Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-07-09
JUST l0 VOTES SHY
SILVER MEN NOW HAVE NEARLY
A Two-THIRDs MAJORITY.
STRENGTH OF FACTIONS
Nebraska's Gold Delegation Likely tc
BE Denied Recognition Two-Thirds
Rule Apparently Doomed f 1t
Stands in the Way of the MaJority's
Plans

Chicago, July 3 - IL being UNDERSTOOD
that the territories are to be allowed
six votes and the District Of Columbia
six votes also, the total number OF
votes in the convention next week Is
.9ls. Then AGO would be majority
and 6l2 two thirds majority. The
silver men now claim these states: Al
ALBANIA q, Arkansas 16, California IS,
Colorado 8, Florida 5, Georgia rs, Ida-
no s, Illinois is, Indiana 80, Iowa 26,
Kansas 20, Kentucky 26. Louisiana 10,
Maine 5, Minnesota Z, Mississippi Is,
Missouri "a, Montana 6 Nebraska IT,,
Nevada 6, North Carolina %, North
Dakota q, Ohio SO Oregon s, South Car
DINA Is, Tennessee ii, Texas 80, Utah
6. Virginia "a, Washington s, West
Virginia ~, Wyoming 6, Alaska s, Ar
iona c, District of Columbia &, Indian
territory 6,--total 5?C votes.
The-gold standard people are left or
this basis only these states, with the
accompanying vote Connecticut IL,
Delaware 6, Florida 3, Maine l. Mary
land 16, Massachusetts, 80, Michigan rs,
Minnesota II, New Hampshire s, New
Jersey 20, New York IL, Ohio 5, Penn
sylyania Ga Rhode Island S, South Da-
kota 5, Vermont 8, Wisconsin "a, to
tai, S33.
In connection with these figures it
will be noticed that the silver men lack
but IL votes of having the necessary
two-third TO nominate, but they claim
that OF the votes counted for gold in
Ohio will come to them after the tem-
lorary organization, while the Miehi-
gan votes are also expected. 1t will
further be noticed that Nebraska is fig
ured in the silver column aid this is
because, while there is contest, the
silver men say that they will see that
the gold standard men are not seated.
1t is security in this pleponderanee Of
votes that makes the silver leaders con-
fident OF ultimate victory. A decision
upon the abrogation OF the two-th;rds
vote on nominations may be delayed
until after the temporary and perma-
nent organization and until just as the
convention is ready to nominate 1hCn,
unless the gold standard men reoog-
n,ze the superiority Of numbers ana
succumb to the inevitable, the silver
menmen will force the issue and re-
send the long standing rule.
+. =. Mullin and John WEIGH dele
gates from Oregon have opened head
quarters at the Palmer and arc boom
ing Sylvester pennoyer as a compro-
mise candidate. They say that il.
case the democrats should nominate
Penpcyer there will not be the least
question of his being endorsed by the
poprlists and silver men. Pennoyer
has always been elected as democrat
but he repudiated the party as repre-
scented by President Cleveland and in
clined to east his lot with the populists
Governor Stone, of Missouri, vas
asked yesterday if he had noted The e.
port that the eastern gold STANDARD
delegates we're tending toward Governs
or Boies. He answered that ne had
seen such a report aud heard such talk
but knew nothing of its truth Contin
uing, the governor said that Bland AID
his friends had not expected and do Lot
expect any support from that scnrce
The movement to make Senator Ilill
temporary chairman received decid-
ed impetus during the day, and there Is
good reason for believing that the ex-
ecutivc committee of the national com
mittee would be pleased to suggest his
name If it felt his name would be ae
eepted by the silver mon. Members Of
the committee profess to believe that
Hill be acceptable to the silver people
because he is not regarded as an admin
istration man.
The announcement that the eastern
gold standard leaders, William G..
Whitney, Senator Hill and others,
would arrive today has put some heart
into the gold standard men who are
here, and argument in the hotel cor
ridors yesterday waxsd little warmer
The rumor OF the withdrawal Of he
gold standard forces from the conven-
ton II they are defeated Is still current
but ii cannot be definitely placed in so
far-as arranged plans of the gold stand
ard people.
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