The News and Observer.
VOL. XL. NO. 123.
M LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY.
■ 6LANO IX THE LEAD
Large Number of Chicago Dele
gates for “Silver Dick."
AND BOIES COMES SECOND
But Blackburn. Matthews and
McLean Have Support.
.NOMINATION ON SECOND BALLOT
Talk of Cal ing a Caucus of the Silver
Forces Before the Convention
far Purpose of Fixing
a Slate.
Chicago, July 3. —There is still talk
among t>he free silver leaders of calling
a caucus of ttheir forces lx*fore the con
tention for the purpose of fixing a
slate. Should this be done, Governor
.Altgeld \s idea of a “one day” conven
tion may be carried into effect. \V. Jl.
Hinriehsen, chairman of 'the Illinois
•State Central committee, and a dele
gate-at-large, says that mhere is a
strong sentiment among the free sil
ver delegates now in 'the city in favor
of such a caucus.
“But even should there be no eail
eus," he continued, "I have an idea
that the work of the convention can
be wound up in a single day. As 1 tig
lire h out. tne silver candidates for the
nomination for President will be
Bland, Boies, Blackburn, Matthews
and McLean. Os these, 1 rather in
cline to the belief that Boies and Bland
will get the bulk of the votes, ami that
whoever has he greatest number of
votes on 'the first ballot, will be nomi
nated on tne second.
“As to the gold men, 1 don’t
think we have anything to fear ot'
them. As soon as they get here and
circulate enough ro see they are in a
hopeless minority, and that to make
a fight would lx* butting their heads
against a brick wall, with an idea of
batiering down.' The majority of the
Democrats of the country are for free
silver, and it has always been the pol
icy of the Democrats to allow the ma
jority to rule.”
In the cold critical discussion of the
conference room of the silverites,
i Bland is dissected and analyzed and
L found to be anything but an ideal ean-
I -didate. He talked on the floor of the
ft House in a speech, which is now being
B resurrected, about trowing dyna
■ mite bombs and his rabid anti-pension
■ talk would be fatal to him in the sol
■ dier-loving State of Indiana. I here
Bare other bod breaks in his record
which chill the enthusiasm which
might otherwise be manifested for
3iim.
Mention Boies, and immediately Gov.
Altgeld and “Buck” Hinriehsen throw
up their hands in holy horror and say
that the lowa Democrat could not get
the vote of a laboring man in Chicago.
Gov. Matthews seems to have been a
little lukewarm in his devotion to sil
ver until the hand wagon was pretty
well loaded. Then he jumped on in
great haste, but the moment of his
climb is accurately recorded, and is
not ancient enough to be thoroughly
satisfactory. Stevenson has kept his
mouth shut too long, and Morrison,
whose name would have headed the
ticket if he had not expressed his
doubts as to bi-metallism by the Uni
ted States alone, is as much out of it
as if he were on the banks of the Red
Sea. The Campbell j>laid has not
enough silver in it to please the men
who are now- the Mark Hannas of the
situation, and Blackburn and McLean
are not seriously considered for first
place.
There is talk of Teller, of course, and
this morning Senator Dubois visited
the silver men at the Sherman House
to pour into their ears long tales of
the availability of the Colorado Sena
tor. Many of the United Sates Sena
tors, who have a good deal more than
a sneaking admiration for Teller,
would like to see him nominated. They
love him for his honesty, ability and
untiring energy.
Outride of this little coterie of Sen
ators there is not the least desire to see
Teller named, and even these Senators
are subordinating their wishes to the
loudly-expressed opposition of the
great mass of the rank and file of the
party. Mr. Hinriehsen has also been
circulating the story most assiduously
that Teller would not accept
the nomination if it were tendered
him. The objection to Teller,
therefore, that he is a Republican, and
not a Democrat of Democrats, is suf
ficient to bar him out of the list in the
minds of 75 per cent, of the delegates.
