The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-08
S|LVERTE VOTE SHORT.
Their Strength Not a Two
Thirds Majority,
SOUND MONEY TO HAVE A SAY
GoItbug Ballots Needed to Secure
Nominations.
PATTISON A POSSIBILITY.
anti -SiIVeTiteS Lean to the PenlSyl-
Vanial.

The siIverite strength Stin Divided
Among Half a Dozen or More Cam
didates, with the Field Against
BIand-The Bland Men Somewhat
Embittered Against BOies-TiII-
man sdu EgotisticaIIy Hoping to
secure a Place on the TIcket-NO
Definite indications of a Sound
Money Bolt Yet.
Chicago, July THE sound money lead
ers made a brilliant fight for the seating
Of Hill as temporary chairman of the
convention to-day, but it was forlorn
hope from the outset and the result was
only what was expected. The eloquent
pleadlngs Of the leaders, both gold and
silver who espoused the report of the
committee and the preservation Of party
precedent by its adoption was but a buo-
bic on the silver sea. Not mind was
changed. The silverites had determined
q that the committee should be repudiated,
and the New York man turned down,
and with an enthusiasm that may be
likened only to fanaticism they steeled
their minds and hearts against argument
or entreaty.
Senator Hill and his friends knew what
the result would be, but they forced 1t,
and invoked the humiliation for the sake
Of the principle involved. What the final
effect of to-days work will be is now
problem of absorbing interest. Senator
Hill continues to wear his stolid smile of
placidity and Senator Whitney is await
ing the future without any outward
demonstration.
Tne refusal Of the silver majority to
listen to the accommodation of the
committee by turning down Senator Hill
Is taken by many as an indication that
they do not care whether there is a bolt
or detection of the gold men or not.
On the other hand, the silver men claim
that the gold men forced the issue so
mat il would furnish the ground for their
withdrawal. So far, there is, however,
lltle anticipation of a bolt by the gold
men, despite the declaration of Gov. Wal
YER OF Connecticut that the Hill men would
IshJ the nominee of the convention on
me floor and off it if the New York man
was turned down.
The silver men affect to believe that
the talk of a bolt on account of the re-
yecuon OF Senator Hill was nothing but
pun and that Senator Hill himself
MAl De found supporting the nominee. To-
morrow may determine this phase of the
stIduon, although it may still be unset
work 49,
As the question of candidates now looms
up tne gold men hold the key, unless the
two-tnirds rule should be abrogated This
DeIhg so, they will stick to the fight
o"lousnout the convention and try to have
j man nominated who is not a IS to l
S4lIemlst Without drawing on the gold
aCuoh, no one can be nominated under
lne tWo-thirds rule. The test vote for
AaiIman showed 556 for silver, and even
eIe report of the national committee
II seating the gold delegates from Michi-
go ana Nebraska should be rejected to-
morrow the siverites would still
-ach a two-thirds' majority 1t is not
Ia stn sta Dy any means, however, that both
~ states viii be thrown into the silver
o.UIlil' winch leaves that side lacking a
lug number, at least forty, of having
ousn 10 put through any silver candi-
0@Ce aye uney might settle upon
ne gold men have been moving iowa rd
-HqF Pattison of Pennsylvania TODAY.
~, fdltson would accept the nomina-
9u on a silver platform and as il will
80 spll votes 10 name the candidate the
-ioUh Is that the silver majority will be
.le4 TO make some concessions as to
auaidates, though they refused to Weld
~ punt OF courtesy to Senator Hill TODAY
9tf. Pattlson does not get the supDort
1He sold men II will go to Gov. Mat.
"s OF Indiana, Vice President Steven.
IN N or some one not talked of now.
,Ie Ie SilVer men are still split to pieces
Aessrs. Bland, Boies, Matthews
..i-ean Tillman and other favorite sons
'Il me held. combined against Bland be.
oSe ne is the strongest. Mr.. Bland bas
Eained any strength TODAY His
-lAls claim over 300 votes for him. wbiis
seems to be conceded that he baS
1eAer the limit of his strength
f-sr..,B Boies suffered some thi.
3H-1ct of the Iowa delegation On ~, tb'
9of Of the convention, though AIsbanas
,o-mght and decided to give him bel
''les SIX OF the Alabama deleoation
men, We're for Gov. Russell of Mes
5osetts, but the unit rule nr-a,,a tti,s M,
'Ae state will vote for Boies az ~,
solJ3 Carolina has not agreed unon
-Al9r Illlman or Senator To1ar,'S 60, -
Iulman came to Chic e,n pen
i.u-he belief that he stood 80 "t.n etL
0-4s named on the ticket anT S,,;l1 yi'stilI III
'glloWers IN line to The IL.
., "as not been tf,a,, -, -,
-s-ielauon, however by t5e ~. iluci
invention, even the sil,er77, 3 y uiis ~ .
,5"y lu was reported that y 49, &, an
~ IT, WAS Was expected that he lvouid con, t,l
rv cbairI,.. b-l. ,,t,he "a Inc hght over the tennor
F. ~Ialrmanshlp. but he ala ~ 105It nii por
r5 severa! calls for him b[ ~ Ls. l neI
.gi'Ce Wnen the conVenti, N ~ OWu
ol-. over the antics of AIr Nr.5 t5 cOIi
triu-du.l many thought If Ia s sueu o
''' senator I1llman's sunno,t-,.. ,-' q, ~, -