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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1896 to the convention. Of course they are out-and-out silver men and not¥ing less than a free and untrammeled declaration for free coinage of the white metal on a veasonable ratio will satisfy them. ““We are not in favor of any particular candidate,” said Mr. Clark, “but will accept any man who is for the free coinage of gold and silver with the ratio of 16to 1. ‘We will accept no overtures from the gold men. We have the convention in our grasp and propose to hold it. How about David B. Hill as temporary chairman of the convention? We don’t want him, we will nominate a silver man for that place. ‘Why should we concede anything to the gold people? Why should we concede anything to the enemy? Thereis no ne- cessity for it. We are in the majority. Besides, they will make no concessions to us. Montana has declared absolutely and unequivocally for silver. Anthedelggues will be here next Sunday morning in ad- dition to 200 members of different bi- metallic clubs ~of the State, headed by the Montana band. I wani to say to you that this is one of the best bands in the country. It will give several concerts here, and the people will be able to judge of its_merit. Montana proposes to do everything it can toswell the rising tide for gold and currency, and the people of that State believe that a silver platform with a silver candidate will result in a silver victory.” Mr, Clark is a keen, active little man and wears a bunch of whiskers on his in. Dr. Mullinix of Oregon is making an en- ergetic canvass 1n the interest of ex-Gov- erhor Pennoyer of that State. The doctor says he will present the name of the Web- foot statesman to the convention in the most eloguent speeck of his life, and it may be said right here that the doctor isa good silver talker. He isnot averse to Stephen M. White of California for sec- ond place on the ticket, but says that Pen- noyer will accept no compromise. In a preamble which Dr. Muilinix hands out to the delegates to the convention he pre- sents the history and virtues of the ex- Governor of Oregon in the following lan- guage; “‘Pennoyer of Oregon—a Democrat of the Jeffersonian school — born in the State of New York in 1831, graduated at the Law School, Harvard, in 1854, came to Oregon in 1855, eventually engaging in the lumber business. Elected Democrasic Gov- ernor in 1886 by 2500 plurality; re-elected in 1890 by over 5000 plurality; elected as the regular Democratic and Populist can- didate for Mayor of Portland June 1, 1896, by a pluraiity of over 2000. After being elected Mayor without previous pledge or promise, he voluntarily reduced his own salary one-half to meet the fall in prices and values resulting from the sin- gle gold basis. He refused to call out the militia during a threatened railroad riot, insisting that if the company woutd pay its men peace would be preserved. ‘Pay your men,’” he said, and the men were paid. He has always favored equality in the coinage and use of standard money of both the money metals of the constitu- tion and an equality of protection to the wage-earner as well as the manufacturer and producer in theadjustment of revenue taxation. He defended the clearly re- served rights of the States against at- tempted Federal executive domination in his celebrated dispatch, ‘I will attend to my business; let the President attend to his.” The scene about the hotel corridors to- night is one of great excitement. The sil- ver “rooters” are making the night hia- eous. They hoid absolute sway and the gold men are not in it for a minute. It is quite evident that the sentiment of the majority of the people who are gathered in Chicago for the great National Demo- cratic pow-wow next week is with the sil- verites. The gold men are making a poor showing and there is no question but that eventually they will be obliged to take to the woods. FraNk McGUIRE. — CANNOT AFFECT SILVER. Gold Advocates to Bs Governed by Men Who Have Champloned the Yellow Metal. CHICAGO, Irr., July 3.—The arrival of the New York delegation to-night had no noticeable effect upon the situation. 1t was thought in some quarters that the - New Yorkers might create some change, -but the fact is few people took notice of their arrival, despite the fact that they came into town on a special train. Senator David B. Hill, who is being put forward by the gold people for temporary chairman, has a parlor at the Palmer House, while William C. Whitney went to roost at the Auditorium. Neither had anything new to say,and both early retired to rest. They feel, however, that they have been vanquished and that the gold men will be an ignominous quantity in the convention next week. The indications are that the meeting of the gold men at the Auditorium to-morrow willin no way affect thesilverinterests. 1t will be governed by the men who have long since been shouting for the yellow metal. Bland is still in the lead, with Boies a close second. Matthews and Mec- Lean bave been placed in the icechest in order to cool their enthusiasm. The siiver men are strenuously opposing the appoint- ment of David B. Hill as temporary chair- man of the convention. The name of Gove.nor Altgeld has just been sprung as the permanent chairman of the organiza- tion. The pictures of Stephen M. White of California and Sylvester Pennoyer of Ore- gon will adorn the walls of the hotel cor- ridors on Sunday. Both are prominently mentioned for second place on the ticket. Either would not be acceptable to the Na- tional Democracy. Frang McGuUIRE. o B e FOR SIL'ER AND TELLER. Colorado Fighters and Democratic Delegates Depart for the National Convention. JENVER, Coro., July 3.