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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY ‘6, 1896. tened to a very adroit aud well-tempered speech by Frank Newlands in favor of the nomination of Teller. Mr. Smith, one.of the National leaders of the Populist party, is to be heard on the same subject to-mor- Tow. " 7 A Bland conference has been called for 10 o’clock to-night to prepare forpushing the fight for “Silver Dick” with increased vigor to-morrow. It is, said that Bland’s fight is better orgzanized than any of the others. The next twenty-four hours will be eventful—they will certainly be so for in- dividuals and probably for the country as well as the party. A bolt on the part of the gold delegates is one of the probabili- ties, but it is quite uncertain at what stage of the proceedings it will occur. Ifit does not occur the silver men will suspect that they have fallen into some error. The gold men, however, may decide that their greatest power for harm is within the partly. James G. MAGUIRE. i TELLERITES GROW BOLD. Dictating the Terms Upon Which Thelr Leader Would Accept the Nomination. CHICAGO, Irn, July 5.—The Teller men to-day began to cefine their policy. They are growing more enthusiastic as the time draws nearer, and are making defi- nite claims as to the strength of their can- didate. They have prepared a statement showing the number of electoral votes which they claim will be obtained if Teller is made the choice of the conven- tion. This statewent is being used to in- fluence Teller sentiment among the dele- gates. Congressman Bailey of Texas, a delegate atlarge and one of tke Bland leaders, has also prepared a statement giving the num- ber of electoral votes the Democrats may hope to secure, but his figures fall far be- low those prepared by the Teller faction. The two statements have been compared and the Teller people are saying that the Bland men and supporters of other candi- dates piedged to free silver are very much impressed with Teller’s alleged strength. The Teller statement gives the Colorado man 256 electoral votes, while Mr. Bailey’'s foots up only 197. The Teller men have been very frank with the Democratic sil- ver leaders. They will not concede the right of the Democratic party to dictate the entire programme to be followed in the event of the Colorado Senator’s nomi- nation and election, and are trying to reach an understanding on these points before the convention assembles. One of the most promiaent Teller men, who has been in frequent conference with the Democratic leaders, told a United Press reporter to-day that the Teller people would not consent to any proposition as to the position they would occupy in the event of his election, except such as would give them a proportionate share in the ad- ministration of the Government, based on the number of electoral votes they secured for the candidate. Mr. Teller’s friends insist that he is the only man who can carry the country for free silver. Itison thisdistinct and broad statement that they base their de- mands on the Democratic silver leaders. They are endeavoring to effect an agree- ment with the Democratic leaders as to the platform on which Mr. Teller can make the race. They want, of course, to make the financial plank the main feature and subordinate everything else to it. “The platform will be satisfactory to everybody,”’ said Representative Hartman of Montana, who bolted the St. Louis Con- vention wita Mr. Telier, and who is here looking after the Teller interests. ‘‘No- body can find fault with it and if Mr. Teller is nominated, as he will be, it will sweep the country.” Federal office-holders are beginning to come in, but whether or not they will take any part in the proceedings has not yet developed. Last night’s mass-meeting of the gold men was 2 remarkable demonstration from the standpoint of attendance and of the noted men who spoke or were present asspectators. The absence of Senator Hill is causing much comment. Mr. Hill was asked to attend and make a speech, but he declined poiat blank to do either. Rumors as to his reasons for declining to serve are numerous, but Mr. Hill is not gratifying the curiosity of those who desire to know the truth. \ BRYAN’S CANDIDACY. Nebraska Free Silverites Will Make a Hard Fight for the White= Metal Champion. LINCOLN, Negsr., July 5.— The Ne- braska free-silver delegation to the Chi- cago Convention, headed by ex-Congress- man W. J. Bryan and an enthusiastic crowd of silver-shouters, left this morning over the Northwestern and will make a speedy run to the lake city. There were fourteen cars, all gayly decorated, and be- fore Missouri Valley was reached it was expected they would be crowded. All the delegates, Mr. Bryan included, were confi- dent of securing seats in the convention, as opposed to the contesting gold faction already on the ground, headed by Na- tional Committeeman Tobias Castor and backed by Secretary of Agriculture Mor- ton. After this preliminary fight is settled to their satisfaction, as the free-silver men confidently predict it will be, members of the Nebraska delegation will begin a can- vass looking to Mr. Bryan as a Presi- dential candidate, and they make no effort to conceal the fact that it will be pushed with energy, and that is the sole mission of the large number of visitors aside from the delegates and alternates who accompanied theirleader. The move- ment would have begun sooner had Mr. Bryan given his consent. His friends point to him as one of the foremost cham- pions of the white metal in the West, who would be an ideal leader. ind i Marching Clubs Arrive. CHICAGO, IrL., July 5.