The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-05

bent on taking on the silver question,
but they stopped short suggesting rem
edy or any plan by which the sound
money advocates could hope to stem the
current now setting so strongly against
them.
Gov Russelrs remarks particularly
brought out in strong relief the difficulty
which is beginning to loom up before
the silver managers-what to do with the
tariff. Nearly all the boiling republi-
can delegates at st. Louis declared that
their states were solid for free silver and
protection Gov. Russell seized upon this
point and asserted that if republican pro-
lection was right in principle, then sill
yer legislation was equally so, but If pro-
lection was wrong in principle, unjust
and oppressive in practice, as the demo-
cratic party had ever declared and sun
declared, then silver legislation was
equally so, and ought to receive equally
emphatic condemnation. This point was
obviously directed against the arguments
advanced in favor of the selection OF
Senator Teller as the free silver stand
ard bearer, he being also an earnest ad-
vocate of protection, and as such its force
was appreciated. The effect will un-
doubtedly be to augment the perplexitias
which the managers are finding in deal
ing with the tariff plank of the platform.
The gold men took some courage from
the DEVELOPMENTS of the day and tonight
express confidence that they will receive
much more consideration in the conven-
ton at the hands of the silver men than
they had heretofore felt was TO be tnelr
Controller Eckels said: THE silver
men have been talking to-day of a de-
sire to secure harmony in the convention
and several gold men with whom they
have talked tell me that, in their opln-
ion there will be a material modification
of the programme that has been an
nounced by some of the radical silver
men. There will be no attempt to cut off
discussion; no single day convention based
upon the idea that only silver men are
to take part in its proceedings They rec
1 ognize, l think, that there IS an election
ro he held before the DEGREES of the con-
vention can be executed. Harmony is
what they need.
. IN tho probabilities Of the success of the
va rious candidates, the boom of the Iowa
4 Governor, Boies, assumed much promi-
nence to-day. 1t transpired in the course
of the day that the telegram which
brought the ex-governor to Chicago was
a closely connected with the reported re-
volr in the ranks Of the Illinois delega-
4 +io,, against the alleged dictatorial policy
M Gov. Alt2elu. II Is asserted that un-
Il der the leadership of Delegate William
+ Prentiss of the Seventh Illinois district,
4 ~ eunnort of thirteen Illinois delegates
has been obtained for the Iowa man.
some prominent Ohio men this evening
4 were circulating the statement that Joh1
Y R Mclean was not to be considered for
@The ticket will be John R. Mclean
Hand -" said Beriah Wilkins. with a
n Significant emphasis, 'and don't you over
a look it,
in refusing to send representation TO tbe
f silver conference at the Sherman house
last night has aroused a feeling of an
tagonism to Gov. Matthews candidacv
and has also set afoot a movement for a
caucus of all the silver forces for Mon
4day next. This movement is being pushed
~ Senator-elect Money of Mississippi. ex
Congressman Casey Young Of Tennassee
National Committeeman Thomas Of Col