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Mil Ml
Their Strength Not a Two-
Thirds Majority.
SOUND MONEY TO HAVE A SAY
Goldbug Ballots Needed to Secure
Nominations.
PATTI SON A POSSIBILITY.
Anti-Silverites Lean to the Pennsyl
vanian.
The Sllverlte Strength Still Divided
Among Half a Dozen or More Can
didates, With the Field Against
Bland— The Bland Men Somewhat
Embittered Against Boles—Till
man Still Egotistically Hoping to
Secure a Place on the Ticket—Mo
Definite Indications of a Sound
Money Bolt Yet.
Chicago, July 7—The sound money lead
ers made a brilliant tight for the seating
of Hill as temporary chairman of the
convention to-day, but it was a forlorn
hope from the outset and the result was
only what was expected. The eloquent
pleadings of the leaders, both gold and
silver, who espoused the report of the
committee and the preservation of party
precedent by its adoption was but a bub
ble on the sliver sea. Not a mind was
changed. The sllveritea had determined
that the committee should be repudiated,
and the New York man turned down,
and with an enthusiasm that may be
likened only to fanaticism they steeled
their minds and hearts against argument
or entreaty.
Senator Hill and his friends knew what
the result would be, but they forced It,
and invoked the humiliation for the sake
of the principle involved. What the final
effect of to-day’s work will be is now a
problem of absorbing Interest. Senator
Hill continues to wear his stolid smile of
placidity and Senator Whitney Is await
ing the future without any outward
demonstration.
Tne refusal of the silver majority to
listen to the recommendation of the
committee by turning down Senator Hill
Is taken by many as .o Indication that
they do not care whether there is a bolt
oi detection of the gold men or not.
On the other hand, the silver men claim
that the gold men forced the issue so
that it would furnish the ground for their
withdrawal. So far, there Is, however,
little anticipation of a bolt by the gold
men, despite the declaration of Gov. Wal
t* r of Connecticut that the Hill meq would
t'-ot the nominee of the convention on
tho floor and off it if the New Y’ork man
Was turned down.
-liver men affect to believe that
ti - talk of a bolt on account of the re
<’ ~ tlon of Senator Hili was nothing but
“ bluff and that Senator Hill himself
" ■■■ • lound supporting the nominee. To
iu now may determine this phase of the
fi'uauon, although it may still be unset
o-d when the convention finishes Its
Work.
A.s th e question of candidates now looms
1(10 bold men hold the key, unless the
two-thirds rule should be abrogated. This
Doing so, they will stick to the fight
throughout the convention and try to have
a man nominated who is not a 16 to 1
txiremist. Without drawing on the gold
action, no one can be nominated under
two-thirds rule. The test vote for
‘ tuirman showed 556 for silver, and even
iho report of the national committee
1 coating the gold delegates from Michi
and Nebraska should be rejected to
m-now the siverltes would still
" * a two-thirds’ majority. It is not
- “in by any means, however, that both
un i-iat.-s will be thrown into the silver
' linn, Which leaves that side lacking a
" "umber, at least forty, of having
; II to put through any silver candl-
V laf * y settle upon.
1 -01,1 men have been moving toward
I’attieon of Pennsylvania to-day.
>;ison would accept the nomina
"n. a ?ilver platform and as it will
,r; “u 1 ' > the candidate the
l K ,h ‘H the silver majority will be
to make some concessions as to
des, though they refused to yield
i/,, courtesy to Senator Hill to-day
,/. , 1 attlß on does not get the support
gold men it will go to Gov Mat
■, of In '> ana, Vice President Steven
-ome one not talked of now.
1 silver men are still split to pieces
V tV?' Blan l* Bo ‘es. -Matthews.
" ;V ' J' ' man °ther favorite sons,
- held combined against Gland be
'<• is the strongest. Mr. Bland has
, ned any strength to-day. His
' lj - m ° ver 300 votes for him, while
■•■ a ' : i.'‘r the b llmw nced , ed u tht he has
the limit of his atrensrth
Holes suffered * oa £mi
n on account of the
of the lowa delegation on the
; I the convention, though Alabama
-' . '•s* a " d ' hdvehimTer
;
' ■ Carolina has not ag-*d a
action further than a,, . P . a
Tillman or Senator Teller
. ■ illniun came to Chi, „ eo with J
named'on‘the ticket Injf wSllTn
. ' t-ot ta
■ ,tion. however, hv t i„ w, _ m uch
: invention, even the J!|. B® ns of
H :t was reported that am *
it was ex Dec ted thu v * in a
| " front In the fight over ,h° u ‘ and Come
H airmanship, but li ,1 , he , le s por ‘
| V '"feral calls for Mm ?! ’ ?££ Ther , u
K ! e when the convent ,5 he crow<J ,
m ' cr the antics of ?.* a f con ;
M • many thought t Mar * lle of
nuia. senator TilUna i * ' ■* Senator
*-Pi>orters say
fPje JJlrfmug sSjetas.