—While Chica- go does not appear to realize that the great political convention is drawing near, there were some lively scenes in the streets and the hotel lobbies during the day. The Randall Club of Pittsburg was the first of the marching clubs to arrive. The Ran- dallites came 110 strong and were headed by their own brass band. They have beadquarters at Myer's Hotel. The Bland Ciub of St. Lonis, led by a woman, seated astride of a prancing horse, marched up Michigan avenue toits quarters and was rreeted with cheers. The list of United Btates Senators who will attend the con- vention is still growing. Three additional Benators arrived to-day—Senator Blan- chard of Louisiana and Senators Gordon and Bacon of Georgia. i Utah Is for Bland. CBICQGO. ILvL., July 5.—The Utah dele- gation met this afternoon and elected 0. W. Powers chairman and A. W. McCune member of the National Committee. It was voted to support Bland for the Presidens tial nomination. One of the delegutes, however, said he did not believe the friends of Mr. Bland would hold a caucus to agree upon a silver candidate in ad- vance. Thnat, he thought, was a question which should be let for the convention to decide with all the States represented., | BLAND S MAKING A Works in the Field While His Forces Saw Wood at Chicago. GAINS IN STRENGTH AS HE TOILS. Delegates From the West and South Are Flocking to His Standard BOIES FINDS BUT SCATTERING SUPPORT. Oregon’s Contingent Laboring With a V.m to Give Pennoyer Second Place. “The Call’s’”” Headquarters, Great Northern Hotel, } Chieago, 111, July 5. There is no change in the situation here to-night. There seems to be a scrambie on the part of Western dele- gates to get into the Bland wagon. It was given eut at the headquarters of the Missourian to-night that he would con- trol every State and Territory west of the Mississippi River, with the possible exception of South Dakota. The name of Stephen M. White will not be vresented to the National Convention for the Presidency if the Californian can prevent it. The Senator is not ambitious to enter the contest. All the California delegates are seem- ingly friendly to Bland. Barry Hillard of Idaho has just informed me that the delegates from that State will vote for Bland on the first ballot. The fact that Illinois and Colorado united on Bland greatly increased the prospects of the Missoari farmer for the nomination. The Blaud Club, which arrived from St. Louis to-day, is making the night hideous with cries for the noted silverite. The leaders of the gold wing of the party retired to roost early to-night and the silverites are in possession of the field of battle. The silver members of the National Democratic Committee to- night decided on Senator White of Cali- fornia as temporary chairman of the con- vention, but the Senator was obliged to decline the honor, for the reason that he had urged Senator Hill of New York not to accept the position and he said it would look like a selfish move on his own behalf io take the chair. The National Democracy came a little short of religiously observing the com- mandment to keep sacred the Sabbath day. FRANK McGUIRE. A E L FAR IN THE LEAD. Bland Forces Galn New Accesslons While Boies Is Making no Advance. CHICAGO, IrL., July 5.—Bland is the ovnly candidate who is seriously men- tioned by the silverites as the prob- able nominee of the Democratic Na- tional Convention, which is called to meet at the Coliseum on Tuesday. There is no question but that the farmer-statesman of Missouri is still the ideal canaidate of that element of the party which will dominate tbe National Democracy. While Boies is being widely supported by Towa and a few scattering delegates from other sections of the country he has not gained suflicient strength to have any pronounced bearing upon the situation of yesterday. The fact is that his trip to Chicago diminished rather than increased his prospects. The little excitement aroused over his uncere- monious entrance into the city soon wore away. On the other hand, the Bland boom withstood the many vicious asseults that were made upon its breastworks during the day and long into the night. It was expected that Blana would hang up his hay-rake and hurry to Chicago, simply because the Iowan had been summoned here by his advisers for a consultation; but the Missourian sent word that he was obliged to remain at home to gather in his hay crop, and