St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 8, 1896

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ed — N = 1 . N = A Wa Se oS te ebe u. 7 cA. sha * Vo. 47. NO. 833. TT NT + Bas 1 During Each Session, Day Or Ty Vee TWILL BE BLIND “ND LEAN EVERYBODY WHO IS WORTH QUOTING SAYS 80. THE VIEWS OF WHITNEY. Thinks Teller the Logical Running Mate and Bland May Be Nomi- nated Before Sundown. 4 The second day of the Democratic convention opened with promise of many hard struggles, especially over the report of the Committee on Cre- dentials and the financial plank of the platform. Bland has perceptibly grown, Ten- nessee having fallen into line for him and twenty-four votes from Penn- tylyania having been promised. Senator White of California was chosen. for Permanent Chairman. The Committee on Credentials de- eided to seat the silver delegates from Michigan, Nebraska and South Da- kota. 5 A plank was offered in the interest of railroad men, but it was not ac- cepted. The subject was covered in the platform, however. The rules adopted leave the two- thirds rule in such shape that it can be abrogated in quick time if that is found necessary. McLean leads for Vice-President. Iowa delegates are angry at the seven who voted for Hill and thus endangered Boies’ chances. ° Goldbugs in the convention have decided to refer. their grievances back to the States and confer later as to a bolt. The Senatorial combine against Toland is sc to consolidate and . “fengthen cue friends: of the Mis- sdurian, ps Special to the Post-Dispatch. CHICAGO, July 8.—At exactly noon to-day Gov. Stone wrote the following statement for the Post-Dispatch: “Bland is growing. I believe the chances are altogether favorable to his nomination. W. J. STONE.” Special to the Post-Dispatch. CHICAGO, III., July 8.—Everybody who is worth quoting says this morning that the ticket will be Bland and McLean. Bland's managers give him this morning before the roll call is completed 385 votes, and say that ou the third ballot he will have 650 Votes. The combination of the gold men against Bland is complete, and they are willing to take arfyoody to defeat him, hoping to get THE WEARY DELYDGATE. the weakest man who is Offered, with the expectation that he will be defeated at the polls. The Bland people are the only ones on the ground not soliciting the votes of men. They boldly insist that he does want the nomination except from free - aver Democrats. 2 The demonstration for Bland on the and in the hotels last night exceeded of Monday night, and everywhere re- rules tell inta the Bland column. ‘There were more clubs Bland hurrahs than for all the other candidates combined. jenator last night made a canvass the Vice-Presidential situation, and said 8 morning it as if McLean ‘uld certainly be the ticket with * ll deny that he ot second e, and declare t want it if Bland ie to lead 7 urman said this morn- : second place. It is un- — is making nominated before sundown. Asked if he thought Bland could be elected, with a wave of the hand he answered: “He is by far the strongest man offered, and I su»pose can come nearer to it than anybody that the convention is IIkely to nominate.” 4 5 would you place on the ticket with “McLean can have it if he wants it, but I think the logical running mate with Bland is Teller. No two men here 80 ab- solutely represent the majority sentiment as they. “Can Bland carry New Tork?“ “TIT don't think so, but he is a good Dem- ocrat and can come as near it as any silver man I know. E Senator Stewart said this morning: “Bland is the man. I think he will be nominated surel to-morrow. Of course the bolting Republicans will support nim. They have everything at stake. and are going to take the surest course left them to vindicate thomselves. Yes, I will support Bland, and I believe the Bimetallic Conven- tion at St. Louis will indorse him. What the Populists will do I can’t say, but it looks now as if egg | will nominate Teller and Sibley. That is the ticket I would like to see this convention name, out it won't do it.“ Thomas Cokely, a Tammany brave, said last night: “Tammany will not bolt if Bland is nominated. There are no ties of sympathy between Tammany Hall and Wall stree Our fight has always been with th Silk stockings of the street. They are 17 sponsible for the alleged reform administra- tion we have to-day in New York. Anybody This léaves the * t. the committee can t any time it is . rpose of th pu 0 tée appointed order of business f 1 fol’ ows: ¥ j t ding committees. i cial committees. ness. for presidential nomina- 7 for Vice-Presidential nomi- The Women Suffragists Will Not Be Granted a Hearing. CHICAGO, III., July Women Suffragists are in high feather this morning ver the success of their movement to prevent the suffragists having a hearing before the committge that was appointed to draw the platform. Mrs. W. W. Winslow Crannell of Albany, N. V., sent in a request to the subcommittee last night that a hear- “ing be refused and the suffragists demanded | a hearing. The committee decided not to —— — ; THEODORIC BLAND, SON OF “SILVER DICK.” (Gives Out His Maiden Interview.) 