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Hill and Daniel -After the
First Whack at It.
FIGHT SURE TO BE FIERCE.
The Battle to Show Which Side
Is to Bote.
CHANCES OF THE CANDIDATES.
Material Change in Their Rela
tive Strength.
Californians Persist In Pressing
Senator White for the Nomination
In the 11 *pe That lie May Prove
an Acceptable Dark Horae for the
Followers of the Prexent Leader*
In the Itnce to Fall Hack Upon.
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Chicago, July 6.—Senator Hill’s express
ed desire is to be gratified. The first fight
between the silver and sound money force*
will occur on the question of the tempo
rary organization of the convention, when
Chairman Harrlty calls it to order at noon
to-morrow. According to present appear
ances the prayer 1b about the only part
of the preliminary proceedings which is
likely to pass unchallenged. In no pre
vious great national convention has the
recommendation of the duly chosen na
tional committee In regard to a tempo
rary presiding officer been antagonized
by a minority report, and a demand for
a vote, but the present gathering is an
exceptional one, and is likely to break in
upon precedents In more respects than
one.
By a vote of 27 to 23 the majority of the
national committee to-day decided to rec
ommend Senator David B. Hill as tempo
rary v. irman of the convention.
C. S. Thomas of Colorado gave notice
that a minority report would be present
ed recommending the selection of Sena
tor John W. Daniel of Virginia, and that
the convention be expected to
make a choice between the two nomina
tions.
It Is a curious fact that at the last dem
ocratic convention held In this same city,
during that memorable all night session,
which resulted in the nomination of
Grover Cleveland, Senator Daniel, with
dauntless courage, faced for over an hour
a hostile, howling audience, as the espec
ial champion of Senator Hill, the man
who by the irony of politics he is now an
tagonizing.
The method of proceeding to-morrow
will probably be as follows: When Chair
man Harrlty calls the convention to or
der as the representative of the national
committee and recommends the selection
of Senator Hill as temporary chairman, a
minority member of the national com
mitee will offer a substitute naming Sen
ator Daniels. Under all forms of parlia
m Id.iry law. a substitute must first be
voted upon and the only open question in
tins case seems to be whether or not Mr.
Harrity will recognize one of his silver
associates for the purpose of offering this
substitute, the convention not having
be-rt organized, and no roll of the dele
gates having been passed upon. The sil
ver men claim that the chairman’s act in
recommending a temporary chairman for
the approval of the convention
is an admission that the conven
tion is qualified to act upon it.
If this be true in one case, they assert
t at it must be in the case of the substi
tute. Should Mr. Harrity refuse to put
t f a- motion for the adoption of the sub
* tute, some silver member of the na
i nal committee on the platform will put
the question himself, and the first skirm
n between the' gold and silver factions
*.ll be precipitated.
I know very little about the parlia
mentary status of this matter,” said Sen
ior Tillman to-night, “but I do claim
'0 he possessed of a little common sense.
I know that Senator Daniel will he the
-mporary chairman of this convention,
u that he will make the speech. If the
'ld men think that their 300 votes form
" ma Jofity of this convention just let
.'; m ' ry U - , The s ver men are running
affalr and the y propose to run it after
ir own fashion. If , he gold men do
] t ‘, lke u * let the m bolt. I hope they
during the early hours of the day a
iservative spirit seemed to pervade the
- ;e radical of the silver men. and the
i are was expressed by many to avoid,
possible, a clash in the convention.
*n.- conclusion of N the committee to re
mmend the selection of Senator Hill has
7h 3 K IrOP in this conservatism
the feeling between the two factions
P ? rty “ ow seems to be more bitter
, ' I,ef ° re ’ if such a condition be possi
to probab!e ehoie of a presiden
*l candidate to represent the free coin
-• p.atform, the day's developments have
* , t , chnn * r " in th * *itua!
i Mr. Blands friends r e ,i nln „ „ .
' the claiming and shomlng. K fforts £
* :,' hr SilV " men t o on the nomi
lons 111 advance of the meeting of is
■ m? n rr io th COntln ? t 0 m<, t wlth Allure 6
, h prominent stiver leaders del
r u i such
create dissensions in
SEljc Jlofning ffrM.
their ranks and aid the “gold bugs” in
rheir efforts to disorganize them.
The California del, gallon appears to be
determined to present to the convention
the name of Senator White of that state,
despite the protests of the senator that he
is not a candidate and does not desire his
name to be considered.
At a meeting of the delegation this af
ternoon the matter was discussed, several
delegates stating that they believed the
time would come in the contest when the
convention would turn to Senator White
as the only man upon whom the contend
ing delegations could unite. For this rea
son they proposed to keep him as their
candidate. Senator White, who was pres
ent. entered an emphatic protest, and if
his wishes are respected the delegates will
look elsewhere for their candidate. No
attempt was made this afternoon to decide
upon any candidate other than Mr. White
With the California senator out of the
way. the vote of the state would be dis
tributed among the various candidates.
