The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-12
the Government honestly and econ Omlcally

the Government honestly and econ omically
administered"
The coinage plank favors the equal COIN
age of both gold and silver and opposes
reducing one metal to the position OF a
commodity by the establishing OF the OtheI
as the sole standard of values.
1t commends the administration OF Gov
ernor Boies and pledges the support OF the
party in Iowa to the Democratic nominee.
and instructs the delegation to vote as 2
unit for his nomination as the Presidential
standard bearer OF the Democratic party.
The resolutions were adopted by acclama-
tion, and after the conclusion Of routine
business the convention adjourned.
Sherman Not Ambitious.
New YORK. May IA morning paper
has a Washington dispatch stating that last
night the Washington correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer teleg.aphed his paper
an interview with John Sherman aprOpos OF
ex-senator Platts announcement In Nash
vile yesterday that he considered Senator
John Sherman very strong candidate LOT
the President.
Sherman said: II am all over with that
halluelnali0n. do not expect the nomina-
tiOn or give myself concern about IT, MY
judgment is that Harrison viii be nominated
on the first ballot If he Is not. l can then
see he is in danger. In fact, if he is not
nominated on the FIRST ballot the convention
expecting the nomination nor doing any
thing to secure it. My name will not be
mentioned In the convention unless Mr..
Harrison is defeated and the delegates are
seeking another man. l am in no sense q
candidate"
Conferences With Cleveland.
Daniel G. Griffin Of WalertGwn, n. Y, is
a lawyer and The neighbor of Governor
Flower, who made the speech nominating
fla .ny ugan hn 10 aa1 M
Democratic committee as the Governor 5
representative. Yesterday afternoon Griffin
had long conference with Grover CleYe-
land. 1t was said the conference was ar
ranged by Flower TO learn how Cleveland
felt toward Hull as q candidate IN case
Cleveland could not get the nomination him.
self, Flowers friends arguing that as D0th
the Cleveland aud Hill factions came to-
gether last fall to elect him Governor, they
could be Induced TO come together again to
nominate him for President. 1t could not
be learned whether the meeting resulted
satisfactorily.
Washington correspondent affirms that
Senator Hill will make his first oratOTical
effort in the upper House In a great speech
against the river and harbor bill and in
favor of national economies. The c0rre-
SpOndent alleges that Hill recently said to
friends that tho Democratic party could
make a better canvass next fall on the quos-
ti0n Of economy in appropriations than on
all other questions together, including tariff
and silver
MACON, Mo-. May IA gentleman re-
Gently wrote to Senator David b. Hill. ex-
pressing his qualification that the New
York delegates had been instructed for
Hill and the hope that Hill would ulti-
mately win. Hill said in reply: 81 am in
receipt of your favor / sincerely thank
you for your kindly feeling for me evil
denced thereby. Assuring you of my ap-
preciatiOu ofyour friendship remain, etc.
EMPoRIA, Kans., May 1.-THE Republi-
cans OF The Fourth District to-day nOmi-
mated Charles K. Curtis of Topeka for Con
greSs,