—This evening the final contingent of Colorado siiver fighters departed for Chicago, accompany- ing the Democratic delegates to the con- vention, Many prominent Republicans are in‘thecrowd and they go to urge silver first and Teller second. Otto Mears, a very skillful State manager of the' Republicau party politics, said to- day: “Ishall go to work for silver and Teller, but. Tam prepared to support any Democrat who is square on silver. The Btate is for a financial policy independent of any other nation and wiil support the ticket which declares for that. No Mec- Kinley crowd can fool Colorado voters now. Itis too late.” A singular feature developed to-day in the story of a rope which was used in dragging Senator Teller’s carriage through the streets on the night on his great ova- tion. The six white horses were taken from the carriage, though the parade managers ‘strenuously objected, and the vehicle was drawn along the line of march by shouting men and boys. The rope dis- appeared and a search was Instituted for it, and only late to-day it was discovered, securely held by a member of the delega- tion which left for Chicago to-night. The rope will be in evidence there next week. Benator Teller repeats that he has never believea very strongly in this effort to place his name before the Democratic Convention. He, of course, would accept the tender because he believes it is an evi- dence of the union of the common people against the money power, but he also be- lieves that if a silver Democrat is named the silver men must support that nominee regardiess of party. To Colorado people this growing Teller boom is a great surprise and while they would unitedly rejoice in his nomination few expect it. Even the Colorado dele- gates do not believe Teller will be nomi- nater nor are they persistently asking it, but they will cheerfully accept him if the National Convention chooses to indorse him. The main question of the silver issue being above candidates has not been lost sight of for a moment. Colorado has been dead in earnest on the financial question for some time and party candi- dates are not discussed. Benator Teller is resting at the home of his brother and requests that he be per- mitted to rest. To-morrow night he has consented to deliver the dedicatory ad- dress of the Eisteddford Auditorium at Arlington Park and he will there address the people on the issues of the day. Later in the campaign, it he is not nominated in Chicago, he will make a tour of the States of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, speak- ing for a silver platform and a silver can- didate, ol s POSITION OF TELLER. Views As to His Possible Nomina- tion by the Democrats Defined In a Letter to Dubols. CHICAGO, Irv., July 3.—Senator Teller's position, asregards his possible nomination by the National Democratic Convention is clearly defined in the following letter which was given to the press by Senator Dubois to-day: MORRISON, ILL., June 24. Hon. Fred Dubois, Springfleld, Ill.—DEAR SIR: I reached this place yesterday and will remain until the last of the week, when I will leave for Denver. I notice the gold-standard Dem- ocrats have declared their intention to control the Chicago convention. I do mot think they can do it. If our silver friends control the convention and give us a good silyer man, es I think they will, I think he would have the active support of all who believe the money question is the great question before the American people. ‘We must, for thiscampaign at least, overlook all minor differences and put the country on s sound financial system that recognizes that gold and silver are the moneys of the constitu- tion. Ibelieve this can be dowue, and to that end we will bend all our energies. A little ‘more patriotism and little less partisanship is what our country needs at this time. The friends of silver made no mistake at St Louis and we must not make a mistake as to our future allegiance with other advocutes of silver. The cause is of too much importance to admit of carping or eriticism. We must allget together and act together until the battle is won. It will be a royal battle with justice on ourside. We must win. Let me hear from you soon. Yours truly, H. M. TELLER. S X AR GOLD FORCES CONFER. It Only Results In a Declslon to Appoint Sub-Committees for Missionary Work. CHICAGO, IrL., July 8.—After ali the talk about the sensational happening that might be expected from the conference of the gold forces, led by William C. Whit- ney, the meeting to-night of Mr. Whitney and those who are with him in his en- deavor to secure some concessions from the triumphant silver men resulted in nothing more than a decision to appoint sub-committees to do missionary work with the incoming delegates. For three hours Mr. Whitney and the gold men discussed the situation, and al- though frequent applause drifted out into the corridors from the parlors where they held their secret session, there was practically littie developed to give hope that the situation had undergone any change, or that anvthing might be ex- pected from the silver forces. It was 8:30 o'clock when Mr. Whiiney’s cohorts assembled in a parlor of the Audi- torium and it was three hours later before the doors were opened at the adjournment of the meeting. Whatever of hope they had at the beginnine did not progress one