The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-07
SILVER AND GOLD BATTLE
SKIRMISH WORK or CoNTENDING
FORCES ar CHICAGO.

National Committee Names Senator Hill
as Temporary Chairman-His Opponent
Was Senator Daniel-The Vote Was 81 to
COnvention-Silverites Determined on
This-How the Booms Are Being Man
aged-Bland Leads.
Chicago, July 6.-Personal ambition
trails in the course of every move made
here The altruistic talk of the silver
men but a few weeks ago Is belied in
their actions Their fervid declarations
that they We're willing to sacrifice
everything save honor in order to se-
cure the adoption of free silver plank
by the convention are i'll borne out by
their scheming and intriguing.
There is a plethora of presidential
booms, most of which are in an en-
bryonic state of development and likely
to remain so. Many of these booms are
personally conducted; but the majority
are being managed by able lieutenants,
competent campaigners, who are doing
all in their power-and scarcely stop
ping at means-to advance the cause
of their respective candidates. 1t is an
undignified scramble which scarcely
comports with the prohecies that when
the supporters of the white metal got
together it would be love feast with
harmony sitting at the head of the
table.
The White House aspirants who have
thus far developed the most strength
are Bland, Teller, Boies and Blackburn.
From present indications they rank in
strength in the order named, with
Bland pretty well in the lead To the
dispassionate, unbiased observer 1t
looks as If Bland would capture the
coveted honor. If he does it will be
because of two cogent reasons: his long,
unfaltering devotion to the cause of
silver, and his loyal adherence to the
democratic party.
Since arriving on the battle ground
the gold men have been able to accom-
plish but little in the line of missionary
work. The silver men cannot be ar
gued with. They are unreservedly for
the white metal at 16 to 1; and to point
out the fallacy Of their way is a waste
of words. They are irremediably COM
mitted to it, and the manner in which
they talk would appear to indicate
mild form of insanity.
At the meeting of the national COM
mittee to-day, in considering the cases
of contested delegations, the gold men,
in nearly every instance, were accorded
recognition. The silver men will prob.
ably carry the cases into the eonven-
tion. 1t doesn't much matter anyway,
for the silver men are in such a major
ity that they can afford to concede all
the contested delegations to the gold
men,, and then run things to suit them
selves in teh convention.
About the only thing the silver men
are apprehensive of is that the gold
men, as last means--a forlorn hope
charge-may add their strength to
candidate known to favor silver, but
not recognized as one of the raioid white
metal champions.
The democratic national committee
beginning its meeting at noon to-day,
transacted its business at a single ses-
sion, disposing of all the contests for
seats, and voting 27 to % to report the
name of Senator David B. Hill of New
York for temporary chairman of the
national convention. This was a test
vote in the committee showing the rel
ative gold and silver strength of the
organization. The silver showing was
made by the presence of several proxies
for members Of the committee who
would have voted for Mr.. Hill had they
been present. There were also one or
two members of the committee who,
within the past few days, had announc-
ed the transfer of their allegiance from
gold to silver, notably j. L. Norris of
the District Of Columbia, and Arthur
Sewall of Maine.
The first business in order was the
calling of the roll by Secretary Sheerin
which showed the following present:
Alabama, Henry D. Clayton; Arkan-
sas, T. v. McRea, proxy; California, M.
F. Tarpey; Colorado, Charles S. Thom-
as; Connecticut, Carlos French Della
ware, Lewis C. Vandergrift; Florida,
Samuel Pasco; Georgia, Clark Howell,
jr.; Idaho, Barry N. Hilliard, proxy;
Illinois, Ben T. Gable; Indiana, Simon
p. Sheerin; Iowa, j. ]. Richardson;
Kansas, Charles w. Elair; KentucFv,
Thomas Fl. Sherley; Louisiana, James
Jeffreys; Maine, Arthur Sewall; Mary
land, L. " Baughman, proxy; Massa-
chusetts, Josiah Qpincy; Michigan, D.
J. Campau; Minnesota, D. w. Lawlor,
proxy; Mississippi, c. B. Howey; Mis-
souri,, John G. Prather; Montana, A. J.
Davidson; Nebraska, Tobias Castor:
Nevada, R. P. Keating; New Hamp-
shire, A. w. Sulloway; New Jersey,
Senator j. ]. Smith, proxy; New York,
William F. Sheehan; North Carolina,
F. H. Busbee; North Dakota, William
C. Leistikow; Ohio, George E. Gilliland,
proxy. Oregon, F. v. Holman, proxy;
Pennsylvania, w. F. Harrity; Rhode
Island, Richard B. Comstock, proxy;
South Carolina, M. L. Donaldson; Ten
nessee, Holmes Cummins; Texas, Q. 7.
Holt; Vermont, Bradley B. Smalley;
Virginia, J. Tailor Ellison; Washing
ton, Hugh c. Wallace; West Virginia,
John C. Sheridan; Wisconsin, Senator
w. F. Villas, proxy; Wyoming, w. l..
Kuyckendall; Alaska, A. L. Delaney;
Arizona, Charles NJ. Shannon; District
of Columbia, James L. Norris; New
Mexico, H. B. Ferguson; Oklahoma, T.
NJ. Richardson; Utah, Samuel A. Mer-