The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-07
ANY MANS RACE AT THE START
BLAND AND TELLER SEEM To
HAVE THE LEAD.


cratic Nominee.
Chicago. July 6.-There IS as much un-
certainty tonight as TO the ticket 10 be
named by the democratic convention.
which meets tomorrow as at any time
since the first gun of the campaign was
fired. Everything is at sea. except the
silver tidal wave that is sweeping every
thing else before IT, II seems now as II
IL must take the whole week TO select
the presidential candidate. The only alb
sOlutely pronounced victory of the day
was for Bland. who now has the Illinois
delegation to his credit, which his friends
claim, gives him 300 votes on the first
ballot. The others, however dispute this
claim Of strength, and put the Missouri
mans following at not above 275. A
mere matter of figures such as this, does
not cut much ice I'm the situation. Bland
is unquesuouably the strongest man in the
field 50 far. and viii get more votes at
the outset than any Of his rivals. The
problem is on his gaining qualities after
the start is made. That is qufe certain
that this viii be a general breakup ar
ter the first ballot. Nobody expects
nomination without long strug
gle, and then the friends Of all
confess that II may be a dark horse. Up
TO to-day the newspapers have left the
impression that BoieS was power IN
strength perse. This may have been due
to the fact that the BOlcs boomers Were
the first TO get on the ground. 1T is not
so now. Bland Is the rallying cry of the
delirous silVerites. They herald him as
the man who is silver platform Of l6 to
/ timber within himself, while the Boies
men say he Is a Moses"
Both Bland and Boies have headquarters
In all the leading hotels, and there has
been a sweltering mass of Bland and
Boies boomers with brass bands,
tin horns and campaign cries
while the friends of the Nilsson
rian and Iewan did much a rushing the
game I'm this fashion, Gov. Matthews has
been quietly but steadily pushed for
ward by his managers. They are urging
him as the available candidate against
Bland as the logical" standard bearer
OF all the field, they say he Is the only
one who can carry a pivotal state-a
stats without which no successful demo
cratic slate can be made up, no matter
how the fighters are drawn.
Underneath all the perspring demon
stration Of these-the big three-there Is
a feeling that after all the nominee will
be Teller, that is II some dark horse not
now in sight is not resOrted TO.
This Teller sentiment IS more one of
uneasiness on the part Of the delegates
Lndn any lnlnk else. Inc leaders from
several of the southern and western states
are at heart in favor of him, but the
great mass of the delegates the rank
and file, do not want him. Yet the Colo
RADIO orphan strides before them ike the
shade OF an unhappy Caesar. They shout
themselves hOarse for their favorite and
make claims with the most sanguine as
surance until Senator Teller's name Is
whispered in their ears Then they grow
uneasy and look hacked" They know
that IL the Will of the bosses prevail.
Senator Teller Will be chosen as the
standard-bearer of the democracy-the
thirty-day convert will be picked up ana
put in the chariot, while those who have
proven their faith by their works for
quarter of a century or more will still
have to labor at the wheel.
Georgia gives a fair example of the sit
uation. Ex-senator Pat Walsh and Capt.
e. +. Howell deal the cards for the dele
cation. just as they held the deck at the
Griffin silver convention and again. at the
the Griffin convention, and again at the
Macon state convention, they also hold
1t here. The other delegates certainly
have views Of their own, and the time
Will come when they will assert them
and kick out of the traces but so far.
though some have uttered silent pro-
tests, they have stood by while Messrs.
Howell and Walsh have been shufTiing the
cards with the Teller people to suit them
selves.
Senator A. O. Bacon is also here to as
sist in this work He is said to be one
Of the Senatorial Cabal' organized to
place Senator Teller in the presidential
chair As the unit rule prevails in the
delegation, it would only be necessary for
Messrs Howell and Walsh 10 bring a ma
jority to their way Of thinking to cast
the vote Of Georgia for the Colorado de-
serter. Whether this will be accomplished
it is impossible to tell tonight. The mem
bers of the delegation are eVasive and
non-committal. 1t is probable that in the
the end. if there should be a prolonged
.rFe.r.a
Senator Teller. There is every reason to
credit this prediction. not only would the
leaders bring their influence In that di-
rection If it became apparent that the
Colorado man was likely to be the win
ner, but events at the caucus tonight
showed a strong leaning that way any
how. Fear Of the consequences at home
is the main thing that might deter the
Georgians from this step.
South Carolina will vote for Senator
Teller If the opportunity offers although
Senator Ttllman's name will be presented
for a complimentary vote by that state
Senator Teller is not to be nominated un-
less II is determined TO try to stampede
the convention TO him. There were some
to-day who thought that Senator Hin
was preparing to get aboard the silver
band wagon. During the early part Of
the day talk of this kind was voluminous
1t grew largely out Of the vigorous fight
the New Workers. made for the temporary
craftsmanship His purpose in this, 1t was
nifty to make a speech early in the game
In this speech he would run up his pole
convenient for the presidential lightning
TO strike. Again it was said that the real
secret of Senator HIPS fight Is in the in
terest of John r. Mclean. Whichever is
true Senator Hill will not preside over the
convention Tomorrow by recommended
tion Of the national committee without a
bitter fight in the convention. The silver
men, who had twenty-three men on the
committee, to twenty-seVen for gold.
which made Senator HIPS victory there
over Senator Daniel of Virginia an easy
matter have determined to turn him down
They declare that none but straight out
silver men shall hold office in the conven-
tion. In the language of Senator Tillman
when the action Of the committee was
reported to him they will "hght It out
to hell" The Georgia delegation agreed
TO join In with those who feel ike Sena-
tor Tillman does about it. and will vote
for Senator Daniel against him This
contest for the temporary chalrmanship
before the national committee and the
settlement Of the contests from Michigan
Nebraska, Texas and South Dakota have
been the most fruitful source of interest
during the day. As a further act of re-
sentiment toward the committee for nam
ing Senator Hill for the Craftsmanship the
fight on the seating Of the gold delegates
frOrn Nahra aka will also 10 carried he