iota during the time the conference lasted. About 150 gold men were there and the largeness of their number gave them some encouragement at the outset. Mr. Whitney called them to order in a short speech. He explained that the meeting was the result of invitations issned by him and said the purpose was to have a preliminary talk and secure re- ports from the various States, with a view’ to getting at the general situation. At his suggestion, Senator Gray of Delaware was made permanent chairman of the conference and Ben T. Cable of Illinois and John A. Read of Pennsylvania were elected secretaries. The conference proceeded to its business at once. The States were called alphabet- ically and somebody responded from nearly every State. The gold men frankly admitted after the conference that not all the responses were from regularly elected delegates to the convention, but all the men who did respond were representative of the sections for which they spoke, Those who told of the local situations ‘were listened to attentively, and some of the remarks were applauded. There was no lack of oratory, for Hon. John R. Fellows of New York, one of the most brilliant speakers in the country, ad- dressed the meeting at length. In a beauti- icture he painted the disaster ure to follow if the Democratic Convention insisted in pursuing * the course the majority of its membership haa marked out. He spoke of the loyalty of the New York Democracy and its grand record of the past, but warned those pres- ent from other parts of the country that the sturdy allegiance of the party in that State would be sorely tried if it was com- pelled to support a ticket that represented all that New York thought was unsafe and unsound. There was a natural indisposition among those present to tell what was seid by the various speakers, for the reason that the gathering was called to enable the gold men to get acquainted with each other and with the sentiment that prevailed in the various sections of the country. In accomplishing this plain language was used, and men were urged to give the un- varnished truth regarding the situation in their States. During this interchange of views it was apparent from the tone of the men from the South that there wasa strong fear that if a free-silver candidate on a free-silver platform was nominated the Democracy would lose several of those States. Especially was this claimed to be true of some of the border States of Mary- land, West Virginia and Kentucky. Ten- nessee was also represented to bein the greatest danger. A number of the men from the South- ern States and not an inconsiderable num- ber from the East were in favor of bolting the ticket, but this subject was not re- ferred to by such men as Mr. Whitney, Mr, Harrity and Mr. Dickinson. Ex-Gov- ernor Flower was a little more outspoken, He declared that he did not propose to be bound in his political conduct by the doc- trines of the Populist party, and if the Democratic party saw fit to adopt a plat- form and name a candidate who was pledged to the cardinal principles of that party, he, for one, did not propose to sup - port it. This outspoken statement from so prom - inent a Democrat was seized at once by others less known in the party’s counsels as a declaration of a bolt, and some one asked Senator Hill what he had to say on the subject. The Senator took the edge off the remark of his distinguished col- league by simply saying it has always been his plan in political campaigns not to borrow trouble and never to cross a bridge until he reached it. This rather non-committal answer was taken as an intimation that the Senator yyas not pre- pared to say that he would bolt. From other sections-came the positive declaration that the integrity of the party and the honor of its répresentatives de- manded that the minority of the conven- tion give the people an opportunity to ex- press their sentiments at the polls by vot- ing & Democratic ticket that was in conso- nance with the traditions of the party which had always stood for the best money that the Government could provide. There is no denying the fact that the outcropping of a desire to see a bolt was manifest, but to what extent it may de- velop is to-night a matter for conjecture only. The leaders wiil not admit that a possi- ble bolt exists, even in embryo, but they do state that the gold men are intensely in earnest and have by no means given up the fight. One of the most prominent men at this conference, after it was over, stated that the anti-silver men bad notun- derestimated the strength of the silverele- ment, but hoped they would still listen to reason and the arguments that the gold- standard men would advance. But those wordy proceedings finally came to an end and the conferees before adjournment did some matters that may develop important results, although they are of a ryutine character. 