In the meantime, while the silver
leaders are thus wondering who shall
be the nominee, the Bland boom con
tinues to fatten like the kine mention
ed in the Bible. The silver leaders
know this and they are almost ready
to go down before its overwhelming
approach. On the crest of the silver
wave rides Bland, his coatless arms
■swinging on high and his untrimmed
whiskers waving in the breeze. There
5s a ground-swell for him which up to
the present time, the silver leaders
"have not been able to cheek, and which,
if it continues to increase may land
the Labanon farmer at the head of the
ticket.
It is said to-day that Bland has tak
en a most unselfish stand in the matter.
It is in the power of Senator Cockrell
and Gov. Stone to draw- him out of
the race at any time. Mr. Bland has
placed bis candidacy in tlieir hands
and a three-word telegram from them
to him would bring back a declina-
tion as fast as the electric fluid could
(*olll*Bo over the wires, if the interests
of silver would be improved thereby.
This very fact is having not a little to
do with the growth of his strength.
At his principal headquarters in the
Palmer House to-day nearly 300 votes
are claimed for him, and there is no
doubt that like Abou Ben Adhem his
name leads all the rest. All the other
candidates are conceded to be in the
rear.
WORKING ON THE PLATFOLM,
Tariff Plank Giving More Trouble Than
Financial Question.
Chicago, July 3.—Notwithstanding
the convention is still four days oft",
there are almost continuous conferen
ces among 'those who expect to be call
ed upon to make the platform when it
is made. They consist largely of the
free silver leaders who are located at
the Sherman House. Their plans all
look 'to the preparation of a document
which, while it will cover various oth
er questions of Democratic faith will
appeal to 'the support of all silver ad
vocates of whatever party.
The gist of the plank will, however,
lx* an unequivocal declaration for the
five and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to 1. without awaiting
the action of any other nation. The
tariff plank is really giving the silver
majority more concern than the finan
cial declaration. They consider this
a very delicate matter. The silver
question is recognized by all as the
paramount issue, but (the Democracy
has l>ecn so jiersisrtent in its declara
tions on the tariff, and the Republi
cans made it so prominent in their
platform, that the\ realize the impos
sibility of ignoring it. This they would
gladly do, if they could, for this one
time, because of the effect of a declar
ation leaning too pronouncedly to
wards free trade, would have upon the
Republican silver men and Populists,
whose votes they ho|x* to secure with
a five silver candidate.
So far as there has Ixvn an exchange
of opinion 'the tendency is decidedly
towards a very brief and not a very
pronounced declaration on this pint.
The leaders feel that the financial ques
tion is one requiring a declaration
of principle, but that the tariff is a
proper subject to play politics upon.
They will probably an ounce adherence
to Democratic traditions on this sub
ject, though in very general terms and
announce the belief that with the
mintage of silver, the preent tariff
w ill produce sufficient revenue for the
needs of the government. There may
be a declaration for a more equitable
adjustment, than that contained in the
present law-, with the hope of recon
ciling (he wool and lumber men of the
West. The plank may contain an im
plied reconcilement to protection in
words indicating that any tariff, eve a
though for revenue only, is a protec
tion to labor.
THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN,
Will Not Be Identified With the Silver
Movement.
Chicago, July 3. —It has been deter
mined, as far as such a matter can be
in advance of the meeting of the .Na
tional committee, that the committee
will select for temporary chairman
some man who is not identified with the
silver movement, although he may
have leanings towards silver. It is ap
parent from the talk of the committee,
who are here, that they do not like the
terms which the silver men laid down
for the sub-committee, and they feel
that 'the National committee should
not lx* d ictated to in this ma t ter by soni <*
outside organization. It seems to be
the opinion that, the committee will be
going far outside itts custom to submit
to a faction of the party the selection
of a presiding officer.
THE SOUTH NOT COMMITTED.
Judge Clark’s Name Will be Presented
for the Vice-Presidency.
Washington, July 3. —A number of
delegates to the Democratic National
convention from States bordering on
the South Atlantic seaboard are in the
city to-day en route to Chicago. in
terviews with a number of them show
that they aiv not committed to any of
the aspirants for the Democratic pres
idential nomination. They say that af
ter looking over the field at Chicago,
they will decide who to support. Bland
and Boies are mentioned with favor
by most of the delegates, but they add
that they are not. tied to any one as
jet,
Ex-Congressman Waddell, one of
North Carolina’s delegatee-at-large,
said that his S*tate had a candidate for
the Vice-Presidency, in the person of
Judge Walter Clark, of the North Car
olina Supreme Court.