that if he Is not nominated here, he will
be by the populists at St. Eouis and they [
have been taking some comfort to them- i
selves for the snub that he has received
in this expectation. If It finally comes to
•the point when Mr. Bland’s friends must i
go to some otner man. it is hard to see I
how they could be reconciled to Gov. Boies
on account of the manner of fight his cam
paigners are making on him. They came
out to-day in a renewed attack on him be
cause his wife is a Catholic, putting out j
circulars saying that "he wants to erect
a Catholic altar ln the White House." |
They also claim that Mr. Bland is really i
a “weak sister” that while a silver crank, j
he accepted the compromise of 1573, and is
on record as saying "Barkis is willing to ,
that.” Naturally this kind of campaign
ing has engendered some bitterness be
tween the followers of Messrs. Bland and
Boies, and the effect is more than likely
to be the defeat of both, though they are
now the strongest candidates in sight.
Ex-Senator Walsh said to-night that he
would present a resolution to-morrow de
claring against the A. P. A.
"Dixie” bore oft the honors of the con
vention. When the strains of the familiar
tune were sent reverberating through the
great hall, there came an outburst of en
thusiasm that was not approached by any
other incident, and to-night on the streets
and at the hotels It was “Dixie,” and
“Southern yells,” that had the enthusi
asm. This efTusion over the southern favor
ite rallying song is the keynote of the big
convention. It is the west tapping the
south on the back. Everywhere, the south
and the southern delegates are demon
strated over to an extent that ought to
make the southerners suspicious. For
while the west goes Into estacies over the
south and is telling them soft stories, the
honied words and effulgent enthusiasm is
all for a purpose. The west wants to make
Its hold complete, ao that the south may
be used for the silver craze to the last ex
tremity, and that without the west yield
ing up anything of the doutbful honors
of politics in return. This coddling of the
southern delegates has already caused the
remnants of the bloody shirt to be dragged
out and some of the local papers are cry
ing that the south Is ln the saddle again
this time preparing to strike a worse blow
to the country than It did ln 1861. But when
the convention Is past, it will be found that
the west has only tickled the south Into
a combine ln the Interest of the western
silver miners.
The delegations of North Carolina and
South Carolina met together to-night, and
gave a hearing to Senator Pettigrew and
Representative Towne. who presented or
guments in favor of the nomination of
Senator Teller. The two delegations lis
tened to the arguments, but took no ac
tion.
Later ln the evening the friends of Mr.
Bland address the delegations from the
two Carollnas separately. Up to mid
night no decision as to which candidate
these states would support had been
reached.
The convention scenes of to-day. were
fully as enthusiastic as any one could have
desired. The contest over the temporary
chairmanship gave both the silverltes and
the gold men opportunities to shout them
selves hoarse, and to-night the uncertain
ty about candidates has kept the bands
playing and the crowds and bands mak
ing a maddening din about all the big
hotels. If the shouting lasts the week out,
and the prospects are that it will, after it
is all over, it will take the democracy the
balanoe of fhs summer to recover its
wind. E. M. D.
WALSH STILL FOR TELLER.
The ei-Srnator Confident the Colo
rado Man Could He Elected.
Chicago, 111., July 7.-The Hon. Patrick
Walsh, delegate at large, to-night gave
the Southern Associated Press represen
tative his view's on the situation. He
says: “I have no opinion that amounts to
a conviction as a reliable forecast as to
who will be the nominee of the conven
tion. Bland will develop the most
strength on the first ballot, but I do not
believe he will be able to hold his forces
together for any length of time.
“Boies is a strong possibility. He may
grow in favor as the most available can
didate, but there is no reasonable prob
ability of his nomination under the two
thirds rule. As it looks to-day It is not
probable that either Bland or Boies can
receive the nomination. I have reference
to the two-thirds rule remaining in force.
The Georgia delegation will, of course,
vote for a democratic candidate and do
its best to secure the nomination of Boies
or Bland. The delegation has not been
polled, and I am not able to say which
candidate its vote will he cast for.
“As regards Mr. Teller I have not
changed my views as to the advisability
of his nomination. On the contrary, my
opinions nave become convictions. With
him certain victory awaits the democratic
party in November. The convention may
finish its ilabor before adjourning to
morrow. I think that the delegates from
the east have become so thoroughly con
vinced of the determined spirit of the
silver men that they have abandoned all
efforts at changing their opinions on the
financial question.”