1t was arranged that what is known as the *‘clubroom” of the Palmer House should be maintained as a permanent headquarters for the gold people to meet delegates and others who might desire to call. It was also agreed that those who attended the conference should assemble every night at the Audi- torium at 8 p. M. for secret sessions to de- termine future procedure. An exception to this rule will be made to-morrow on account of tie gold mass- meeting to be held in the Auditorium Theater, and to-morrow’s conference will be held at 11 A. x. As soon as all the gold delegates arrive a caucus will be again held—a sort of grand rally—at which the plans of Mr. Whitney and his supporters will be matured. To-night’s conference did not get down to any figures; it was more in the form of a preliminary talk. All those present to- night say this, but will not make any pre- dictions. The most prominent Democratic leaders present were: New York—Senator Hill, ex-Governor Flower, ex-Lieutenant Governor W. F. Sheehan, Hon. John R. Fellows, ex-Mayor Hugh Grant, William C. Whitney, Wil- C. Baldman, Chairman Hinckley of the State committee and James J. Martin. Indiana — Ex-Congressman Bynum, Jacob Manzies, Jobn T. Dye, Green Smith. Delaware—Senator Gray. Oregon—Acting National Committee- man Holman. Michigan—Ex-Postmaster-General Don M. Dickinson. Pennsylvania—Chairman Harrity of the National Committee, Charles E. Ingersoll. Missouri—Ex-Governor Francis, General J. C. Prather. Wisconsin—E. C. Wall, General Edward F. Bragg. Massachusetts—William E. Russell, ex- Governor John E. Russell. Vermont—National Committeman Smal. ley. West Virginia—Governor McCorkle. Kentucky—Congressman Asa A. Car- ruth. Illinois—Comptroller of the Currency Eckels, National Committeeman Cable, Postmaster Hesing, ex-Mayor Hopkins, Henry C. Robbins, leader of the Iliinois Sound Money League. ‘Washington — National Committeeman Hugh C. Wallace. Alabama, Iowa and Ohio were also repre- sented. L al ONE LITTLE PROGRAMME. It Proposes to Give the Gold Stan- dard Men an Exceedingly Short Shrift. CHICAGO, Ivv., July 3.—A brief, snappy convention, debate cut off by the previous question—*‘short shrift” and a speedy de- parture to the happy hunting grounds for the gold standard men—is the programme mapped out and openly promulgated by those who assume to have in ti.eir hands the control of the approaching National Democratic Convention. And they prophesy this with the utmost confidence four days before the meeting of the con- vention anc with barely one-third of the delegates present in the convention city. This is the talk wherever the silver men congregate, and they claim they can have everything their own way. That is when they secure a two-thirds majority in the convention. Just now they fall a few votes short of the requisite number to give them undis- turbed control and Michigan seems to be the pivotal point. If the four gold dele- gate at large and the two contested gold votes from one of the districts could be disposed of the silver men could enforce the anit rule in the Michigan delegation and thus could control the convention and nominate any man they agreed upon in caucus. The difficulty lies in the fact that the regularity of the election of the Michi- gan gold men is conceded -by even . the most rampant silverites. They frankly confess that Don M. Dickinson outwitted them and captured the convention, al- though they assert that the delegates in- structed for gold are personally in favor of silver and would so vote if uninstructed. The silver leaders admit an unwilling- ness to imperil the popular wave which they claim 1s sweeping over the West and South in their favor by resorting to any questionable tactics for the unseating of delegates known to be fairly chosen, and they are looking around for means by which to capture the necessary two-thirds in some other way. The strange fact remains that, according to all accepted gossip around headquarters and with New York not heard from, it is assumed that the action of the Chicago convention has been settled in advance with as much certainty as was that of the Republican convention at St. Louis. The latest slate passed around is: For President, Henry M. Teller of Colorado; for Vice-President, John B. MecLean of Ohio; for temporary secretary and perma- nent chairman of the ¢onvention, Senator “Joe" Blackburn of Kentucky. Bome of Senator Blackburn’s friends do not limit his aspirations by acceding him the chairmanship of the convention. Phil Thompson says he will be pushed for the Presidency and that ex-Congressman John 8. Rea of Owensboro, Ky., will place him in nomination. SILVER MEN N CONTROL, Free Coinage to Be the Key- note of the Chicago Platform. IT WILL BE CONCISE. Platitudes Are Not to Have a Place Among Those Who Prepare Planks. RIVAL CHIEFTAINS ARRIVING. Gold Forces Headed by the New Yorkers Propose to Fight to the Last Ditch. HeraLp BuiLpixe, Caicaco, 111, July 8. It looks as though the Chicago Demo- cratic Convention would be quite as lop- sided as vhe recent Republican gathering at 8t. Louis. There has been no break to- day in the monotony of the signs and tokens of what is to happen. Itistobea free silver convention. Moreover, with surprising unanimity the controlling men of Eastern and Southern delegations have declared their preference for Teller. Nearly all his associates or former asso- ciates in the Senate who believe in free coinage are giving him their support. The list includes Turpie of Indiana, Jones of Arkansas, Harris ot Tennessee, Waish of Georgia, Chilton of Texas and Cockrell of Missouri, ‘When the Eastern delegates and friends of the gold standard reach Chicago they will find the silver men have absolute con- trol of the situation, Conferences have been frequent during the day. Outof all this consultation but one concrete fact seems to have been evolved. The platiorm will be concise, short and clear cut, without so much as an ambiguous word that can be miscon- strued into meaning anything other than an out and out declaration for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 tol. Senators Jones of Arkansas, Bate and Harris of Tennessee, Blackburn of Ken- tucky, Tillman