The delegates speak very kindly of
Senator Teller, but say they feel that,
a Democrat should lx* given the nomi
nation.
FOR TELLER AND M’LEAN.
A Colorado Republican Paper Pledges
Them Its Support.
Denver, Col., July 3.—'l’lie Denver
Times (Ind. Rep.), to-day says edito
rially: “The Chicago convention must
name two men for President and Vice-
President w ho will be acceptable to the
silver voters of the country, or the
election of McKinley will be practic
ally assured. Senator Henry M. Teller,
of Colorado, and John R. McLean, of
Ohio, would satisfy and harmonize all
the free coinage elements and defeat
the McKinley-Hobart gold bug, rich
man’s ticket.
“Teller and McLean is not only a
tieket that every honest American can
vote with pride, but it is a ticket that
er n and will win at the polls.”
RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1896.
TELLER IN THE RACE
Friends of the Colorado Senator
Are Hard at W ork.
DR. MOTT IS ON HAND
It is Trying to Solidify all the
Silver Elements.
POPULISTS WILL SUPPORT HIM
But It Is Believed the Rank and File of
the Democratic Party Would
Rebel Against His
Nomination.
( hicago. 111., July 3. —There was a
strong rally of the friends of Senator
Teller to-dsy following the assertion
by “Buck” Hinriehsen, of Illinois, yes
terday, that the Colorado Senator
would not accept the nomination.
The silver bolters from the St. Louis
convention are working like Trojans
to impress upon the Democratic silver
leaders the great advantage of Teller’s
nomination in solidifying all the silver
elements of the West and they are be
ing w-armly supported by Mr. Taube
neek, chairman of the Populist party’s
committee; Dr. Mott, of North Caro
lina, secretary of the silver party and
the representative of the independent
silver elements generally.
Taubeneck, assuming to speak for
.the Populists, declares most, emphat
ically that unless Teller is nominated
the 3,000,000 votes which he claims
that organization controls will be
cast for a candidate to lx? selected by
the Populists at their National con
vention in St. Louis on the 21st.
The coterie of Democratic silver
Senators who are on the ground, rec
ognize Teller’s great individual
strength and his towering figure as a
great champion of silver and private
ly most of them w r ould like to see him
nominated, but there is a general fear
that the rank and file of the Democrat
ic party would rebel against the selec
tion of a man who so recently walked
out of a Republican convention. Nev
ertheless they are canvassing Teller’s
availability with earnestness, with all
the incoming delegates and upon the
result of their quiet conferences, the
question of the presentation of Tel
ler’s name will depend.
The influence of Gov. Altgeld, as the
lead of the Illinois delegation,
makes his position on the question of
the nominee of vast importance in the
eyes of the Democratic silver leaders,
all the candidates striving for his sup
port. So far Gov. Altgeld has not com
mitted himself although there has
been a strong impression that he fav
ors Gov. Stone, of Missouri, and that
despite of the assertion Bland’s
friends that Governor Stone could
never be induced to liecome a can
didate with Bland in the field, that at
the projier time, Stone will be brought
forward.
The straight public commitment of
Gov. Altgeld up to date has been in
favor of Judge McConnell, of this
city, but it. developed to-day that
Judge McConnell is in favor of Teller’s
nomination. The silver men are over
joyed at this, as they believe it will
materially influence Gov. Altgeld.
Judge MeConnell is reported to have
written a strong letter to Gov. Altgeld
last night advocating the advisability
of Teller’s nomination and silver Re
publicans believe it will have its ef
fect on Altgeld.
Francis G. Newlands is a silver-
Populist member of Congress from
Nevada. He is one of the first silver
men elected as such to Congress and
is in Chicago in the interest of Senator
Teller. He says that Senator Teller
can get more votes than any other
candidate, Democrat, Republican or
Populist.
