The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-05


be consigned by the country to obliv-
ion before year has passed and the
theory Df silver IS known by the
masses"
Governor Flower was asked: VIII
the gold, standard adherents nominate
a candidate in the convention in order
10 hold their forces together"
Frankly, don't think 50. My own
belief is that we viii not be in the con-
vention when the roll is called for NOM
nations. 1 don't think We will remain
in the convention after the adoption OF
a silver plank"
Suppose Republican, Mr.. Teller.
for instance, was nominated, would
that make the proposed bolt any more
pronounced"
Il don't believe that the Democratic
convention will go so far as 10 name a
Republican, so l can't speculate on that
ISSUE
Senator Hill was told of Governor
Flowers views, but declined to sub
scribe to that portion concerning the
bolt. He said: I'VE have several days
yet and things may change materially,
so that l cannot say what our action
will be. No, 1 don't think we will have
a candidate. Indeed, if a silver plat
form is adopted, 1 don't see how we
could make pretense of placing can
didate upon it,
John r. Fellows said: 1--WE ought to
leave the convention if the silver policy
prevails. That is all have to say"
THE GOLD MEETING.
The proposed gold meeting called for
IL o'clock turned out TO be in the nat
ure of very informal conference and
the real work of consultation was done
in the private rooms of Senator Hill,
Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Harrity. Senator
Hill had Mr. Whitney in his room in the
morning with Governor Flower and sew
eral Illinois and Indiana men. He said
after this conference: at is entirely
too early for US to say just what plan
we Will pursue in the convention after
il is organized. First, there is the fight
in the committee on resolutions and
then there is the fight on the platform
in the open convention. If the silver
platform is adopted we will then be
compelled to take stand and ii will
be quickly done and cannot now be
forecasted.'
Mr.. Whitney after talking with Mr..
Hill, STROBE into the Illinois headquar-
ters and said: I'VE are now conduct
ing our campaign of education, and it
will last until the convention meets.
How it will end nobody knows, but we
will move faster after the convention
gets in session. Will we bolt? Well, I
can't discuss that now. VIII We have
a candidate. 1 can't tell
Ex-Governor Sheehan, New York's
committeeman, said: ITO talk of bolt
ing before the convention decides any
thing is foolish. We will act after the
platform is adopted"
MERELY FOR COHESION.
On the other hand, it has been deter
mined by some of the anti-Silver men to
have candidates placed in nomination
for whom they can vote. The gold
standard men think they have about
$50 votes in the convention, and they
wish to have them held away from any
silver candidate until some definite ar
rangement can be made for making
their force effective. Ex-Governor
Pattison will be placed in nomination
by Pennsylvania, and there is some
talk that William Z. Russell will re-
ceive the endorsement of the Massa-
chusetts delegation. 1t has also been
suggested that some candidate should
be named who would receive all the
anti-silver votes after complimentary
votes have been cast. There has been
some suggestion that William c. Whit
ney should be the man whom the gold
Democrats should unite on, but It is
doubtful if he would care to be voted
for in a. convention which adopted
silver platform. There is also some talk
of placing William r. Morrison in NOM
ination for the purpose of holding the
anti-silver vote together. but up to the
present time the action of the gold men
has not crystahzed on any line OF
policy during the convention.
LITTLE RHODY Is SOLID.
Providence, r. L, July 4.-The men,
bers of the Rhode Island delegation left
for Chicago this forenoon. The eX-
pressed sentiment of the delegation is
for gold and without exception they
have stated their intention of placing
themselves under the. leadership of
William c. Whitney on their arrival at
Chicago. Delegates COnley and Met
calf have openly declared that they pre-
fer the preservation of the gold stand
ard to the success of their party, and
Mr. Netcalf, who is a prominent manu-
facturer, says that he will bolt if the
convention declares for free silver. The
delegates favor Ex-Governor PattiSOn
Of Pennsylvania for president.
MINNESOTA Is NOT.
Chicago, uly 4.-The silver people Were
much encouraged upon the arrival of
some OF the delegates from Minnesota
today TO receive assurance that the SEN
timent in favor of silver is constantly
increasing in the delegation. 1t was at
first supposed to be solid for gold. a.
last nights silver caucus A, dispatch
was read from E B. Winston, saying
there were six silver men in the num-
Der. Today'S arrivals report that there
are seven who are sure TO vote with the
silver people and that there are two
others who are on the verge Of aIying
themselves with that interest The sil-
yer men have also received assurance
that no fewer than six OF the Massa-
chuSetts delegates. an equal number
from Florida, and four of the Maryland
delegates Will stand with them. These
changes increase their former calcula-
tons to the extent Of fourteen or fifteen
votes, and II their previous figures were
correct, assures them the necessary
two-thirds vote beyond peradventure.
The gold men do not, however. admit
their claims.
TELLER MEN FOR BLAND.
Though the opinion was later in the
day discredited. il seems this morning
that the Republicans who bolted from
the St. Louis convention and who have
been urging the nomination OF Senator
Teller for the presidency by the Dam
ocrats. had abandoned that idea Many
were Outspolzen in favor OF the nonina-
ton OF Mr.. Bland, and promised 10 sup
port him + he were nominated.
Senator Fred T Dubois OF Idaho. who
has been the leader OF what IS known
as the Teller idea since the bolt II =.
Louis. confessed n a correspondent last
night that Senator Teller was not a can
didAte. and that the idea OF presenting
his ma in lie Nm, %. u rir q. II