of South Carolina and Cockrell of Missouri, Senator-elect Money of Mississippi, Representative Richardson of Tennessee and Hon. John R. McLean have been in conference during the day, and all are agreed that the financial plank shall be given that prominence which its importance demands, and that its text shall be so short and its meaning so fixed and determined that he who runs can read it understandingly. “‘Platitudes will b eschewed by this convention,” said Senator Jones of Arkan- sas to-day. “The silver men represent the plain people of the country, the think- ing masses, and our declaration will be such that no man can juggle with its meaning or seek to represent it as some- thing that it is not. This convention is to be rnn by the silver men; we are in control and everything that is done will be by the consent of the majority only, This situation might as well be accepted by the minority at once. The minority will be accorded all its rights and will be part and parcel of the Democratic con- vention, but the voice of the majority is the voice of the party in the convention.’’ When asked if he had any fear of the delegates being weaned from their allegi- ance to silver, Mr. Jones replied with a negative that was emphatio and con- vincing as to the sincerity of his own views. “If the gold men are hoping to be suc- cessful in proselyting among the silver men,” he continued, “it is high time they understood the character of the timber of which this convention will be constructed. The delegates to the convention are men who can neither be bought nor bulldozed. They are 1irm in the faith and nothing can shake their loyalty to the cause which they put above all other political questions. Long months ago when we first organized the silver movement in Wasuington we took care to provide againat such influ- ences, and wrote our peopie in every dis- trict to see that sirong men were selected as delegates.” While there seems to be Lo concentra- tion upon any one for temporary chair- man, the general opinion is that either Senator Harris or Representative Richard- son, both of Tennessee, may be made permanent chairman and that Senator Blackburn of Kentucky may be tempo- rary chairman. All these gentlemen are good parliamentarians, Mr. Harris having been president pro tempore of the Senate, Mr. Richardson a frequent and ex- perienced occupant of the Speaker’s chair during the two terms of Bpeaker Crisp, and Mr, Blackburn having frequently presided over the Senate. Concerning the report that the National Committee intended to attempt to force a gold standard man upon the convention for temporary chairman Mr. Richardson said to-day: “Nothing of the kind will be done. Of course, we recognize the fact that the committee, as at present constituted, is against silver, but the committee will be very apt to remember, also, that the con- vention is largely the other way. If it de- cides by a majority vote to recommend to the convention a gold man the minority of the committee will offer a substitute naming & silver man. When the commit- tee makes its report to the convention this. substitute will be offered, and a substitute is always voted on first. The substitute will be adopted, and if there is to be a brush about this question it will be short and quick and result in a sweeping vic- tory for the silver men.” Governor Alwgeid’s idea that the con- vention can complete its work in one day is scouted by experienced politicians. One of them said this afternoon that while he was in favor of reasonable haste, he recognized the fact that it required time to carefully transact the business of a Na- tional Convention. - The platform would cause some debate, depending entirely upon the pieasure of the convention, exer- cised through the gavel of the chairman. It is not improbeable that some prominent person representing the gold side of the question will be selected to antagonize the report of the committee on resolutions, and with that single speech . discussion will end. This will be accomplished by a Hearquarters UsiTep PrEss, } motion from the floor demanding the previous question, which will be promptiy put and carried. While all reasonable expedition is de- sired by those having control, no one of gooa judgment predicts less than a three days’ session. S Do ea GOLD AND SILVER MEN. Chleftains of the Rival Factions Lining Up In Chicago for the Battle Royal. CHICAGO, IrL., July 3.—The most at- tractive event of the day and the most important from the standpoint of the anti-free-silver members of the party as- sembled in the convention city was the arrival of the advance guard from the Eastern States, principailly New York, representing the gold-standard minority. Their leader, towering in stature and in- fluence, was William C. Whitney. The distingunished party arrived at the Audi- torium annex Hotel at the same time that several other influential gold and silver delegates and on-lookers were unloaded at the Auditorium proper, and the scene in the rotundas of both hotels was an ani- mated one until the guests scattered to their rooms. At 5 o’clock the ’busload of the Whitney party drew up in front of the hotel, where the former Secretary of the Navy has engaged almost the whole of the parlor floor—ruine bedrooms and six parlors—for the canse of *‘sound money” and the Democracy. 