The event of to-night was a conference
of silver men at the Sherman house, with
the view of determining upon a line of
procedure to defeat the national commit
tee in the event that it sought to prevent
the name of a silver man being pre
sented in to-morrow’s convention as tem
porary chairman.
The conference was called for 9 o’clock
and was to consist of one member from
each state having a silver delegate or sil
ver representative. The members were slow
in arriving, and “whips” were sent out.
It was explained to those who hesitated
that there was but one set purpose before
the conference—to out wit the national
committee, and that the subject of candi
dates would not be touched upon. After
a short recess the conference reassembled
at II o’clock and a revised count was made
of the votes which could be relied on
to support the substitution of Senator
Daniel’s name for that of Senator Hill.
The total of votes spoken for was 574. with
16 more expected before the convention is
called to order, making 590 for the silver
men's temporary chairman. It was ar
ranged tiiat Senator Jones, who pr> sided
at the conference, should make the motion
in the convention substituting Senator
Daniel.
The conference adopted the following
resolution: "Resolved, That it is the
sense of the meeting that the interest of
the cause of free silver requires that a
democrat in favor of silver should be
Senator David B. Hill, selected by the
National Democratic Committee
for Temporary Chairman of
the Chicago Convention.
elected temporary chairman of the con
vention, and that all true and loyal
friends of the free coinage of silver should
vote (for Senator John W. Daniel for tem
porary chairman of the convention as
recommended by the minority report of
the national democratic committee.”
A resolution presented by Senator Jones
was adopted, calling upon all silver dele
gates to be in their seats by 11:30 o’aloek
to-morrow. The conference, at midnight,
adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9
o’clock.
The national committee of American sil
ver organization at a meeting yesterday
unanimously decided to urge Senator
Teller upon the democratic convention as
being the most available and strongest
candidate, but in the event that he can
not be nominated, the committee unani
mously decided to urge the nomination
of Hon. Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsyl
vania.
SILVER MEN I\ SESSION’.
The Advisability of Uniting on a
Slate Under Discussion.
Chicago, .July 6.—A conference of the
accredited representatives of the free sil
ver delegations assembled at the Sherman
house at 2 o’clock this afternoon. They
represented 400 votes. Senator Harris of
Tennessee presided, with T. O. Towles as
secretary.
After much discussion Senator Tillman
asked that the roll be called by states to
decide whether the silver men should
name a slate for officers for the con
vention. and President and Vice President
of the United States, to be supported in
open convention by all the .silver men.
The vote on this proposition stood: Ayes,
118; nays, SO; undecided, 220, as follows:
Unde-
Nay. Aye. cided.
Alabama .. 22
Arkansas 16
California 18 .. ~
Colorado 8
Florida 8
Georgia .. 26
Idaho 8
Illinois •• 48
Indiana 80
lowa ” .. 26
Kansas 20
Mississippi 18
Missouri 34
Montano .. 6
South Carolina 18
Tennesee .. 24
Texas •• 3o
Utah 6
Wyoming 6
Arizona 6
District of Columbia .. 6
Indian territory .. 6
New Mexico 6
Oklahoma 6
All the other states not mentioned were
unrepresented.
Previous to the vote and leading up to
it, was a long and earnest debate. Sena
tor Tillman of South Carolina said it was
to his mind essential to present a firm
front and to accomplish this organization
must he had. The gold bugs were here
now trying to sow the seeds of disrup
tion and disorganization, and were spar
ing no means in their power to do it.
They were playing on the vanity of men
by putting the bee a buzzing, where, if
the bee were lively, it would be the last
place it would seek honey. Yet its ef
fect was even now felt in the fact that
the silver men hesitated to take the lead
and keep it.
Gov. Altgeld of Illinois stated that from
what he understood yesterday no silver
conference could be held which would in
clude all the six hundred and odd silver
delegate in the convention. Nevertheless,
if sueh a conference seemed to those pres
ent wise and prudent, Illinois would he
found acting In concert to promote the
silver cause. Illinois had-no candidate
to present and was hampered in no way
which could interfere with her giving her
best efforts to nominate candidates upon
a platform that would command the ma
jority of the votes of the people in No
vember. Still, he thought there might be
SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY, JULY 7. 18DG.
some danger In a conference of so maiv
as 8t men with no rules to guide them.
and unless all speeches were eliminated
and they simply came down to voting on j
propositions and men, the conference
might find, at Its close, that it left thejn
less united than at the l>eginning.
Mr. O’Donnell of Colorado* reiterated
his remarks of last Friday night that it
was necessary for the silver men to get
together so that the gold bugs of the
east could not throw their 3UO votes In a
body to some silver man least objectiona
ble gold bugs and thus nominate
him. Such a man, nominated in such a
way, he declared, could not carry Colo
rado.
Without taking any action, but with
the understanding that each of the dele
gates present would endeavor to got in
touch with his delegation and ascertain
if any changes had taken place, the con
ference adjourned to meet again later
on in the evening.
EVAN HOWELL ON THE SITUATION.
The Silverlte* Determined to Con
trol the Temporary Orgunlr.ii tion.
