The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-04

The Advance Guard Has Arrived IN 'n'-
r.co some of tue tnrtN.

CHICAGO. Ill, July S.-thc most az
tractiNc event OF the day anu 'he Nus
important from the standpoint on 'ID
anti-frcc silver members OF the parry a0-
semblca In the convention ci's ""' VIZ
arrival this evening OF the advance 3 .".u
from The Eastern states, princiI""y ""
York. representing the so!d s''''''"'"
m,f,,rlty. Their leader. towering i'
st,tur. ana influence. WAS Niiil@h y.
xvhi,,cv The former Secretary OF the
~ovv had engaged almost all OF inc par 'o,
,snor 81 tho Auditorium annex, nine p,N
,o,,,s ami six parlors. Tor the use on ''o
soun3.uonty Democracy. MI VIM
US t6c 0rst 20 inscriue ms mann" -
o,oon,, the others were lh"h.ia - 90
xys1,er starnton. james smith, IT, 'v''''
- r.ilows. william l.. husssli'
,or ceoree Gray. of Unaware d. -
Tin &. 4. Baldwin, smith NJ 49, -
n NJ Harvey. II. II. M"'i'on -,
r.t,,rr ,rbonas r. Ryan, OF New i"iN'
Alnis'' st'.1 # De mad any statement
~. A. the press. Mr.. Whitney s"'u'
~ Iii has. notmus 90 say 10 "'7.'
4, -. ,,ov of an interview. Inc ld'' '9
hay. nothing TO add TO "h"' 80
g., uuhiication I'm New YORK on 'ie 80
ana crisis before the party 1 w
rno,v ANYTHING now TO iaih ""v"'
.s,,ae | have been on a. tram lot
four hours and have just got iH 10 HUN
over the ground .io,,i
Then came Mr. Harrty. the ma uon"'
committee chairman, VINO tit'''" '''
New Yorker as II very slal I" 0'r ''''''
safelv in Chicago. Close behind TIE tenn
.,,-,.,,> = man walked the Presidential can-
didato from Kentucky. Senator BACK
h,,rn who added his welcoming words
An tho members Of the whitney party
I.ould no, ~. accommodated ai the annex
90 ,h.v were uuarfcrcl an the main hol'i.
These we're James II. Martin ana OK
Mayor Hugh Grant. Of New Aorh Guy.
Tx-covernor Flower went 10 the
Palmer House. While Mr. Whitney was
al the elevator waiting 10 go mo COR
ference with Mr.. Harrity ana otn'is, "'
was greeted hy Colonel = W. oIu-..'
president Of the Texas and 81. LOUIS ld"-
way who forms one Of the goid-sianoaI
contingent from Missouri. lie evidently
came TO the convention at the request
of Mr.. whitney as he called 10 the New
Yorker while the car was being started.
you sent for me. and I came. you see.
| ALWAYS come when You call me, ana
like to oblige my friends.
Senator I'm and Ex-Governor Flower
went to the Palmer House. whore the
State delegation. as body. has large
parlor reserved for fits use as head
quarters Governor Flower discouIsei az
some length upon the financial condition
Of the country. lie said that free SILVER
was not the cure for the existing evils
but that restriction of production by
farmer and manufacturer alike was
necessary.
The farmer" he asserted. 'necds
above all things else. a short crop 90
enable him to sell what ne has al good
prices. lie has had two or three cri-s
now so bOuntful that he could not wei
dispose of them at rcmunerltiNc rates.
He IS the last OF the row of d. ,cks 10
be knocked down as the result OF the
panic Of 1903 and whoever shall Dee elect
ed President this year. there VIII Doe good
times. / believe. in 1857. but not upon
a frec-silvcr basis Dilutiug the cur
rency will not restore the conditions
Of good and profitable business. Credit
in the stability ana soundness Of an our
money must Doe maintained"
Governor Flower expressed the O.. Mon
that II the Democratic convention nomi-
mated a candidate on a free-silyer plat
form. the Republican ticket would carry
New York 10y 10000. My own county of
jefferson. he said. "whinh never even
I'm Fremonts days. gave 10 exceed $3.50
Republican plurality. will give 5000 TO
that ticket. I believe. And that is "a ru-
raj county. too.
A card sent 10 Senator Hin was rec
turned with the statement on its reverse
side:
"Just arrived nothing TO say at the
moment.