The Portland daily press., 1896-07-07

Senator Hill was unable 10 De present.
Roswell 2. Flower was elected chair
man, and Geo. B. Mcclellan SO Cretary.
were selected as follows: Resolutions,
ID. B. Hill; national committeeman,
Wm. Z. Sbeehan; credentials, Smith NJ.
| Weed permanent organization, Il. h.
| Coudert member of committee to notify
candidate for President, ElliotG Dam
forth; to notify candidate for vice. Presi-
dent Benton Beckwith; honorary vice
president. J. E. Bell.
| MIR. Weed and Mr.. Sheehan reported
that they had made a canvass of dele
gates to ascertain the sentiment on the
money question, and said that they were
| satisfied that the silver men did not have
two thirds of the convention.
The following Cuban plank is in the
hands of a dozen members of the COM
mlttee on resolutions, who have signi-
He'd the approval of it, and tomorrow
| 1T will be presented to the full commit
tee for incorporation in the platform:
! we extend our sympathies to tho
people of Cuba in their heroic struggle
! against the corrupt and cruel political
system which has impoverished them.
| We look forward sswith confidence to the
its place among the nations of the
earth. The Spanish government is no
longer capable of maintaining its au-
thority in the Island of Cuba, or fulfill
ing its treaty obligations and the de-
struotion of American property in the
island, the Imprisonment of American
citizens without due process of law, the
| the frequent alarms on our coast and con-
stant monaco to our peoples peace,
will impose on the government of the
United States the duty of restoring Or
| der. in Cuba. We therefore favor the
| prompt interposition of our government
! and believe that government satisfac-
| tory to the Cuban people should be es-
| tabllshed as guarantee OF a permanent
| peace.
Ex-Speaker Sulzer of the New York
| assembly, has added a paragraph calling
| for the recognition of the Gu ubans bell
| ligerency. but that is believed to ba in
consistent with the government inter
| vsntion" section, and it is not likely to
be included.
| oussed the Presidential question.
| The caucus adjourned without taking
action.
| A conference of the representative stat 9
| associations, composing the National
| Association of Democratic clubs was held
| tonight at the headquarters of the Nat
ional association. Congressman MoMil-
among the states represented.
The condition of the club organizations
In the states represented was reported
uniformly good.
There was conference tonight of dele
gates from the Rocky Mountain States.
1t was agreed that the minority report of
| the national committee, naming Sena-
tor Daniels for temporary chairman, be
supported, and that the admission of the
territories as states be advocated. 1t was
also decided that the delegates support
the restoration of tho old territorial rpe-
resentation of six in national oonyen-
tions. There was some efforUs made to
secure the united support for Teller, but
this proposition did not entirely meet the
views of al. those present and no action
| was taken.
In the Michigan caucus, the gold men
seated by the national committee were on
| hand. The silver men tried to run the
caucus. The gold men put their candi-
date and the silver men at once filed q
protest, on the ground that the gold mon
were not properly accredited delegates.
/ The silver men announced that tnev
would fight the matter in the committee
| on credentials.
At caucus of the Oregon delegation
it was decided to withdraw in their candi-
date, PennOyer, as a candidate for the
Presidency and run him for second place.
AaOy WILL DAICW w AdtOfSE tuOJ nave W
| Bland in return, for which the bland
men have, it is asserted, promised to sup
port Pennoyer or the Vice Presidency
| The event of the evening was the con-
| ference OF the silver men at the Sherman
| house, with view to determining upon
a line ofsprocedure to defeat the nation
al committee, in ovent it sought to pre-
vent the name of a silver man being pre-
! sented in tonlmorrow's convention, as
temporary chairman. a count was made
of the votes which could be relied on to
support the substitute of Senator Dan
iel's name for Senator Hill.
The total votes spoken for was 574,
with 16 more expected before the con,
vention Is called to order, making 500 for
the silver mems temporary chairman.
1t was arranged that Senator Jones,
who presided at the conference should
make the motion in the convention, sub
stituting Senator Daniels.
The national committee of American
silver organizations, at the meeting, de-
cided to urge Senator Teller upon tine
Democratic convention, as being the
most available candidate, but in the
event that he cannot be nominated, the
committee unanimously declared to
urge the nomination Of Hon. j.. @. Sibley
of Pennsylvania.