Chicago, July 6.—Capt. Evan P. Howell
of the Atlanta Constitution, who will
probably be the member from Georgia on
the committee on resolutions, discussing
the general situation this morning, said:
“The silver democrats have determined
to control the temporary organization of
the convention, but they have not yet
settled upon anybody. If a majority of
the national committee recommend a man
the silver men do not want or trust, they
will recommend to the minority a man
the silver men desire and then both re
ports will be submitted to the conven
tion, and the silver delegates will vote
for the minority report and they expect
to organize the convention. I think Sena
tor Harris will be permanent chairman,
and Mr. Towle of Missouri will be secre
tary.”
When asked what he thought ought to
be done with respect to the tariff ques
tion, Mr. Howell replied that he thought
the proper thing for this convention to
do was to readopt the tariff plank of 1884.
“The substance of that plank,” ho con
tinued, “was that we should have tariff
sufficient to meet the needs of the gov
ernment, economically administered, ami
so as to protect the Industries of this
country against the pauper labor of Eu
rope. The tariff of 1884 is the best plat
form the democratic party has had since
the war, and every fair-minded man is In
favor of that kind of a tariff.
"As to Cuba, there is some difference
of opinion whether we ought to say any
thing about it or not. The prevailing sent
iment in that a declaration in favor of
Cuba will prevail. I think whatever is
said will be very pronounced. There is
no issue upon that. The declaration will
be Just in line with the democratic party
in the time of President Monroe.
“Of the candidates, nobody can tell any
thing. The situation is just as badly mixed
as it was two weeks ago. There is a dis
position to nominate a democrat, if they
ran find one that can carry the election.
There is great deal of dissention between
the friends of those here now, each claim
ing that the other candidate cannot carry
the country. It is our duty to find n man
who can carry the election and enforpe
the principles of which we will declare.”
Notwithstanding the Instructions of the
Mississippi state democratic convention,
the name of Senator E. C. Walthall will
not be presented to the national conven
tion for nomination for President. Sen
ator-elect Money said his colleague recog
nized the fact that the candidate would
not be taken front the south, and was
perfectly well satisfied with the honor con
ferred upon him by the action of the state
convention. With that he had let the mat
ter rest.
The Virginia delegation, at Senator Dan
iel's request, have decided not to present
his name as a candidate.
NOTICES OF CONTESTS.
Severnl Already Filed With the Na
tional Committee.
Chicago, 111., July 6.—Notices of con
tests have been received by the national
committee in regard to the following dele
gations: Illinois, Eleventh district; India
na. Seventh district, John P. Frenzel
again Charles M. Cooper; Mi
chigan, three districts (not speci
fied); Nebraska, whole delega
tion; Ohio, Eighteenth district,
Clark and Raff against Schweilze and
Paris; South Dakota, whole delegation;
Texas, whole delegation, Congressman
Bailey, speaking for the contestants from
Texas.
Where there is no unite rule there is a
division, and Pennsylvania has twenty
four silver delegates who would like a
chance to vote with their friends. There
is no way yet known of evading the
unit rule, however, and these twenty
four are not good enough missionaries
to turn affairs their way without aid
from Chairman Harrity. There was talk
yesterday that the chairman might yet
swing the delegation for Sibley of Penn
sylvania, lri spite of all he has done on
the gold side. The states which are not
bound by the unite rule are Maine, Dela
ware, Maryland, Florida, Massachusetts
and Minnesota. From Minnesota comes
word of two more susceptible delegates
and Maryland may give up another vic
tim.
Each territory will be given six votes
in the convention on all vital issues. The
representation has been two votes each,
but the committee has decided that six
delegates shall be seated. They will have
only two votes in the temporary organi
zation, but afterward will be given their
full vote.
Figures given out by the best posted sil
ver men last night gave 621 votes safe,
or one to spare in a two-thirds majority.
CONVEX TION CO MMITTEES.
Assignments Made by Some of the
Delegations.
Chicago, July 6.—Assignments were made
by state delegations to-day as follows:
South Carolina—Chairman, Hon. B. R.
Tillman; credentials committee, W. H. El
lerbie; rules, W. D. Evans; resolutions,
B. R. Tillman; national committeeman,
B. R. Tillman. The other positions were
to be filled at a meeting of the delega
tion to-night.
Mississippi—Chairman, E. C. Walthall;
credentials, A. J. McLaurin; permanent
organization, H. C. Lowry; rules, H. D.
Money; resolutions, J. E. George; notify
candidate, for President, Patrick Henry;
Vice President, W. G. Yerger; national
committeeman, W. V. Sullivan.
Texas— Chairman, C. A. Culberson; cre
dentials, J. w Blake; permanent organ
ization and rules, John M. Duncan; res
olutions, John H. Reagan; notification of
candidates, for President, John L. Shep
ard; for Vice President, John Lovejoy;
national committeeman, J. U. Dudley.
North Carolina— Chairman, Theodore F.
Kutz; credentials, W. IJ. Turner; perma
nent organization, E. B. Jones; rules, A.
M. Waddell, resolutions, E. J. Hales; no
tifications, George H. Powell and P. M.
