Evening star., 1896-07-10
BLAND and BRYAN ARE THE LEADERS
Many of the Gold Delegates Refused to Cast
Their Votes.


CHICAGO, July 1o.-The populace began
gathering early in the great Coliseum in
anticipation of a renewal of the exciting
Incidents Of yesterday in the democratic
national convention, but the legions who
were to do the fighting came slowly. 1t
was after midnight when the fighting ceas-
ed, and many Of the leaders mad been in
counsel all night. There were clans to be
marshaled, broken lines to be reformed,
strategy to be devised. booms to be fostered
ard booms to be checked. The leaders
hardly got a wink Of sleep, while the rank
and file Of the delegates slept like weary,
battle battered soldiers on their arms.
They came back to the field today hardly
refreshed, but full Of fight and resolution.
The gold men took their places, such OF
them as came sulenly and bitterly.
The extent Of the revolt in the east
against the platform adopted yesterday
ard the refusal of the eastern gold delega-
ton ana that of Wisconsin, headed by that
SCARED political veteran. Gen. Bragg, who
loved Cleveland for the enemies he had
made" came home with a realizing sense
to the silver leaders this morning, and
they planned with skill to prevent their
followers from being carried away by their
emotions The action Of the gold men
bar ner of the new creed should be able to
rally to his back all the silver elements.
The generals of the Bland boom were de-
termined to push the fighting Delay they
appreciated might be fatal. Rumors to the
effect that the Bryan boom Of yesterday
had been engineered by the anti-Bland
managers in the interest of the ultimate
nomination of Teller few thick and fast,
hut the friends Of The Boy Orator of the
Platte" said if such was the case the move
ment had gotten beyond the control of
those who had manipulated 1t In the first
interest, and would sweep the Nebraskan
to the goal
There were but few demonstrations be-
fore the convention was raped to order.
A big oil portrait of Boies. backed by a
silk American flag. was paraded through
the pit, hut IL created hardly ripple.
The leaders came in quietly. Mr.. Whit
ney walked in with a group of the New
York delegation, but 1t was announced that
Senator Hill, like Achilles sulked in his
tent. New England delegations generally
were thin. The battle had gone against
them and they appeared only to hesitate
as to whether they should remain silent
and mute when they were asked to partfc-
ipate in the nomination of n candidate on a
platform to which they could not be recon-
ciled, or to physically withdraw from the
convention.
At 1857 am. Chairman White, who had
recovered the use Of his voice, stepped to
the front of the stage. Running his eye for
couple of seconds over the acres of peo-
pie. he glanced down to the battered dele
cations in the pit, and, with heavy whack
of the gavel, called the convention to order.
With shuf1ing feet, the vast audience
arose, and listened to Rev; DR.. Green, the
chaplain, petition the White Throne for
righteousness and peace.
PattisOn's Name Presented.
Chairman White then announced that he
convention was still on the call Of states
for nominations. Thereupon. Mr.. Harrity
OF Pennsylvania, chairman of the national
committee. mounted his chair and placed
in nomination Ex-Governor Robert E. Pat
tison. This evidence that PENNSYLVANIA
would stand by the platform and partici-
pate in the nomination drew cry of de-
light from the silver men, and Pattison's
rame got swinging round of applause
from the galleries.
Mr.. Mattingly of the District Of Columbia
seconded the nomination Of That peerless
champion d free silver; that firm friend of
the farmer and laborer, John r. Mclean of
Ohio" Delegate Miller of Oregon added to
the list Of nominations the name of Syl-
vester Pennoyer of Oregon. The names of
Bland, Bryan. Boies, Blackburn Matthews,