Evening journal., 1895-06-20

tNcw Aurk's Woman Delegate)
Iowa delegates keep open house Tor Ali
son, and the Hoosicrs are quietly keeping
Harrison In mind, while the New Eng
land delegates use the Blaine tactics for
Reed
Mark A. Hanna who is rs close to Nc
kinlcy as II. H. Kohlsaat, has been keep
ing open house at his mansion all week
Mr. Hanna gave dinner at the Union
league at which Major Osborn, d relative
OF Mckinley; Governors Nelson, Merri-
ann, Brown and Clayton Bowel; Moses p.
Handy, Senators Patton Of Michigan,
Clarke Of Wyoming, Carter Of Montana,
phurstOn Of Nebraska, Dubois df Idaho,
Warner Miller Of New York and others
were guests While Mr.. Hanna always
believes Mckinley to be the man Of dos-
tiny he says, he was never SO hopeful for
the champion Of protection as he Is at this
convention, owing TO tho expressions for
his favorite from other states. He docs
not think the silver question viii embar-
rass the silver protectionists.
Ii was conceded that the two leading
Offices would be divided between the gold
aud silver men by making General Nc
| Aipn Ot New York president and John
\ Bymos Of Denver secretary, but now it
is proposed 60 refer the selection of Sec
retary TO tho executive board 1t is claim
ed that A. b. Humphreys was FIRST select
cd by the executive board and aftcrward
| reelected by the annual conventions. The
silver men think the New York delega-
tion. after feeling confident of McAlpin's $
selection, is seeking to avoid having an
ultrasilver man for secretary
Prominent among General McAlpin's Is
boomers is Miss Boswell, the woman del
egatc from New York
silver Men Begin THOR Fight.
The feature OF the day has been the sill
vcr fight before tho committee on resolu-
tions THE committee organized at 4 p.
mi, with Congressman y. B. Robinson Of
PENNSYLVANIA as chairman and II G..
} Knowles of Delaware as secretary. The
organization was against the silverites,
but the latter were not discouraged and
opened up the fight from the stnrt TN,
committee was IN upen session for several
. hours when. on motion ~ Congressman
Tawney of Minnesota, IL adjourned for an
executive session, at which time a sub
! committee Of nine was 10 be announced
and time given the silver men and other
for q hearing
The resolution of The silver men wa
offered, also other silver resolutions. TIT
opponents Of free silver offered the dnan
cial plank of 1892 also the recent Obi
y plank adopted AT GAINESVILLE last month
g The compromise resolution attracting III
h most attention was presented by Senate
a y M Thurston Of Nebraska, as follows:
+ "Wc approve the declaration Of the las
& Republican convention that tho Amer
e can people from tradition and interest Il
d vor himetallism and the Republican pai
d ty demands the use 81 both gold and siivi
Is as "a standard money. with such restri'
rs tions anu under such provisions TO be q
e terlnined as Will secure the maintenani
Z OF the parity OF values 81 the two metal
4. SO that tho purchasing and debt payin
power of tho dollar whether of silye
- gold 0r paper shall Do al all times equa
\. and refer the action for more specil
sr. declaration IS Tho next Republican maiio
20 al convention which alone has the pow
g57 to hind the party or make platforms ~
is declare principles
~ There was no discussion Of the tariff
"a any other Issues in the committee exec
re that of the silver plank, ard no dinerenc
io, Of opinion existed in the committee Of
m mcmbcrs except on the silver question
on Nearly all The members OF the comm
lpi. tee were instructed on the silver qucsti
III ly their respective state delegations,
that ii will moi be difficult TO adopt
'.u port. Still il IS conceded that those
4 structiops maAe il almost cer.ain u