Pearsall; national committeeman, Joseph
Daniels; honorary vice president, John R.
Webster. A. M. Waddell was selected to
place Judge Walter Clark in nomination
for Vice President.
The Virginia delegation met at the Sher
man house at 2 o’clock. Congressman
Jones was elected chairman of the meet-
ing and the delegation. Otb r selections
were a* follows: Credentials. 0. A. Swan
son; permanent organlaa>.i ■: , v: s. K.
Morrison; rules, J. A. Blake> r. Buttons,
Carter Glass; to notify candid i>,> for Pres
ident. T. B. Murphy: to notify indidate
for Vice President, E. W. C lUackston;
national committeeman, P J Kiev.
An effort was made by Deb g ,te Glennan
to permit the two gold men on tile delega
tion to vote their sentiments. hut the del
gation decided to adhere* to t tie unit rule
imposed by the state contention. No vote
was taken as to president: i! choice, this
being left for a later meeting.
Alabama—Chairman, Tenniut Lomax;
credentials, I>. T. Goodwin; p. runnent or
ganization, R. E. Spragglns. rules, un
named; resolutions. J. H. fUn khead; no
tifications, J. J. Willett and J. A Roun
tree; national committeemai deferred
until to-morrow.
HARRIS SCORES* BOIES.
The Limited Legal Tender Sugges
tion Arouse* Hnrrln' Ire.
Chicago, July After a fight of nearly
three hours, the North Carolina delega
tion adopted the unit rule as hi their can
didate and platform. The motion was
carried by a majority of one The dele
gation is In entire accord as to a 16-to-l
plank, but spilt on the Candida’.• feature.
If the majority insists on the unit rule
with respect to the candidate the minority
will, they assert, appeal to tin . invention.
There was something apt’ .aching a
scene in the Tennessee deleuatt n meet
ing. Senator Cockrell of Mi- uirl present
ed ex-Congressman Bland s I mis and
Mr. Walsh of lowa championed Gov.
Doles. The senators from T> > n* .-see Were
understood to be equally divi.i. i as to the
merits of these candidates.
In the course of the discission Gov.
Boles’ recently published letter was read,
in which he advocated unlimited coinage,
but limited legal tender for tite Vmertean
silver product. This aroused the ire of
Senator Harris, and in the emphatic lan
guage for which he Is noted, tie condemn
ed the action of Gov. Boles as more than
foolish. He was surprised that a man
like Gov. Boles (hould advocate the poll-
Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas, one
of the most forceful of the
silver chiefs.
cy credited to him, a policy so entirely at
variance with the wishes and desires of
the free silver wing of the party. It did
not mitigate the wrath of Senator Harris
to be informed that the proposition of
Gov. Boies was a compromise suggested
a long time ago to meet conditions that
did not now exist. Still he expressed his.
belief that Gov. Boles was the most avail
able man. This severe criticism of his
own candidate by Mr. Harris weakened
some of the other delegates, who hml
been inclined towards Gov. Boios, and it
is said somewhat weakened hH* chances
and increased those of ex-Congressman
Bland. No action was taken, the under
standing being that the delegation should
meet again to settle the question of a
candidate. The delegation is bound by
the unit rule and the struggle promises
to be Interesting.
The Texas delegation endorsed the can
didacy of Mr. Bland for president and se
lected Congressman G. W. Bailey to sec
ond .Mr. Bland's nomination.
XATIOXAL COMMITTEE MEETS.
Hill Selected for Temporary Chair
man on a Close Vote,
Chicago, July 6.-r The national commit
tee,, beginning its meeting at noon to-day,
transacted Its business at a single session,
disposing of all the contests of seats and
voting 27 to 23 to present the name of Sen
ator David 11. Hill for temporary chair
man of the national convention. This was
the test vote in the committee, showing
the relative gold and silver strength of
the organization. The silver showing
was made by the presence of several prox
ies for members of the committee who
would have voted for Hill had they been
present. There were also one or two
members of the committee who. within
the past few days, ha.l announced the
transfer of their allegiance from gold to
silver, notably J. L. Norris of the Dis
trict of Columbia and Arthur Sewall of
Maine.
The first business in order was the call
ing of the roll by Secretary Sheerin,
which showed the following present:
Alabama—Henry D. Clayton.
Arkansas—T. V. Mcßae, proxy.
California—M. F. Tarpcy.
Colorado—Charles S Thomas.
Connecticut—Carlos French.
Delaware—Lewis C. Vandergrift.
Florida—Samuel Pasco.
Georgia—Clark Howell.
Idaho Harry N. Hilliard, proxy.
IHi not. -Ben T. Cable.
Indiana—Simon P. Sheerin.
lowa—J. J. Richardson.
Kansas—Charles W. Blair.
Kentucky—Thomas H. Sherley.
Louisiana—James Jeffreys.
Maine—Arthur Sewall.
Maryland—L. V. Baughman, proxy
Massachusetts—Josiah Quincy.
Michigan—Daniel J. CKmpeau.
Minnesota—D. W. Lauif-r, proxy.
Mississippi—Charles R. I,o wry.
M lsaouri—John G. Prather.