1n.less than half an hour Mr. Whitney reappeared in the ro- tunda. When asked if he had any state- ment to make to the press Mr. Whitney said: “Ishall have nothing to say to-day in the way of an interview. The fact is I have not anything to add to what I said for publication in New York on the issue and the crisis before the party. Idon’t know anything new to talk about because I bave been on a train for twenty-four hours and have just got in to look over the ground.” Then came Mr. Harrity, the National Committee chairman, who greeted the New York gentleman and said he was zlad to see him in Chicago. Close behind the Pennsylvania man walked the Presi- dential candidate from Kentucky, Senator Blackburn, who aaded his welcoming words. All the members of the Whitney party could not be accommodated at the annex so they were quartered at the main botel. These were James R. Martin and ex-Mayor Hugh Grant of New York City. Ex-Governor Flower, who came with the party, went to the Palmer House. While Mr. Whitney was at the elevator waiting to go into conference witn Mr. Harrity and others, he was greeted by Colonel 8. W. Fordyce, president of the Cotton Belt Railroad, who forms one of the gold standard contingent from Missouri. He evidently came to the convention at the request of Mr. Whitney, as he called to the New Yorker while the car was being started: ‘“You sent for me and I came. You see, I always come when you call me, and I like to oblige my frienas.” Senator Hill and ex-Governor Flower went to the Palmer House, where the State delegation as a body has a large parlor reserved for its use as headquarters, Gov- ernor Flower discoursed at some length upon the financial condition of the country. He said that free silver was not the cure for existing evils, bat that re- striction of production by farmer and manufacturer alike was necessary. “The farmer,” he asserted, “needs above all things else a short crop to enable him to sell what he has at good prices. He has had two or three crops now so bounti- ful that he could not well dispose of them at remunerative rates. He is the last of the row of bricks to be knocked down as the result of the panic of 1893, and who- ever shall be elected President this year there will be zood times, I believe, in 1897. But not upon a free silver basis. Diluting the currency will not restore the condi- tions of good and profitable business. Credit is the stability and soundness of ail our money and must be maintained.” Governor Flower expressed the opinion that if the Democratic Convention nomi- nated a candidate upon the free-silver vlatform the \Republican ticket would carry New York by 250,000 majority. “My own county of Jefferson,” he said, “which never, even in Fremont's days, gave to exceed 3500 majority, will give 5000 to that ticket, I believe, and that is a rural county, too.” The Governor’s interesting talk was in- terrupted by a messenger who whispered something in his ear which had the effect of taking him out of the room with much celerity and he was next heard from in Benator Hill's room. A card sent to the Senator wes returned with the statement on its reverse side, ‘Just arrived; nothing to say at the moment."” This afternoon a party of silver advo- cates consisting of SBenator Stewart of Ne- vada, Representative Newlands of Nevada and Hon. George C. Gorham, formerly Sec- retary of the United States Senate, called upon Senators Jones and Cockrell at the Sherman House to urge the nomination of Senator Teller as the one man who could solidify the forces of silver and make the victory of that metal absolultely certain at the coming election. So far as the expres- sions of the gentleman visited were con- cerned it is said the visit was not very sat- isfactory. Benators Dubois of Idaho, Petti- grew of North Dakota and Mantle of Montana and Representative Hartman of Montana, the bolting delegates from the St. Louis convention, have headquarters at the Great Northern Hotel, whence they are directing & very active canvass in be- half of Senator Teller. Senator Carter of Montana is expected to arrive to-morrow. “The report that Senator Teller had is- sued a letter to the effect that he would not accept the nomination if it were ten- dered him was denied at the headquarters during the afterncon, and is conclusively disproved by the letter from the Senator published by the United Press. _ Mr. Newlands, the silverite Representa- tive from Nevada, is exhibiting to his sil- ver Democratic friends a tabulation as fol- lows: Democratic vote in 1892, 5,600,000; Democratic vote in the hopelessly gold States of New York, New Englard, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 1,600,000; Demo- cratic vote in Populist States of the West, 250,000. This leaves a toal of 3,750,000. Deducet for the Democratic gold vote 20 per cent (750,000) and toe aggregate Demo- cratic silver vote pledged to the silver ticket to be nominated at Chicago amounts to but 3,000,000. If the silver Democrats will accept the combination now offered by the Teller boomers Newlands pledges them the following votes: Populistand silverite vote on the basis of the vote of 1894, 2,000,000; free-silver Republican vote, 1,000,000; independent vote of organized labor, 500,000; total for the Teller candi- dacy, 3,500,000; grand total for the ticket if Teller is namex, 6,500,000, Ex-Senator Walsh of Georgia has been in the city for some days, he being one of the delegates at large from his State to the Democratic National Convention. A re- porter of the United Press calied upon him to-day at bis hotel in order to obtain, it sible, his views u t liti dn‘x’:l'ion. .'At first he wp::nul:ienc);i:edc;: say anything for publication, but he tinally consented to