The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-06

CHICAGO, July 5.-This is to be one
OF the most remarkable conventions in
the history of American politics.
With the convention but forty-eight
| hours away. and almost three-fourths
OF the delegates on the ground, it is
SO hedged about by conditions that lit
tie can be foreseen as to candidates.
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 Tel
ler's nomination has aroused among
many Of the incoming delegates a feel
ing of the most bitter and passionate
resentment, and the cry is heard every
where that the nominee
MUST BE A DEMOCRAT.
1t is considered almost treason to
suggest Heller. This strong revolt
against what is deemed an attempt at
senatorial dictation seems to have
checkmated the cabal As the free
silver Republican and the Populfst
leaders realize that the game is slip
ping away from them, they are in
chned to grow ugly in their despera-
ton. The former have begun to pre-
diet defeat if a Democrat is nominated
on the ground that no matter how dis
posed they might be to support a DEM
ocrat on a free silver platform their
friends in the western states would
not follow them bag and baggage into
the Democratic party. The Populists
could, with difficulty, be restrained to-
day from issuing an address saying
they could not support Democrat
Both were met with the argument that
if their professions of devotion to the
oliver cause
WERE NOT HOLLOW PRETENCES.
they must join hands with the Demo-
Gratis in the attempt to elect a candi-
date on the issue. So far as the sill
yer Republican boilers were concern
ed, it was argued that if they walked
out of the st. Louis convention be-
cause Of their convictions, they must
1 choose, if the Populists carried out
their threats, between the nominee of
! party that controlled well-night half
the votes in the country and the nomi-
! nee of a Populistic convention at ST.
Louis. The Teller interview from Den
yer, printed here this morning, saying
/ he would support the nominee of this
ture. 1t
EXPOSED THEIR BLUFF.
Although the possibility Of Teller's
selection now seems to have vanished,
the Democratic silver leaders who still
believe he is the most available candi-r
date, though they may for the present
have been driven out into the open
and forced to publicly espouse the
cause of some other candidate, are
powerful men and skilled and trained
political generals, and the plot to nomi-
nate Teller must, until the nomination
is actually made, be reckoned with
as a deadfaH ITO v-Hjch the conven-
ton may be preeipitated by g
manipulation, II opportunity offers.
The revolt against the cabal has I'M
questionably had the effect of hasten
ing declarations by arriving delegates
in favor of the two leading candidates,
Bland and Boies, and both claim large
acquisitions today. The boomers of
both also began to arrive in force to-
day, and their headquarters were be
sieged by marching clubs, headed by
brass bands and the countless thous-
ands of shouters who
+ TUMBLED ALONG IN THEIR
WAKE
1t is a question whether Bland or
Boies has been the largest gamer by
today's developments. The Iowa can
didate's managers have received many
assurances of support from the south
and west and, although Bland is still
hailed and heralded as the logical can
didate, and is undoubtedly gaining
ground, he has some weak points in
the present arrangement Of his lines.
The legitimate character of the declar-
| alton of the Illinois delegation for the
/ Missouri candidate yesterday which
was to carry with it the influence OF
Governor Altgeld is questioned. The
declaration, based on an alleged poll of
the delegation. was engineered by Sec
rotary of State HinrichSen, after ne
J had secured a statement from Altgeld
/ that the latter would abide by the
! will of the majority. The Altgeld men
now challenge the accuracy of the poll,
and throw out limitations that sharp
practice was resorted to. 1t is be-
lieved, however, by Altgeld's close
friends, that as between the two caldi-
dates he would prefer Bland rather
than Boies, on account of the formers
defense of his action during the Chi
cago riots and the latter's endorsement
! of the administration. One of
ALTGELD,S PET PURPOSE
| is to secure the adoption Of a. plank in
the platform condemning federal troop
interference in the local affairs of the
states. The doubt cast on Altgeld's at
4 titude furnishes a cause for anxiety in
the Bland camp. The withdrawal of
| the Illinois delegation after the -four
ish of trumpets. with which its arrival