Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-07

ton headed by F. M. Stover. It was a
clear case of silver against gold, but the
committee decided without the formality
OF ballot and practically by unani-
nous vote to seat the Slower, or gold,
delegation.
| This ended the contest for seats in the
convention as far as the national COM
mittee was concerned Mr. Bryan was
somewhat surprised at the action in the
Nebraska case, having been firmly of the
opinion that the gold men had no show.
When the result was announced he said
to reporter for the Southern Associated
Press:
well, we received more than the sill
Yer votes of the committee anyhow, and
will be seated by the committee on Gre
dentials without question, because we
have as clear a right to a place in the
convention as the delegation of any
state"
Don Dickinson Gets Gay.
Ex-Postmaster General Don M. Diclxin..
son was more than usually smiling and
complacent when the vote upon the
Michigan contest was announced to him.
you will notice." he remarked, "that
Mr. Campau's motion to seat the silver
delegates received only his own vote, and
that the motion to give the gold delegates
their seats was made by Mr.. Charles S.
Thomas, one of the leading silver men,
bers of the national committee"
What will be done in the convention
about the matter?' Mr.. Dickinson was
| asked.
"Oh, that is immaterial, quite imma-
| teral," he replied airily, as he walked
away.
| The committee then decided to recon-
| mend temporary chairman of the con-
| vention, and Mr.. Clayton, the delegate
from Alabama, nominated for that posi-
| ton Senator John w. Daniel of Virginia.
! He spoke briefly in support of his nomina-
| ton, urging the committee to recognize
the overwhelming majority in favor Of
| free silver that was known to exist among
| the delegates to the convention. and at
| the close of his remarks he was loudly
| applauded.
| Ex-Lieutenant Governor Sheehan of
| New York presented the name of Senator
David B. Hill of that state, setting forth
| his capa bilities as presiding officer and
his merits as democrat.
| No other candidates being named, the
committee proceeded to ballot, and Mr..
Hill was chosen by "a vote of 27 to %.
| The Vote on Temporary Chairman.
Mr.. Hill received the votes of the COM
mitteemen from the following states and
| territories: Connecticut, Delaware, Illi-
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
| Massa chusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire.
| New Jersey, New York, Ohio, oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Da-
| kota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wash
| ington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and
Alaska-27.
Committeeman from the following
states and territories voted for Senator
Daniel: Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kan
sas Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada,
North Carolina, North Dakota, South
Carolina, Virginia, Wyoming, Arizona,
lew Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma, Indian
Flr,itory and the District Of Columbia
Mr. James Jeffries the committeeman
from Louisiana, was not regarded as
voting. His support had been expected
by the friends of Senator Hill.
Mr.. Th omas Protests.
After the result of the vote had been
announced the only exciting incident of
the afternoon occurred. Mr. Thomas
of Colorado rose and stated that he had
been assigned an unpleasant task of no
tifying the committee in case the senator
from New York was selected as the
choice of the majority that minority
report would be made and the name OF
the Hon. John w. Daniel of Virginia
would be presented to the convention as
substitute. Mr.. Thomas said: THE
views of the senator from New York on
the currency question are at variance
with those of majority of the delegates
to the convention. He stands as the rep
resentative of the eastern gold men. we
have been Informed by the press that
these men have sent delegations here to
influence the action of the convention and
statements have been made by these men
in the press and at public meetings
which they have held in this city that
they will agree to no compromise and Will
spare no effort to accomplish their ends.
1--WE would say to them that the major
ity will accept no compromise, and also
will spare no efforts to secure. their pur-'
pose, which is to name man in accord
with their views. They do not desire to
work in secret, but to fight In the open,
and therefore notify the committee that
a will ha nrPSQntp6 with
the Hon. John w. Daniel named for tenn
porary chairman of the convention, and
they will ask that the deliberative body
be permitted to select a presiding officer
who was in accord with the views OF the
majority"
In conclusion Mr.. Thomas asked Chair
man Harrity, in view of the sta tement
that had been made, what kind of recep-
ton the silver men might expect to be
accorded on a motion to substitute the
minority for the majority report.
Mr.. Harrity responded with prompt
ness and some feeling that such re-
fection upon the chairman as was i'm
piled in the question was not 1ustifed.
He was only the organ of the commit
tee and should endeavor to discharge
the duties incumbent upon him with
absolute impartiality and a strict re-
gard for the rights of the members.
Mr.. Thomas disclaimed any intention
to reflect. in the slightest degree upon
Ex-Lleutenant Governor Sheehan
followed Mr.. Thomas in an impassioned
speech, which evoked applause at inter-
walls from the gold men on the commit
tee: He said: 'I recall that four years
ago, sitting in this very room, then as
now, members of the national commit
tee Mr. Thomas and / labored and voted
side by side to secure the nominatio
as temporary chairman of the conven-
tion about to assemble of Hon. William
n Of Mr. Owens If
well known was opposed to the nomi-
nation, who, as developments afterward
proved was the choice of an overwhelm-
ing a majority Of that convention. We
were successful then, as / remember, by
about the same vote as that by which
the committee today has determined to
recommend the selection of the senator
from New York. But as l also remem-
ber, there was on that occasion no demo-
crat SO disloya1 to the only existing ma
tonal deraocratic organization as to
even suggest to the convention that 1t
rep11diate the Judgment of the national