Mr. Newlands says that Senator Tel
ler will secure all the silver votes, and
adds: “The leaders of the silver Democ
racy, as a rule, recognize this, but the
rank and file do not. to the same degree,
and here lies the difficulty. The dan
ger is that the Democrats may mis
take the jxipularity of the silver cause
for the (xqnilarit.y of the Democratic
party. The latter has no popularity.
There was not a silver Democrat in
the House of Representatives who did
not admit that the Democratic party
would be disastrously beaten. Now
they are as c<x*ky as possble and think
they are sure to win.”
Mr. Newlands also makes a sugges
tion for the Vice-Presidency. He says:
“Teller for President and McLean for
Vice-President would be an ideal
ticket. The latter has been the only
metropolitan journalist, who has been
uncompromisingly for silver. He
made the fight in Ohio against Brice
and his lieutenants and won. He is a
man of broad views, quick in action—
full of resources and has been truest
of the true to- silver for over twenty
years. His paper, the Cincinnati En
quirer, has an immense circulation in
Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky,
and I believe that he can carry even
Ohio for us.”
Mr. Newlands says that the Greeley- j
izing of the Democratic party in 1872
is not a parallel case, because the Pojx ;
ulist party now stand ready to cast
2,500,000 votes for a candidate like Tel
ler. Mr. Newlands expects to see Tel- j
ler secure many votes in Virginia, (leor
ga, North Carolina, and South Caro
lina and other Southern States. j
TELLER’S CAUSE IS GROWING.
Gold Men May Center on Gov. Patt son
as Their Candidate. I
Chicago, July 3. —The glittering pros- (
pect involved in Teller’s nomination, 1
as put forth by his friends, has made
its impression. Judge McConnell, of
Chicago, whom Governor Altgeld sug
gested as a candidate ten days ago,
has espoused the cause of the Colorado
Senator, and it is an open secret that
a number of the Democratic silver Seu
otors like Jones, of Arkansas; Harris,
of Tennessee, and others (some of
whom are publicly supporting other
candidates), are trying to manipulate
things from the inside in Teller’s in
terest. To-day they seemed to make
considerable headway., and many of
the most prominent silver leaders were
quoted as in favor of Teller.
It has even been said that John K.
Mels‘Bii, of Ohio, also, is here at the
head of the Ohio delegation with 46
votes at his back, and himself in the
field, was for Teller. But out among
the Democratic advance skirmishers
and the delegates who have put in an
appearance, there was a most em
phatic expression against taking as
a candidate any but a Democrat who
had Avon his spurs. The Teller talk
indheed the managers of the Bland
boom to issue a public statement de
claring that if the Democratic conven
tion nominated Teller no one would
give him warmer support than Richard
I’. Bland, as he was recognized as an
uncompromising champion of free sil
ver, and, if elected, would sirlxirdinate
all the other aims to accomplish it.
The sting was in the tail, however,
w hen it protested against the nomina
tion of any but a Democrat by a Dem
ocratic convention.
“Silver Dick” Bland undoubtedly has
the popular enthusiasm thus far. His
managers are pushing his boom with
great vigor, and are relying largely on
jxipular sentiment. They have per
fected details for a great demonstra
tion Monday night us the climax of
their campaign. They will parade the
streets wittih bands and flaming torch
es. and wind up with a mass-meeting
on the lake front.
The Boies boomers are also active.
They have placarded the hotels w ith
lithographs of the lowa candidate to
look at by day and by night, and elec
tric lights keep the name before the
crowds. But it will not lx* until Sun
day that the Boies boomers will arrive
in force. Special trains will bring them
to the seat of the fray.
The Matthews boomers, from In
diana. are playing another wailing
game. By the rivalries and jealousies
that are being developed, they hope
to profit.
The friends of Blackburn ami Mc-
Lean, the other two silver candidates,
have not, as yet. done much work.
