The Greenville times., 1896-07-01
MARCHING ON CHICAGO
rh. asnsrals Of tina Democratic
Forces Are Gathering
THUS EARLY UPON THE BATTLE GROUND
A Carload of Bland Literaturs unloAdsa
and Being Prepared to Fire az tn7
Incoming Hosts in Support Of
III. Missourisn's Bonn

rvrrteo. June ea-COntrary to the
established rule Of such OCCASIONS ti,e
GENERALS Of the great political battle
10 be fought out next week are afri'
ing in advance Of the rank ana ms
senator Jones, of Arkansas, came IA
late sunday night, and Col l. y
Towles Of Missouri, secretary OF the
Binetallic- Democratic national com
mites has opened up heaaquar
ters at the sherman house IN the
parlor adjoining that occupied by
tbe Arkansas senator. Comptroller oL
the Currency Eckels led the llSt Oh
morning arrivals at the Palmer house
and was closely followed BY Hon John
2. shafroth, the republican silver con.
gressman from the First district Oh
colorado, who broke his journey west
to keep an appointment with Senator
Fred T. Dubois. of Idaho, one OF
the boilers from the St. Louis
convention. At the Auditorium an
mex the first signs Of the Bland
boom became evident with the
arrival of George W. Allen, one OF the
delegates-at-large from Missouri, who
was Joined later in the day by Nicholas
NJ. Bell. John A. Knott and J. I. Brad
shaw, constituting the executive com
mittee Of the Bland forces. Gov.
stone. with Moses {, Wetmore, the
millionaire tobacco merchant, and
others, will be here early Tues
day morning. A carload OF
literature concerning the public
career and the speeches OF the
Missouri advocate Of the white
metal has been unloaded, and will at
once be put into circulation, There
will be two Bland headquarters, one
at the Auditorium annex and the other
at the Palmer house.
Naturally enough the headquarters
of the tallic-Dcmocratic national
committee at the sherman house
were the chief center of inter-
est. and before Senator Jones and
Secretary Towles had finished break
fast n stack of cards from
members OF the local and state silver
contingents lay alongside their plates.
Once the meal over, their parlors were
the scene of an ever-changing crowd
Of silver visitors. While he unpacked
his trunk, Secretary Towles took oc-
casion to explain that the Bimetallic-
Democratic national committee, so far
from being a side-show, was thor
uughly representative of every state
and territory. The convention at
Washington last year, which brought
IL into existence, was, he said, composed
Of delegates from 80 states some APP
pointed by their state conventions and
others designated by democratic gov
ernors. 1t had but one object. that oil
keeping the democratic party in line
with its ancient traditions, chiefamong
which was the free silver and unlim.
ited coinage of silver. On this issue in
states where the democratic party was
not strongly organized It had. dur.
ing the last two months, made the
tight, carrying 1t down to townships
and precincts, and while it did no,
claim credit for the overwhelming sill.
yer sentiment in the democratic camp
yet It had largely contributed to the
present conditions.
senator Jones when asked copcarn
inv the no,sible outcono ,f ,ho
pitched battle between tho cold
standard and silver .neople nexl
,v.oi. so;d, .sao r.. -
men NAV holt. but not ALI of then,
and those that leave will not in m,
Judgment, BE- either numerous or in.
fucntial enough to affect the result
| am absolutely and firmly of IN,
opinion that on straight silver Mat
form and with a strong candidate a.,
can defeat the republican ticket A.
to that candidate. myself and nv col
/ lfdL ufN H1t 1nStEntIp0 Tor MF
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