give his views, and dictated the following statement: “It is preity well undersiood,’” he said, “that the siiver forces are determined to organize the conyention. This means that the temporary and permanent organi- zation will be in the hands of the silver men. As to the Presidential nomination, it is not well defined. Mr. Bland seems to be well in the lead, starting off with the States of Missouri, Arkansas and Texas committed to him. The boom for Gov- ernor Boies does not so far seem to be effective in securing any decided acces- sions for his candidacy. “There is a strong undercurrent for Sen- ator Teller as the logical candidate of the situation. His name is being favorably presented by prominent Southern Demo- crats. Itisurged agaiist him that heis not a Democrat, and this fact mitigates against his availability. On the other band, it is claimed he is the embodiment of the free-silver clause and that he repre- sentsin the most forceful degree the vital principle of home rule, or local self-gov- ernment. In retiring from the Republi- can convention he exhibited the courage of his convictions and gave the highest evidence of devotion a cause to the triumph of which he believes to be of para- mount interest to the welfare of the peo- vle. His advocates assert that the present is an abnormal period in the history of American politics and that it pre- sents an opportunity for the Demo- catic party to gather within its fold the Populists and the free-silver Republicans. They claim his nomination will bridge the way into the Democratic fold, and that if heis made the nominee of the party his election will be a certainty. The South can furnish 142 electoral votes. Eighty votes more are necessary to secure the Presidential elec- tion for the candidate of this convention. Teller's friends affirm in the most positive manner that if nominated he will carry every State west of the Missouri and in addition the States of Indiana, Illinois, lowa and Michigan. But they are not confident tbat these four States can be car- ried for a Democrat. While the leaders in the Northwest will advocate the nomina- tion and election of a free-silver Democrat for President, they doubt their ability to carry with them the rank and file of the free-silver Republicans and of the Popu- lists. They assert, however, that with Teller as the nominee all obstacles would be removed and all Populists and free- silver Republicans would unite most cor- dially with the Democrats in securing his election. With Teller as a leader and a standard-bearer these men would find no difficulty in passing over to the Demo- cratic camp. “The prominent Southern Demagrats who have been on the grouads for weeksare carefully considering the situation. The arguments in favor of Senator Teller’s nomination are listened to with respectfal attention and are given earnest considera- tion. If there was any certainty tuat a Democrat could be elected President, Sen- ator Teller would not be seriously consid- ered. The convention cannot afford to nominate a man who will be defeated. “Democratic leaders are deeply im- pressed by the presentation made in be- half of Senator Teller and they are giving the most serious consideration to the availability of his candidacy in the event of their becoming satisfied that a Demo- crat cannot be elected. His nomination will mean that he and his free-silver sup- porters have quit the Republican party forever. It is confidently asserted that the amalgamation of the free-silver Re- publicans and the Populists with the Democrats would cement the union be- tween the great producing sections of the South and West and would result in Democratic control of the Federal Govern- ment for a long period of time.”’ The Missouri delegation of anti-free- silver Democrats, led by ex-Governor David R. Francis, arrived in town during the day about a score strong, most of them being residents of St. Louis. Among them are Judge Thayer, Justice T. Blair, J. G. James, A. Siddon, F. W. Lehman and Colonel 8. W. Fordyce. Frank K. Ryan came with the party, but he isal6tol advocate, and will be on the floor of the convention voting for silver and Bland. Francis, who has been the particular object of attack by the Missouri free-silver majority, said to a United Press reporter after he and his colleagues from that State bad called to pay their respects to the Whitney party: “I am a Democrat and expect to remain one, but as I am against the 16to 1idea I am 1n Chicago only as an onlooker. IfIcan be of any service to the sound-money workers I am here to render it. Idonot believe 1 this bolting idea, and don’t believe there is going to be any. It looks as though the silver men were set upon running the convention to suit them- selves regardless of party precedent, pre- rogative or principles.” Senator Vest, accompanied by a ’bus- load of fellow-Missourians, arrived at the Auditorium in the afternoon. He was met by Colonel Prather, the National Commit- teeman from his State. Just prior to Sen- ator Vest’s arrival President Cleveland’s former Postmaster-General, the Hon. Don M. Dickinson, the leader of the Michigan gold forces, inscribed his name on the Auditorium register. Other prominent arrivals were United States Senator Walt- hall of Mississippi, who said his State and others southn of the line were for free silver and any good man_for President who was for silver; National Committeeman James A. Wood of South Dakota, Frederick B. Holman of Oregon, who holds the proxy of National Committeeman E. B. McKee of that State, and eight members of the Alabama delegation, the latter going to the Auditorium. Senator John P. Jones of Nevada was one of the late arrivals this evening. He, of course, bears ho credentials to the Democratic Convention, though he some time since formally announced his release from the ties of a Republican caucus and hisadhesion to the Republican party as an exponent of free silver. Senator Jones stated emphatically that, so far as he had been able to gauge the sentiment of the deiegates since his arrival, Teller was the man; “And he oncht to be,” said Mr. Jones. it St b SILVER MEN CONFER. Delegates Representing Many States Meet and Discuss a Plan of Procedure. CHICAGO, ILr., July 3.