Show TIDAL WAVE the declaration of george fred williams ahe leading delegate from massachusetts chu to the chicago convention that he is in favor of a silver candidate on a silver platform Is the sensation of the hour he has been recognized in congress one of the leaders of the gold forces when he arose to talk the galleries ealler ies were filled to and his eloquence was something grand lie says he has been wrong and knows of no opportunity more suitable to give expression to tho mistakes he has made and the sacrifices ho is willing to make to correct his misconceptions than the present the gold people have lost heart by the stand of this able debater it is aid ten of the massachusetts delegation will follow the leadership of congressman williams and vote for silver there is some talk of making him temporary chairman of the convention in recognition of his courageous stand in faco of the plutocratic sneers he will receive at home and in the venal metropolitan of the east the storming of tho new england states by the silver forces is bringing wonderful results maine gold delegates are alarmed over the aggressiveness of the silver within their delegation it is said that whitney and flower are now kept busy dis the delegation from their own state instead of giving all their time to attempting to corrupt the convention into adopting a straddle their labors and their funds leavo so far brought no precept ible results in fact the eold forces are losing ground and the silver ites have gained until they have a full two thirds majority cummins of tammany ball believes the organization of which he is a member will work for a silver candidate ex senator M F coughlan says he has become very auspicious of moneyed men clamoring loudly for a special article and their pretended friendship for the workingmen is an indication di of their insincerity he is therefore inclined to favor silver william osgood PJ doherty and J are leading men from massachusetts chu who are joining tho williams defection from the gold forces these conversions are pleasant surprises and go far to demonstrate the all embracing spread of the silver craze |