The San Francisco call., 1896-06-16

A. Alger; vice-president convention, Will
liam Mcpherson Jr.; assistant secretary
convention, Charles E. Miller Members
of committees-Cred o. L. Spaul- (
ding; permanent organization, Frank w.
Wait; rules, John L. Starkweather; noti-
fication, T. ]. O'Brien; National Commit
teeman, George L. Maltz.
Oklahoma's delegation has chosen as
representatives. Chairman, J. Ollie.
Members of ommit;ees-Resolutions
Henry E. Asp; rules, Charles Day; cre-
dentials, o. A. Mitcher; permanent or
ganization, ]. G. Roberts; notification of
candidates, John A. Buckles. The selec- t
ton of the National Committeeman was
postponed until tomorrow, when Henry
E. Asp will probably be chosen. !
The Georgia delegation to-day selected !
A. E. Buck chairman, S. B. Morse, secre-
tary, and Thomas NJ. Dent, member of the !
credentials committee.
The Maryland delegation at its organi-
zation meeting elected James A. Gary |
a member of the committee on resolu- !
tions, DIR. Strange on rules, William F. |
Airey on notification, Sydney e. Mundey |
as chairman of the delegation, Robert P.
Graham on credentials William E. Thigh |
man secretary, and George L. Wellington |
member of the National Committee.
The Indiana delegation held two !
hours session at their headquarters in the
Planters Hotel and electedR W. Thomp-
son chairman, H. S. New secretary and
made the following selection for conven-
ton committees: General Lew Wallace,
resolutions A. L. Brisk, credentials; Os-
! car Montgomery. permanent organization;
Garret Van Duzen, rules; Hiram Brown
lee, 10 notify President; Jesse Wekks, to
notify Vice President. There was con-
test over the election of National Com mmit-
teeman, which resulted in the selection of
W. 7. Durbin in place of J. N. Huston.
The Oregon delegation made the follow
ing selections: Chairman, Charles w. Par
rish; committee on resolutions Charles s.
Moore permanent organization, ]. w.
Meldrum; rules and order of business, c.
! III. Wadd committee on credentials, Wal
lace, McCamant; member National Com
mittee, George A. Steel; vice. president of
the convention, JohnF Galbraith.
The organization of the Montana delega-
ton was as follows: Chairman, Senator
Lee Mantle; committee on resolutions,
Congressman G. II. Hartman; permanent
organization, ]. w. Streville; credentials,
Alexander Metzel. The delegation, of
course, is solid for silver.
The Texas delegation selected Marion
Mullins. chairman; Webster Flanagan, on
| the resolution committee; H. B. Kane, on
credentials; w. A. Gore, on permanent
organization; j. w. Butler, on notification
and ]. A. Luby, vice president of the con-
vention. The delegation did not choose
its National Committeeman, preferring to
await the action of the convention on con-
tests. Webster Flanagan will fight for
plank in the platform of gold and silver
pure and simple and declares his eternal
animosity to the free coinage of silver.
~ The Pennsylvania delegation met in
its headquarters this evening. Senator
Quay called the meeting to order and
nominated Governor Hastings for chair
man. He was elected without opposition.
w. w. Greist ard J. n. Dreistbach were
elected secretaries; H. 81. Bingham was
named for the committee on rules w. II.
Andrews for that on credentials Charles
H. Mullin for permanent organization and
Smedley Darling for committee on resolu-
tions. M. s. Quay was reelected National
Committeeman unanimously. The follow
ing resolution on finance was adopted and
resolutions of the convention:
"We favor the maintenance of the exist
ing gold standard and are opposed to the
free coinage of silver except by an inter-
national agreement for bimetallism with
the leading commercial nations of the
world"
Resolutions favoring the largest appro-
priations for the improvement OF rivers
Al.
of the treasury. opposed to convict labor,
restricting immigration, and readjusting
representation in the National conven ton
on the basis of votes cast, were referred to
the Resolutions committee of the conven-
ton with the approval of the delegation.
General Reeder, Secretary of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, furnished the
only excitement of the meeting. He
stated that in the conventions at Chicago
and Minneapolis each delegate had been
allotted five extra seats, and while the
seating capacity of the hall here is larger
than any previously used, only two extra
seats are to be given to delegates. He said
he believed it the right and duty of the
delegation to ask Tor an inquiry as to what
had been done with all the seats His
remarks were greeted with applause. He
continued:
sI understand that the seating capacity
of the hall is $1,000. Take all of the dele
gates and multiply the number by four
and there are II 900 seats unaccounted for.
What has become of them?"
"Sold," said member.
"Yes. sold; and for sale at auction shops
and on the streets of st. Louis" continued
General Reeder. He urged that the Penn
sylvania delegation enter formal protest.
This was done by unanimous vote, and
Messrs Elkins, Flood and Reeder were
appointed a committee to present the pro-
] test.
The delegates from South Dakota got TO-
gether to-day and elected L. 3. French
chairman. A. B. Kittredge was reelected
| to the National Committee. The delega-