Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-20
MISS ROSWELL.
(New Works Woman DelegateJ

Iowa delegates keep open house for Ali son, and the HoOSiCrS arc quietly keeping Harrison in mind, while the New Eng land delegates use the Blaine tactics for Reed.
 Mark A. Hanna, who is as close to Me Kinlcy as H. H. Kohlsaat, has been keep ing open house at his mansion all week Mir. Hanna gave dinner at the Union league at which Major Osborn, a relative of Mckinley; Governors Nelson, Merri- am. Brown and Clayton Bowcll Moses P. Handy, Senators Patton of Michigan, Clarke of Wyoming, Carter of Montana, Thurston of Nebraska Dubois of Idaho Warner Miller of New York and others were guests. While Mr Hanna always believes Mckinley to be the man of des- tiny he says he was never 50 hopeful for the champion of protection as he is at this convention, owing to the expressions for his favorite from other states. He does not think the silver question will embar- rass the silver prOtectioniSts
 It was conceded that the two leading offices would be divided between the gold and silver men by making General Nc Alpin of New York president and John Byrncs of Denver secretary, but now it Is proposed to refer the selection of a sec rctary to tho executive board. It is claim ed that A. B. Humphreys was first select cd by the executive hoard and afterward reelected hy the annual conventions The silver men think the New York delcga- tion, after feeling confident of McAlpin's selection, Is seeking to avoid having an ultrasilvcr man for Secrotary.
 Prominent among General McAlpin's boomers is Miss Boswell, the woman del eGatc from New York.
 Silver Men Begin Their Fight.
 The feature of the day has been the sil- vcr fight before the committee on rcsolu- tions. The committee organized at D. m, with Congressman J. B. Robinson of Pennsylvania as chairman and H. 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 start The committee was in open session for several hours, when, on motion of Congressman Tawney of Minnesota, it adjourned for an executive session, at which time a sub committee of nine was to be announced and time given the silver men and others for a hearing.
 The resolution of the silver men was offered; also other silver resolutions. Tho opponents of free silver offered the fnan. cial plank of 1899; also the recent Ohit plank adopted at Evansville last month
 
 most attention was presented by Senator J. M. ThurstOn of Nebraska. as follows:
 "We approve the declaration of the last Republican convention that the Ameri- can people from tradition and interest fa- Vor bimetallism, and the Republican par ty demands the use of both gold and silver as a standard money, with such rcstric- tions and under such provisions to be de termincd as will secure the maintenance of the parity of values of tho two metals, so that the purchasing and debt paying power of the dollar, whether of silver, gold or paper, shall be at all times equal, and refer the action for a moro specific declaration to the next Republican nation al convention, which alone has tho power to bind the party or make platforms and declare principles. ''
 There was no discussion of the tariff or any other issues in the committee except that of the silver plank, and no differencea of opinion existed in the committee of 46 members except on the silver question.
 Nearly all the members of the commit tee were instructed on the silver question by their respective state delegations, so that it will not be difficult to adopt q re- port. Still it is conceded that those in- structiOns make it almost certain that both majority and minority reports will be presented to the convention, and that the silver question will be fought out on the floor today. The silver men still have confidence in their strength among tho delegates, although a majority of the com mittee is against them.
 When the committee on resolutions re- assembled, the following subcommittce was appointed to draft the resolutions: Hon. John ID. Robinson, Pennsylvania, chairman general committee tex officio)I Horace G. Knowles, Delaware, secretary general committee tex offlcio); J. A. Towney, Minnesota; James H. Harkless, Missouri; Henry R. Blackwell, AIassa- chusetts; l.. M. Hubbard, Connecticut; C. K Allen, Utah; s. A. Robinson, New York; Senator F. T. Dubois, Idaho; W. W. Curry, District of Columbia; H. M. Coke, Oregon.
 The full committee heard arguments on the silver question pro and con for hours before the subcommittee went into an all night executive session to prepare Q report to be made-so the full committee.
 The Orators Have . Chance.
 A mass meeting was held in Music hall, At which prominent orators made ad- dresses. Ex-GOvernor D. Russell Brown