Evening star., 1896-07-04

HIS tHe cOrrldOrS OF the sherman House
and Palmer House.
Want the Temporary Chnirmapship.
The only thing they claim to expect to
accomplish 10 the selection Of temporary
chairman for the convention and the defeat
Of the ticket this fall They make no at
tempt to disguise the fact that their effort
and their prayer from the time a silver
ticket is put in the field until 1t is voted on
In November viii be that 1t shall be defeat
ed. While they do not disclose their inten-
tions as to an immediate "physicar' bolt.
they make no pretense Of intending to sup
port the ticket. and they probably would
not do SO even If a conservative man were
nominated on silver platform.
They will not accept the platform. One
strong consideration for their remaining
nominally In the party is the hope Of naming
enough gold democrats for Congress to de-
feat silver legislation by combining with
the republicans. In the event of the cleo
ton of silver President their only hope
Will be In being able to overbalance the sill
yer men in the House The Senate is al
ready silver, with the possibility of becom-
ing more strongly so, and the gold men feel
that they must depend largely upon cap
turing the House. since they are not entire
ticket to be nominated here.
The gold people are using three argu-
ments in the vain effort to convert their
hayward brothers. One Is the great re-
slectability of the element which free sill
Yer will ALLEVIATE; another is that free silver
Will lose everything to the party in the
east, insuring the defeat of nearly all DEM
ooratic candidates for Congress in the east
and threatening the general defeat and de-
struc ion OF the party. The other is a de-
raand upon the gratitude of the southern
democrats for the services of the eastern
democracy in the past.
Meme CT these arguments seems to appeal
to the stubborn silverites, and the last IS
regarded least Of all, especially as there is
implied In 1t that commercial favors, as
Well as political. should be considered.
Gov. AltEeld's Attitude.
The Intentions Of Governor Altgeid are
still puzzle to every one He Is credited
with having some deep-down scheme but
what 1t Is no one seems able to find out.
The friends of the several candidates be-
gan by fiattering him. in hope Of getting
his support. He spike far" to them but
Kept his own counsel and committed him.
self to no one. His friendly manner led
each candidate. in turn, to lay claim TO
his support. but as all claimed 1t on about
the same warrant. it became evident that
none had any special claim. At once they
began to complain and to criticise him, ac-
cusing him Of trying to boss the convention
and to drag local Illinois politics into it.
Still he Is non-committal. BY some he is
said to be for Bland. by others he is claim
ed for Boies. and again 1t is whispered
mt fhnt
nomination Of Teller. The doubt is doubled
by the fact that his lieutenants talk in dif-
ferent tongues. Hinrichsen is talking
against Teller and rather turning the soft
side OF his tongue toward Bland.
Henry F. Donovan. another Altgeld lieu
tenant. is fighting Bland with all his might
Judge Mcconnell. who Is counted Alt
seld's closest friend. is outspoken and
earnest In his advocacy Of Teller. Other
Altgeld people are opposing Matthews, and
still others talking against Bo:es. The op-
position to the two latter is attributed to
their sympathy with President Cleveland's $
interference to protect property in Chi
cago during the strike. and this e1cites
the criticism that Altgeld is trying to get
an Endorsement OF his attitude on that oc-
casion. to drag local politics into the con-
vention.
1t Is agreed that all this confusion of
tongues in the Altgeld council means some
thing. The simpler explanation that the
delegation Is badly divided is promptly re-
1ected. The apparent conflict of opinion is
thought to be in furtherance Of some deep
laid plan. and the various interested par
ties are smelling about for the rat they be-
lieve to be concealed. The question con-
stantly asked is. What Is Altgeld after?
An Ugly Fight Likely.
1t still looks like an ugly fisht over the
temporary Craftsmanship of the convention
The gold men declare that they will con-
test every point in the convention. and thai
the national committee will insist upon the
observance Of the time-honored custom of
the committee naming the temporary
chairman. If Senator Hill will permit the
use Of his name he will surely be selected
by the national committee.
Some very earnest silver men who have
not got blood in their eye all the while
favor Hill. They have faith in him and
think they can trust him to be fair and not
to do anything to injure the party. They
hardly dare venture an expression of opin-
ion. however, lest their devotion to silver
be doubted and they be discredited.
1t takes a sight of courage to be moder-
ate. and the display of conciliatory spirit
at once excites suspicion.
The radicals are still insisting that they
will have none but silver man. Bryan g
most talked of for temporary chairman,
and with Harris for permanent.
In picking out Bryan the silver men In
dicate their intentions as to the Nebraska
contest, the gold men and the silver men
Of Nebraska having distinct organizations
and held separate conventions. The recog-
milton of Bryan ignores the gold delegation
as having any shadow Of a claim.
Boom for Bryan.
A movement was quietly set on foot yes
terday to start a presidential boom for
Bryan. 1t probably has in view the posi-
bility Of his being put on the tall Of the
ticket
Wharton Barker Of Philadelphia is here
working quietly for Teller. Representative
Hartman and Senators Pettigrew and Car
ter appeared on the scene yesterday. Sem
ator Pettigrew said about the situation in
South Dakota:
II addressed an enthusiastic meeting of
over fifteen hundred people at Sioux Falls
South Dakota, the night before 1 left.
never saw more enthusiastic, cheering
crowd Of citizens in my life. There were
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