New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-30
SILVER MEN HARD AT WORK.
MANAGERS OF THE FIGHT FOR FREE
COINAGE GATHERING IN CHICAGO.
THEY ARE OPENING HEADQUARTERS AND PRE-
PAIRING TO LAY HOLD OF THE DELEGATES
AS FAST AS THEY ARRrvE-PUTrINa
THE FINISHING TOUCHES on
THE BIG HALI-GOssP IN

THE HOTEL LOBBIEs.

THE BIG HALf--GOssIP IN
THE HOTEL LoBBIEs
Chicago. June 29-Contrary TO the established
rule OF such occasions, the generals Of the great
political battle to be fought out next week ar
rving in advance Of the rank and file. Senator
Jones. of Arkansar'. came in late last night and
this morning Colonel T. o. Towes. Of Missouri.
secretary Of the Blmetallic Democratic National
Committee opened headquarters at the Sherman
House in the parlor adjoining that occupied by
the Arkansas Senator.
Controller Of the Currency Eckes led the list Of
morning arrivals at the Palmer House. and was
closely followed by John F. Shafroth the Republi-
can silver Congressman from the Ist District OF
Colorado VINO broke his Journey West to keep an
appointment with Senator Dubois. OF Idaho. one
OF the boilers from the ST. Louis Convention. At
the Auditorium Annex the first signs Of the Bland
boom became evident with the arrival Of George
W Allen. one Of the delega Large from Mis-
souri,. who was Joined later in the day by Nicholas
p. Bell John 4. Knott and J. T. Bradshaw. con-
stltutlng the Executive Committee of the Bland
forces. Governor Stone with Moses c. Wetmore.
the millionaire tobacco merchant. and others will
be here early tomorrow morning. carload 81
literature concerning the public career and the
speeches Of the Missouri advocate Of the white
metal was unlodded tnlS morning, anu WIS dt
once put into circulation. There will be two Bland
headquarters. one at the Auditorium Annex and
the other at the Palmer House
Naturally enough the headquarters Of the b.
metallic Democratic National Committee at the
Sherman House was the chief centre OF interest
this morning and before Senator Jones and Secre-
tary Towles had finished breakfast a stack OF
cards from members Of the local and State silver
thofr rlata
breakfast their parlon were the scene OF an ever
changing crowd Of silver visitorst
While he unpacked his trunk Secretary Towles
took occasion To explain that the Bimetallic Ma
tional Committee. 20 far from being side show.
was thoroughly representative Of every State and
Territory The convention at Washington last
wear which brought il into existence was, he said.
composed OF delegates from thirty States some
APPOINTED by their State conventions and others
designated by Democratic Governors. 1t had but
one object that Of keeping the Democratic party
in line with its anclen- traditions. chief among
which was the free and unlimited coinage OF ell
YER On this issue, In States where the Demo-
cratic party was not strongly organized " han
during the last two months made the hght' carry
ing It down to townships and precincts. and whiie
II id not claim credit III the overwhelming silver
sentiment In the Democratic camp. yet II hao
largely contributed t. the present conditions
Senator Jones. when asked concerning the
possible outcome Of the pitched battle between
tho gold-standard and silver people next week.
said. enphatcally: Some Of the gold men may
bolt but not all of them. ard those that leave VIII
not in my judgment be either numerous or IN
nuential enough 10 affect the result am aoso-
lutelv and firmly Of the opinion that on straight
silver platform and with strc ns candidate we
A. ~
candidate myself and my colleagues are in
structed for Mr. Bland and We will vote ana
work accordingly IT, however, the delegates
from the Central and Western states believe that
soncbody else would be stronger than Mr. Bland
yyo will accept their Judgment. What we want is
harmony among the silver forces. The purpose
of our meetings this week IL To confer with the
various elements and map out line Of policy to
which to adhere until the closing hour OF the
Convention We must present united 'front.'
and we propose to do IT,"
How do You regard Senator Tener?' the
Senator was asked by by-stander
Il have the highest admiration for him. was
the reply. and if he should happen to oe the
noninee Of the Convention he viii receive my
loyal support"
And that Of every true Democrat" put In
Secretary Towles.
Senator Harris. % Tennessee. and ex-S oeaker
Crisp Of Georgia. arrived this evening. Senator
Turpie. Of Indiana. will not be on deck until
Wednesday. but a quorum Of the Central Execu-
tive Committee will be on hand u initiate ousi-
Less tomorrow morning.
AT WORK on THE HALL.
A hundred mon worked yesterday on tho
speakers platform and arranging seats IN the
Coliseum for the National Democratic Conven-
ton The hall Will be ready on July !. The
greater part Of the work has been done. The
platform will be finished tomorrow. To-day .
small army II men arranged the l5.ooo chairs.
\ tape line WAS laid yesterday from the point
which will be occupied by the chairman to the
seat Of the most remote delegate The distance
was eighty feet on a straight line directly in
front of the chairman the delegate on the back
seat will bc less than sixty feet from the plat
form The actual space 10 be occupied by tho
delegates Ia l2jx5o feet. This space is on the
main floor. and from it rises the stepped slopes
of the ticket holders. The delegates Will be
seated in five sections. with an eight-foot aisle
running all around he reserved space and four
loot aisle between each section The main aisle
I'm front Of the pla form Will be eight feet wide.
and extending along the aisle on each side of the
chairman Will bee the press sections. \ test made
yesterday showed that the acoustics OF the hall
gre good An emphatic, Mr. Chairman was
heard distinctly from one side 10 the other OF the
great room. \ workman who was driving nails
in the gallery whe~e the most distant seat in the
/ Convention will Sc. was hailed from the furthest
corner and a long distance conversation carried
On with little raising II the voice, showed that
a man with a good carrying voice would be heard
by every one IN the hall. To-day the decorators
turned themselves loose. They began work on
Saturday and suspended two large flags from the
roof and festODncd pne IF the arches. Hundreds
of ha gs and few miles of bunting and red. white
and blue cheesecoth will be used In embellishing
the hall.
GOSSIP IN THE IOBBlES.
Mckinley has very few followers In my
state" said r. D. Motts. delegate-at-large from
Montana to the Democratic National Conven-
tion al the Auditorium Hotel yesterday We
rave not much Tor his principles AS to the
feeling in the state TO who should be the