5 a that will help us to repudia‘e thé Roosevelt | crowd is acceptable. Bland will come nearer getting Tammany’s solid vote than any sil- ver man I know. He is a Democrat, and assistant door-keeper of Congress for a dozen years I can testify to that.“ COMMITTEE ON RULES. The Unit Rule Left Open for Contin- gencies, CHICAGO, July 8.—At the meeting of the! * near either side and there will not be a sufirage for women plank. TENNESSEE FOR BLAND. ————_—— 2 The State’s Twenty-Four Votes Will Be Cast for the Missourian. CHICAGO, III., July 8—The Bland boom has gained an important accession in the twenty-four votes of Tennessed, which will be cast for the Missouri candidate on the Committee on Rules Senator Money of Mis- Scott of New Tork moved as a substit te sissippi moved that the rules of the last een convention and the Fifty-third Congress, fh under which the convention worked Tue day, be continued until further orders. . that the same rules be made permanent. | he at 3 bo PS + "THE WORD “GO”.IN THE GRAND First ballot and until the delegation shall d, if it sees fit, in the event of a long test, to take up another man. The selon to support Bland was made at meeting of the delegation, held at a late our last night. On a roll call, thirteen Slegates expre their preference for Moine and eleven for Boies. 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Weed of New York, who ha coon charge of the minority end of the committee. K presented a ech, d ’ p the h f mittee on Credentials had not ted the convention. It seems th the furore There was an easy digcu and after consultation the silver men made this p- ositi that the four delegates-at-la of the gold people be seated *.— the two on f del tes in the Ninth ret, and that che wo silver men in the Fourth District e sea ted. This would make the delegation stand 14 organi mittee then y agreed. it reconvened at the 1an—Stephen M. White _ Of men to sit-in th ‘ SENATOR S. M. WHITE OF CALIFO RNIA. (Permanent zent Chairman.) * — ~ for gold and 14 for silver and would destroy | the unit and give an equal division of the vote. Up tc 1 o’clock no decision had been definitely arrived at. . The Nebraska case was decided in favor of the silver men, headed by ex-Co 8 man Bryan, and there was no disposition to reopen that. e committee had trouble keeping a quorum. At 1 Oel a quorum was secured and the committee a final attempt io settle the matter, The Committee on Credentials reconvened at the Convention Hall at 1:4 p. m., and after sending in the partial report took up the motion to reconsider the action on the Michigan contest. Chairman Atwood said he had not read the testimony, and as they were opposed on the floor of the con- vention by the 3 talent of the country —Whitney, Hill, las and others—he wanted to be prepared to defend the action of the committee. The chairman ordered a roll to reconsider, which resulted 38 ayes and 5 — — ‘This was a victory for Delegate-at- d of land, who made the t for the reconsideration. Ohio moved the 8 of a committee of five of which ro the e oP ase report on the ax ot th case, to report at 3 o'clock. mee The sub-committee was then 8 te rman nam as the J. McLaurin of romnant of the commit action by the full committee —— — —— > n 3% 7 foes 2 — . — he ttee A. Miss ny | siz i, N of Maryland, Smith Weed at J. W. Blake of Texas, Ulrich — 8 | In i Sergeant at Arms—John I. Martin of Mis- ry—Thomas J. Cogan of Cincin- . t Secretary—Louis D. Hersheimer Reading Clerk—E. B, Wade of Tennessee. manent an, and — oa for — 4 — White. = on as prese ver oe went through by acc 9 the gold men ons no nominations. the silver caucus. R. F. Jordan named as 1 6 the committee to notify Prentiss of Senator a CHICAGO. delegation, after an exciting conference this morning, decided not to bolt. was no vote, but the sentiment was strong- 5 Belmont was {n favor ae Sees ly against K. of fi man ng ot * Charlies Nickell of 258 Missouri and Lincoln of name of Senator Hill of New : ted by the gold ft chairm The New York Delegation’s Decision to That Effect. erks—N, R. e received 6 votes | the al- * linois was the chairman was I., July &—The New York There F a : 8 N ee ge . P 1 * 0 4: . TIC FREE-FOR-ALL SWEEPSTAKES. wnat. Beg RE: OR. os oR, — — — = ~ me — ae 2 e * „ vias: = ꝙ—ͤ— — — * aa ay — — ee