They, too. are waiting such oportuni
ties as may present them selves, but
neither is as ye: considered in any way
fOrTTli I able
The gob. standard men are not de
voting much consideration to the ques
tion of who shall lx* put forward to
oppose the silver candidates. The pic
ture of Governor Pattison. of Pennsyl
vania. was nailed to tin* wall of the
Democratic headquarb rs to-day by. the
direction of Clurrman Harrity, and the
general impression is that tin* gold
standard strength will be concentrated
upon l,ini.
SILVER DELEGATES CAUCUS.
A Plan Adopted For Conferences
Among the Delegates.
Chicago, 111., July 3.—The silver
delegates Tn the eitj r held a brief cau
cus at the Sherman House to-night to
take into consideration the advisabili
ty* of naming a man for temporary
chairman of the convention, but post
poned action until Monday.
The only affirmative action taken
consisted in the adoption of a plan
suggested by Hon. O. W. Powers, of
Utah, to bring the silver delegates to
gether in such numbers as to make
conference among the delegates possi
ble and render them thorough with
out making the meetings so large as
to be intractable. The plan consists
in the appointment of a member from
each silver delegation with power to
act for the State, to meet and confer
with the steering committee consist
ing of Senators Jones, Daniel and Tur
pie and Governors Stone and Altgeld.
The members of this committee will
be expected to poll their respective
delegations on all questions and to
l>e the representatives of their various
States in the proceedings of the silver
committee. This committee is to con
tinue in existence until the adjourn
ment of the convention.
Ex-Gov. T. J. Jarvis of North Caro
lina; Senator Benjamin Tillman, of
South Carolina, and P. of Vir
ginia, are members of this committee.
INDIANA IS AGAINST IT.
Chicago, 111., July 3.—The Indiana
delegation held a protracted meeting
to-night and took unexpected action
in opposition to the plan of holding a
caucus of silver delegates, at which
the nominee is to be chosen. Speeches
were made denouncing the proposed
caucus as undemocratic after which r
resolution was unanimously passed
declining to attend or be bound by the
action of any caucus or conference for
that purpose.
As the Indiana delegation is con
ducting the candidacy of Gov. Mat
thews the effect of the resolution is to
withdraw participation on the part of
Gov. Matthews’ friends in the proposed
caucus.
THE NEW UNITED STATES FLAG.
Washington, July 3. —For the first
time to-morrow* the flag of the United
States will be flown with forty-five
stars on its blue field, indicating the
admission of Utah to the sisterhood
of States. General orders issued by
the /War and Navy departments have
prepared the way for the change and
for several months past the flag-mak
ers have been busy in plating a new
star on the flags in stock.
LAST EDITION —4sOO A. M.
GOLO MEN ON RAND
Whitney Preparing to Put Up a
Big Fight-
A CONFERENCE LAST NIGHT
Gov. Flower is Already Doing
Missionary Work.
SENATOR HILL REFUSES TO TALK
The Silver Men Have Up to This Time
Had the Field ter Themselves But
Whitney Says He is Not
Yet Beaten.
Chicago, 111., July 3.—The gold stand
ard leaders are here. That means that
the fight is on; that the silver men
who have had the field practically to
themselves are to Ire confronted with
arguments on the other side that they
an* now to contest the field with old
and tried politicians; and that the
question of the financial policy of the
Democratic party, will be thoroughly
canvassed even if the white metallists
are in the ascendancy and so continue.
There was no band with glaring in
struments to meet the Eastern gold
standard men, when they came to
town. Even the local committee fail
ed to be on hand, and Mr. Whitney
was on the curb at the station signal
ing for cabs for his party instead of
answering a speech of welcome.
Ex-Gov. Roswell P. Flower was the
first to arrive and he did not wait to
get the stain of travel from his per
son before he had launched into the
fight. The first place he tackled was
the West Virginia headquarters,
where he met delegate Chilton. He
had a very* animated conference with
him and when he had finished he said
to the Associated Press representa
tive: “I had an idea about the spread
of this silver fallacy and now* I have
confirmed it. These West Virginia
people admit that they are not partic
ularly in favor this silver business, but
they have some other end to attain.
Tn West Virginia, the Democratic par
ty has been losing votes to the Popu
lists each year. They believe that they
can recover this vote by going for free
silver. The situation is the same all
through the country.”