Montana—A. J. Davids n.
Nebraska—Tobias Castor.
Nevada—R. I’. Keating
New Hampshire—A. W. Sullo-way.
New Jersey—Miles Russ, Senator J. J.
Smith, proxy.
New York—William F. Sheehan.
North Carolina—N. S. P.asnee.
North Dakota—William C. Leltsljow.
Ohio—George E. Gilliland, proxy.
Oregon—Frederick V. It iman, proxy.
Pennsylvania—William F. Harrity.
Rhode island—Richard B. Comstock,
proxy.
South Carolina—M. L. Donaldson.
South Dakota—James M. Woods.
Tennessee—Holmes Cummins.
Texas—O. T. Holt.
Vermont—Bradley B. Smalley.
Virginia—J. Taylor Ellyson.
Washington—Hugh C. Wallace.
West Virginia—John H. Sheridan.
Wisconsin—Senator W. F. Vilas, proxy.
Wyoming—W. L. Kuykendall.
Alaska—A. L. Delaney.
Arizona —R. C. Shannon. s
(Continued on Fifth Page.),
ANY MAN S RACE AT THE START
BLAND AND TELLER SF.KM TO
HAVE THE LEAD.
The Georgia Delegation l.ennlng
Strongly Toward the Colorado
Hotter—The Great Hho of the Del
egates, However, Relieved to Re
Ol|io*el to Pleklng Up a Kepit ti
ll en n mid Making Him the Demo
eratle Nominee.
Chicago, July 6.—There is as much un
certainty to-night as to the ticket to be
named by the democratic convention,
which meets to-morrow as at any time
since the first gun of the campaign was
fired. Everything is at sea. except the
silver tidal wave that is sweeping every
thing else before it. It seems now as If
it must take the whole week to select
the presidential candidate. The only ab
solutely pronounced victory of the day
was for Bland, who now has the Illinois
delegation to his credit, which his friends
claim, gives him 3ot votes on the first
ballot. The others, however, dispute this
claim of strength, and put the Missouri
man's following at not above 275. A
mire matter of figures, such as this, docs
not cut much Ice in the situation. Bland
is unquestionably the strongest man in the
field so far, uud will get more votes at
thu outset than any of his rivals. The
problem is on his gaining qualities after
the start is made. That is quite certain
that this will be a general break-up af
ter the first ballot. Nobody expects a
nomination without u long strug
gle, and then the friends of ail
confess that it may be n dark horse. Up
to to-day the newspapers have left the
Impression that Boles was a power in
strength perse. This may have been due
to tile fact thut the Boles boomers w* n
the first to get on the ground. It Is not
so now. Bland is the rallying cry of tin
delirious sllverltes. They herftld him as
the man w ho Is a silver platform of 16 to
1 timber within himself, while the Boies
men suy he is a "Moses.”
Both Bland and Boles have headquarters
in all the leading hotels, and there has
been a sweltering mass of Bland and
Boies boomers with brass bands,
tin horns and campaign cries
everywhere throughout the day,
• while the friends of the Mlssuu
rtaii and lowan did much at rushing the
game in this fashion, Gov. Matthews has
been quietly hut steadily pushed for
ward by ids managers. They are urging
him as the "available candidate againsL
Bland, us the "logical” standard board
of ull the field, they say.he is the only
one who can carry a pivotal state—a
stntd without which no successful demo
cratic slate can be made up, no matter
how the fighters are drawn.
Underneath all the perspiring demon
stration of these—the l.lg three—there Is
a feeling that after all the nominee will
be Teller, that is, if some dark horse not
now in sight is not resorted to.
This Teller sentiment is more one of
uneasiness on the part of tite delegates
than anything else. The leaders from
seveial of the southern and western states
are kt heart in favor of hint, but the
great mass of the delegates, the rank
and file, do not want him. Yet the Colo
rado orphan strides before them like the
shade or an unhappy Caesar. They shout
themselves hoarse for their favqrlte and
make claims with the most sanguine as
surance until Senator Teller's name is
whispered In their tars. Then they grow
uneasy and look "harked." They know
that If the will of the bosses prevail,
Senator Teller will be chosen as the
standard-bearer of the democracy—the
thirty-ijay convert will be picked up and
put in the chariot, while those who have
proven their faith by their works for a
quarter of a century or more will still
have to labor at the wheel.
Georgia gives a fair example of the sit
uation. Ex-Senator I’at Walsh and Capt.
E. I*. Howell deal the cards for the dele
gation. Just as they held the deck at the
Griffin silver convention ami again, at the
the Grlflln convention, und again at the
Macon state convention, they also hold
It here. The other delegates certainly
have views of their own, und the time
will come when they will assert them
and kick out of the traces, but so far,
though some have uttered silent pro
tests, they have stood by while Messrs.
Howell and Walsh have been shuffling the
cards with the Teller people to suit them
selves.
