Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-04
HEARST OPPOSING WHITE.
Prospect of Lively Racket Over the
Free Coinage Question

~ % haCkeI over the
Free Coinage Question.
ST. LOUIS, June 3d.-The Republican
says The contest for the honor of pre-
siding over the Democratic National Con
venton has assumed large proportions
Yesterday the Californians, with their usual
energy, worked their White boom, and
with their hearty, good-natured, CHEEKY
ways, made friends on all sides. One of
the serious obstacles in the way up to last
night was the opposition of Senator Hearst.
Ii seems that, as member of the California
State Senate, White opposed the nomina.
ton OF Hearst for the United States Senate
IN the Democratic caucus, and Hearst in
turn is opposing the putting of the gevel of
the temporary presiding officer of the Ma
tional Convention in the hands of White.
All day yesterday the mutual friends of
White and Hearst labored with the Sena-
tor, and at last succeeded in inducing him
to withdraw his opposition. This was
big point won for White, as Hearst's infiu-
ence with the National Committee might
have been sufficient to defeat his aspira-
tons.
WHITE WILL BE RECOMMENDED.
Last night there was a conference held at
the Southern Hotel of members of the
National Committee at present in the city.
Among those present were Chairman Bar
mum, Senator German, Holt of Texas,
Fordyce OF Arkansas, Tarpey of California,
Scott of Pennsylvania, and Meade of Ari-
zona. The situation was thoroughly dis
cussed, the claims of the Pacific coast con-
sidered and the qualifications of White
weighed. The conference finally agreed to
recommend TO the full meeting of the COM
mittee on Monday that Hon. Stephen NJ.
White OF California be selected for tempo
rary Chairman.
1t is hardly necessary to say that the
Californians are duly happy. 1t is almost
certainty that Stephen NJ. White of Cali
fornia will be selected for temporary Chair
man, and the committee will select for
permanent Chairman whoever will be
recommended to the Conventions Commit
tee on Permanent Organization.
REPRESENTATIVE GROUP
Of men were at the Southern deeply en-
crossed in the political situation. Promi-
nent among the members of the party were
Hon. S. M. White, of California; VIM. d.
English, J. w. Dorsey, a prominent Ne
vada mine-owner; n. II. A. Mason, the
Nevada cattle baron, and delegate Lyons,
one of Colorado's cattle kings. 1.-THE Dem
ocratlc party must protect the silver inter-
ests of the slope" Dorsey was saving.
" The Republicans will certainly insert a
free-coinage plank in their platform, and if
We don't secure similar plank it will cost
us thousands of votes on the slope this fall"
" It's mighty little chance we'll get at the
platform" said Mr.. Lyons "Bill Scott
has got it in his grip. already written.
Those people down East seem to think
that ont West we amt capable of taking
care of ourselves and don't know our wants.
They think the whole country ought to go
mad every time they are bitten by yellow
dog"
You needn't worry, jim" said Mr..
English. That silver plank will go in or
there will be
THE BIGGEST RACKET
The National Democratic Convention ever
had on its hands before"
We've got the pens, and can borrow
the ink. and know how to use them BOTH
said Mason, land before we get through
with them these Eastern fellows will find
we are capable of writing plank"