therefore he could not come to the great city by the lake at this time to attend to such a trifling matter as the prospective nomination for the Presidency of the United States. Bland will not be in Chicago this week. Should he receive the nomination of his party for the Presi- dency, he will remain at Lebanon until notified of the fact. There is some talk to-day of a Bland- McLean ticket. The Ohio editor seems to have no particular preference for a first place so long as he comes in second. A day or two ego his friends were urging him for the Vice-Presidency, with Senator Teller of Colorado as the Presidential nominee. When the Teller boom had run its race McLean shifted over to the Bland contingent. There is little prospect that he will be in any way recognized by the XNational Democracy. TUnited States Senator Stephen M.White of Califernia, whose familiar face was seen about the political centers to-day, and ex- Governor Sylvester Pennoyer of Oregon are among those who are being promi- nently mentioned to-day for second place on the Democratic ticket. Either would be acceptable to the dilver wing of the party—that wing of the Démocracy which incorporates the South and West in a solid phalanx for the free and unlimited coin- age of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. White is looked upon with considerable favor by the leaders of the party from different sec- tions of the country, and the rumor that New York would support his aspirations for Presidential honors gave additional force to his boom. Pennoyer lost no ground to-day. His pictures are being promiscuously circu- lated by delegates to the convention, and the virtues and glories of his public and private life are being recited in song and story. The gold men have been completely van- quished. Their meetingat the Auditorium last night failed to bring about desired re- sults. True, the building was crowded from pit to dome with enthusiastic sup- vorters of the yellow metal. They cheered the sentiments of the various speakers, and yelled long and loud for their favorite candidates. But it was all to no avail, for when the sun rose over MR FARL, : Tng ORIGINAL BLASD Mman L 'fl‘ \\Q R S.ALLEN' 32 Tné man wno canmies N BLANDS BOOMIN S¢” P, iy BOCKE T % \_"0 —'22"/ ™ SOME OF THE MEN WHO ATTRACT ATTENTION IN CHICAGO. Chicago this Sabbath morning there was even a more pronounced outburst of bit- terness among the silver men toward their avowed enemies, and the now famil- iar cry of ‘16 to 1" was again sent career- ing along the ramparts. ‘Whitney and Hill have absolutely given up the fight. They readily concede that the silver men will dominate the conven- tion. They have no heart to make the fight. With bowed heads and sad hearts they accept the inevitable. They are sin- cere in the opinion that the party will be defeated upon & silver platform. ‘While there is much talk of a bolt on the part of the Eastern delegates, final action has been delayed. It is evident, however, that the National Democrezcy, which has lived thronzhout the convulsions of & cen- tury, is now swaying in the balance of un- certainty. Will it survive the crisis now at hand? Will it perish in the throes of sectional strife? These are the questions of the hour. FrANE MoGUIRE. e “SILVER DICK” BLAND. Character of the Man Who Seems Destined to Ge: the Nom- ination. CHICAGO, IuL, July 5.—*“Silver Dick” Bland. He is the leader and his supporters de- clare that he will surely be the nominee of the National Democratic Convention. The Missourian will iead all candidates on the first ballot. The Bland men are claiming 350 votes for him. Boies is his closest competitor; in fact only these two seem to be in the race. Matthews of Indiana will receive the thirty votes of his State as a compliment merely. His candidacy isnot regarded as serious. Senator Vest of Missouri, a conservative man, said to-night he felt sure of Bland’s nomination. It looks like Bland against the field to-night. Delegates are slow to arrive, however, ana it is too early to make a safe prediction. The two-thirds rule will certainly pre- vail, and the supporters of Mr. Bland’s rivals declare that the Missourian can never secure the requisite number of votes. The Democratic party is indeed in a sad plight. Itis resolved to nominatea radical silverite. The strong men of the party are administration snpporters, and there is no one north of Mason and Dixon’s line men- tioned for the nomination on a silver plat- form but Bland, Boies, Matthews and Stevenson. The silver Democrats at the convention confess mortification that they have a shabby lot of candidates to offer. “Bilver Dick’s” visage is posited in the corridors of all hotels and on the dead- walls of all Chicago streets. At the Palmer House numberless index fingers on ban- ners point the way to “Silver Dick’s"’ neadquarters. Bland buttons are scattered broadcast Incoming country delegations, headed by noisy brass bands, are yelling for Bland. Bland, Bland; the mob, the groundlings, split the ears of the