Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-04
THE POLITICAL POT
Still Boiling Furiously at
st. Louis.
THE CANVASS WAXING HOT.
White Almost Certain to be Tenn,
porsry Chairman-The Thur
maD-Gray Contest.
IAs.ociated Press dispatches to the HraAID.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches to the HERALD
ST.. LOUIS, June 3.--The Republican
says: The contest for the honor Of pre-
siding over the Democratic National Con-
vention assumed large proportions yes
terday. The Californians. with their
usual energy, worked their White hoom,
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. 1t seems that as a
member of the California State Senate,
White opposed the nomination OF Hearst
for United States Senator in the Demo
cratic caucus, Hearst in turn opposing
putting the gavel Of the temporary pre-
siding officer of the National Convention
in the hands of White. All day yestar-
day the mutual friends of White and
Hearst labored with the Senator, and at
last succeeded in inducing him to with
draw his opposition. This was big
point won for White, as Hearst's infu-
ence with the National Committee might
have been sufficient to defeat his aspira-
tions.
Last night there was conference held
at the Southern Hotel of members Of the
National Committee at present in the
city. Among those present we're Chair
man Barnum, Senator German, Holt OF
Texas, Fordyce of Arkansas, Tarpey OF
California, Scott of Pennsylvania, and
Meade OF Arizona. The situation was
thoroughly discussed. The claims of the
Pacific Coast were considered and the
qualifications of White weighed. The
conference finally agreed to recommend
to the full meeting of the committee on
Monday that Stephens White, of Cali
fornia, be selected fof temporary Chair
man. 1t is hardly necessary to say that
the Californians are duly happy. 1t is
almost certainty that Stephen M.
White, Of California, will be selected fol-
temporary Chairman, and the commit
tn will select man for permanent
Chairman who will be recommended to
lie Convention by the Committee on
Permanent Organization.
THE SILVER PLANK.
A representative group of men were at
the Southern, deeply engrossed in the
political situation. Prominent among the
members of the party, was Hon. s. M.
White, Lieutenant Governor OF Califor-
mia, VIM. D.. English, delegate-at-large
and Chairman Of the Democratic State
Central Committee of that State, J. w.
Dorsey, prominent Nevada mine owner,
N. H. A. Mason, the Nevada cattle baron,
and Delegate Lyons, one of Colorado's
cattle kings.
"The Democratic party must protect
the silver interests Of the Slope" Dorsey
was saying. s'The Republicans will GER
tainly insert 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 viii get
at the PLATFORM" said Mr.. Lyons, "Bill
Scott has got it in his grip already writ
ten. The people down East seem to
think that out West we are not 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 60 in or
there will be the biggest racket the Ma
tional 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, ''and before we get
through with them, these Eastern fell.
lows will find we are capable Of writing
a plank"
UTAH DELEaATE.
VIM. A. Ferry, Of Park City, Utah, q
territorial delegate, said to reporter
"Now l don't know but that it il
thoroughly undemocratic to have a sec
ond, third or fourth choice for Vice.
President; however, after Thurman
when it is demonstrated that neither the
Grand Old Roman nor Gov. GRAY. q
Indiana, will be nominated, I retain the
recollection of Don M. Dickinson. d
Michigan. 1 am q Michigander and the
only Democrat of nv race. The Utah
Democrats, and / NAV say the party gen.
erally, favor statesmen and Statesmen.
ship. As to this tariff talk we wish to
construe the Presidents message literal.
ly and not as some would force us to be.
lieye.n
ruv r.prpp d, .rr ar 1904.
e.. d. Sa-.. c'N',
o.,,ess ars sa;d T. hsna ;o;nad 1" = anu =
scheme to have the tariff platform q,
ISS4 re.affimed without anv STRONGER en-.
dorsement al tariff reform and Without
mantion Of the President's MESSAGE
This prooramme does not nlease Mor.
r;aon. Scoft Watterson and the Dano.
Gratis Of the Gouth and Southwest. and
thew ara likely ID ioin forces in defeatino
Gcyyren Thav have &c vat aalactad nc
c~ndidsfe for Chairman against Corn an
mi viii ~ "a to-norrow
70 Com No, Scott will dopbt,ess be
alecta3 Cha;ynan If tha National Cow.
m ins and bs We, 1ersonaI charge ~ ~
na,nno;an r. az Assoc;stad Prass ~.
,,ortar Scott SD to.n;cht. esNoth;no
bss haan sattIad az n The n1stforr, ~ !
- ~ az .s Ghs;rnasn a. tha Gor, ro;ttsa az ~
R r. srS when Questioned a. ~ -
ne ,novsment 10Y TSurmsn md ~
vice Presidency. Scott said sentiment
in favor Of the Ohian seemed to be
staad;fx c,a;r;no, prnund h,1t Ia oddod