The evening times., 1896-07-02
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I the rreliminarics will not be essential to
. fair presentation and hearing of their
Chains ut the proper time. whiie, moreover,
their exclusion would reduce the numberol
those that might be inciiced to figure us
..obstructionists' in the preliminary pro-
ceetlings. On this question. however, in
the interest OF =: rn:euy and rfited action
the conservatives will probably be allowed
10 have their DwH way. Tie rest of The
program will he carried out, IL reoessity de-
cessty demands. without let or iindrance.
Senator II. L. Money OF Mississippi, who.
SO far, has had as much, If not more, tesay
z In the Councils OF tie Democratic silver
Senators. governors and delegates in gen
eral since the silver flag was hoisted over
the Sherman House on Tuesday. sums up the
program in nutshell and seals it with
his signature as Senator from Mississippi"
This is what he says;
I'VE entered for the sweepstakes and we
have won. We have clean three-quart,.rs
ma jority of the convention. and we propose
to run it from first to last. We are in favor
OF harmony. but the r gat kind of harmony
--s.,ts YET
to the ma ajority."
BooMs ARE Ian NGUIsHING.
Meanwhile the booms are ianguishing.
The schemes and tactics OF tie silyerites
nave demanded and received first consid
Grafton, and so the propa ganda OF the rival
claimants for places on the ticket has feen
forced into the background. The com
mittee in charge of tie aspirations of ex
Gov. Boes, and which has been on the
ground for couple Of weeks, has so far
confined its efforts to a plentiful tistri-
button OF literature. lithographs and but
tons, and some missionary work among the
Illinois delegation. which, however, is not
likely to be productive of results, unless
convert cnn be made of Gov Altgeld.
The Bland boom is yet in its swaddiing
clothes, those of Senator Blackburn and
Gov. Matthews are scarcely more conspicu-
Gus. The Teller boom has not yet been
allowed to escape from the room where it
has been watched over by Senators Du-
bois and Lee Mantle, while Senator Till
man has reduced the list or aspirants by
the announcement, over his signature that
he is not candidate, active. passive. or
otherwise.
With the wholesale incoming OF delegates
and organized bodies scheduled for tomor-
row, the booms will begin to sho W signs OF
life and vigor. and the Claims of the rival
candidates will be voiced as energeticaily
as have the plans OF the silver people in
the past few days. The state of Washing
ton delegates. who came in last night
headed by Judge White OF Seattle, at once
declared themselves for Bland, but quail
fled this preference with the declaration
ihatthe nomination OF Senator Teller would
please people OF that State more than any
thing else.
MATTHEW'S FRIENDS HOPEFUL.
Senator Turpie, who, with Myron D.
King, OF Indianapolis, is looking after the
preliminaries of GOV. Matthews cause, is
hopeful. but not over enthusiastic. He
says lie has assurances from c r..nber OF
States that have favorite sons OF their
own that they are for the Indiana governor
as second choice, and while he is not will
ing at this stage to name specifically these
delegations, lie holds that so far Gov.
Matthews seems to have the best chanceo of
success of any candidate.
Len II. Wagner OF Troy. n. Y, for years
sergeant-at.arms of the Democratic State
Central Committee is busily engaged today
upon the decorations for the headquarters
OF the New York delegation. and clubs at
the Auditorium and Palmer House. They
will be thrown open TO tie public ON Satur-
day. The room secured. for headquarters
is the Identical Que the New Workers occu-
| pied twelve years ago when Mr.. Cleveland
was first nominated. Senator Hill, ex-
Gov. Flower. ex-Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan and
other representative New Workers. start for
Chicago this afternoon