The sun., 1896-07-01

OF the sub COMMITTEES OF The
nittse win be called for the pur-
'inE the ultimatum Of the free-
he Executive Committes OF the
nocrats 10 TO present the demands
len 70 the sub-committee Of tho
mittee, and this sub-committee is
the full meeting of the National
hich has been called TO meet In
iouse on Monday next.
is not q member OF the Bim etallio
nut his right-hand man. who is
'go as "HowllnR Buck" Hinrlch-
rof the committee, and he will
]. and compel Harris, Turpie,
ew to the line every time As
some of the friends of Harris,
Arell say tonight that they arc
pleased that AltReld has assumed
the silver forces, for the reason
peo~ antiquated statesmen have
nree old women ever since they have
n. They are absolutely incompetent
" fight, and. like many weak persons
tn, they are glad enough TO be bossed
uSerior force. even though that force
by vicious impulses. SO II may be
epreliminary battle OF the Conven-
between tho Bimetallic Committee,
~ Altgeld, and the subcommittee
Mi Committee. dominated by the
gold Democrats. The representa-
the Bimetallio Committee will In
nator Harris of Tennessee. Senator
Arkansas. Senator Turpie OF In
v. Stone OF Missouri, Secretary of
eichsen Of Illinois. and Casey Young
Sc The Executive Committee Of tho
National Committee is: William
OF Pennsylvania, Simon p. Sheerin
=, NJ. F. Tarpy Of California, Charles
of Colorado. Carlos French of Con-
mgel Paecoe of Florida, Clark How
rsbfgia, ]. ]. Richardson Of Iowa,
Blair of Kansas. Thomas II. Sherley
y, ]. Jeffries Of Louisiana, Arthur
Maine, Arthur +. German OF Mary
!el ]. Campau of Michigan, Michael
of Minnesota. Charles B. Howry Of Mis-
pi, John g. Prather of Missouri. Alvah W.
way of New Hampshire. Miles Ross of New
y, William +. Sheehan OF New York, NJ.
ensom OF North Carolina. Calvin 8. Brice
o. Samuel r. Honey of Rhode Island.
Cummings OF Tennessee, o. T. Halt of
and Bradley B. Smalley OF Vermont.
nmittee will be without the services of
German. who has decided not to attend
vention. The silver mon 10 not expect
ker Crisp to be with them. 1t is said
SEiop W Eotnhlu III utOTSlh W iOOk
Is boom for United States Senator.
:ABRoGATE THE rwo-THIRps RULE.
v. Atgeld said also to-day that tho rule of
mating candidates by two-hirds vote In
Democratic National Convention should be
gated. Under his direction the forty-eight
gates for Illinois decided in caucus to-day
q for the abrogation OF the two-thirds rule.
hol ~ f~ln tnl %
alton. He has believed all along that
Lt-at-Arms Martin was not to give Illinois
me recognition as other States in the way
pointments rs doorkeepers to the Conven-
hall. Gov. Altgeld instructed one of his
.chmen. A. s. Trude. to declare to Mr.. Mar
that in case Illinois does not get her rights"
re will be heap Of trouble. AS an illustra-
4 of the sentiment which was uppermost to-
=, "HowllnE Buck" Hinrichsen, the right
Ser OF Altgeld. declared:
The silver men have two-thirds majority
his Convention and they propose to ke
On and run 1t. year ago, after the
Democratic Silver Convention. 1 wrote
itney regarding a conference between
and gold wings of the party. His
hort and curt and was to the effect
ence with SO small faction of the
jpESocultu Was iOL ueSlTtu. w ell,
has altered somewhat since then,
,Ie are in q position to say to Mr.. Whit
20 said to us in 1895. My dear sir. you
mt so small faction Of the party that
iconference is scarcely necessary
always we'll to look things squarely in
e. Up to recently the gold Democrats
lieved that they controlled a little more
e-third of the delegates, and would thus
on to force a compromise candi-
Q Convention. Just why Gov. Ait
IS Insisted that the two-thirds rule
be abrogated is not understood by his
IS. but those fully acquainted with Alt
nd his methods insist that Altgeld Is to
no stone unturned and to have no hitch
,ver in accomplishing his purposes. One
geld's friends figured to-day that the Con-
IN will number 926. the gain over the Re-
lean Convention being four delegates from
and four from the District of Columbia.
ct two-thirds would be 6l71s. Should
ian Territory get six votes the totsl vote
onvention would be $50. requiring $50
nate under the wo-thrds rule. Count
Jhigan, Nebraska. and South Dakota for
Ghe Convention would stand: For silver.
gold, $40.
arc entered against the entire dele
as certain that the Convention will
contesting silver delegations. though
ers are upon the temporary roll. This
add twenty-four votes to tile silver COL
Iteen from Nebraska and eight from
lkota. In tho Michigan delegation
for silver. Contests will be made for
o seats. 1t is safe TO predict that the
ntestants will also be seated in these
This would leave tho delegation
for silver to twelve against, and under
rule, tho State Convention having in
ID the delegation to vote as a unit upon
estions. this would transfer Michigan's 2s
to the silver column. raising 1t to q grand
OF 829. o safe two-thirds vote.
'hould be understood that tho foregoing
ical statement comes from Altgeld's
9, and mp to the present time the represent
of the Eastern gold Democrats have not
the strength OF tho statement. Senator
,sAGov. Stonei and others Of the Blmetallio
nmAttee said ID might after further talks with
v. AltReld that the silver mon will control the
,porary organization, tho permanent Or
ization. and the Committee on Resolutions.
even said that Senator Harris would like to
rmansnt Chairman ofthe Convention, but
Chis. Us in all other matters. Gov. AitReld will
10 tho roost II he has tho power behind him
DO 1t. and II he has not, he has the friends and
determination to seize every advantage that
i bring about tho humiliation of tho Eastern
ID Democrats.
WAITING FOR EASTERN pEMocRArs.
hat Is the situation tonight, and yet there
, f,ianda NJ fha Eaktarn cold Democrata in