multitude while the judicious grieve, for although the rural rooters regard Bland as a great silver Moses, whose statesmanship will lead to better times, the leaders of the party who know Bland personally are doubtful of the wisdom of nominating a man of his character. Richard Parks Bland, after many years as Representative in Congress, made him- self conspicuous by his persistent efforts in bebalf of the siiver dollars, as joint author of the Bland-Allison act. Though a memberof Congress for many years he has seldom uttered a word on any subject other than finance and like Stewart of Nevada he knows little else. Mr. Bland isa man of unimposing and unattractive physique, ordinary height, his face covered with a growth of grizaly gray hair. His head is slightly bald. The Missouri statesman isan inveterate chewer of tobaceo, as evidenced by his tobacco- streaked beard. He is of a meditative mind, and when in a thoughtful mooa, with a far-away look in his eyes, toys with his brows or his nasal appendage. Though Senator White has declined to be a Presidential candidate there 1s still some talk of submitting his name to the convention. Mr. White's nomination is by no means an impossibility. Indeed, some of his warm admirers and enthusi- astic supporters declare that he stands an excellent chance as a dark horse in the event of a sharp fight between Bland and Boies. C. C. CARLETON, e P BLAND MEN CAUCUS. Two Hundred and Fifty Votes Promised to the Missour! Candidate. CHICAGO, ILL., July 5.—The first gen- eral caucus of delegates and alternates favcrable to the candidacy of Mr. Bland was held in the Sherman House this even- ing. The object of the Bland managers was to get acquainted with the delegates from other States than Missouri, then be- gin the work of formulating the conven- tion plan of procedure rather than to make a full test of Bland’s strength. Twelve States responded to the rollcall, about 100 delegates instructed for the Mis- sourian being present. From the figures sent to the secretary, 250 unconditional votes were put down as a certainty on the first ballot. Most of the delegates were around the hotel, but only a few attended the caucus. Texas and Kansas were largely repre- sented. Secretary Allen of the Bland ex- ecutive committee of Missouri called the caucus to order. Senator Martin of Kan- Some Typical Faces Seen About the Hotels. sas was chosen chairman. Dr. L. J. Dee’ 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 enthusiasm. Congressman Bailey said the solid thirty votes of the Lone Star State would be cast for Bland. Mr. Overmeyer of Kansas said his State was for Mr. Bland, because no other Democrat could carry the State in November. Secretary of State Hinrichsen announced a majority of the Illinois dele- gation for Bland, and said that under the unit rule the forty-eight votes of his State would be 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 Missouran’s man- agers were elated over a report that twelve of the Tennessee delegates had been won over to ‘he Bland persuasion. The other half are inclined to Blackburn and Me- Lean. Governor Culberson of Texas and Governor Stone of Missouri came to look in at the caucus and meet delegates and friends. A letter was read from San Francisco, stating that a silver club composed of Re- publicans, Populists and Democrats was being formed, 1000 strong, whose choice was Bland for President and Morgan of Alabama, White of California or Sibley ot Pennsylvania for Vice-President. R arge BLAND’S FIGURES. Claims Two Hundred and Thirty Votes on the First Ballot. CHICAGO, ILL., July 5.—The following Bland figures were given out to-night to the Uunited Press to indicate the practi- cally certain strength of the Missouri can- didate on the first ballot: 16| Utah... This summing up of Mr. Bland’s sup- porters is thirty-two votes below the esti- mate given at the afternoon caucus of the Bland deiegates. et MICHIGAN’S CONTEST. Talk of a Compromise Between the Quarreling Wolverine Dele~ gates. CHICAGO, ILL., July 5.—One of the in- teresting developments of the day was that of a possible compromise in the mat- ter of the contest over the Michigan dele- gation. The silver men feel that while they were outgeneraled in the Wolverine State by ex-Postmaster-General Don M. Dickinson, a large majority of the Demo- cratic party of that State are supporters of the free coinage of silver, and there has been some talk of attempting to oust the Dickinson delegation, replacing them by one in favor of free coinage. 