Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-06-11
THE WESTERN DELEGATES.
They Attempt to Unite, But
 Have a Hot Wrangle.

MINNEAPOLIS. June 7.-[By the As.
 sociated Press The initial step in a
 general movement to bring the Pacific
 Coast and Silver States into llne to act
 as unit for the promotion of their inter ests in the Convention. was taken this afternoon by the California delegation. A resolution was adopted in Executive Session by the Callfornians inviting delegates of the States in question to a. conference in the California head quarters at P. M. Prlor to this there had been much interviewing between individual delegates, in which Senators Teller and Wolcott, of Colorado, had taken 8 prominent part.
 The States invited to the Conference by the CaltornIans were Arizona, Colo rado, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Wyoming and Montana.
 TheCon.erencs met and bot ;scussion broke ut at once. Fully l5O delegates were present from the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain States. Senator Teller presided, and said it was useless to discuss the platform until the caucus decided as to candidates to bs support ed. If Harrison were nominated it mat tered not how strong a silver plank vas adopted, the Republicans could not carry t6e Western States. The Sen ator declare that Harrison under no circumstances could get the electoral ynts of Colorado.
 Much excitement was caused by this blunt declaration, snd Judge Snehcer, of CrlifOrnla, replied vigorously, DeYoung, of CalIforDIa, followed Spencer in a spirited address, and was reinforced by no less Blaine lieutenant than Bou- telle, of Name. The latter spoke with marked emotion of the Western sup port of Blame in 1884, and said that he bad been escorted to his home by. Call. fOrnia delegates, a proceeding wh ch. Boutelle urged, would be no less fitting now.
 Senator Jones, of Nevada, followed Bouteile. Jones declared that Harrison is dangerous because of his veto propen- slties ard said he threatened 10 veto the Free c image Bill. Spencer, contra dicted Jones point blank and gave tit for tat t) the radical Silver Blaine ele- ment. He proclaimed If a split was brought about in the Republican party through the action of the Convention it would rest on Blaine.
 The caucus was in an uproar and the Blaine men, shouting and cheering, made such showing of strength that the Harrison men surrendered and let their opponents have full sway. The excitement was ali occasioned by the offering of a resolution by Spencer, heartily endorsing the movement to procure an international agreement for the universal free coinage of silver and reciting that 1t is deemed expediept and just to the people that congress should at once provide for the coiusge of all the silver product of our own country and that a tariff should be levied on i'm ported foreign sIlver. No vote was taken on the resolution and when De Young moved that the sense of the eau GUS was that 8 commit ca composed of one member of each delegation repre- sented be appointed for the purpose of em mbodying the wants of the meeting iu the form of a resolution to be presented to the National Committee on platform, the motion was carried with a tremep- dous hprrah. Jack of California, Bar tins of Nevada. Townsend of Colorado, Biedbrrg of Montana, Salisbury of Utah, Hay born of Idaho and Bennett of Washington were named and the caucus adjourned with the Blalne feeling al high pitch.
 The Washington delegation elected A. M. Cannon chairman and Nelson Bennett, National Committeeman. 4 poll was not taken, but six of the eight votes are claimed by the Blaine man. agers.
 The Idaho delegation organized with | Senator Dubois as Chairman and M. B. | Gwynn as Secretary. Following are the l Idaho Convention officers: Vice-presi- 1 dent, James M. Shoup; Assistant Sec-e- tary. Monte E. Gwynn; Resolutions. W. { B. Heybourn; Credentials, James M | Shoup; organ rizatiop, J. B. Lockwood. | The delegation is solid for Blaine ard | say they want the silver plank as strong | as possible. |
 Montana elected Al. Seligman chair man and chose tie following Commit teemen: Resolutions, Thomas Couch | of Butte; Organization, A. B. Hammond, Missoula; Credentials, Paul Nj. McCor- | mick. Billings The delegation is ahou. two-thirds for Blaine and the other third is said to be leaning that way.