The herald., 1896-07-05
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
Democrats Still Discussing
the Craftsmanship
PRECEDENT 70 Be INSISTED UPON
The National Committee Will
Name Senator Till
ILVERlTES WILL DISSENT
sILvERIrEs WILL DISSENT
And the Great New Yorker Will Be
Turn Down
The Anti.Silverites Are Actively and Earn
estly al Work
n Spite Of All Effort to Stem the Tide
Silver Sentiment Grows In Strength
- The Prospect Favors


Associated Press special Wire
CHICAGO, July TT looks like Rich
ard p. Bland Of Missouri (who is to sill
yer, 90 his boomers here upon the ground
sllege, what William Mckinley 10 to
the tariff). as the Democratic presiden-
tial candidate in this year Of our Lord.
Bland may not be nominated upon the
first ballot. or even upon the second.
although the solid votes of his pha-
lanxes here assembled insist that the
former contingency is certain to hap
pen; but that Bland is at this time away
In the lead in the presidential running
IL practically conceded by even the nois-
lest Of the other candidates. But as a
matter OF fact. Intelligent calculation Is
as yet a bit idle, and the Bland boom
may strike a rock and be a wreck ere
Tuesday. Horace Boies ex-governor Of
Iowa, arrived today. having been tele-
graphed for to head of the Bland char
lot. His supporters have not given up
the fight; far from 1t, and they say that
they simply sent for their champion so
as to cement anew his voting strength.
The California delegation rs due in the
morning. Should Stephen M. White re-
tire and the eighteen votes of the Golden
state be swung to Boies there is no tell
ing what may happen.
All the rumors pertaining to the possi-
bility Of Teller's nomination are the
merest Of idle twaddle. Senator White
may possibly be the temporary chair
man Of the convention. The casual mem
ton Of his name today for the place ap-
IN hot ho 10 ttofa antn IN,
both the gold as well as the silver men
|. of the party. w. r. Burke has been
here for several days past as California;
only simon pure white metallist Burke
wants to be a member of the national
committee. The California delegation
is understood to be for James v. Cole,
a man for the hour. John r. Mclean Of
Ohio or Congressman Amos Cummings
of New York will be the candidate for
vice-president.
The distracting din of the Fourth of
July celebration but added to the confu-
sion and chaos in the political storm
center today. Hotel corridors were
choked with pushing, perspiring crowds
and vocal with contentious wranglings;
the headquarters of the various candi-
dates swarmed with delegates and BOOM
ers; mysterious conferences between
silver leaders and gold leaders occurred
in secret chambers Of the hotels, and
though the campaign bands and shouters
have not yet arrived in force, the Demo-
cratic national convention is in possess
sion Of the city. '''''''
AS the convention tumbles on like
stream, frothing and swirling with its
trIN nj al
there is but one sure goal 1t is rushing
with force and impetuosity that moth
ing can check or turn aside to a free
silver declaration. That is certain. For
the rest all is most inextricable confu-
sion. The gold men trained their guns
on the enemy today, but they might as
well have been shotted with paper wads.
The discharges made considerable noise,
but their effect was as harmless and al
most as hopeless as firing pistols at an
armor-clad battleship. Secretary Whit
ney. who entered Chicago four days ago
with naughty step to crush the oppo-
sition to Cleveland, assumed the leader
ship Of the gold forces. Although the
laurels Of his old victories still clung to
him, he is no conquering hero now. He
his lieutenants to work. and all day his
aide-de-camps have been flying hither
and thither, seeking weak point in the
lines Of the silver forces. They perfected
plans to do missionary work among the
delegations
The hotel corridors were filled with
their agents laboring to convince the
silver men that pronouncement for sill
YER was fatal blunder that could only
consign the party to defeat. perhaps OBJ
Mr.. Whitney, who came here with the
declaration that the silver men must
listen to reason when they ascertained
the strong feeling Of the east on the sub
5ect, found himself confronted every-
where with the argument that he and
the gold men of the east were the here
tics. Arguments having failed, some of
the gold men tried threats. Ex-Goy.
Flower of New York and Col. John r.
Fellows openly announced that thew
should not support free silver candi-
date. and even intimated that the gold
men should bolt, But Senator Hill ex-
Gov. Russell of Massachusetts,. Chair
man Harrity, Ben Cable, Bynum ana
others frowned upon such threats at
this, stage of the proceedings. Some of
the most radical of the gold men, how
ever, are strongly inclined to give up
the game and walk out, but they are
being restrained
whitney and the leaders grew very
mysterious later in the day and whis-
pered wait" to their down-hearted
followers. What they can hope to ac-