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singing their honeyed songs into willing
and foolish ears.

singing their honeyed songs into willing
and foolish ears.
Cry for Sibley.
Hot cry has been started for Sibley OF
Pennsylvania
His friends are working to assemble all
nossible strength for him. They say that
before the balloting is over the Pennsyl-
v.nia delegation will come to his support.
His nomination is represented as being as
ACCEPTABLE to the populists as would be
that of Teller Some of the populists who
are at variance with their acknowledged
leaders have declared that Sibley Is the
fayorite of populists and 1t is being urged
that he should be selected because he is
democrat. 1t is known all the while, how
ever, that Sibley is not unfriendly to the
selection of Teller, and heretofore it has
been said that he was working for Teller.
He may be yet. Sibley practically jumped
out of the democratic party while he was
| In Congress because the party would not
make a suitable organized fight against
Cleveland. He then appeared as a silver
champion not allied to any party. and he
was taken up and made the nominee Of
| the silver party, at the head Of which was
Senator Stewart and A. J. Warner. It was
amour ced by Sibley at the time Of his
nomination that as soon as some other
good silver man was put in nomination on
| a silver platform by any party he would
withdraw. He has a strong support before
| this convention from outside influences,
| much after the manner of Teller's support,
| though nothing like as well organized
Sibley is conducting his own canvass from
| his private rooms in the Auditorium A
constant stream of visitors havo been go
ing in and out of his rooms during the past
thirty-six hours. Secret conferences are
! being held. and there are all the signs of
| serious canvass.
The situation as to the relations of the
candidates has not materially changed.
Bland still is recognized as the leader, and
the rest are combining against him. The
hope Of his friends that the south would
be pretty solidly for him does not as yet
give great promise Of realization The
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From the Chicago Chronicle.
man for a few minutes but he finally gets
the upper hand of the disorder and an
noUnces the name of Senator Blackburn of
kentucky.
In an instant the tickle audience drops
the name of Hill and raises cry for the
popular kentuckian. He Is escorted to the
platform and the audience rises in a body
TO greet him Senator Blackburn starts out
in fine fettle. and his powerful voice rings
throughout the hail. stirring the audience
TO increasing enthusiasm. Silver is the
burden of his talk. and he rings a merry
chorus 70 his sentiments
The people insist upon having Hill speak
to them They applaud Senator Blackburn
as he concludes, but Immediately raise a
great howl for Hill. It's a magnificent
tribute to the popularity of the New Yorker
from the people who were compelled to
vote him down yesterday.
The chairman suggests a recess of half
an hour, but the convention will not have
It. They either want to talk or do business
A motion is made that Gov. AItgeld be
requested to address the convention
Mingled Kisses and applause follow the an
nouncement.
Gov. Altgeld stands upon his chair, and
the moment he becomes visible the Kisses
increase to a storm of disapproval.
Gov. Altgeld moves that Senator Hill be
called upon to talk, and thereupon sits
down The cries for Hill keep up and the
chairman announces that he Is not in the
hall.
The Altgeld incident has created a SEN
sation. The demonstrations against he
governor We're too emphatic to be mis-
taken.
The Illinois people renew their calls for
Altgeld, and the governor advances to the
platform. He is Kissed and cheered alter
nately as he comes, but pays no attention
to the Kisses. He starts off in his speech
In moderate manner. but quickly gets down
TO the woes OF the masses.
Gov. Altseld has a tremendous audience
to address. for there are but few unoccupfed
seats in the hall He makes himself heard
throughout the place. but produces only
meager applause. He talks silver largely
and the expressions of Wall street The
British money lender is a favorite topic,
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Altgeld Is more successful in the west. The
southern people do not seem to take to
Altgeld and they show a disposition to
avoid his influence. This is because there
Is something in the southern mind that re-
volts at anything that smacks Of social
ism or anarchy. They are radical on sill
yer. but very conservative in other respects.