GEORGIA’S DELEGATION.
The Members to Stick to the Stlver
ttes to the End.
Chicago, 111., July 7.—The Georgia dele
gation stood solidly by the free silver
colors In to-day's skirmish, and will do so
to the end, rounding up with the great
herd every time the word is given. On
the temporary chairmanship it was a unit
for Senator Daniel. This course had been
agreed upon before the delegation went
into the convention hall, as was the case
with all the other silver states, so that it
was wasted eloquence that was invoked
in Senator Hill's behalf.
Upon the presidential matter the Geor
gians are not yet agreed. They are split
up between Bland, Boles and Teller, and
when the vote in the delegation caucus
is taken, or as to the way the vote of the
state is to be cast, all will have support.
The majority appear to favor Mr. Bland
for first choice, and it is likely that the
first vote of the state will go for the
Missouri man. It will not be given to
him in fee simple, however, for, as stated!
last night, there Is a decidedly strong Tel
ler sentiment among the delegates, and In
an informal way It has already been de
termined to go to him if a favorable op
portunity occurs.
The delegation held a meeting this morn
ing an hour before the meeting of the
convention. Nothing was said about can
didates. but another caucus is to be held
to-morrow morning, and then the ques
tion may be sprung.
There is some little dissension in the
delegation over the ownership airs taken
on by Messrs. Howell & Cos. This afternoon
some of the delegates held a little corner
conference of their own and did some
talking on this line. They think there has
been too much disjxisition to minimize the
delegation to the enhancement of the im
portance of the leaders. To-day one of the
Chicago papers brought the Georgia dele
gation into prominence by singling out
Clark Howell, who might be described as
an ex-officio member, ns one of the num
erous ones “who want to be Vice Presi
dent.” If. however, Mr. How-el! has his rod
up for lighting he has said very little about
It to the Georgians.
Senator Bacon who is not only a silver
lte, but a Teller man Is gathering a great
deal of Imaginary glory about him.
Florida split even on the chairmanship,
four votes going for Daniel and four for
Hill.
Gov. ( Evans and the South Carolina dele-
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, )Stiff.
gation were the actors in a little Incident
yesterday afternoon. The governor and his
followers were out in Lincoln park. When
they found themselves under the Lincoln
monument. Gov. Evans lifted his hat ana
all the others followed suit, passing the si
lent bronze figure of the ex-President bare
headed. South Carolina being the first
state to leave the union, the delegates
thought this was a nice tribute to Lincoln,
the great unionist leader.
E. W. Hack of Georgia, was one of the
principals of a sensational episode in the
Palmer house lobby to-night. Mr. Hack
was standing in the lobby when a stran
ger close by remarked that the Georgia
delegation was mongrel, that It was part
democratic and part populist. Upon hear
ing the remark Mr. Hack turned quickly
and replied that the gentleman that
made it was a liar. There was no fight,
for the offender withdrew hastily at this
war like demonstration. It afterward
turned out that he was the Hev. Dr.
Cleveland, brother to the President.
E. M. D.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Senator White of California to lie
the Chairman.
Chicago, Juy 7—The committee on per
maaent organization nu t in the room pro
vided for them In the coliseum building
after the adjournment of the committee.
Gen. E. B. Finley of Ohio was elected
chairman. J. P. Brown of Georgia, sec
retary, and Dr. W. E. Webb, sergeant-at
arms.
After the organization of the commit
tee had been effected It was supposed
that action woud be taken upon the selec
tion of the permanent officers of the con
vention It was the Intention of the sil
ver men to at once act upon the perma
nent chairmanship of the convention, and
they expected someone representing the
silver leaders to tie there to indicate what
was desired to be done. This did not
turn out to be the case, however, and
some of the gold men urged that the vote
l>e at once taken. The eilvermen feared
that it was a case of the Greeks bearing
gifts, and moved a recess of five minutes,
during which they retired to themselves
and held a short caucus. Senators Harris
and White and ex-Congressman Bryan
were talked of. A committee of five mem
bers, consisting of George C. Gilbert of
Kentucky, J. E. Fenton of Washington,
James V. Coleman of California, E. W.
Carmack of Tennessee, and John M. Dun
can of Texas, was appointed to confer
with the silver leaders and the bimetallic
league, for the purpose of selecting the
proper chairman and guiding the silver
men of the full convention. It was de
cided that a recess until evening should
be taken. Accordingly, when the com
mittee resumed its session, a motion to
adjourn until 8 o’clock was put and car
ried. The subcommittee had a consulta
tion with the silver leaders and a slate
was ready when the full committee reas
sembled at the Sherman House at 8 o’clock
p. m.
