New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
FREE SILVER OR NOTHING.
Confirmed from First Page.

alternate there has Deen allotted one NiSltor
oord bu, each and every one has fifty friends in
s,sting upon being provided for. In proper order
iris matter should be attended to by National
Committeeman Able, but the latter, who was
,,rnei down at the Peoria Convention. was
again ignored. and a. b. Trude was appointed
a committee of one to wait upon Chairman
shcerin and demand that the square thing be
done by the Illinois boys" II the request is
refused Il will be suggested that the delegation
should exert itself to defeat the ambitions Of
sheerin who is candidate for reelection.
The two-thirds rule taken up. and by a
unanimous vote, ii was decided 10 work and
vote for its abrogation. Governor Altgeld made
a strong speech against the rule insisting that,
independent of present conditions. the time had
arrived in the history OF the Democratic party
when it should he abolished. for the reason that
II was undemOcratic II a basic principle
Of the Democratic party that the majority should
govern and two-thrds rule simply meant
tvrannv 1t was decided that the delegation. in
common with others should exert its influence
10 secure a clause declaring the twot thirds rule
hitherto in vogue null and void The delegation
will again meet in caucus on Sunday morning,
when il will name its members of various COM
nlttees and possibly declare its choice for the
Presidential nomination.
SILVER MEN DEFIANT.
Secretary OF State Hinrchsen, who is one Of
the Illinois delega es at large, and chairman Of
the State Central Committee. said. when asked
II the Illinois delegation was favorable 10 Boies:
well We want a ma. who is friend of labor"
When Teller was suggested. the chief lieutenant
Of Governor Altgeld remarked: Not IN thou
sand years We want Democrat who will get
the support Of the Populists and Westerners gen
orally
Mr. Hinrchsen spoke defantly Of the gold
Democrats. with special reference to William c.
Whitney and his mission TO Chicago The Sill
Yer men have a two; thirds majority In this Con-
yention." he exclaimed. and they propose to
take possession and run IT, We are not going
10 be satisfied with debating the platform. We
want man who fits the platform. year ago
I wrote Mr.. Whitney regarding a conference
OF he gold and silver wings of the party. His
answer short and curt, being 10 the effect
that conference with 50 small facuon OF tne
party as we represented not desired. Well.
the situation has altered somewhat since then,
and now we are in Il position TO say TO hr W mt
ney as he said TO us in 1880 My dear SIR. you
rel resent so small faction OF the party that
really a conference is scarcely necessary He
viii find II exceedingly difficult to handle the sill
yer men this time. The Illinois delegates are
an independent lot of men, and no ten men can
swing them for anybody"
Although a policy Of silence is observed by the
rar:.es to the Altgeld-Stone conference, the Mis-
souri, men at headquarters and other friends OF
the silver champion who lives at Lebanon took the
natter.ng JUNCTION to their political souls that MT
Band will be supported by the forty-e!Sht votes
Of Illinois at the proper time in exchange for
something and their talk at the Auditorium An
mex was -yci 10 the Jubilant pitCh. Ihere was
no trustworthy information as TO what that
Something was but one report was that AIT
geld was 10 ne supported for permanen chairman
by the full Bland strength. In support OF TINS re-
port Senator COckrell and Colonel Cnarles IL.
Jones after meeting. declared their preference
for Altged. although Senator Harris is the chOlce
of the B.metallic Committee.
BLAND APPARENTLY IN THE LEAD.
The Bland headquarters were thronged with
core callers all day than We're the smaller Boles
quarters and several silver Republicans came to
express their Bland preferences. All the members
o. the Bland Executive Committee except L. ";
Stephens. treasurer. arrived to-day, ana ga an
the work they could think OF for their Candidate
Judge D. W Sha kleford, of BOOnvillc. represented
Mr. Stephens at the meeting or the National
Democratic B.metaihc Committee Ne says II the
Lebanon man is not nominated IT Will be because
the politicians and not the people are against
him. and know they cannot use him ne gets 10
the White House
The subcommittee Of the Democratic National
Committee having charge Of the distribution or
Convention Hall space and seats among the
newspaper applicants finished their arduous
work to-day. far as to prepare report OF thelr
recommendations to be acted upon tomorrow
by The Executive Committee. The members
think that lot of applicants can get along Wen
enough without table seats. by being PROVIDED
with seats elsewhere than IN the press quar-
ters and by depending on the press assocla-
tons.
missed to-day at his headquarters by hundreds
nf callers who wanted to know about tickets ana
appointments as assistants or varlous d R,m1S
He spent the day in St Louis attending cMeny
to the selection Of numerous trusty Ten OF ms
acquaintance TO keep the ticketless crowd out
Of the Coliseum.
THE QUESTION OF DOORKEEPERS
The politicians are specializing as to how much
longer the Colonel and his hackers on the Ma
tjonal Committee will mold out against relaxing
his ronclad rule not to appoint politically backed
men as doorkeepers He will return from his
home tomorrow morning in time 10 attend the
committee meeting. and some interesting oe-
yelouments are expected in that line.
Chairman Harrty VIII arrive from Phladei-
phia Just about in time for the meeting, and he IS
expected to gladden. the hearts OF the gold men by
bringing official news as TO the plan OF campaign
in the Convention With him will come Charles T.
Ing5rsoH and Charles P. Donnelly' Philadelphla
leaders Of the party These three Will be the ad-
vance guard Of the Keystone State delegation,
and about the first gold delegates to appear.
Senator Pettigrcw left the quarters Of the bolt
ing silver Republicans at the Great Northern
Hotel to-day ard departed Tor MS Sou'h DAKOTA
home. He declined to say al present WHOM ne
favored for President among the silver candl-
dates, ard declared ne was not gong 10 resign
his seat yet awhile because OF ms opposltion u
Mckinley and the gold platform was elected
10 the Senate by the free-coinage element oi my
State" exclaimed Mr. Pettigrew. and stIll repre-
sent H. I went 10 ST Louis without any pledge
from the State Convention, and betrayed no
trust or Instructions"
All the members Of the Boies campaign com
nittee, led by Captain l.. p. Evans. OF o'tuWWa,
W. on ne ground tonight ready to open the pig
headquarters AZ the Palmer House tomorrow ana
boom their farmer candidate with all means a'
their conn and.
The headq Iarters Of the Indiana delegation;
solid FOR their Governor, Claude Matthew's Will
De also opened tomorrow at the Palmer fiouSe'
80 far little has been seen or heard OF MS sup
porters.
MR.. MLEAN TO BE EARLY ON THE SCENE
Washington. June 30.-John r. Mclean. heah OF
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