Mclean is more In touch with them They
yield more to his influence. They like in
him the combination Of business conserva-
tism and devotion to silver. This they re-
gard as consistent. and they repei the in
situation that free silver should be asso-
ciated with general social and business
disorder. Altgeld being for Bland. Nc
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s;fted through the air spaces in the vast
dome and glittered among the gay trap
pings. The band kept up fusilade Of live
ly airs, while the people dubbed UP through
the entrances and melted away in the
acres Of Seats and the scene early became
brilliant and animated. A few minutes be-
fore IL the delegates began to arrive They
came with their 1otns gfrded for the fray.
The developments of the night put every
man on his mettle. for this meant hard
fighting all along the line. The first of the
conspicuous leaders to arrive was Governor
Altgeld. He stalked modify to his seat,
and immediatel became the center of a
group. Nervously his lean fingers sought
his short, brown beard as with inclined
head. he listened to the latest reports of his
lieutenants before the engagement opened
The air was rife with rumors, much of Il
lowering about the question Of gold bolt
The arrival of the New York delegation,
which was still in conference on this SUBJ
ject, was anxiously awaited by some of the
old democratic warehouses; among the silver
men, but many of the radicals expressed
utter Indifference as to the course of the
gold wing. The silver leaders entered the
arena with their program pretty well map
ped out. They intended to charge the gold
army and give them, as far as possible,
against such stubborn resistance, as mas
terful generalship could offer. At 1918 the
Iowa delegation appeared in body and
marched to their seats behind a Boies ban
ner. Their appearance was greeted with a
ripple Of applause, punctuated with a rat
tie Of cheers. which, however, quickly died
away.
Chairman Daniel, with his long black
hair falling to his shoulders, held an in
formal reception on the stage
At 1870 am. a man in tow suit bear
ing banner Of the w. J. Bryan Club of
Nebraska rushed up through the south en-
trance followed by a couple of hundred
Nebraskans. They cheered wildly. A brief
demonstration for the boy orator Of the
Platte ran round the hail.
Tom johnson, the Ohio free trader and
single taxer; his colleague, Mr. L. E. Hol-
den, with gray beard and smooth upper
lip, and Congressman Jones Of Virginia
formed an interesting group with their
heads together in the main aisle.
Eastern Men Absent.
At exactly 1880 Senator Daniel rapped
for order. The minions of the sergeant at
arms had some difficulty in clearing the
afsles. When all were seated and order
was obtained it was found that the spaces
reserved for the New York Massachu-
setts Maine. Maryland and New Jersey
delegations were practically vacant The
threat OF bolt came home with a realiz-
ing sense, but it was explained that these
delegations were still in conference dis
cussing the situation Rev. Francis Ed
ward Green, an Episcopal minister Of
Cedar Rapids. Iowa, who has the distinc-
tion OF having prayed for peace and har-
nony at two previous democratic conven-
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ton until the credentials committee was
prepared to report.

ton until the credentials committee was
prepared to report.
Guests on the Platform.
Among the distinguished guests on the
platform were Don NJ. Dickinson, Sena-
tors Dubois and Pettigrew. Congressman
Towne OF Minnesota and Colonel w. H.
Hepburn Of Iowa, John Allen of Tupelo,
Miss. the wit Of the House of Representa-
uyes; ex-Congressman Phil Thompson of
Kentucky ex-senator Butler of South Car
olfna, who was defeated for reelection to
the Senate by Ben Tillman.
Among the ladies on the platform were
MRS. U. S. Grant and Mrs. Potter Palmer.
The Texas ex-governor's attack on the
republican platform met with hearty SYM
pathy from the audience. Some of the
gold men. however. showed openly that
they were opposed to some of his extreme
expressions
When Ex-Governor Hogg had finished
Senator White assumed the gavel tenn
porarfly, while the crowd cried for Hill.
Bryan. Blackburn, Alteeld and others
Delegate Money of Mississippi moved
that Senator Blackburn be requested to
address the convention, and the crowd
yelled itself hoarse in approval With
proud step the gallant Kentuckian mount.
ed the stage. His appearance set the con-
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credentials has reopened the case of the
Michigan delegates The committee decid-
ed at daylight this morning to throw out
the gold delegation of Don Dickinson, neck
and crop. 1 understand that Hill and Whit
ney made such an emphatic and effective
protest as to cause a reconsideration of the
case.