When the committee reassembled at 8
o’clock the slate, which it was understood
had been prepared, was all ready and
was a surprise. Instead of the veteran
Isham G. Harris of Tennessee, who had
been conceded to be the probable choice.
Senator Stephen M. White of California
was substituted. The only reason men
tioned informally for the change was that
members thought It undesirable to have
both the presiding officers from the south
ern states. George C. Gilbert of Kentucky
placed Senator White’s name ln nomina
tion and briefly presented his special qual
ifications for the office.
Gordon Wood of New Hampshire moved
to make Senator Hill of New York the
choice of the committee. A roll call was
taken and the vole resulted in the selec
tion of Senator White by 33 to 6. The six
states which voted for Senator Hill were
Delaware, Massachussetts, Maryland,
New Hampshire and New Jersey.
A significant feature of the meeting was
the absence of F. R. Coudert, represent
ing New York, and James Aldis of Con
necticut. Four other states and territo
ries were not represented.
Hon. W. J. Bryan of Nebraska was ln
the committee room some time, and
there was considerable talk in his ab
sence about making him the permanent
presiding officer of the convention. At
the suggestion of his friends, however,
his name was not presented, for the rea
son that he might be a candidate for
President before the convention.
Thomas J. Cogan of Cincinnati was the
choice of the committee for secretary of
the convention. This office was supposed
to have been picked out for Maj. Towles,
the aged but energetic secretary of the
bimetallic committee, but he did not
muster enough votes at the time when
they counted.
Sergeant-at-Arms Martin was the ob
ject of some sharp criticism and an ef
fort was made by half a dozen radical
silver members whose names were with
held to turn him down, and recomtnend
another person for permanent sergeant
at-arms. The six men so voted when the
question took the form of a resolution,
and when they were defeated, it was an
nounced that they reserved the right to
bring in a minority report, recommending
the removal of Col. Martin.
The chief complaint Is that Col. Martin
did not prove himself capable of handling
the convention efficiently, either before
or after the convention to-day, and that
3,000 empty seats were partly the results
of his peculiar method's and theories.
R. F. Gordon of lowa, James Aldis of
Connecticut and James V. Coleman of
California were appointed a committee to
notify Senator White of his selection.
The following were also chosen con
vention officers: L. D. Hirschrater, Chi
cago, ttrst assistant secretary; Jeff. Pol
lard of Missouri, assistant reading sec
retary; E. B. Wade of Tennessee, reading
clerk; Nat. R. Walker of Florida, assist
ant reading clerk.
COMMITTEE ON RULES.
The Silverltes Shy of tlie Ones In
Vogue in the Punt.
Chicago, July 7.—The committee on rules
met in the Sherman house this evening
and organized by electing J. B. Richard
son of Tennessee chairman and F. B. Car
iter of Florida secretary.
W. D. Money of Mississippi offered a
resolution providing for the appointment
of a sub-committee of five to draw up an
order of business for the convention and
to report in half an hour.
Francis M. Scott of New York moved
as substitute that the rules of the tem
porary organization be recommended to
govern the permanent organization. These
rules are the same as those adopted at
the last convention.
The proposition of Mr. Scott was not
agreed to. The silver men fought shy of
it for the reason that it was proposed
t,y a gold man and they desired to be
in a position to report further on .the
rules and order of business, whenever
such report would be deemed necessary
bv the majority.
Mr Scott'S substitute was voted down.
Mr Money’s resolution was adopted,
jjo change was made in the representa
tion accorded to the territories, which the
silver men talked of increasing to six
from two in each territory. The chair
appointed Messrs. White of Michigan.
McGuire of California, Money of Mississ
ippi Hamilton of Mississippi and Richard
son'of Tennessee as a sub-committee to
draw up an order of business.
No action was taken regarding the two
thirds rule, but it is understood the ques
tion will come up to-morrow morning..
SILVERS WIIBIf.
Senator Daniel Chosen Tem
porary Chairman.
PRECEDENT PARALYZED.
National Committee Majority Re
port Rejected.
SOPHISTS IN FULL SWING.
The Vote 556 for Daniel and 349
(or Hill.
Ex-Oov. Waller Warns the Sllvrr-
Ites That the Eastern Sound
Money Men Will Fight Them to the
East Ditch In and Out of the Con
vention—The Unit Rule Enforced
ln the Balloting—'The Enthusiasm
Incident to Party Unity Notice
ably Lacking.
