Evening star., 1896-07-06
Glimpses Of the Men Prominent at
Chicago.
LONELINESS OF WILLIAM c. WHITNEY
Striking Contrast.With Conditions
Four Years Ago.
SEN ATORS HILL AND DANIEL
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

mass of democratic politicians, to nine
tenths of whom his face was as familiar
as his reputation in the democratic party
was known. Not a man stopped him on
the route to take him by the hand. When
it is realized that this is the same Mr.
whitney no four years ago was the boss
of the democratic convention, and that the
majority of these men were those who paid
him homage then, the incident becomes
significant. 1t illustrates about as graph
ically as al ything could the estrangement
between the factions of the democratic
party.
Il remember very well, four years ago, y
said a veteran of many conventions to me
as Mr.. Whitney passed, sitting with Mr.
Whitney in his room at the Richelieu, and
hearing him remark, Well, this is the easi-
est thing 1 ever had in politics. 1 have on
ly to open my door and the votes drop
in"
1t is said that Mr.. Whitney feels very
keenly the changed conditions of his status
In the democratic party. From being the
Warwick of -four years ago. the man court
ed by every one. the oracle upon whose
dictum the fate of candidates hung, he is
now regarded by the rank and file Of the
party as but little better than an inter
loper, feeble and squeaky minor chord in
the grand chorus of the party's anthem
His rooms al the hotel are practically de-
serted, for he is called upon only by few
eastern democrats. When he wants to con-
suit the leaders Of the silver faction he
goes to see them at the Sherman House
and the Palmer. He is very affable. not
withstandins. and studiously refrains from
showing that he feels there Is anything
amiss in the party
Mr.. Whitney entered the hotel lobby yes
terday and met Senator Blackburn Of Ken
lucky standing in group of admirers. 1t
was the first time the two big democrats had
run across each other in Chicago and Sena-
tor Blackburn advanced, smiiingiy
Hello Whitney. how are you?" said Sena-
tor Blackburn, placing his arm cordially
over the New Workers. shoulder. Then he
drew back and added. in a nelodrumatic
manner, % come ye in peace. or come :e
in war. or to wed the fair Ellen of bold
Lochinvar?"
Mr.. Whitney seemed embarrassed for a
moment, and then passed it off with merely
saying, How are you, Joe?''
The crowd appreciated Blackburn's sig
nificant, though joeose. remark and did not
try to conceal their laughter as Mr. Whit
ney moved off.
Congressman Richardson of Tennessee
approa ched Col. William A. Sterrett of Holt
will fame. in the lobby. and remarked,
Well Bill, L understand you are against
us silver fellows because we are not the
rich mans party"
No, that's not it, replied Col. Sterrett
THE trouble is you oliver fellows are al
ways running with the flying jimmy and
Observation-Disclosures crowd in politics, and
don't like that layout
The gold men are mighty lonesome in this
convention, and wander about in a cheer
less, not to say dazed, condition, depressed
by their isolation.
John E. Russell of Massachusetts tells
this story on himself: Il entered the dining
room,' said Mr.. Russell, land stood for a
minute looking about to espy some ac-
quaintances at table. when a coIored waiter
near by remarked in sympathetic voice.
'Yoh seems long ways from home. boss.
Is yoh looking for friends?'
1T occurred to me that the bows remark
just about sized up our position at Chicago. ~
added Mr.. Russell.
The delegates will reach Convention Hall
by trains on the same route that carried
people to the worlds fair. Passengers will
not be uncomfortably crowded and there
Will be seats for all. In the event of late
sessions trains will be kept In rea illness
until the convention adjourns PASSENGERS
on the Illinois Central trains will be landed
at the Convention Hall within Is min ltes
after leaving Randolph street. To accom-
plish these results the company will have
ready for use on Tuesday morning $50
cars, having seating capacity of 10000
Trains will run at intervals of two and
one-half minutes, and there will be but six
cars to train instead of seven and eight,
as during the fair. The two and one-half
minute schedule can be reduced at any time
should occasion require to one-minute in
tervals. This change can be made on fif-
teen minutes notice. The schedule will
practically be the same as during the
worlds fair and will be in effect commence
ing Tuesday morning and during the con-
tinuation Of the convention
The silver people are full Of ami
mostly for the delegation of gold mis-
sionaries who have come to Chicago
to forward the gold propaganda They
seem to feel the presence of the gold
minority as an unwarranted intrusion upon
the majority. The eastern democrats take
the position that their free silver brethren
are dissenters from true democracy, end
that always arouses a storm Of protest.
An incident occurred in the Palmer
House lobby to illustrate this: One dele
gate, who wore an Indiana badge, made
fierce verbal assault upon group
of gold men, of which Russell of Massa-
chusetts was the central figure, illustrat-
ing the feeling entertained by a part of
the silver men. You people are disorgan-
iEers. disrupters. bclters," he exclaimed
hot1y. The democratic party is. for free
silver: silver is the only issue on which it
can possibly win in this campaign. You
are trying to undermine US ard take away
from us our only possible chance of sue
cess. The financial issue Is the only issue
In this campaign. The republican party
is for gold, and the democratic party for
silver. You had better go where YOU be-
long"
One CT the most striking instances of the
fratricidal condition existing within the
democratic party at Chicago, this war Of
brother against brother. is shown in the
case of Senator Hill and Senator Daniel.
Last night Senator Daniel came into a
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