Reports come to the hail of a conflicting
nature from the conference of the New
Workers. 1t is said they will not bolt, but
will stay in the hall without participating
In the proceedings.
Another report says they will not at
tempt to perfect a separate organization
after this convention, and will put second
ticket In the field.
The convention is drifting upon its oars.
An Intellectual attempt is made to cause a
recess, and for half an hour nothing is
done. Then the audience grows restless
and Chairman Daniel, familiar with the
democratic appetite for oratory, Introduces
ex-Goy. Hogg of Texas to make a general
speech.
Gov. Eogg concludes. and a cyclone of
demands for Hill, HILL" sweeps through
the hall. The people cry down the chair
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TAMMANY OPPOSES BoLTING.
Convention Managers Give Easter
Men All the Excuse Needed.

Convention Managers Give Eastern
Men All the Excuse Needed.
Special From a stan Correspondent.
CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, ILL.,.
June S-The managers Of this convention
intend to give the gold men all the excuse
they want to tolt They will not hesitate
at anything for fear Of offending their OPP
ponents. The spirit of defiance which
showed itself at the start has become even
more pronounced. A lot of the extremists
would like to see the gold men get out of
the convention. But a bolt is nowhere in
the plans of cool-headed leaders of the
east. Many of their 1ieutenants and fol-
lowers are angered to the point where they
are almost beyond control. The action Of
the credentials committee in the Michigan
cases was irritating almost to the extreme,
yet Whitney and Hill say mo bolt" The
great power behind them in this position is
Tammany. TaHlmany doesn't care for the
administration men of Michigan. The flut-
ter of Don. NJ. Dickinson in the Chicago
breezes does not give them palpitation of
heart. They don't care much for gold ex-
cept in their own pockets If the orders
were to shout for silver they would do SO
about as readily as they are shouting
against What they care for is Tammany.
hiCoHo PaA ~ OISdulLdliOH HESl, idSC
and all the time. They are violent and
noisy, as they always are. but, as is al
ways their misfortune, their sincerity is
questioned.
When they fought night and day with
the recklessness of seeming despair
against Cleveland four years ago, predict
ing dire disaster and begging on Bonded
kree that they should not be thus de-
stroyed." no one believed in their sin
certify. They were suspected of being
clever play actors" with Bourke Cock
ran as the star. The convention admired
and applauded Cochran as they would
have Edwin Booth. and said one to the
other. 1T is almost like real.'
They are less dramatic and attract less
attention now, but neither their prayers
their professions of anger and their threa Is
nor their predictions Of disaster have any
influence. The convention winks the
other eye at everything Tammany says or
does, and says, "Oh, of course, that is
what they are here for, but they are not
UP to the mark; they are not doing as well
as usual
They cannot get any credit for sincerity.
so their threats inspire no fear. The
private talk of rank and file as well as
the known efforts Of Whitney and Hill in
dicates plainly enough that Tammany does
not want bolt to occur, and that nil
the influence they can exert will be to
prevent one. What the long-headed lead
ers propose is to nominally keep in the
party, to maintain the democratic organ
ization In the east. to hope pray and
work for the defeat Of the national ticket
OF their own party, and then, If It ia
crushed in November. to gather I'D the
fragments and get the organization In
shape again the best they can, with
Themselves at the head Of 1t.
Hill Not for Defeat,
Hill must be excepted from among those
who want to see the party defeated this
fall. He is too much of a partisan to want
the organization destroyed on account Of
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vention wild. He is one of the silver idols,
and 1t was apparent as soon as his feryid
oratory was launched that he had pit
ana gallery with him. The democratic
party, he said, was in convention to cor
rect Its grievances and right it's wrongs
BE temperate, be conservative" said he
but do not forget to gather the splendid
fruits OF the victory you have SO splendid
ly won. You have captured the skirmish
line. but the inner citadel still stands Do
what you were sent here TO do but wheth-
er you favor a gold standard or a dodbls
standard, let every one remember that he
is democrat still. 1 pin my faith to the
principles and loyalty Of my party. A new
day Is dawning," he concluded, whose
eHulgence VIII mark the return CT lemoc-
racy to power. 1 beg you gentlemen to
make a platform that will tell the truth
and then rally as one man to vindicaie its
Ltterances."