Chicago, July 7.—The sliver men have
won the first day’s fight In ihe national
democratic convention. They routed their
opponents by a majority of 207, seated
Senator Daniel In the chair over Senator
Hill, the nominee of the national com
mittee, and broke two records. They up
set a practice which has always hereto
fore prevailed In democratic conventions
(though It has been som® times ignored
In republican conventions), and they held
the longest first day’s session of any great
national convention within recent mem
ory.
The vote of 905 cast was one less than
the total vote by reason of the fact that
Senator Hill refrained from voting, but
this loss ln a calculation of relative
strength was offset by his opponent, Sen
ator Daniel chivalrously voting against
his party and himself.
The result to-day showed the silver
men to be forty-eight votes short of a
two-thirds' majority, taking it as a test
vote. But in many respects ft was not
so. There were eight votes of South Da
kota cast for Senator Hill, which on a
square issue of free coinage will go for
silver. Three votes ln West Virginia
thrown against the silver candidate to
day will be counted for the silver plat
form. The territories, which on the pre
liminary roll were given six seats, but
only two votes each, will probably be
awarded six votes in the permanent or
ganization except Alaska and the District
of Columbia, which will remain at their
present rating. Alaska, admitted for the
first time to a democratic national con
vention, sends six delegates to a silver
body, and It is expected will be punish
ed for its "freshness” by having Its rep
resentation cut down to two. This will
give the territories thirty-two votes in
stead of twelve as cast to-day, and all but
three of these votes (Alaska 2, and Dis
trict of Columbia 1). are counted for sil
ver. Nebraska’s sixteen votes will un
doubtedly be turned over to the silver men
by the credentials committee.
Florida's vote, which was four to four
on organization, will be given five for sil
ver and three for gold hereafter, and
Maryland, which voted twelve gold and
four silver on organization, it is said, wlil
scatter in the proportion of eleven silver
to five gold when It comes to voting for
the different silver candidates, though it
will remain as now on the question of the
platform.
These changes and accessions, it Is
claimed, will come very near giving the
silver men the two-thirds majority they
seek, and which will enable them to car
ry everything their own way. If they
should still lack a few votes, they have
Michigan to fall back upon. A decision
ln favor of silver men in one or two con
tested districts ln this state will convert
under the unit rule the twentjaelght gold
votes of Michigan Into twenty-eight sil
ver votes and give a sure two-thirds ma
jority for the silver men.
The gathering of to-day was a wonder
fully interesting assemblage In the gigan
tic coliseum—wonderful in point of num
bers and interesting with regard to the
men who made up the assemblage. The
giants of the party were there. There
was Senator Jones of Arkansas, different
to a degree, portly of appearance, but
quick ln movement; Senator Harris of
Tennessee, older and not so erect as his
senatorial colleague, sizing up the con
vention with the keen eye of the practis
ed presiding officer; Senator Tillman,
leading the South Carolina delegation,
hardly less noticeable than his older fel
low senators, and the young governor of
Texas, who also came In for his share of
attention.
William C. Whitney sauntered Into the
great hall almost unobserved. He took
his seat with the New York delegation,
nearby to Mr. Bissell Of Buffalo, who had
been President Cleveland's law partner
and Postmaster General, and looked a(>out
at the sea of faces.
Hurrying along through the converging
crowds of arriving delegates Mr. Russell,
the boyish-looking ex-governor of Mas
sachusetts, and with him the other
Russell from the - Hay state,
who 'had been unsuccessful j n
bin endeavor to reach the executive o£-
flee vacated by his namesake; Senators j
Gray of Delaware and Vilas of Wisconsin, j
Mr. Cleveland's most ardent supporters !
on the floor of the Senate; Bradley Smai- j
ley of Vermont, and others of the gold
leaders entered unobserved, and took
their places quietly.
When David B. Hill entered, with the
New York delegation, many of those who
afterwards voted to keep him from the
temporary chairmanship, forgot family
quarrels and cheered as heartily as the
rest. Again and again the enthusiasm
broke forth afresh and Senator Hill sank
modestly into his chair, and looked as
though he wished to be out of sight.
For an hour and a half prior to the
time when Chairman Harrity of the na
tional committee tapped his gavel, the
floor had been one moving, converging,
diverging mass of humanity, principally
male, but with a sufficient leavening of
women to make it marked.
