The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-28

From present indications Texas will
not be the only state whose delegation
to the Democratic national convention
will throw it's solid vote for "Silver
Dick Bland. 1t looks now as though
the Utah. delegation would give the
Missourian statesman it's six votes; at
least it was allowed to be inferentially
understood that such would be the
course of the delegation after a meet
ing of the delegation had adjourned
which was held at the Knutsford last
evening.
The meeting was held to confer on
some of the points on which it was
necessary to reach a decision in order
for the delegates to act concertedly
and with perfect harmony and all of
the delegates we're present or were
represented by proxy.
The efforts of the silver Republicans
to have the Democrats place Senator
Teller at the head OF their ticket,
formed an important topic for discus
sion and it was found that not a mem
Der of the delegation favored the idea
and mainly for the reason that the
party has plenty of men who are fully
as good silver men and who are just
as we'll qualified otherwise for the
presidency as Mr.. Teller, and though
it was not SO stated definitely by any
of the gentlemen who were present at
the meeting, as stated, it was allowed
to be understood that Bland is the
choice of the delegation, or at least
of g. majority of the members. and as
the unit rule has been adopted the
Utah vote will in all probability be
cast for him.
Another thing which the delegation
decided on, and which will not be
especially comforting to the gold men,
was a. decision which all agreed to,
that when any of the advocates of the
single gold standard approached any
member of the delegation to offer argu-
ment in support of his position and in
an endeavor to convert a delegate, he
should not be given the courtesy even
of being listened to but should be told
that the gentlemen from Utah were
not open to any other conviction than a
silver one. AS Judge Powers put it:
Well say to them, you're good fellows
but you're not in it this year"
From this it will be understood that
there will be no equivocation on the
part of the men who go from Utah to
the Democratic convention, and that
in the event the unexpected happens
and the silver men find they have over
estimated their chaces of controlling
the convention, there will be no di-
vision of the delegation and some stay
in while the others walk out but the
delegation will leave in a body.
From information which has been
received here it is learned that the
silver leaders of the party have come
to a decision not to allow a gold man
to even preside as the temporary
chairman of the convention, in the
event that the national committee
should name one. 1t is understood to
be the purpose of the committee to
name a. gold man from a silver state
for the temporary chairman, but this
the silver men will not consent to and
should such thing happen, as it
doubtless will, the silver men will re-
fuse to accept him and will proceed
to elect a. chairman who suits them.
It is the opinion of the members of
the delegation and of all of the lead
ing Democrats here that the convention
will be very snort and that at most
it will not last more than half as long
as did the Republican convention, and
this opinion is said to be conceded. by
the national leaders as we'll. The rea-
SON given is that both gold and silver
men are determined on the stand they
will take. They are satisfied that 1t is
to be a. silver convention and both
sides are anxious to get through with
it as soon as possible. A day and a
half, or two days at the outside, is the
estimated time the convention will be
in session.
Last nights meeting gave Judge
Powers instructions with reference to
opening the headquarters at Chicago,
directing that the opening, which is
70 80 y, IL,
of July, be made an event entirely in
keeping with the one which it will
CONFERENCE.-The placing of the
forty-fifth star on the American flag.
In pursuance to his instructions Judge
Powers will, as soon as he reaches
Chicago, issue orders for the suitable
decoration of the headquarters, the
principal feature of which will be a
gigantic star done in silver leaf with
the figures AZ in gold in the center
in conformity with the badge which
the members of the delegation will
wear. This will be suspended from in
front of the headquarters which are on
the entresol floor of the Palmer house
facing State street They are most
admirably located, and the star and
other decorations will form a conspic-
uous part of the Fourth of July decor
ations of the great city.
Judge POWERS Will De JOlnSQ Oy Fred
J. Kiesel of the delegation on the Bird;
and together they will give a. reception
on the Fourth, and throughout the day
will entertain most royalty all who
visit the headquarters. The reception
| is intended to celebrate the placing oil
U Al star upon the flag.
1t was stated yesterday that 1t had
! been decided to order twelve-sectior
drawing-room car for The Herald spec.
ial, but that decision has been chang.
ed and a bouffet car ordered instead
this for the purpose of more conven-
iently carrying the refreshments which
it is intended The Herald's guests
shall be regaled upon during the jour.
i ney. To quench the thirst OF the
party. which may reasonably be ex-
pected to be insatiate through the
torrd zone to the east, Delegate FREQ
J. Kiesel and B. K. Bloch & Co. have
generously volunteered to store the
car with an inexhaustible supply o.
liquid refreshments, which will always
| be on tap and on ice.
| Owing to the fact that the car anG
it's occupants must leave Utah on the