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 ce 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.