Prior to going into the convention
the silver men, under the guid
ance of experienced parliamenta
rians like Senator Harris, Jones of
Arkansas, and others, prepared a set of
parliamentary motions to meet every pos
sible phase of the expected fight with the
sound money men over the organization
and control of the convention. Each of
these motions was assigned to a desig
nated leader to present at the proper time
and word was passed round among all
the silver cohorts that the resolutions of
fered by these persons expressed the views
of the party and were expected to receive
the solid support of the silver men. It
was openly stated In the conference that
this course had been rendered neeessaiy
by the course of the Chicago newspapers,
which. In spite of the pledge given on
their behalf to the national committee
when Chicago was selected as a meeting
place, that the press of the city would
report the proceedings of the convention
with fairness, had not failed to distort
and misrepresent with all kinds of un
truths the plans and purposes of the sil
ver men. Delegates were, therefore, cau
tioned not to be misled by Chicago news
paper statements, but to follow the lines
marked out by their own steering com
mittee.
At 11 o'clock the crowds from
the city were assembling ln con
stantly Increasing numbers at the front
of the coliseum. But all the doors were
closed. The * newspaper men strove ln
vain to raise the blockade, so far as they
were concerned. The orders of the ser
geant-at-arms, stupidly conceived and as
stupidly executed, kept them out until, at
last, a few of them managed 'to effect an
entrance and to make the way clear for
many of their associates. But in the
meantime, without any imaginable good
treason for it, delegates and alternates,
and persons holding tickets of admission
were kept out ln the broiling sunshine,
victims of the incompetent “clothed with
a little brief authority.” One might have
supposed that the best and easiest way
was to admit everybody entitled to ad
mission as they presented their cards or
badges. But Instead of that they were
detained for hours, until it suited the
caprice Of the sergeant-at-arms to order
the doors to be opened. Then, at 11.30,
there was a sweeping of the human waves
through the vestibule of the hall (the
portion cut off from the rest of the build
ing) and the seats began to fill up to the
music of a brass band playing popular
airs.
, As the hour of noon drew near the sec
tions assigned to the delegates were grad
ually occupied. Occasionally a large del
egation entered the hall with banners and
flags and accompanied by a band of mu
sic. The lowa delegation bore a long silk
flag, on which were imprinted the benevo
lent looking features of its candidate,
Horace Boies.
Another delegation was attended by a
splendid band which played in succession
"The Red, White and Rlue,” "Marching
Through Georgia," “Maryland, My Mary
land" and "Dixie." Wtien the first strains
of "Dixie” were heard the whole audience
stood up and cheered enthusiastically, and
that moment, as If by pre-arrangement,
Senator Daniel of Virginia appeared and
took a seat on the platform. Senator
Vest of Missouri, Senator Lindsay of
Kentucky and Senator Stowurt of Ne
vada, with Representative McMillan of
Tennessee had at that time also taken
seats on the platform.
W. C. Whitney appeared as a proxy
“quite unexpectedly,” and took his seat
among the New York delegates without
any demonstration. So did ex-Postmaster
General Bissell. Ex-Gov. W. E. Russell
also took his seat as a proxy among the
delegates from his state.
Senator Hill and ex-Gov. Roswell P.
Flower entered the hall at 12:30 o’clock,
closely followed by ex- Lieut. Gov. Shee
han, and were greeted with cheers, many
delegates rising to do them honor.
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky came ln
soon afterward and was also honored with
cheers.
The Pennsylvania delegation occupied a
half dozen of the front rows of seats and
was conspicuous by the fact that each
delegate carried in his hand a small flag,
and wore on his breast a wide red rib
bon, bearing the name of “Pattison."
At 1 o'clock the convention was called
to order by Hon. William F. Harrity of
Pennsylvania, chairman of the democratic
national committee who asked that ail
present should arise and stand while
prayer was offered by Rev. Ernest M.
Steir, rector of Grace Episcopal church,
Chicago.
Then Chairman Harrity, ln slow, delib
erate tones, said: “Gentlemen of the Con
vention: By direction of the democratic
national committee I desire to report
the following as the temporary organza
tion of the convention: Temporary chair
man, David L>. Hill of New York.” Then
there was an outbreak of applause, which
lasted for two minutes.
A delegate from Minnesota got up to
make a motion, and the chairman, In
tending to ring for order rang the bell
for the band to pl.ay, remarking as the
band started up, amid laughter: "I wrang
the wrong bell.”
The rest of the organization was read,
as follows: “For temporary secretary, S.
P. Sherin of Indiana; for sergeant-at
arms, Col. John I. Martin of Missouri.”
"What is the pleasure of the conven
tion?” Mr. Harrity asked. i
On that Mr. Clayton, a delegate from
Alabama, arose and advanced to the plat
form and said: "Gentlemen of the demo
cratic national convention: On behalf of
twenty-three members of your national
committee, as opposed to twenty-seven,
and as I believe ln accordance with the
wishes of the majority of this nation
(cheers), I am authorized to present to
this convention, a minorty recommenda
tion, which I shall move as a substitute
for a part of the motion made by the
chatrman of the national committtee.”
