Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-06
THAT GUARDIANSHIP
Anyone in Accord With the Ideas
Of Silver Men Acceptable for
Temporary Officers.

ofSiIver Men Acceptable for
Temporary Officers.
HILL NOW A CANDIDATE
The Clans Have Gathered in Chi
cagO for T0-M0rrow's big
Fight in The Convention.
HISTORY-MAkERS AT WORK
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 6. - The
democratic national convention oi
1884, when John Kelly and bis
braves walked out of the meeting, and
General Bragg wrote upon the pages
OF history his famous remark that
Cleveland was loved for the enemies
he had made, and the convention OF
1892, with its leaky wigwam and
Bourke Cochran's famous oration, did
not, combined, bring to Chicago such
a crowd OF shouters, as many brass
bands and marching ! clubs, and as
much enthusiasm at one end and de-
preston on the other, as marks the eve
OF the opening Of the present rally. OF
the democratic hosts. In the rotundas
and corridors of the principal hotels,
locomotion, save to the extent of a
couple Of feet an hour, is well nigh I'M
possible, and guests are glad to reach
their chambers by means Of the SER
wants stairways and the unaristocratie
freight elevators in the kitchen wings.
The downtown streets, also, are the
center of a constantly mo7ing throng,
which passes north from the AuditOri-
um to the Leland, west to the Yelling
ton, south by east to the Great North
ern, north by east again to the Palmer,
and north by west to the Sherman.
Within this radius is to be found the
collective brains and wisdom OF the
democracy of the United States, silver
ties and gold-bugs, as the factions call
each other. To morrow at noon the
strata of surcharged atmosphere will
move south some Eve miles and be set
tied over the Coliseum building, where
5000 followers of Jefferson and jack
son will be gathered to assist by votes
or voices in making the democratic ma
tional ticket of the year of our Lord
1895.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 6.-The
Palmer house " as the center Of at
traction, this morning, the meeting of
the national committee bringing out a
great throng. The committee went
into session at 10 o'clock to arrange |
for the distribution of convention
tickets. There was full attendance.
The march of the campaign clubs has
begun. In addition to the Bland
boomers, the Indiana men arrived yes
terday, and the Topeka fam beau club,
2G0 strong, arrived this morning. The
club, OF Omaha, number
ing 250, the Bryan club, of Lincoln.
Neb., 500, also came in this morning.
m special. At meeting of the
Iowa delegates, this morning, COM
was received from Senator
Jones, asking the Iowa men if they
would 60 into conference OF the sil-
yer men to select nominee for pres
ident. The delegates UNANIMOUSLY de-
Cided to refer the request to the ex-
ecutive committee, which was in effect,
tablIng the communication.
National Committeeman Richardson
bis resignation and G. A.
Walsh was chosen to succeed him.
CHICAGO, H., July 6.--Notices of
contest have been received by the ma
tional com mittee in regard TO the fol-
lowing delegations Illinois, eleventh
district; Indiana, seventh district;
John P Ferzel, against Charles Nj.
Cooper; Michigan, three districts (not
Nebraska. the whole dele-
cation; Ohio, eighteenth district, Clark
and Raff against Schwei;ser and Pats
souh Dakota, the whole delegation;
Texas, the whole delegation.
The committee re-assembled at 12 As f
o'clock. The first thing announced
was 'swith regret" that the request OF
The press associations to have repre-
sentatiyes present during sessions could
not be granted. /,
Secretary Sheerin then called the
roll. He stated in the lobby that iep-
resentatives of the bi-metallic league .
would be received. Senator Jones,
spokesman for the delegation from the
league, stated that the selection of any
ono IN hearty accord with the IDEAS of
the silver men, would be acceptable
for temporary chairman. He was given
a respectful hearing and then he with
drew, without any reply being made to
his request. 1t was decided by secret
vote to proceed first to the settlement
Of the contests for seats in the conven.
tion, rather than fer placessen The
roll. 1t Is stated that the
gold contestants from Texas have with
drawn their contest.
INFORMAL VOTES TAKEN.
The first vote taken by the Illinois
delegation was an informal one, upon
the choice Of the delegates present for
president. It resulted; Richard P.
Bland, 26; Adlai E. Stevenson, 7;I
Chief Justice Craig, OF the Illinois
supreme court. A.; Horace Boies, Ell
Henry NJ. Teller. / w. ]. Bryan, /;
total, 49, Forty-fou members of the
delegation were present, but one did
not vote on the fret ballot. The four
absentees were classed int The anti
Bland column. Governor Altgeld Is
the delegation's unanimous choice for I
chairman OF the convention.
The Iowa delegates met this n,orr.