Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-07-09


The object of the bland managers
WAS tn get acquainted with the dele
gates from other states than Missouri
and Ia begin the work of formulating
the convention plan of procedure,
rather than To make a fun test of
BANDS strength.
Twelve states responded Ia the roll
rail- and 100 delegates instructed for
the MiSsourian were present Prom
the figures sent to the secretary 25Oun
conditional votes were put down as a
certainty on the first ballot.
Most of the Illinois delegates were
around the hotel, hut only few at
tended the caucus Texas and Kansas
were largely represented. Secretary
Allen, of the Bland executive commit
tee of Missouri. called the caucus TO or
der. Senator Martin. Of Kansas. was
chosen chairman; Dr. l.. !. u. Shiel, of
Texas, was elected secretary.
A few vigorous speeches were made
on the outlook from MisSouri'S point of
view, and there was no lack of cnthus-
iaSm.
Congressman Bailey said the solid so
votes of the Lone Star state would be
cast for the Laclede county farmer.
MIR. Obcrmeyer, of Kansas, said his
state was for Mr.. Bland, because no
other democrat could carry the state in
November.
Secretary of State IIinrichscn an
nounced a majority o: the Illinois dele
cation for Bland. and that under the
unit rule the - votes of his state would
he cast for the free silver pioneer of
the party.
There was little but Bland talk in
the sherman house when the delegates
swarmed in and the Missourians mana
gers were elated over report that II
of the Tennessee delegates had been
won over TO the Bland persuasion.
The other half are inclinded 10 Black
burn and Mclean.
A letter was read from San Francisco
stating that a silver club. composed of
republicans, populists and democrats,
WAS being formed. LOCO strong. whose
choice was Bland for president and
Morgan. of Alabama, White, of Califor-
mia, or Sibley, of Pennsylvania, for vice
president
Ex-Congressman Phil Thompson says
Senator Blackburn is gaining votes
hourly by his manly, open candidacy
and his refusal TO enter un-democratic
schemes to- secure endorsements In
his opinion the fear Of putting a con-
federate soldier upon the ticket is rap
idly disappearing as far as northern
soldiers are concerned They have
been visiting his headquarters and ad-
miro the disposition of the blackburn
forces TO leave the nomination to the
entire democracy in convention assem-
BLEED and to oppose a selection by eau
Gus in which any democrats are unrep-
resented.
Col. Thompson deprecates any plan
of agreement on candidates by a eau
Gus which does not include every ac-
credited delegate who will support the
ticket
This is the policy which the Black
burn people have adopted and, il sue
cessful in preventing a caucus, they
hope to bring to their man a num-
Der of votes not heretofore marked
in the Kentucky list They claim
that the proceedings in the
convention and out must be conducted
with a view to giving everybody fair
show, and while they confidently as
sert that a silver man will be selected,
they say that the gold candidates must
be given a chance. This, they think.
will cause greater harmony and will
give no disappointed candidate a peg
on which-to hang a protest against the
manner in which the things have been
conducted.
II is conceded that Senator Harris,
of Tennessee, will be the permanent
chairman of the convention, and he
has made arrangements TO take posses
sion of the gavel and assume con-
troll Of body that gives promise of re-
curing the leadership of the skilled
parliamentarian that he Is He will
make but very short speech in accept
ing the position. leaving IL to the tenn
porary chairman TO sound the keynote
for the convention.