The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-06
DLAND's WESTERN DELEGATES.
They Meet In Caucus ana Make Plans
e Catch the south.


Chicago. July a--rhe Bland forces exe-
cuted . coup today by tie oonyening OF
. caucus a. $50 o'clock at the Sherman
hcrsse. attended by representatives of
those trans- Mississippi states favorable
70 bland The notice Of Tho caucus had
not been widely circulated. 90 that ira
large Attendance Of prominent Western
leaders was . source Of unexpected graft
ncation 70 he Bland managers. Sixteen
ssafss were represented. having an axgre-
gate or e votes In the convention. and
from the assurances given Il was believed
that most. II not all Of those Western
votes could be relied on for Bland The
states represented with their respective
votes were - follows: Arkansas Is. Colo
RADIO 3 Idaho 8. Illinois g. Kansas %
Missouri ~ Montana 6. Oregon g. Texas
=. UTAH 9. waxhinxton 3. Wyoming &,
Arizona 8. New Mexico 8 Indian Terri
tory g. Oklahoma G. Alaska g. These
states comprise all west Of the Missouri
river except California and the Dakotas.
The meeting Was organized by the seiec-
ton OF ex-senator Martin. OF Kansas. as
chairman. and L. t. DASHED. OF Texas. az
secretary. In taking the chair, Senator
Martin made vigorous speech IN support
az the bland candidacy. On the call 81
tire states . delegate from each OF tho
states represented spoke 81 the Bland SEN
tinsnt Gov. Oyermeyer. OF Kansas de-
t@&rfJ RtAH1 WAS t[ie only CaNfttite WNo
could BE sire Of carrying Kansas and
that the delegation from tfsst state wcsla
stand fa- him. nr~t. hast and all the time
Representative Bailey. % Texas TAXED
IN vigorous style IN support % Bland bus
cautioned he friends os the Missouri can
eisAfe % Be prepared fer that opposition
witch alwayx concentrated against the
foremost csrsitate
SPEECHES were also made by representa-
t,ves from Indian Territory. Utah. Arr
sons. New Mexico. 0ktohoma ard Colo
rsfo They we're uniformly enthusiasts
ard vulcef tfse sentiment rsat DlaDd YVES
such an sxponens Of silver as 20 make
Ai-n the strongest ard most svaiiaols can
df1Afe IN the Western states One OF -.
strongest speeches was naAEe by Buck
Hinrtrhsgn. cf fhe fiHross delegation. w-sso
- Regarded IS next 20 Gov. Ahweld tn IN
ryrrc~ IN ;sat delegation lie spoke
strcngiy n favor OF Bland ard expressed
sA~ orsnioH that ire sorty-eixht Votes 81
rilsnots would % given to the Missouri
candidate.
Ne action was taken ssvcns hearing sAs
report Of fs1e various states ard sxcasne-
tnw ccrxrstu IAfions en- what ths Hand
managers regarded a. a most favorable
showing They poiate2 est ~ parsicalar
snat ire caares was rsoresenttive % ne
Western ssAtes. aFra besides tAe~> Bla-s
Nad large following ia TIE South. TIE
sentiment was that the delegates OF re
West hawsnw thas rnes In csncus ara en-
pressed their preference. should rove ex-
srf tsesr susaence upcn sh- delegates az
re sautA wtts view - r~rSsadsor sne-
thar -. West and south united ecssfc
command Ere sstuassca-
The meeting adjourned 70 meet again
a. "a cfrloes sontgas. az whics tire gar-
tier secssstoas we're expected. Il was ex-
riatrea taas TIE tive pzkotsz Rne Cas-.
sornfs were net represented ey reason 81
TIE fact that the eeiswAti0us from thes-
stats. had ret eAaSaze1 The Rians rnsa-
ayers are eoaHsent. hcwever. that These
three states wfli fota with the cths~~
Witch have Indicated a r-etsrencs sos
rs.nA
esrns esestion vas raises "a % Whether
the exEresssons given as IRE -aacas couss
~ r~isst ueen as showing the tendency q:
tie vArseus ststes rerresNated. SesTst&r,
pasAnel sad positively after TIE csaea-
sAas the exrss&siens In each case wx~s
rot those % tatswt3usl delegates, nut esr.
ressfy ssss~s the position % ths varien.
states sisAsr a. the r~zalt 81 ne casra,
o. trstresticna IN sems az shs states
represented sewexsr. u s ~Tftsas tns
ra.l teasxsttcs cannot BE e,sicaes wsss
rcassixezess fer Bland C~~won has Gcw
rsanev-r far iss 1rxt eAosr~. and tAe~s
are sasS 60 - scasteres votes for esA~s
csrssskses than M. gt&nss frona sexsra
90 TIE states represented ~ thss caacus
Before tie meeting e8os%t. senator Ma.
ia read sefl~r last rec~sves froen sa-
f~&nefsce stating tnzs eash e< sa Es@sss-
ecrgFs sn1 reguitxfx hsf n%en nrxA nzsa.a
f1r~rAAG. - tnA eAaasAAey % ~XSsrxs
Hisn4 for The rres33~ncv. sra also fAve-.
ma ssnasse TesseT fsr secretary % ~
tr~&saFv n tee fs3AHa sAskees. T-hss SAG.
EessssH ~ Tei1sr n Blsat'S CABINET eeek a;
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