A local newspaper man who had en
tered asked Gov. Flower if it was not
true that there were silver men in his
own home county of Jefferson, and
New* York.
“I believe there are. The trouble is
just this, that the farmer is only just
now beginning to feel the effects of
the panic of 1803. The bankers and
financiers felt it the year it occurred
but the farmers just now are feeiiner
the strong foree of it and are willing tr>
accept any fallacy that they think will
aid them.”
Gov. Flower visited the headquar
ters of the local gold standard con
tingent and told the leaders that he
was ready to assist them to the best
of his ability ns soon as they were
ready to eall upon him.
Tt was an hour later than Mr. Flow
er’s arrival that the special car of Wm.
C. Whitney and party rolled into the
station.
Senator Hill, Mr. Hinckley and Mr.
Sheehan went to the Palmer House
and the others to the auditorium.
Senator Hill said: “I shall have to
look over the situation lx*fore I ex
press any views on the matter. We
will have a conference at Mr. Wiht
nev’s rooms at 8 o’clock.”
Mr. Whitney said: “There is real
ly nothing to say except that, we shall
put up a big fight for our side of the
issue. I don’t concede that we are
lx*aten yet.”
GOLD STANDARD MEN CONFER.
Called Together bv Mr. Whitney to
Formulate a Program.
Chicago, 111., July 3.—lt did not- take
the gold standard jx*ople from the
East very long to get actively at work
to-night. No sooner had Wm. €. Whit
ney got to his room than he wrote
personal notes addressed to tilt* lead
ers of all the States opjxised to silver
who had a representative here. These
notes requested that the gold stand
ard people meet him and others of the
Eastern men in a parlor of the Audi
torium at 8 o’clock so that a plan of
action might lx* devised for the gold
campaign.
At 8 o’clock Mr. Whitney, accom
panied by ex-Mayor Grant, ex-Gov.
Russell and several other of the East
ern men appeared at the rooms. Sena
tor Hill and Roswell P. Flower came
in a little later and ex-Lieut.-Governor
Sheehan, who is the present National
committeeman from New York, came
along right after. James J. Martin.
John R. Fellows, Senator Gray, of
Delaware; Senator Smith, of New Jer
sey; chairman of the New York State
committee, Hinckley, and several
others followed and the room soon
filled.
Among the others going were: W. F.
Harrity, John R. Read and ( has. E.
Ingersoll, of Pennsylvania; John H.
Hopkins, Washington, Hessing, James
S. Eckels and Ben. T. Cable, of Illinois;
J. G. Prather, of Missouri; W. E. Rus
sell, of Massachusetts; L. Victor
Boughman, of Maryland; E. S. Bragg
and E. C. Wall, of Wisconsin; Don. M.
Dickinson, of Michigan; C. C. Baldwin,
Smith M. Weed, of New York; W. D.
Bynum, John L. Dye, of Indianapolis;
Asher G. Saruth, of Kentucky.
Senator Gray was called to the chair.
A temporary roll of those present was
made and it was found that nearly all
the States were represented either by
PRICE FIVE CENTS
delegates to the convntion or by men
who had come here to work against
“free silver.” After it was ascertained
i that those present were entitled to
remain, the discussion of the situation
began. All the proceedings were con
ducted in executive session as those
present announced that they wished
to formulate a programme.
Mr. Whitney made the opening
speech and was followed by Mr. Hill.
The conference which at first looked
as if it might lx* brief showed signs
before it had been in session an hour
of Ix-ing a protraeted one. Senator
Hill and Mr. Whitney but sounded the
tocsin and the others eagerly fell into
line. Judge Moran, of Illinois, made
an impassioned speei h and was heartily
applauded when he said that the silver
following in Illinois was only the
lover’s fad, but it remained for John
R. Fellows, of New York, to feel the
real pulse of the assembled men in
a pointed way. Mr. Fellows made no
speech of platitudes. From the first
he bitterly attacked the silver men
and the movement. He declared it to
be against the principle of Democracy
and termed it the fad of “wild fan a.
ties.” and then closed and said:
“If the dogma of repudiation is
incorporated into the platform of the
Democratic party I must leave that
party and forever. As I have said, I am
a Democrat. I have voted and worked
and expended my energy with and for
the party. I have been as faithful and
consistent to its principles as the par
ty has been, but while I have always
expected to remain a Democrat, I can
not, gentlemen, accept the degreda
tion that the following of this silver
fallacy means.”