During the progress of Senator Black
burns speech the L., 900 people in the hall
were aroused to a high pitch of enthu-
siasm, and as he closed they went wild
For two minutes they waved their ap-
LroVai Then they began to shout for other
favorites. Loud yells for Bryan were
heard
Another demonstration almost equal to
the one bestowed on Blackburn occurred
when the chairman inquired II Mr.. Bryan
OF Nebraska was in the hall. Delegates
and spectators jumped to their feet and
waved their hats and handkerchiefs but
they were disappointed, for the young ora
vi ltofl NeDfaShd COulO not be found.
The chorus of demands for Hill was rails
ed again louder than ever. While the tu-
multi was at its height Delegate A. w.
Hope of Illinois pushed his way down to
the steps of the platform and with out
stretched arm pointed toward Senator
White clamoring for recognition.
Finally the chairman SAW him and was
able to hear him cry, Il move that Gov
error Altgeid of Illinois address the con-
vention." although no one twenty feet
ap8y could catch the purport of the de-
mand.
Senator White beat a sharp, penetrating
Click with his gavel until the convention
consented to subside a tri1e. and then he
announced that Governor Altgeld of IL
liz els was called for.
AltEeld a Central Figure
Gov. Altgeld has many warm friends
in Illinois and many enemies, and they
sprang to their feet to voice their sentt.
naH
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statement was nut out by the takers that
the Ohio delegation would quit Mclean
after the first ballot and go to Bland.
That Is not the present plan Of the Ohio
delegation. While there are a few dele
gates from Ohio who are anxious to show
their independence of Mclean, they are
not enough to icount for anything. The
overwhelming majority are the personifi-
cation Of loyalty to their chief and they
are not apt at any time to vote otherwise
than as he desires. They will try to serve
his interests as far as possible, and in the
end to get him On the tail of the ticket, If
he does not get the first place. At present
ne Is more mentioned for Vice President
than any other. man. There may be some
significance in The fact that such devoted
friends of McLean's as L. @. Washington,
who Is an extremely shrewd political OBJ
server, and Is on confidential terms with
the senatorial circle here, and Ike Hill,
who mingles with the rank and file, insist
that the strongest ticket that could be
nominated would be Teller and Mclean.
The Mclean Boom.
This may be an indication of what the
Mclean men are thinking of. It is not to
be inferred. however that any combina-
ton Of that sort has yet been made.
Mclean has simply given 1t to be plainly
understood that he will not go on the
ticket with a weak candidate.
There is a great deal Of surface talk
about Stevenson developing strength at
the close, but there Is nothing substantial
in it. One thing that must not be lost
sight Of Is that this convention cannot be
driven to the nomination of any one but
most radical silver man. Even personality
does not enter into 1t. The two require
ments are that he shall be extreme on sill
yer and seem to have a chance Of election.
The men who will have most influence In
deciding what man best fulfills these re-
quirements have been too busy with the
organization and in arranging things SO
that the gold men should not steal a march
on them to be able to devote the necessary
consideration to candidates. Incidentally
they have been trying to get themselves in
position to make their decision effective
when 1t Is reached The work of last night
and Of this mornings session Of the con-
Vention has left them freer to take UP the
question Of candidates, not the selection of
man, but the prevention of such selec-
ton being made until the ground could be
more thoroughly gone over. The leaders
are not exactly opposed to Bland. but they
are dissatisfied with him, believing that
better selection might be made. If they
come to the conclusion that 1t Is practical
to make selection more to their liking
they will not hesitate to go over to the
Missourian and give him their earnest sup
port. At present. however. they are in
clined to think that they can do better,
and they want to prevent BANDS nomina-
ton until they can make a more thorough
St,ldy of the situation They do not exDect
any nomination today or tonight, though
that is what the Bland people are looking
for.
The Ball0tinH.