Mr. Clayton then read the minority re
port, as follows: "To the democratic na
tional convention: The undersigned mem
bers of the democratic national committee
respectfully recommend fhat the name of
the Hon, John W. Daniel of Virginia, be
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
MAKISG IP THE PLATFORM.
A Sub-Corn milter of Mnr Enlrmlril
With the Work.
Chicago, July 7.—Although there was
•onto objection to the hour tiled for the
assemblage of the committee on resolu
tions, $ o'clock, at the l'almer house, it
was some time after that hour before the
committee was called to order. A crowd
gathered about the committee room, and
made life a burden to Assistant Sergeant
at-Arms Molse of Kansas by their per
sistent demands to see members of the
national committee, whom they imagined
to be occupying the apartment, an they
had done yesterday, lie was successful,
however. In maintaining the privacy of
the body.
When the committee on resolutions met,
Senator Stephen M. White of California
was chosen chairman by acclamation. He
Wits called to the door an instant after,
and met the committee representing the
committee on permanent organization,
who notified him of Ills selection as per
manent chairman of the convention. He
went back into the committee room and
announced the necessity of their making
a change In the chairmanship.
Thereupon Senator J. K. Jones of Ar
kansas. chulrman of the silver steering
committee, and the man most generally
spoken of as the chairman of the next
national committee, was chosen to suc
ceed Mr. White.
The committee began the active work
for which 1t was organized through a mo
tion by Mr. Thomas of Colorado, that
a sub-committee of nine be appointed,
with Senator Jones of Arkansas as its
Senator Daniel of Virginia, Who Was
Chosen Temporary Chairman of
the Convention.
chairman, to construct a platform and
report to the full committee to-morrow
at 9 o'clock.
Mr. McDermott of New Jersey offered
an amendment which provided that this
sub-committee be authorized to prepare
the entire platform, with the exception
of the financial plank, and that that fce
disposed of by the full committee.
Mr. McDermott is a sound money map,
and in a short but aggressive speech, de
clared that he did not want the financial
plank constructed by any sub-committee
for the reason that existing conditions
demanded ns much publicity as possible
In the decision of financial questions. He
was vigorous In his protest against what
he knew would be the action of the com
mittee, and indicated that the democrats
of New Jersey and the east could or
would not support a free silver coinage
platform. Mr. McDermott's speech was
construed by the sliver men or the com
mittee as a threat that he would bolt
the convention.
Senator White of California replied to
that threat In his accustomed energetic
fashion. Among other things, Mr. White
said that he, for one. would never dare
to go Into a national convention whose
Anal edict he Intended to repudiate. "He
has,” said Mr. White, referring to Mr.
McDermott, "never learned that the con
stitution of his country made silver
equal with gold and the money of the
land, is he astonished now that that
constitution shall be upheld? If he be
lieves It Is necessary to the perpetuation
of the democracy that he must lie down
to the tyrannical power of gold, let him
go." In Home portions of his argument
Senator White was especially severe In
his condemnation of what was construed
to be Mr. McDermott’s threat, and his
high pitched voice was at times plainly
heard echoing through the halls above the
noise and confusion of the crowd.
Further remarks were made by Mr. Har
rison of Connecticut, In favor of the
amendment, and by Mr. Jones of New
Mexico on the other side.
The debate gave promise of continuing
indefinitely and of causing some, feeling.
Mr. Reagan of Texas, effectually put a
stop to this discussion by moving the pre
vious question on the motion to appoint a
sub-committee.
“Does the previous question extend to
the committees of the convention?” quiet
ly asked Senator Vilas of the chairman of
the committee, with 111-dlsgulsed astonish
ment.
“Yes,” said Senator Jones, and as he
made his reply, a smile stole over the face
of every member of the committee familiar
with parliamentary procedure.
The ruling of the chair was Anal and by
a vote of iW ayes to 4 noes, the previous
question was put. The motion to appoint
the sub-committee as originally Intended,
was then carried by a viva voce vote.
The sub-committee consists of the fol
lowing gentlemen. Senator Jones of Ar
kansas, chairman; Senators Cockrell of
Mlsssouri, George of Mississippi, Oray of
Delaware, Hill of New York and Tillman
of South Carolina, Mr. Russell of Massa
chusetts, Mr. Worthington of Illinois, and
Mr. Owens of Indian Territory.
Senator Vilas of Wisconsin was Arst
named, but withdrew and suggested the
substitution of Mr. Russell.