Senator A. O. Bacon is also here to as
sist In this work. He is said to be one
of the "Senatorial Cabal” organized to
place Senator Teller In the presidential
chair. As the unit rule prevails In the
delegation, it would only lie necessary for
Messrs. Howell and Walsh to bring a ma
jority to their way of thinking to cast
the vote of Georgia for the Colorado de
serter. Whether this will tie accomplished
it is impossible to tell to-night. The mem
bers of the delegation are evasive and
non-committal. It Is probable that In the
the end, if there should be a prolonged
contest, tho Georgians would vote for
Senator Teller. There is every reason to
credit this prediction, not only would the
leaders bring their influence In that di
rection If it became apparent that the
Colorado man was likely to be the win
ner, but events at the caucus to-night
showed a strong leaning that way any
how. Fear of the consequences at home
Is tlfe main thing that might deter tho
Georgians from this step.
South Carolina will vote for Senator
Teller if the opportunity offers, although
Senator Tillman’s name will he presented
for a complimentary vote by that state.
Senator Teller is not to be nominated un
less It is determined to try to stampede
the convention to him. There were some
to-day who thought that Senator Hill
was preparing to get aboard the silver
band wagon. During the early part of
the day talk of this kind was voluminous.
It grew largely out of the vigorous fight
the New Yorkers made for the temporary
chairmanship. His purpose in this, it was
said, was tnat he might get an opportu
nity to make a speech early In the game.
In this speech h would run up his pole
convenient for the presidential lightning
to strike. Again it was said that the real
secret of Senator Hill’s fight is in the In
terest of John R. McLean. Whichever is
true Senator Hill will not preside over the
convention to-morrow by recommenda
tion of the national committee without a
bitter fight In the convention. The silver
men. who had twenty-three met) on the
committee, to twenty-seven for gold,
which made Senator Hill's victory there
over Senator Daniel of Virginia an easy
matter have determined to turn him down.
They declare that none but straight out
silver men shall hold office in the conven
tion. In the language of Senator Tillman
when the action of the committee was
reported to him they will "fight it out
to hell.” The Georgia delegation agreed
to join in with those who feel like Sena
tor Tillman does about it, and will vote
for Senator Daniel against him. This
contest for the temporary chairmanship
before the national committee and the
settlement of the contests from Michigan.
Nebraska, Texas and South Dakota have
been the most fruitful source of interest
during the day. Asa further act of re
sentment toward the committee for nam
ing Senator Hill for the chairmanship the
fight on the seating of the gold delegates
from Nebraska will also be carried be
fore the convention and the remort of
the committee turned down. Georgia,
will, of course, line up with the minority
report.
There has h en little talk of vice presi
dential candidate* to far. John H. Mo
I-ean, it is said, has expressed a
willingness to take second place on the
Teller ticket, but would not run with
ltlan.l because he is a i>oor man and could
not put up enough cash, and right here Ut
one of the point* made by the Teller
boomers. They say openly that it will be
impossible to rats# a campaign fund with
any of the other men In the held a* can
didates. With Senator Teller, they say,
the silver mine nwners of the west would
chip ill handsomely, as they believe ho
could be elected, and then Senator Teller
also ha* a standing among them. Thin
talk furnished one of the keys to the
situation.
No holt of the gold men I* now antici
pated, although if the silver men turn,
Senator Hill down a* temporary ehai--
man. one may lw precipitated. Accord
ing to Mr. Whitney's advice. If the ac
tion of the national committee I* ac
cepted the gold men will stay in the con
vention to the close and flirow their
strength to a candidate who I* not radi
cal on the silver i(uesUon. Afterward, it
is said, if the candidate i* a square It! to
1 man, the gold men will call another
convention and put out candidates on a
sound money platform, preferring to do
this than to vote for a sllverlte or for
McKinley. If Senator Teller should be
nominated It Is almost certain that the
gold men propose to have their own con
vention a couple of weeks hence, and
put out their own men us the only true
democratic candidates.
CITY FATHERS IN A M HII’.
■dvely Street Fight Anionic Atlantic
>1 ii n lei |in I Ottlcera.
Atlanta, Ua., July At a pretty late
hour to-night certain "city fathers" and
other municipal officials set quite an In
teresting example for plain citizen* to
emulate. They engaged In a friendly fra
cas on one of the four most prominent
corner* of Atlanta. It Is reported that
among the live or six combatants, at
least two pistols were drawn, to say noth
ing of a very effective walking stick.
But, fortunately, no serious harm was
done, only one councilman going away
bloody, and he only Injured on the suA
face.
The whole town, not yet abed, Is lively
over the occurrence, and the %iholt town
Is not aide to explain the afTalr In detail.
Uelore council an ordinance, championed
warmly by Alderman Woodward, has been
pending, which, among other things, ts
Intended to abolish th office of city mar
shal. The matter came up this afternoon
and considerable feeling resulted. Later
on there was quite a gathering of local
political magnates at Becrman's corner,
and among them the measure was freely
discussed. There were present Aldermen
Woodward, Albert Howell, a prominent
candidate for mayor; Alderman Dim
mock. Councilman Maddox, Deputy Mar
shal Jefr. Tolbert, a brother of Alderman
Tolbert, and B. \V. I’hllltps.