In fact, the program in conten plation
leaves 1t doubtful whether there will be
any balloting at all before tomorrow. The
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Bland people are not claiming the nomi.la-
ton of their man on the first ballot. The
making Of the nomination still lies with
the attached delegates. and the effort that
is being put forth by the anti-Bland peo-
pie Is to commit these delegations to any
one who can hold them away from the
Missouri man. In this they are meeting
with considerable success, but not enough
to relieve them entirely from anxiety.
A Bit of By-PIay.
A pretty bit of by-play in the contest is
the rivalry for superiority Of influence be-
tween the Ohio and the Illinois delegations
They are the two big delegations that are
we'll organized and for silver. Each is am
bilious to be the potential factor in nam
ing the candidate. The Ohio people are
working on the southern delegates, while
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The BallOtin3,

In fact, the program in conten plation
leaves 1t doubtful whether there will be
any balloting at all before tomorrow. The
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and he tickles the rural fancy by castigat-
ing the owners of British gold.
Shall We finally surrender to English
greed?' cries Gov. Altgeld, at the end of a
vigorous denunciation of the English
money lender, and the rural delegates rise
in a crowd and answer No." in stentorian
voices.
George Fred Williams, ex-Congressman
from Massachusetts, now free silver man
makes hit with radical free silver
speech and an attack on Lombard street
Then the announcement is made that the
committee on credentials is ready to report
and the convention braces up with muir
mur Of anticipation.
When the announcement is made that the
District of Columbia shall have six votes
the local delegates raise cheer.
Nebraska Gold Men Retire.
The unseated gold delegates from Ne
braska give up their seats and retire to the
rear of the hall. while the New York and
the Pennsylvania delegations shout to them
not to so. The Bryan delegates are now
being seated. N. o. NJ.
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Leans natural tendency is toward some
one else, and this accounts for the reluct-
ance OF tho southern men to go to the
support Of Bland, as they were expected to.
Blaekburn's Boom.
Blackburn is booming good deal. Ap-
rarently he Is encouraged to the hope that
1t may come his way yet Jack Chinn.
who got a national reputation out Of his
fight for Blackburn during the session Of
Kentucky legislature. is here with num-
Der Of his friends, putting in ticks for the
Kentucky cavalier. His coming was in
spired probably. as much as by anything
else, by the belief that the gold men were
going to try by physical force to capture
the convention in spite Of the silver ma
jority
He came to oppose his bulky form to
any such attempt as that. It turns out
that there is no occasion for that sort of
campaigning, and he is devoting himself
to the peaceable occupation of telling dele
gates what fine fellow Joe" is, and that
he is the very ideal silver candidate. He
is also putting in a blow or two against
Bland.
The Teller Movement.
The Teller business is just about where
it was yesterday. The Colorado delegates
ballot. without his being put in nomina-
ton. but 1t is not intended that any other
delegation shall vote for him until stu
alton developes which looks a deadlock
among the candidates. Several delegations
wont start at once for him, but this is ad-
vSed against as long as the tangle among
the other candidates keep up the Teller
men are satisfied. If there is anything like
a consolidation of forces any one Of
the present candidates they will be apt to
regard the game as up, and not try to
do anything. AS yet nothing has occurred
to shake their confidence that the conven-
ton cannot agree on any other, and that
Teller will be nominated. They have got to
skate over some very thin ice in spite of
all the promises they have. Every hour the
thicker.
Their prayer is for confusion and delay.
So many other interests will be served In
the same way that they are getting assist
ance that is not intended for them. The
Indiana people are showing some signs of
panic.
Quite a number Of the delegation are
friendly to Bland. and they are afraid he
may be nominated without their having a
chance to get onto his band wagon. The
delegation Is still keeping up a bold front
to the outside world, and declaring that
things are shaping so as to make Matthews
nomination possible. In the general estima-
ton Matthews is placed in the same cate
CORY with Stevenson. JPN.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
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CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.

Details of the Occurnnces I'm Today's
Session.
CHICAGO, July S-The crowds began
pouring into the Coliseum shortly after 8
o'clock this morning, but the heavy-eyed
delegates, many of whom had an all-night
vigil. were late in arriving. fresh, green
fern-bank. crowned with bright roses, grac-
ed the edge of the platform. The sunshine
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