1he proposition suggested to-day was that the delegation should be voted by Mr. Dickinson in favor of a platiorm de- claring for a maintenauce of the gold standard, and that afterward the indi- vidual preferences of the delegates for President should be recorded. There was some objection upon the part of the silver men to the execution of this compromise. They argued that it would be foolish to enter into such an arrange- ment, for the reason that the delegation was bound by instruction of the State Convention to act under the unit rule, and that, after the twenty-eight votes would be recorded in favor of the gold standard, no power existed in the convention itself to release the delegation from its obligation to observe the directions of the State Con- vent.on and the majority could still cast the twenty-eight votes against afree-silver candidate. e BAILEY FOR CHAIRMAN, The Texan Favored by Utah Dele- gates for Temporary Holder of the Gavel. CHICAGO, Iri., July 5—A movement to secure the election of J. W. Bailey of Texas as temporary chairman of the con- vention was inaugurated at the meeting of the Utah delegation to-day. His name had previously been suggested by advo- cates of free silver, and during the after- noon, it was stated, the delegations of several of the Norchwestern States indi- cated a willingness to unite in support of Mr. Bailey. The Texas Congressman, from reports, does not desire to enter into the contest for the position, while recognizing the honor that his selection wonld confer upon him and his State. He has been under the care of a physician for throat trouble for some time and fears that his conaition is not such as to justify him in undertaking the duties of tae positior.. General A. J. Warner, president of the Bimetallic League and a former Demo- cratic Congressman from Obio, is one of Mr. Bailey’s most enthusiastic supporters. SE——re———— Over £1,000,000 doners on funerals. EOLD MEN WILL BOLT Continued from First Page. lapel of his coat by an unscrupulous per- son who wished to keep it as a souvenir of the land of gold and fruits and flowers, of sanshine and skies perennially blue. Some other of the delegates presented their badges to their admiring friends in St. Louis, with the admonition to be care- ful and not lose such a priceless treasure, and to this day the delighted recipients are exhibiting to their friends with the greatest pride badges that cost exactly $2 20 each. It is too early for the delegates yet to gize up the situation and to definitely make up their mind as to what course they shall pursue. They are pledged on the financial proposition, but unpledged as to candidates. The Californians were in caucus from 3 to 5 o’clock this afternoon. ‘What they did that is proper for the pub- lic to hear will be told in another column in this 1ssue of TuE CALL by Congressman Maguire, whose words are of more than ordinary weight and value in the councils of the VDemocracy. The gold meeting in the Auditorium last night developed the fact that the thread which binds the sound money men to the party is as brittle as a spider’s web. They hurled defiance in the teeth of the majority and as good assaid that they would not support the party in the com- ing campaign. From various surface in- dications it will not be very wide of the mark to say that thereis avery strong probability that there will be some dramatic scenes before the session of the convention shall have come to an end and that the New York delegation and other sound money advocates will make a united bolt and walk-out rhat will leave a big hole in the convention hall and that will strike terror into the Democratic heart. The sappers and miners are at work ex- cavating under the Bland boom. The lat- est missile simed at it is the statement, industriously put forward, that Silver Dick would be a very unpopular candidate because of his disagreeable personality. They say he is rugged, coarse, uncouth and unamiable; that whatever magnetism he may have comes from the negative pole and repels all who get within its influence. This is a pretty rough deal upon Dick. Most politicians would prefer to be classed as scoundrels, boodlers, thieves and pirates than to be accused of being boorish or out of style. From the Teller boom comes the hissing sound of escaping gas. It was never more than a toy balloon, inflated to its utmost capacity and pricked with a pin by some mischivous urchin from New York. The hotels are uncomfortably crowded, and room-rent in them and on streets near by has doublea and trebled. In the 25, 50 and 75-cent lodging-houses on State street, Wabash avenue, Dearborn, Madison, Mon- roe, Adams and Jackson streets, within easy access of political headquarters, rents have been raised within the last two days | to $2 a day for one person. The restaurants in the same vicinity have not made much of an increase in price for the reason that they are already charging all that the traffic will bear, it being next to impossible to get a “‘decent” meal short of §1 at the lowest. Frank D. Ryan, District Attorney of Sacramento County, and Judge Garoutte of the Supreme Court of the State of Cali- fornia, both of whom attended the Re- publican National Convention at St. Louis, have returned from a trip to New York and will remain here until Tuesday, when they will start for California, Among the otner Californians here are State Senator Voorhies, L. L. Bromwell, the insurance man; Colonel William Forsyth, one of the largest raisin-growers in the Fresno district; Will H. Gagan; Peter J. Dunne, a well-known Native Son, and Adjutant- General A. W. Barrett of Los Angeles. JonN PauL CosGRAVE. il SENATOR WHITE HONORED Chosen by the Silverites for Tem- porary Chairman, but Declines to Accept. CHICAGO, ILL., July 5.