The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-02

ms delegation has not and viii not COM
NIT itself TO his candidacy. but stands
ready TO throw Its vote In favor OF any
man who seems 10 command the widest
and most enthusiastic support from the
convention generally. He says the vote
for the indianapolis ticket will astound
the Bryan men on the day OF election.
About an Income Tax Plank.
Some stir has been made among the
delegates already on the scene by dis
cussion OF the practicability OF planks in
the platform favorable TO an income tax,
and TO a change I'm the procedure Of tbs
United States supreme court in dealing
with constitutional questions. The in
come tax idea is vigorously fought by
Comptroller Eckels and other conserva-
tive leaders, who think IL would be un-
wise to the last degree TO drag into the
platform any issue on which the sound.
old time Democrats are hopelessly di-
vided. Some of the same reasoning
would apply 10 the proposed reference to
the supreme court, which involves the
demand that in a decision of yonstitu-
tional questions there shall be a concur
renee OF seven members OF the court.
There is not much doubt that Senator
Villas could get the nomination II he
would consent TO run and If General
Bragg were out Of the way But the in
structions OF the Wisconsin delegation
TO support Bragg had their origin with
Villas himself, and he feels extremely
delicate about doing anything THAT might
be interpreted as a desertion OF his col
| ors. General Bragg manifests no disposi-
tion TO get out OF the race. He is as chip
per and full of fight as he was when he
was 20 years younger He said yester-
cay: mot one 9f the possible candidates
mentioned is an office-seeker. We
haven't that kind Of man in this whole
convention. But IL Is an honor which no
body can ignore and nobody ought to run
away from. To head such a splendid fight
for a principle" The general is still
chuckling over the fact that in the Ash
land district OF Wisconsin the Demo-
cratic nomination has gone 20 an Irish
leader named OKeefe, to the defeat and
discontinue of the silver Democratic
champion, young Dockery. who caused
the factional split In the Wisconsin del
egation OF Chicago and expected TO be
the great man in his district thencefor-
ward.
One OF the first features OF this con-
vention, strictly Characteristic OF the
ordinary national assemblage, occurred
yesterday, when the Massachusetts dele
cation was escorted TO their hotel by a
drum corps. one OF the delegation came
| on ahead, and on arriving here, found a
Boston dispatch asking him to procure
n brass band and prepare in other ways
to let the metropolis of this doubtful
state know that the gold Democratic
movement meant business.
Considerable interest was aroused In
the street yesterday by the Florida
parade. The participants all wore
! golden yellow badges and carried huge
punches of palm. while at their head was
borne a banner bearing the portrait Of
President Cleveland as "Florda's cam
didate," and behind that came golden
alligator rearing on its hind legs, and
with its mouth open, ready TO devour
the Silver party at one gulp.
The following New England appoint
ments for the national committee have
been made: Connecticut. Joe l.. Sperry;
Maine, c. ". Holman; Massachusetts,,
Nathan Matthews, Jr.; New Hampshire,
Gordon Woodbury..