Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-01
READY FOR CHICAGO
Democratic Delegates Will Leave
Saturday for the West.
MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SILVER
No Action Taken Toward Sup
porting Any Candidate.


THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
The District delegates to the democratic
| convention at Chicago are packing their
| grips and lining their inside pockets with
| the necessary currency preparatory to
leaving for the windy city lext Saturday.
The delegates and alternates will travel
| in special car, attached to the train
leaving here over the Pennsylvania rail-
| road at $40 in the evening, and 1T Is ex-
pected that a number of local rooters will
go by the same train. The headquarters
| Of the delegation will be at the Palmer
| House. but the delegates and alternates
| will be scattered regarding their dorniciIe,
several Of them having invitations to stop
with friends in Chicago Chairman e. l..
Jordan and Mr.. John Boyle were met by a
| Star reporter this morning
| MI Jordan was asked how he stood on
| the money question, and did not hesitate
| to proclaim himself for silver. Mr.. Boyle
| was none the less emphatic. When asked
| VINO would secure their support for the
nomination. both gentlemen said that they
ldu not given that question much thought.
| ihey We're for the platform first, and
| would then work to get a man put on 1t
who would win the November contest
| They both declared also that they were
not aware of any action having been taken
by the delegation regarding the candidacy
| OF Mr.. John K. Mclean.
| To BE Settled In ChicaxO
| The question Of selecting a member of
| the democratic national committee from
| the District. said Mr.. Boyle, will be set
| TIED after we get to Chicago. and 1t Is al
| most certainty that this will not be done
| until after the presidential nomination Is
! made
| 1t is understood that Mr.. George Killeen,
| replying to query from western news
| paper asking his stand upon the money
| question. replied that he was for the free
coinage OF silver at a ratio of 10 to l.
| The National Committee Problem
| The announcement that the delegates
would demand declaration from the
| candidates for the national committee
| membership of their financial views which
was published in The Star Monday, Is
now regarded as opening a new field Of
spec ulation concerning the question. 1t
can oe stated with almost positive as
| Surance that neither Mr.. Gardner nor Mr.
| Norris. who are regarded as being on even
| terms in the race for the place. will submit
10 beng catechised on the subject, al
| tnough 1t Is pretty well known that Mr.
Norris Is opposed to silver, while Mr. Gard
ner faVoIS its recognition 10 the extent at
| least OF the free coinage of the American
| product at 16 to l. In this case il ia satd
! that the District delegates will look around
Tor another name TO present as that of the
NATIONAL committeeman, and hat Of Mr..
WHiam DICKSON IS most generally men
TONED as probability.
| The delegates are all friendly IN Mr.
! b-ckson, and should he desire the place. he
could doubtless get it. But Mr. Dickson js
uhuci stood 10 nave no aspirations in that
direction. He announced before the sprior
| convention of the party at the Academy Of
| Music that he would not again actively
| el gage IN politics, and it was only his posi-
| i've declarations. frequently reiterated
| tfat prevented that convention from send
| Ing him to Chicago by a practically unan-
| lnouS vote. Indeed, so fearful was Mr.
| Dickson that his name would be sprung on
| the convention despite his personal appea Is
| That ne wrote a letter. which was in the
| hands of Chairman Kalbfus to be read in
case ne was nominated. The same reasons
that prevented his going to Chicago are
| believed to be equally as strong against
| ms becoming a national committeeman
| with the financial views of Messrs Norris
and Gardner unsatisfactory to the delega-
ton, therefore, and Mr. Dickson onnoSed
to accepting the place If proffered to him,
| the delegates may look among themselves
| for man, and then it is believed there
VIII be battle royal between Mr.. Jordan
| and Mr.. Holmead.
Mr.. McLean's Candidacy
The lack of knowledge on the lart of
a
vorable attitude Of the delegation toward
Mr. John r. Mclean is not, it is said,
| shared by the other members of it. Mr..
| Morgan will support him without question,
! and SO, ii is asserted. will the other three
| Mr. McLean's candidacy for the first place
| ON the ticket is now accepted by politicians
| OF all shades Of democratic opinion as an
| absolute fact, and the discussion of Mr. Nc
| Lean in this connection is said to he not
| NaSh,ngtOn M
| Mr.. Mclean and His Candidocx
Some of Mr.. McLean's supporters expect
| him to gain the vice presidential nom!na-
ton In the event that he is defeated for the
| presidency.
| first place. said one Mclean boomer but
am Sc tisfied that Bland will be nominat-
ed. This will give Mclean second place on
| the ticket, because the Bland forces are
very friendly to Mclean. The latter has
| done as much any man in the country
for silver He has been working for it
| since he was twenty-three years old and
has spent thousands of dollars for it. He
has spoken in many states in the interest Of
the white metal There is no use trying
| to tell all he has done"
! 1t May Mean Much
| The suggestion that there will prob
| ably be a combination of the Nc
| Lean and Bland forces at Chicago is very
interesting at this stage of the game. 1t
| may mean much to the political fortunes
! of both. 1t will at least be important to
| Bland. If there is no change in the sug-
| gcsted program, Bland WILL after ballot
| or two. get the forty-six votes of Ohio.
| They will be thrown to him by the Ohio
| supporters of Mclean to get the Bland
| support for the Ohio man for the vice
| presidency.
Arguments of the Mclean Men,
The Mclean men will argue to the con-
| ver tion that the nomination Of their man
! will give the democrats chance to carry
| Ohio; that it will insure a good check for
| the campaign fund, and that 1t will
strengthen the ticket in many ways 1t
| will be argued. it IS said, that the nomina-
| ticn of Mclean and Bland or of Bland
| and Mclean would be the right thing
| for the alleged doubtful states of Ken
| lucky, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and
| Missouri. These are the states, 1t Is urged,
whers the democrats must win. Both
| Pland and Mclean are personally known in
| those states, and stand well in that section.
! These arguments and the many others to