—The fight over the selection of temporary chairman prom- ises to be a lively one as evidenced to-day by the hurried arrival of Michael F, Tar- pey, the National Committeeman from California. Pressing business engage- ments bad taken Mr. Tarpey to Mexico and he had not deemed the sessions of the committee of sufficient importance to at- tend. Somuch stress has in the last few | days been laid on the issue whethar' the gold or the silver men of the committee shall dictate the selection ot the chairman that Mr. Tarpey was overwheimed with telegrams urging his attendance in Chi- cago. : Nothing better shows the chaotic condi- tion of affairs here almost on the eve of the convention than the bitterness of the fight over the temporary chairmanship. The silver men of the National Commit- tee late this afternoon, through Senator Pascoe, notified Mr. White that they !ufi unanimously selected him as their candi- date. The names of Blackburn and Bryan had been canvassed, but both had been rejected. Of Mr. Blackburn the fear was frankly expressed that under certain con- tingencies his eloguence might prove an endless brook, and it is the programme of the silver men to rush everything, inc}ud- ing speeches, as promptly as possible. Against Mr. Bryan it was urged that _be~ ing a member of a contesting delegation there might be objection to selecting for presiding officer a man whose statusin the convention was not without doubt. The committee therefore selected Senator White, who presided at St. Lc‘mis in 1888 with distinguished ability. Mr. White briefly informed Mr. Pascoe that, having only recently visited Mr. Hill to dissuade him from accepting the nomination by the gold men, it would not be possible for him to accept the selection by the silver men. Pascoe assented to Mr. White's views, and returned to the com- mittee to report Mr, White’s refusal. The silver men are consequently as far away as ever from selecting the temporary chair- man of the convention. Arthur Sewall, the National Committee- man from Maine, arrived to-day. He ex- presses his intention to vote for Mr. Teller, whose name Senator Dubois says will surely be placed in nomination. Mr. Sewall favors a platiorm which shall ex- press itself for free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, with an incidental allusion to the subject of the tariff. - Hon. Pat Walsh of Georgia says that the vlatform will contain a ringing denuncia- tion of the American Protective Associa- tion, as sirong as the English lanzuage can frame it. C. C. CARLETON. (ol L e BOOMERS ARE BUSY. Arriving Delegates Button-Holed by Friends of the Several Candidates. CHICAGO, IiL., July 5.—Just as the Louisiana delegation was called to order to-night in its headquarters at the Palmer House it was visited by a representation of the delegation from Texas, which was out doing missionary work in behalf of Candidate Bland. It had become well known around the hotel that the Louisiana delegation was undecided as to its prefer- ence for a Presidential candidate, and the friends of the Missouri man have pressed into service the Texas delegation, which is here under instructions to labor and to vote for Mr. Bland’s nomination. One of the Texans made an address of some length, setting forth the reasons which, to them, were considerably in favor of Bland’s nomination. - Later the Louisiana delegates were vis- ited by Senators Dubois and Pettigrew and Representative Town of Minnesota, who is at the head of the free-silver bolt- ing Republicans of that State. These gen- tlemen called to impress upon the dele- gates the availability of Senator Teller as a candidate. Beyond electing Governor McEnery chairman, the delegation did nothing at the executive meeting ard adjourned un- til to-morrow at 11 o’clock. The Massachusetts contingent, sixty- five strong, came in to-night, and with them George Fred Williams, delegate-at- large, whose recent utterances favorable to silver have given much offense to the Massachusetts gold men, who came ahead of the delegation. Mr. Williams had no sooner landed in town than rumor began to associate his name with the temporary chairmansbip. There was a basis for the rumors, for some of the Massachusetts men say Mr. Williams is a candidate for the position and relies for success on the fact that he is an Eastern man whose pub- lic statements show him to be friendly to the white metal. Maryland’s delegates arrived this after- noon and areregistered at the Auditorium. They beld a brief meeting and filled the places in the delegation made vacant by those who refused to come to Chicago after they had been elected. Ex-Congress- man J. Fred Talbott and Murray Vandiver were subststuted for Charles C. Crothers and Marion de Kalb Smith. 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