The fuss seems to have had Its begin
ning between Mr. Tolbert and Alderman
Woodward, Tolbert claiming that Wood
ward was trying to oust him. They very
soon came to blows and then the others
Joined in and there followed what ap
peared to be a free for all tight. Dll tie
damage was done before the eomlmtants
were separated, though for a time the sit
uation iftoked threatening. Phillips ap
peared lo be a peacemaker, and through
ills effort* find those of the quickly as
sembled police, serious trouble was avert
ed. When separated, all were allowed to
go home, hut names were taken by the
police and cases will probably be entered.
Eye witnesses of the afTalr claim not to
have liecn able to distinguish between the
contending forces. It seemed, they say,
4# if every man interested were "going it
dn his own account."
DAMBL YOl MANS DKUWTBD,
He anil Ills Wlf* Perish While Driv
ing hy a Norwegian I.ake.
New York. July 7.—Daniel D. Yotimans
of this city, the well-known Broadway
hatter, better known as “Youmans, the
Hatter," and his wife, were drowned in
a lake near Bergen, in Norway, Saturday
afternoon last w hile driving along the car
riage road at the side of the lake. No
particulars of the accident have yet been
received. Mr. Youmans and his wife left
New York on June IS last for an extended
trip on the continent.
Mr. Youmans was born In Orange coun
ty, New York, sixty years ago. His wife
was several years bis junior. He came
to New York at an early age and engaged
in the business which made him famous
throughout the mercantile world. He Is
reputed to be worth quite a large for
tune.
INDIA’S TROOPS IN EGYPT,
The House of Commons Votes on the
Question of Their Pay.
London, July 7,3 a. m.—ln the House
of Commons last evening, Lord George
Hamilton, conservative, formerly first
lord of the admlrality, moved that the
exchequer should pay for the support of
th<* Indian troops sent to Huakim to re
place the gnrrlson troops who were being
used In the Soudan expedition. There
was a long debate on the motion, which
wan finally adopted by a vote of 252 to 106
The compelling of the Indian govern
ment to pay the expenses of these troops
ts likely to cause much discontent In liv
dla. The Times, Standard, many of the
unionist papers, and all the libera] papers
oppose the government in this matetr.
SHOTS IN’ SELF-DEFENSE.
A Tourist From New Orleans Kills
One Man anil Wounds Another.
Chatham, N. Y., July 6.—Dr. Brlnon, a
tourist from New Orleans, at 4 o’clock
this morning, shod Norman Mackenzie
and John McKane in the Waverly hotel
a,t Newcastle. The shooting was done in
self-defense. McKenzie’s recovery Is
doubtful, but McKane was only slightly
wounded. These two with a traveler
named Hall, were intoxicated and broke
into Brlnon’* room and beat him unmerci
fully because he protested against their
singing, and said It prevented him from
Sleejdng. All parties are In Jail except
McKane and MacKenzie. The formiT is
missing. He is the manager of the Mer
chants Bank of Halifax, at Newcastle.
YALE'S DEFEAT PREDICTED.
Two Sporting Papers Think the Le
amler Crew Will Win.
London, July 7, 4 a. ra.—Sporting Life
and the Sportsman both predict that the
Leander crew will defeat the Yale eight
In the first trial heat for the grand chal
lenge cup and that Dr. McDowell will de
feat E. A. Gulnnes in his heat with the
latter for the diamond sculls.
The cessation of the wind greatly fav
ors the Leanders. If it had continued
blowing as it blew Saturday the position
of Yale on the Bucks side of the river
would have been worth three lengths.
A Cuban Rebel Sliot.
Havana. July 6.—Joaquin Perdigon Pas
trana was shot to-day in the Cabana
fortress for the crime of rebellion. It was
twice necessary to give 'him a coup do
grace.
I DAILY. HO A TEAM.
* S CENTS A COPY.
I KTB KLT S-TIMES-A-WEiSK *1 A TSAIS
HOWELL TURNS AGAINST HILL
GIORGIINII TO II If'K DANIEL FOR
TEHPUR IHY CHAIRMAN.
Ilx-Smalor Walsh Chosen Chairman
of the Delegation and He Wilt
Cast Its A ole With the Sllverllea.
The Oeoraia Members of the ♦in
vention Committees—Teller Apt In
(let the Delegation's Support.
Chicago, July G.—The Georgia delegation
arrived at noon to-day, and Is quartered
at the Leland hotel. At 5 o'clock this
afternoon the delegation had its first me#;,
ing to organlxe for to-morrow's combat.
Ex-Senator Pat Walsh was made chair
man of the delegation, and will cast the
vote of the state, as a unit. In favor of
silver on all points touching the organi
zation of the convention and candidates.
Senator Daniel of Virginia will get th
vote of Georgia for temporary chairman,
as against Senator Hijl, the nominee of
the committee, and on the other differ
ences with the action of the commute*
that will come up for settlement on tho
floor of the convention Chairman Walsh
will keep the delegation squarely on th*
silver line.
Clark Howell of Atlanta was named,
without opposition, as national commit*
let-man to servo another term.
