Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-09

VICE PRESIDENT STEVENSON.
Bland. It was semi.officially an.
nounced that 80 Of the delegates would
support j. R. Mclean for second place
on the ticket. Some Of the admins.
tration democrats are advocating the
nomination OF Adlai E. Stevenson for
president
The feature Of the day has been the
seeming utter collapse Of the Teller
boom. The talk Of the existence Of
the senatorial cabal plotting to secure
Teller's nomination has aroused among
many Of the incoming delegates a
feeling of the most bitter and passion.
ate resentment, and the cry is heard
everywhere that the nominee must be
q democrat.
THE PROBABLE PLATFORM.
CHICAGO, July 8-The platform will
be short. 1t will contain less than 500
or 600 words. 1t will consist Of only
four or five planks, perhaps but three
The longest, and the one to which the
most Importance will be attached in
the campaign, will be the financial
plank. 1t will advocate the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver at the ratio
OF sixteen to one. The tariff is not ig-
nored. Instead, however, of reciting
the evils Of protection and going into
details regarding the public benefit de-
rived from unrestricted commerce with
the world, the tariff plank will simply
reaffirm III few words the party's
fealty to the doctrine of tariff for reve.
nue. only. A third plank will commit
the democratic party to the principle
OF raising public revenue by taxing in
comes 1t will advocate the adoption
OF constitutional amendment au-
thorizing congress to raise money in
that way. The platform will declare
in favor Of an economical administra.
ton Of the federal government and
perhaps also against the immigration
Of paupers and illiterates Many Of
the leaders are strongly in favor of
single declaration for free silver and
the practical ignoring Of all other
questions
THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
CHICAGO, July GA secret meeting
Of leading silver men was held at the
Sherman house yesterday. The con-
ference was devoted exclusively to a
canvass of the situation with reference
to the selection OF temporary presid-
ing officer, and the majority OF those
present announced themselves as
favorable to the selection of Senator
White. The committee first agreed
that the candidate should be chosen
from the western states, largely be.
cause Of the general belief that Sena-
tor Harris, hailing from the south,
should be given the permanent chair
manship. Three names were consid-
cred. They were those Of Senator
White, and Messrs. Bryan, Of Nebras-
ka and G. S. Thomas, of Denver, who
were urged by their respective friends
Obiection was made to the fact that
Mr. Thomas halls from a silver produc.
inc state
ruv oo,n MEN coxvvp
cu,c.ao Julv e-The cold de,e.
rates gathered rather slowly Sunday
evening for their second meeting
Nsitber senator Hill nor Gov Flower
attended the Meeting. the former civ.
;no os a reason that he was too bnsv
with other affairs BEFORE the session
Mr. whitney said: "Tbe meeting ia
s;mnlv To formulate nlans We are not
co;rg n arrange anv individual
course" II was announced. however
that the meeting was to Get the sense
~ the delegates on the question Of
bo,t;no the convention several dele.
cates having urcad the course early in
the dav There was less talk vester.
dou ~ n holt bv The cold man and Il
was onenlv discouraged nv Senator
pill Mr. whitney and others Still II
is plain that great many of the gold
men will refuse to support silver can.
didate, and some quietly canvassed the
advisability of placing q gold ticket