This committee was Instructed to report
to the full committee to-morrow morning
at 9 o’clock, and after some further dis
cussion at 11 o'clock the full committee ad
journed and the sub-committee went into
secret session.
The desire of the committee to shut off
protracted debate was made manifest
when a motion was made to allow any
member desiring to submit a platform
plank Ave minutes In which to discuss the
plank. It was promptly voted down,
members being requested to
leave their proposed planks with the
chairman. This resulted in unloading up
on the table a very large variety of planks,
chief among them being contributions on
tha Ananclal, tariff and Cuban questions.
A delegation, representing the national
woman suffrage association, requested
permission to be heard, but the subcom
mittee declined to hear any one on any
subject* and gave strict orders to Us ser
geant-at-arms that Its proceedings must
not be Interrupted.
Just before the committee went Into se
cret session Senator Hill made the state
ment that there would in all probability
be a great deal of discussion and a very
careful consideration of the proposed
Ananclal plank. He expects the subcom
mittee to be in session several hours and
hopes through argument that will be ad
vanced that a conservative policy will be
pursued and a modiAcatlon of the origi
nal intention of 'the silver leaders agreed
to.
On the other hand. Senators Jones and
Tiliman make the positive assertion that
the Ananclal plank shall declare for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the speciAc ratio of 16 to 1 in language
that canno. be misunderstood and as
tersely expressed as It Is possible for the
committee to formulate It.
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IB 1 1 II
Sound Money Men Make Sig
nificant Speeches.
TALK OF A GOLD TICKET.
Every State to Be Consulted on
the Subject.
ALL TO REPORT BY AUGUST.
Senator tray to Receive the Re
ports. ■
Over 800 Mound Money Men at (he
Meeting—Speeches Made by ri-
Secretary Whitney, Frederick H,
Courdet, cx.Gov. Russell, John F,
Irish of California and Others—Mr.
Whitney's Speech Short and Very
Conservative Southern Sound.
Money Men Warmly Fralse the
Resolution Adopted.
Chicago, July 7.—The aound money met.
met In the Auditorium hotel this evening,
and after listening to a number of
speeches, some of which squarely advised
the gold men to bolt, the conference
adopted a resolution as follows:
"That a committee of one or more
be appointed from each state to confer
with the people and report the temper
for an organization of the sound money
old democracy, and how far such organ!*
zatton should go in Independent action In
ths election of November."
The meeting was organized at t o'clock
under the chairmanship of Senator Oray
of Delaware. There were over 800 gold
men present, many of them representing
silver states where the unit rule has si
lenced them In the convention. Nearly
every southern state was represented.
Durfng the meeting there was free ex
pression of views upon the situation, and
speeches were made by William C. Whit
ney, Frederick R. Coudert of New York,
ex-Qov. Russell of Massachusetts, John
P. Irish of California and others. Soma
of the speeches deliberately advocated
the nomination of an independent gold
democrat. Much enthusiasm wag mani
fested during the session, and the speak
ers were frequently interrupted with cries
of "Give us a separate candidate,” "We
won't stand for a sllvcrite," etc.
Mr. Whitney’s speech was short and
very conservative. He tried to Impress
upon the delegates that no national move
ment for an independent candidate upon
a gold basis would be wise until the mat
ter had been fully discussed by the gold
democrats of the different states.
He said that If there was any bolting
from this convention It should be simply
an individual affair. Intended as a protest
of the gold men against the action of tha
convention. He further said that the pres
ence of the aound money men had a ten
dency to make the action of the majority
of the convention more conservative than
It otherwise would have been and that it
would likely proceed with more caution to
morrow. He thought that the measurea
adopted to-day were very harsh. Yet, they
were, perhaps, light In comparison to thosa
that would have been adopted had it not
been for the presence and determined tight
of the gold forces.
It was decided that the men appointed
by the different states, In accordance with
the resolution, will report to Senator Gray
not later than August L
The resolution was discussed by most of
the delegates present, and was especially
warmly praised by the southern democrats
In attendance. The delegates freely ex
pressed the opinion that the probable out
come of the new movement would be the
nomination of a gold man for the presi
dency by the sound money democrats. The
meeting was a protracted one, and did
not adjourn until, near midnight.
TWO SEW YORKERS DEAD.
George Law and Joseph H. Tooker
Pass Into Eternity. ,
New York, July 7.—Commodore Joseph
H. Tooker, formerly a well known theat
rical man and a brother-in-law of Chief
of Police Conlin and the late William J.
Florence, the actor, died this morning at
his home, IS3 East One Hundred and Six
teenth street.
George Law, the millionaire street rail
road magnate, died this afternoon after
a month's illness. Death resulted from
the results of an operation for erysipelas.