Capt. E. P. Howell was selected as fI A
member of the committee on resolution*
and platform; Hal Lewis for the commit
tee on credentials and J. P. Hill and Wil*
llam Howard as members of the commit*
tee to notify the candidate of his nomlna*
tlon.
B. M. Davis of Macon was made vie*
chairman of the delegation.
When the question of the delegation go*
ing Into the proposed caucus of the ail*
verites was sprung by Chairman Walsh,
who stated that he had been requested
by the steering committee to put it be
fore the meeting, Capt. Howell imme
diately put his veto upon It. He made a
speech. It was unheurd of, he said, to
hold such a caucus and such a step
could only result In strife and discord in
the party and, lie said, harmony was what
was wanted. Besides, he declared, the
proposed caucus was nothing more than
a scheme In favor of candidates who hoped
to profit by It. The candidates to whom
t'ai>t. ill • •1! referred Rro supposed to be
Bland ai >1 Botes, and as he ts in the wake
of the Tc'Dr boom, he was, of cuurpe,
opposed to It.
Senator Teller's friends based their
strongest hopes on the general breaking
up of the forces of the other candidates
when th- y got through with fighting each
other. Home of them even think that the
gold men would vote for him out of aplte,
and for the further purpose of giving them
a good excuse fur putting out a > iiMliduta
of their own.
For the warn# reason that they opposed
the caucus—the desire of the leaders to
iee Teller nominated—the Georgia dele
gation opposed the abrogation of the two
thirds rule. To do this they felt would
make it possible for the gold men to com
bine with a small percentage of sllverites
and nominate a man who was not straight
on sliver.
Committeeman Clark Howell appeared
before the delegation and gave an account
of the proceedings of the national com
mittee, in which he intimated that aoma
crooked work had been done by the gold
contingent to change the line or action of
several of the members. Ye*terday, ha
said, these members had openly said they
were willing to let the silver men hav*
full swing, but to-day, they -changed
their mind and not only unseated tha
silver delegates from Nebraska, but put
Senator Hill upon tho convention as tem
porary chairman. No vote was taken on
the cholco of the delegation for
President, this being deferred until to
morrow morning at 9:30 o’clock. Pend
ing a decision of this Important question
the delegation heard speeches from tho
boomers of the various candidates, all
of whom were knocking at the door, hope
ful of securing Georgia's vote. The most
interesting of these hearings was that of
the Teller boomers. In his behalf Con
gressman Towns of Minnesota, Senator
Dubois of Idaho, Senator Pettigrew of
South Dakota, and Congressman Hart
man of Montana made speeches. They
banked on the south to support their man
and declared that the south would not
bo true to sllvorlsm If it failed to take ad
vantage of the opportunity. Senator Tel
ler, they argued, was the only man who
could be elected on a silver
platform. The populists would en
dorse him at St. Louis. Congress
man Hartman presenting a letter from
Chairman Taubeneek and other populist
leaders to that effect, and the silver re
publicans of the west would come to hi*
support. If be was not named by't'he dem
ocrats, the silver republicans of the west
would be forced to unite with the i>opulists
and'the south could not elect a silver dem
ocrat. With Senator Teller, the silver men
could sweep the country and capture the
lower house, while with -any other oan
dhlats the democratic party would be sure
ly defeated and the republicans would not
only capture the House and presidency,
but also the Benate. According to the fig
ures of the Teller boomers, he could de
liver 265 electoral votes, while no demo
crat could carry more than 197, while 224
would be necessary to elect.
During the presentation of the case of
Senator Teller, C apt. Howell and others of
the delegation asked frequent questions to
bring out more fully the strong points in
his claims, and the speeches were re
ceived with a great deal more enthusiasm
than thoseof the friends of the other can
d’dates. Capt. Howell concluded the
Teller case by reading a dispatch just re
ceived from M. R. Wright, pop., and A.
Hlohardson, dem , of Cedartown, saying
that Senator Teller's nomination would
unite the two parties In Georgia.
Senator Vest, Judge White and Gov.
Stone of Missouri, presented the claim*
of Mr. Bland.
Frank I’. Shively, the democratic candi
date for governor of Indiana, spoke for
Gov. Matthew*, and Gov. Boles was placed
before the delegates by L. T. Genung,
delegate-at-large from lowa. Aside from
Teller, Bland appeared to have the most
strength with the Georgia delegation, and
It may be that he will receive the vote
of the state on the first ballot.
TWIN SHAFT A TOMB.
The Hupping of Sunday Done by
One of the Rescuers.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., July 6.—The excite
ment attending tho Twin shaft catastro
phe has by no means abated since the
report circulated that rappings from the
men had been heard. Another thorough
investigation was made during last night
and It was finally learned that John
Owens did the rapping. He made the
explanation that he did it to encourage
the miners who were at work. Owens
belonged to one of the shift and was
promptly discharged. At I o'clock this
morning the rescuers encountered a mass
of large rock, and from that time up to
8 o'clock very little progress was made.
It will take at least a week before they
can reach the spot where the victims are.
All hope of And.i.a any alive has been
abandoned.