Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-09

silver nomination whether it is Boies
or any other man.
Gen. J. b. Weaver, who was the
Populist candidate four years ago, says
he is for Teller and declares that Teller
will be nominated. If Teller ia not
selected he will support Boies and will
urge tho Populists to support HIM if
he is nominated by the Democrats,
provided. he s-not nominated with the
aid Of gold votes. ,fs;i53
| THE BLAND sHouTERs.
The Bland boomers, to-day, began
| systematic campaign of shouting for
| the Missouri farmer. Bland bands,
followed BY marching clubs, beseiged
| the corridors Of all the hotels and little
crowds of boomers visited the head.
quarters OF the different delegations
and made the air ring with their battle
cries. Some Of their cries were both
unique and picturesque. The Kansas
City Bland Club shouted: ''Ho, ha,
he, Who are WEI We are the Bland
| Club from Kansas City. We're hot
stuff, That's no bluff Vote for silver
and you'll all have stuff
The marching clubs paraded and
shouted: What's the matter with
BlandY He's all right Who's all
right? Bland. Who's for Bland? The
people. Turn the people loose. /"
STEVENSON WITH THE sIIvERITEs.
Ex- Congressman 4. w. Neely of
Petersburg, ILL.,, has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Vice President
| SteTensUn: 4t"
Il think the silver meeting at
Springfield was held early in the sum
mer of 1873. | remember that you and
! were in attendance. My election to
Congress in the following November
was the result of my advocacy OF the
remonetization Of silver.
A. +. Stevenson. "
The above dispatch, Indicating that
1 Mr. Stevenson is in the line of the
silverites, has given an impetus to the
Vice-President's Presidential boom.
| Chicago, ILL.,, July 7.-AIl roads,
to-day, led to the Coliseum, where, at
II O'Clock, Chairman Harrity was to
call to order the Democratic National
Convention. The vast structure is an
propriately named after that where
Roman gladiators commended, for this is
a battle royal which promises to add
a memorable chapter to American
political history. The day opened
clear and cool. By 0 O'Clock the crowds
were beginning to converge at the
depots and by 10 they were 10 full
motion, taking the suburban trains of
the Illinois Central railroad, the
elevated cars and the electric lines.
The ride by rail is but II minutes
from the heart OF the city. The scene
in front of the convention hall was one
of great animation. steady line of
trains emptied their loads into the mar
row street which leads to the hall. 1t
was not an inviting approach, as the
street is lined with small stores and,
overhead, the tracks of the elevated
road make aoroof for half the street.
Through this narrow, rooted thorough
fare the crowds pushed and struggled,
as dense in the middle of the street as
on the sidewalks, extending n square
| for either side of the main entrances.
There is. but little exterior adorn-
ment to the big convention building.
| Bunting is draped above the lobby
entrance and tlags are flying at all
available points. but the structure is
SO vast as to defy elaborate adornment.
1t covers five and one half acres and is
said to be the largest permanent
amusement and exhibition building
in the world. Sergeant-at Arms Martin
was on hand at an early hour with his
statf, of 500 assistant sergeants- at arms,
doorkeepers and pages, who were ad-
mittedto the building while the crowd
clamored outside. At 10 o'clock the
doors were opened and the wild rush
for admission began. From the lobby
tho crowds entered an enormous en-
closure free of seats and serving as a
common ground or delegations to greet
each other before entering the conven-
tion hall beyond. There was good ma
tured raillery at some of the signs lib
orally distributed to secure decorum.
The most striking feature Of the
decoration on entering the hall is that
of the seven Democratic Presidents,
Jefferson, jackson. Van Bnren, Polk,
Tyler, Buchanan and Cleveand--done
in heroic size and arranged above the
desk of the chairman, looking down on
the delegates. That of Mr.. Cleveland
il in the middle, with the fathers of
Democracy on either side. 1t was
taken from his early pictures before
the rugged lines had made their ap-
pearance.
When tho delegates entered the hall
they were not greeted by the usual
pennants bearing the names of States
to locate the seats of delegations. In
stead of them each States location is
marked by an upright staff, with the
name OF the State arranged perpendicu.
larly on each of Its three faces SO as TO
he seen from all directions and yet not
TO obstrnct the view. Michigan had
drawn the point of vantage, on the
front seats Immediately before the
Ihairman's desk. Back of it is Min
nesota and then Mississippi, Missouri,
| Nebraska, New Jersey and others.
New York is to tho left and in the rear.
Massachusetts occupies the front seats
to the right, and Pennsylvania to the
left. Indiana is far in tto rear, The
locations have been made alphabetically
and with strict impartiality, and
Alaska is better off than New York.
ARRIVAL OF DELEG ATOMS.
One of the first of the leaders to
enter was Senator Jones of Arkansas.
lie stood at the staff of his State, cor
daily greeting all who approached
him ana seemingly cool and unrutfled
az he surveyed the field and confronted
the first clash of the battle which was
soon TO begin. Gov. Altgeld went over
and held an earnest consultation with
the. leader of the silver forces Sena-
tor Cockrell of Missouri and Senator
White of California were the next
prominent arrivals. r..-.
At II, 80 o'clock one of the Bland
bands entered the south entrance play
ing "Dixie.' This caused the first
! burst of enthusiasm and the music Was