic. He
is so popular at home that when his dele
CATION was seated the other Nebraska dele
CATION, which was for gold and which had
been sent here through the political work
of ]. Sterling Morton, made no objection,
but accepted the situation and quietly de-
parted. 1t does not seem possible, how
ever, that Bryan Is well enough known to
figure in large way as a Presidential
possibility. AS a Western man White is
apparently stronger than Bryan, and he
may be stronger than either Bland or
Boies.
Senator White occupied the chair Of the
convention during the whole of the fore
noon at the request of Senator Daniel, who
was very tired. He showed great skill and
ability az presiding officer and has in a
quiet way made a lot of friends.
a striking feature of the city and of
the convention are the gold and sill
yer hats that are exhibited. They
are of the stovepipe variety and are
RlOSSSu 10 IeDI6S6Hb IH6 favored met
al of the wearer. Many of the silver
hats are worn, but the gold hats are as yet
in the stores and store windows, none
of the gold men having donned them. The
Brice men are sporting imitation silver
dollars from the gilt ribbons on their
breasts, while the Bland followers of silver
there is an army here, mainly from Mis-.
souri-wear big white caps on which is
the word BLAND" in silver letters an inch
and half long. There are many sorts of
badges, and banners innumerable, all
built to secure attentio on and further the
different booms.
Chicago is as busy az usual chasing the
nimbe dollar. Restaurant prices have in
great many cases been raised, old signs
having been removed, thus giving the pro-
prietors a chance to size up their Gus stom-
ers and charge all the tariff will bear.
Consumers of beer have been shocked
to find the price raised from the
humble nickel glass to 15 cents glass or
a quarter for two. Any kind of a room
commands the biggest kind of money.
The city is so thronged with visitors that
many have been forced into the garrets
of the disreputable lodging houses. Rob-
berries are fpeauent there, and the daily pa
pers are full of the accounts of th em each
morning. The agile footpad and the pick
pocket are also both we'll in evidence.
There was never better place probably
for holding a National Con nvention than
the monster Coliseum at Jackson Park.
1t is capable of holding 10000 people and
is comfortable, well arranged and has an
abundance of light and air. The acoustic
features are admirable.
In the Palmer, Sherman, Great North
ern, Auditorium and other hotels tonight.
as for many nights previous, great throngs
are gathered. Knots of men vociferously
debate the respective merits of gold and
silver. The speeches are red hot and acri-
monious.
There was the biggest crowd in the Col
iseum to-day that has ever gathered
there. The building was almost COM
pletely filled, big as il is.
do not believe that Hill, Whitney and
Flower, skilled diplomats and tacticians
as they are, will be able to swerye the sill
yer advocates from the lines they have
mapped out C. M. Coz.