The record-union., 1896-07-03


Will be Chosen.
CHICAGO, July 2-The proverbial
calm before the storm prevailed to-
day Everyone took a rest from their
lahOrs, so far as meetings or confer
ences are concerned, until tomorrow
evening, when another roundup OF all
the white metal supporters then in chi
cago will be in order.
The ranks of the 16 to ] advocates
We're reinforced to-day by the arrival
of DR. j. J. Mott of North Carolina, who
is Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of the independent or new Silver
party formed in Washington year
ago. For reasons which he deemed suf-
ficient. and which he has not explained,
the head of the silverites did not take
up his abode at the Sherman House.
where the silver headquarters have
been established, but instead chose a
hostelry on the same street, but a
couple of blocks away. From here, and
without consultation with any of the
silver people that preceded him, he sent
out invitations for a conference on
Saturday night of representatives Of
every party and faction favorable to
silver, including Populists, silver DEM
ocrats and silver Republicans.
AS to what it was intended to accom-
plish DR. Mott was reticent, but the
expressions of sentiment among those
that flocked to his quarters during the
day indicated decided preference for
the nomination next week of such
candidate as could be indorsed by the
silver and Populist Conventions at st.
Louis three weeks hence, upon plat
form dealing with no other issue than
that of the free and unlimited coinage
of Silver The Executive Committee OF
the Independent Silver party meets
here on Saturday. and at tomorrow
nights meeting or conference COM
nlittee will be appointed by the BIZ
metallic Democrats to meet the Inde-
rendents, with a view toward united
action.
Sentiment among the silver men
crystallized to-day III favor of the Sc
lection of either Governor Stone OF
Missouri or w j. Bryan of Nebraska
as temporary Chairman of the conVen-
ton. with Senator Isham Harris and
Major Towles, Secretary OF the Bi-
metallic Committee, as permanent
Chairman and Secretary, respectively.
The story was published this afternoon
that Senator Harris had been definitely
chosen as permanent Chairman, put
at the headquarters in the Sherman
House the fact was that no meeting
had been held to-day was cited as proof
that this was purely guesswork-
Through Senator Jones the silver
men went on record to-day as opposed
10 the suggestion made by members OF
IL Com n1if I pfa
that Senator Hill might prove accepta-
HE TO both factions as temporary
Chairman. Senator Jones insisted that
while personally he had the highest re-
card for his New York associate in the
Senate chamber, he could not counten-
ance the idea of a supporter of the gold
standard presiding, even If for short
while only. over convention that was
ornosed to his views three to one Sen
ator Hill. he said. would not be accept
able to the silver people, and conse-
cuently there was nothing to be gained
nv a further consideration of his al
legged availability.
In the absence of material-in the
shane of delegates with views-for the
making of deals or the winning of con-
verts. the boomers expended their am
rnunition on the crowds that invariably
invade the hotels ON the eve of a ma
tional convention Much after the
fashion of side-chow men at the circus,
they took possession of the rotundas Of
the hotels and held forth to those in
clined to listen concerning the merits
Of their respective candidates. At one
time this afternoon four distinct booms
were in process of advocacy on the floor
at the Palmer House, and the cheers
and calls and spouts and ironical ejacu-
lations of the listeners combined to ere
ate a din that can be better imagined
than described
The friends of Mr.. Bland were per-
hans the most enthusiastic. They
onened ND rooms to-day at the entrance
of the Sherman House, where a COM
mittee Law in wait to corral such Of the
arriving delegates as might first of all
seek out the quarters of the Democratic
Silver Committee BANDS friends We're
in high feather to-day, and While una
BILE on account of the paucity of dele
gates already in sight. to give out any
definite figures. insisted that the pre-
vailng sentiment in the city and the
views which they were receiving war
ranted them in taking their stand that
1t was Bland against the field, and with
the field already giving evidence of be-
ing on the run.
The friends of Boies however. were
by no means disheartened by the claims
of the Bland men, and fall back on the
argument that IL was votes rather than
shouting that made nominees. Delegate
Brewster of Creston. one of the chiefs
of the Boies bureau, and who had a
talk with Governor Altgeld just before
the latter left for Springfield last night,
quoted him as declaring that he had
not spoken word on the subject of
Presidential possibilities: that hewas no
more friendly to Bland than to Boies,
and that the time had not yet arrived
when the Illinois delegation could fasten
itself to any one candidate. Out of
this the adherents of the Iowa man
managed to extract considerable COM
fort There was more or less talk about
the hotels to-day concerning ticket
made UP of the two BIS, Bland and
Boies, but the Iowa people frown down