A motion was then adopted to the
effect that all the gold men meet every
morning at 10 o’clock at the Palmer
House to arrange for missionary work
and that a conference similar to that
held to-night be convened every even
ing at the auditorium at 8 o’clock. The
meeting then adjourned.
Twice during the meeting Senator
Hill of New York, was called for, but
declined to make any remarks, saying
that, he did not believe in crossing
bridges until he reached them.
Immediately the room rangy with ap
plause and the temper of the* delegatee
was displayed.
FLOWER TALKS OF BOLTING.
Says Gold Men Will Not Support Any
Candidate Mentioned.
(’hicago, July 3.—Roswell P. Flower,
of New York, was the first of the East
ern gold standard men to arrive this
afternoon. Immediately upon his ar
rival he made this significant state
ment: “1 do not believe that the gold
men cam support any of The candidates
so far mentioned, especially if t hey are
to stand upon a free silver platform."
“Will the gold men then bolt?”
“1 am not prepared to say as \o that,
but I reiterate my previous statement
about our support.”
BLAND’S FRIENDS (ON FIDEN T.
Lebanon, Mo., July 3. Bland's
friends here are supremely confident
of his nomina):ion, and they are pre
paring headquarters from which his
campaign will be conducted. Three
large rooms have been secured as offices,
and the Western Union Telegraph
Company have put in two extra wires
to handle the convention business and
press dispatches. Mr. Bland’s mail has
reached large proportions, and he
spends half the day dictating letters.
If he is nominated, Lebanon, it has
been planned, will have the biggest cel
ebration any town in Missouri has ever
witnessed.
THE M’LEAN BOOM.
Chicago, 111., July 3. —John R. Mc-
Lean, of Cincinnati, whose name has
been brought forward quite recently as
a candidate, has opened headquarters
in the auditorium annex, but his
friends are not as yet doing much ac
tive work. He already has 46 votes
from Ohio, five from District of Col
umbia and several scattering votes
from other States. On Sunday the
Duckworth Club, of Cincinnati, head
ed by Col. Edward Reno, will arrive
5,000 strong and the McLean boom will
then be formally inaugurated.
FUNERAL OF MRS. STOWE.
Andover. Mass., July 3.—Funeral ser
vices over '.he body of Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe, were held this after
noon hi the Seminary chapel.
I‘rofessor Smith, a life-long friend of
the dead authoress,officiated. The body
was subsequently conveyed to the pri
\ate burying ground connected with
the Phillips Academy and the Andover
Seminary, in which the bodies of Prof.
Stowe and a son are interred. Tlu* pa 11-
l>earers were Professors Moore and
Churchill, Rev. Dr. Bancroft and Rev.
Selah Merrill.
THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 3. —"The ex
ecutive committeemen who have the
active and immediate charge of the
McKinley campaign, as settled upon,
are as follows: Mark A. Hanna, Ohio,
chairman; M. S. Quay, Pennsylvania;
Cyrus Leland, Kansas; Jos. H. Manley,
Maine; John 1). Long. Florida; Henry
C. Payne, Wisconsin;Charles 1). Dawes.
Illinois; W. T. Durbin, Indiana; War
ner Miller, New York; W. M. Osborne,
M a&sach u sett s, see re ta ry.
High Point, N. C., July 3. —(Special)
—S. I. Blair died at his home here to
day of pneumonia.
Washington, July 3.—The President
Ito-day appointed Benjamin H. Bunn,
postmaster at Rocky Mount, N. C.
Washington, July 3.—The Comptrol
ler of the Currency has authorized the
National Bank of Gold shorn, N. C., to
begin business; capital, $50,000.