Evening star., 1896-07-10
Talk Among the Delegates Before
Roll WnR Called.

Talk Among the Delegates Before
Roll Was Called.
CHICAGO, July 10.-The decks were
cleared early this morning for the balloting.
which began when the democratic national
convention reassembed at 10 o'clock today.
The struggle opened with the delegates
wrought to an intense pitch over the sensa-
tional developments of yesterday, when the
Bryan wave swept through the convention
and threatened for time to stampede 1t
then and there. 1t disturbed all calcula-
tions and has thrown the ranks of other
candidates into confusion.
The day opened with a continuance Of
that delciously cool weather which has
attended the convention from the start.
The wind came off the prairies toward the
lake, yet it as balmy as that of early
spring or late fall. There was haze in the
air like that of Indian summer. Light,
| fieecy clouds kept off the glare of the sun
from the great crowds which were early ON
the march toward the convention hall.
The sensation of yesterday and last night
had teen contagious both within and with
out the convention hall, and the public at
large was eager to see its expected develop
nent when the convention opened today.
Chairman White and other executive Cffi-
GERS conferred early la the day as to the
desirability of closing the doors against the
unruly crowd. in case Of the repetition of
the disorder and discourtesy of last night
when Senator Turpie. Senator Vest and
others who made nominating speeches bat
tied in vain against the confused murmur
of hurrahs and cat calls.
While there was no disposition to check
the expression of exuberent feeling at
proper moments, yet there was a deter
mination not tc permit it to take absolute
control of the convention and prevent the
transaction of business. The rush at the
doors was greater than it had been at any
previous session.
AS the ealloting was about to begin 1t
was felt that One Of two conditions would
be shown, either that the enthusiastic ele-
ment would dominate and would swing
delegations into line with one accord or
else that a condition would be shown which
would make a protracted deadlock in
evitable.
The Bryan Forces.
The Bryan forces were making the most
Of the phenomenal rise of the young orator
from Nebraska yesterday. The adjourn
ment early this morning had given the lead
ers of other candidates an opportunity to
rally their forces. and it served also to give
few hours in which cool counsel could pre-
vail against the wave of sentiment, which
was at high tide last night. But the con-
vention hall continued to be full of Bryan
rumors. The Nebraska man had given by
MS presence on the platform that magnetic
touch which had thus far been lacking.
his personality Is an engaging one to
those who come here fired with the senti-
ment that silver Is the watchword of the
plain people One of the orators had re-
ferred to him as Tiberius Gracious. the
tribune OF the people; another had styled
him the Cicero fit to meet the Cataline"
of today; another had seen in him "the
American Cromwell" ready to grapple with
the royal power of wealth.
Mr.. Bryan had remained away from the
convention hall after concluding his speecb
lie had received bulletins detailing the
progress of the movement In his behalf.
lie conferred last night and early TODAY
with the leaders in charge of his interests
ana advised them on the steps to be taken.
II had been his judgment that his name
shouio not be formally presented through
nominating speech, but should await such
oe'eiopihents as the balloting might bring.
What Bland Men Say,
Inc Bland managers, while admitting the
danger Of the impetuous Bryan movement
uecia1eo that II was the result of adroit
generalship. and that 1t had failed I'm II.
purpose to carry the convention off ITS
1eet. They still held their strongholds of
Missouri. Arkansas. Illinois and Texas. and
were smilingly confident that the actual
figures Of the ballot would take from the
Bryan movement its element of popular en-
thusfasm. The Bland men still counted on
the west and were hopeful of winning ac.
cessions from the south after the first hal
lot.
The Boies and Matthews forces were sat-
isfied that no nomination could be made on
the early ballots and that Bland and BRYAN
would disappear after their full strength
had been registered and had been founa
insufficient to nominate. The lesser candi-
dates were playing a waiting gR,e, beliey-
ing that the time would come when the
convention would in desperation turn from
its first favorites and seek others On whom
strength could be concentrated.
Great interest centered in the course of
the New York and other gold delegations.
Their conferences had failed to bring about