The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-06

CHICAGO, July 5.-Thls Is to be one
OF the most remarkable conventions in
the history OF American politics. With
the convention but forty-elght hours
away and almost three-fourths OF the
delegates on the ground, 1t is so hedged
about by conditions that little can be
foreseen as to candidates.
The feature OF the day has been the
seeming utter collapse OF the Teller
boom. The talk of the existence of the
senatorial cabal plotting to secure Tell
er's nomination has aroused among
many OF the incoming delegates feel
Ing OF the most bitter and passionate,
resentment, and the cry Is heard every
where to-day that the nominee must be
a Democrat. 1t Ia considered almost
treason to suggest Teller. This strong
revolt against what Is deemed an at
tempt at senatorial dictatlOn seems 70
have checkmatcd the cabal. As the free
silver Republican and the Populist
leaders realize that the game is slipping
away from them they are inclined to
grow ugly in their desperation. The
former have begun TO predict defeat u
a Democrat is nominated on the ground
that no matter how disposed they might
be TO support a Democrat on free
silver platform their friends in the
western states would not follow them
bag and baggage into the Democratic
party.
The Popullsts could with difficulty
be restrained to-day from Issuing an
address saying that they could not sup
port a Democrat Both were met with
the argument that II their professions
Of devotion TO the silver cause We're not
hollow pretences. they must join hands
with the Democrats in the attempt 60
elect q candidate on the issue. So far
as the silver Republican boilers We're
concerned It was argued that II they
walked out Of the ST. Louis convention
because of their convictions they must
choose. n the Popuiists carried out
their threats, between the nominee OF a
party that controlled Well nigh half
the votes In the country, and the nOml-
nee OF Populistic convention at st.
Louis.
The Teller Interview from Denver
printed here this morning saying he
would support the nominee OF this con-
vcntlOn. completed their discontinue.
II exposed their blum. Although tha
possibility OF Teller's selection now
seems 20 have vanished. the Democrat
ic silver leaders, who still believe that
he Is the most available candidate.
though they may for the present have
been driven out into the open and forced
to publicly espouse the cause OF some
other candidate. are powerful men and
skilled and trained political generals
81. 81, 81
until nomination Is actually made, be
reckoned with as q deadfall into which
the convention may be preclpltated by
shrpwd manipulation II opportunity Of
fers.
Revolt Against the CRbal.
The revolt against the cabnl has un-
questNnnbly had the effect OF hasten
ing declarations by arriving delegates
In favor Of the two leading candidates.
Bland and BJes, and both claim large
ACQUISITIONS to-day. The boomers of
both also began arriving In force to-day
and their headquarters were besSgcd
by marching clubs beaded by brass
bands and the countless thousands Of
shOuters who tumbleI along in their
wake. Il Is a question whether Bland
or R0leR has been the larger Eainer by
,
dIdate's managers have received many
assurances Of support from the south
and west, and. although Bland is still
hailed and hcrnllel as the logical chn-
dldate and IL undoubtedly gaining
ground, he has some weak points in
the present arraignmcnt OF his lines.
The legitimate character OF the declar-
alton OF the Illinois delegation for the
Missouri candidate yesterday. which
was to carry with II the influence OF
Governor Altgeld IA questioned. The
declaration. based on an alleged poll OF
the delegation, was engineered by Sec
rrtary Of State llInrichscn, after he
had secured statement from Altgrld
that .ha Inter would nbld" by the viii
Of the majority. The Altgeld men now
challenge the accuracy Of the poll and
throw out intimatlons that sharp prac-
tIces were r"sOrtcl to. II Il believed.
however. by hltgeld's close friends that
us between the two candidates lsn would
be for Bland rather than EOics on ac-
count Of the formers defense Of his
action during the Chicago riots and
the iatteT's Endorsement u the course
OF the administration. One OF Alt
grll's pet purpose Is t. secure the
adoption Of n plank in the platform
condcmnlng federal troop Interference In
inc local NllA4lE VI lllf hlNl'tS lu NNH
Bland camp. The withdrawal OF the
Illinois delegation after the flourish Of
trumpets with which Its arrival was
announced might prove disastrous.
Matthews boom seems Ia have been
shattered 10y the row In the Indiana dele
CATION between the gold and silver dele
Entcs over the question OF retiring ma
tlunnl Committeeman ShcCrln. II Is
evident that Governor Matthews made.
perhaps, n fatal bundcr In Insisting
that several Of hls personal friends who
were for gold should Eo on the delrgl-
ton. The blackburn boom does not
seem to hr progressing, but John Il. Nc
Lean. nf Ohio. the proprietor Of the Cln-
Ciuuati Enquirer, is developing into a
power in the convention, lie IL SUR
rounded hy trained politicians whose
touch IL felt everywhere. Although they
are quietly urging him Tor first place
on the ticket It Il well understood that
his aim Is to secure the nomination for
vice president. His corporate Interests
urr initiating against him, but his
power IL evident and there iI u pre-
valllng feeling that h. can secure second
place on the ticket. II IL said that the
Bland managers have tried to make
combination with him, despite th- fact
that Il II pretty well known that Mr.,
Mclean himself believes that Teller
would he the strongest man TO nominate,
DIscortI In the SILVER Camp.
Considerable dlscnrd n developing
amoHg the silver men over the rival