The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-30
Necessary Two-Thirds to Nominate .;
Candidate VIII he Secured by
Stealing the Vote Of Michigan.
VIEWS OF SILVER LEADERS
ADLAI sTEvENsoN's LIGHTNING RON
HOIsTED cL0UDwARD.
TelIer's Boom to BE Pushed by Rs>
publican Boilers - Talks with
Towles, Cockrell and Jones.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 2s.-1'he real work
of the Democratic national convention.
called by the national committee TO meet
week from tomorrow I'm Chicago. will
begin tomorrow: for tomorrow mornine
will begin the sessions OF the Democrats
Bimetallic League. which represents .
compact organization of the free-siiver
element of the Democratic party. As
everyone win concede that the convention
next week will be entirely in the hands or
the silver wing. it is plain that the results
of the session of the Bimetallic League will
practically be a forecast OF the proceedings
Of the convention next week. Senator
Harris. OF Tennessee, is chairman OF tha
executive committee of the league. He
left for Chicago last night. The league. it
is said. will not announce itself as favor
ing any particular candidate for the NOM
ination to be made next week. but viii
confine its efforts TO the building of plat
form of only free-silver and kindred planks.
Mr.. Harris. like almost every other MEM
Der of the executive committee of. the
league, is a delegate 10 the Democratic
convention. AS members of the league.
therefore, these gentlemen viii spend this
week trying to build a platform on which
Democrat, Republican or Populist-can
unite and next week these same gentle
men will be busy forcing that platform
down the throat OF the national convention.
But the Timetable League is not alone in
its work of mapping out the duties of the
convention. The American silver party viii
also be meeting in Chicago this week. DIR.
Mott. the chairman of the national COM
mittee OF the American silyer pnrty. has
called the national commfttctS 20 meet in
Chicago on Friday Senator Stewart. OF
Nevada, will start for the meeting to-mor-
row. and he viii be Joined by Senators Du-
bois and Cannon, who walked out OF the
Republican convention at ST. Louis and by
Representative Hartman. These gentlemen
have in charge the Teller boom. The Me-
vada senator sent out advance notice
of the boom to-day In the shape OF an In
terview.
The gold men will not arrive before the
latter part of the week Mr. Whitney viii
arrive on a special train on Thursday.
bringing with him lot Of his friends.
among them Ex-Governor Russell. OF Mass
achusetts, Bradley Smalley. Of Vermont.
Carlos French. of Connecticut. and others.
The national committee will ind but little
work. The Michigan contests will prove
embarrassing, because. IL the silver men
in that State persist in their present pur-
pose. the Michigan delegation OF twenty
eight votes. instead OF being in the gold
camp, will be thrown into the free-silver
camp. giving the free-siiver men the two
thirds majority of the convention needed
TO nominate, so that they can build the
platform and nominate their man too. At
present, with Michigan a gold State the
- -"
iority. The plan of the Michigan silver
men is this: AS at present constituted the
delegation stands fifteen for gold and thir-
teen for silver Hence. under the unit rule
there are twenty-eight votes for gold. The
silver men will contest two seats and carry
the contest into the convention. where
they expect to seat their 1ien. Then the
Michigan delegation will stand fifteen for
silver and thirteen for gold ano under the
unit rule there will be twenty-eigbt votes
for silver. thereby securing absolute con-
troll of the convention 10 the silver men.
Vice President Adlai Stevenson came into
the city to-day. He has been lying low
I'm Cape May for the past week. TO the
Journal correspondent. who saw him there
yesterday, he said he might be fn Chicago
Thursday or Friday on his way home Mr..
stevenson. when he ''happens" into Chi
cago on Thursday or Friday. will probably
happen to meet all the body OF free
silver Democratic Senators who viii be
there fixing up the slate of the organiza>
tlon. Mr.. Stevenson has always been the
preference OF all the Democratic Senators
for the presidency.
Senator Harris will be either chairman OF
the committee on resolutions or presiding
officer. Mr.. Vest wants TO be chairman OF
the resolutions committee too. The
league will fix up slate and the national
committe will probably adopt It without
serious opposition.
Circumstances do not warrant serious
discussion at this time OF the many booms
which will be brought out AZ Chicago