—A conference of silver delegates, numbering seventy- fiveand representing nearly every State that sends silver delegates to the National Convention, was beld at the Sherman House to-night. The meeting was called to order by Senator Harris of Tennessee at 8:15 o’clock and adjourned at 10:45. T. 0. Towles, the secretary of the Bi- metallic League, as secretary of the con- ference, on motion of L. L. Haines of Idaho, called the roll by States and a number of States not represented at the former conference held earlier in the week responded. $ Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the steering committee of five appointed at the first conference, reported the result of their interview with the executive com- mittee of the National Democratic Com- mittee. This interview, he stated, had not been entirely satisfactory and the committee would have a further confer- ence with the National Committee. : Senator Jones stated that, in his opin- ion, 1t was important that all silver dele- gates and their city aadresses should be known, so that if at any time it was thought necessary to call them logetber this could be readily done. The suggestion was well received and on the roll being called the following responded: Alabama, John W. Tomlinson; Arkansas, J. T. Gil- lar; California, W. B. Burke; Colorado, Thomas O'Donnell; Georgia, Patrick Walsh; Idaho, L. L. Haines; Iowa, C. A. Walsh; Kansas, David Overmeyer; Ken- tucky, J. C. 8. Blackburn; Michigan, G.P. Hummer; Mississipp, H. D. Money; Missouri, A. E. de Armond; Montana, W. A. Clark; Nebraska, C. J. Smith; North Carolina, T.J. Jarvis; Oregon, Dr. Mulli- neux, South Carolina, B. R. Till- man; Tennessee, Joseph D. Richard- son; Virginia, P. J. Otey; Washing- ton, W. H. White; Wyoming, J. K. Osborne; Arizona, Wylie Jones; Oklahoma, E. 8. Mutcheli; Utah, 0. W. Powers; Indian Territory, R. L. Olen; District of Columbia, John Boyle. Mr. O’Donnell of Colorado, in the course of a speech urging the importance of the silver men securing the temorary organi- zation, suggested the name of C. 8. Thomas of his State as temporary chairman. He created great enthusiasm by saying that he and the Western silver men wanted a silver man nominated by silver votes and not by the votes of the goldbug delegates. He bad an intimation, he said, that the gold men might throw their votes in a body for some silver man, and, no matter how good a silver man be might be, nomi- nated by such votes, he would be “queered” with silver voters. He wanted the silver men to get together and agree on a candi- date, and then go into the convention and nominate him by a solid silver vote. This idea was taken up, and gave rise to quite a discussion as to how the end suggested could be accomplished. The small room in which the conference met was crowded to suffocation. Con- gressman Swanson of Virginia adyocated a general conference of all silver delegates unless the committee of which Senator Jones was chairman could come to some agreement with the National Committee as ‘'to the temporary chairmanship. He said it was not certain as vet but that the silver men would have a majority in the National Convention and could name the chairman. But if this were not the case then the silver minority of the National Committee could make a minority report naming a silver mau, and this man should be selected by a general conference of the silver delegates, and there was not space enough in the present room to seat them. A delegate stated with great emphasis that a hall large enough to accommodate all silver delegates had been secured. When asked to name the hall he evaded reply. ge’x’ntor Tillman of South Carolina said it was essential to success to have a thor- ough organization, and this organization could only be had by a conference of all the delegates who believed in the silver canse, and he wanted to have the present conference adjourn to such a hall. After further discussion it was decided that all the members of delegations named, with such others as were in the city at the time, should call at the Sherman House on Monday at 2 p. M. At that hour the commiitee of which Senator Jones is chairman would know the result of the action of the National Committee, which meets at 10 A. . Mon- day. If thisaction should not be satis- factory, then Senator Jones’ advice as to whether a general conference of all silyer men should be called or only a conference of the chairman of each silver delegation to select a temporary chairman to be named in opposition to the National Com- mittee’s choice, will be announced. Senator Jones read a telegram from P. B. Winston of Minnesota, amid great ap- g{hnu, which stated tnat on Monday the innesota delegation would arrive and in it would be found seven silver men. €6 APE NEW TO-DAY. 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