The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-07

| WHITNEY DUlNG MISSIONARY NOKh.
are all against it, although it is believed
that Mr.. William G.. Whitney would be
| pleased to see another convention, with q
| gold standard platform. The most radical
| action that a gold standard man will take
has practically been settled, and that is to
| follow the plan adopted by the Montana
delegation Of the national Republican con.
| vention in St. Louis-to remain in the con.
vention hall, with the notification that
| they will act in their individual states as
| to support of the platform and national
| ticket as the Democrats of their states de-
| sire.
But even this latter proposition is tenn
pered, and the action may not take place
if the silver majority does not inordi-
nately trample upon the rights and priv-
leges Of the gold minority. In these TO-
solves the gold men say they are backed
by the unbroken Democratic principle Of
majority rule. Such Tammany men as
Senator Cantor, Congressman Sulzer and
John G. Sheehan assert that they will
abide by what the majority does and will
not bolt OF refuse to vote on any question.
The majority Of the New York delegates
are apparently Of the same mind, and
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, the other
two leading states in the gold movement,
are In sympathy.
William G. Whitney will be in dele
gates seat on the floor of the convention.
He has been placed in the seat of A. +.
Fitch, of the Fifteenth New York district,
and will thus be able to take part in the
debate This is an unexpected thing, he
having not been elected as q delegate from
New York upon his own expressed re-
quest when the state convention met there.
The West Virginia delegation has de-
eided to bring the name of Judge James
jackson, of Parkersburg, before the con-
vention for second place on the ticket. A
telegram was sent to Judge Jackson ask
ing his consent to use his name He is the
oldest United States judge on the bench,
having been appointed by President Lin.
coin in 1862, and is now rs years old.
A movement has also been inaugurated
in the interest of Hon. Arthur Sewall, of
Maine, for the vice presidential nomina-
ton. The suggestion is said to have been
favorably accepted by many silver mon,
because of Mr.. Sewalls record on the
financial question, and because it Is be.
lieved that his nomination would go far
towards relieving the ticket of the charge
Of having been selected on sectional
grounds"
The silver men held two conferences last
night, the last adjourning at midnight.
At its close Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
said: II feel very confident on the eve of
ahe convention that the promises of the
Democratic silver men to the country will
DO entirely verified BY the proceedings.
We were not able to locate all the silver
delegations tonight, but we have assur.
ances of between 500 and $50 votes, and we
are confident of securing enough to swell
the vote on temporary chairman to about
60O We shall have roll call on the cleo
ton of temporary chairman"
Delegate Harry Z. Wise is authority for
the statement that the California delega-
ton is about equally divided between gold
and silver, although the delegates were in
structed for silver and are subject to the
unit rule Mr.. Wise said last night: "The
gold men will not submit to the dictation
of Altgeld and his followers, and will dis
regard the unit rule and vote as they
please II they find it necessary" The del
egation is very much split up as regards
presidential preference but will support
Senator White If he will allow the use of
his name.
Congressman William Sulzer. of New
York, has prepared u Cuban resolution,
which he will present to the committee on
platform. 1t declares that the Spanish
government is no longer capable of main
tanning its authority on the Island of
Cuba, or of fulfilling its treaty obliga-
lions, and I'VE therefore favor the prompt
interposition of our armed force and be-
leve that government satisfactory to
the Cuban people should be established as
n guarantee of permanent peace. The gov
eminent of the United States should recog-
nize the Cuban patriots as belligerents"
Mr.. Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, issues
statement denounoing as Q clumsy forgery