The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-09
EaVER MEN FIRM
,,vy ARE DETERMINED TOCONTROL
THE CONVENTION.
r,tfc Executive Commit
:. Told That the Convention
,,.t Be n silver One From the
.,,ing-NO Definite Arrange
n.ut. Regarding the Chairman
ships.

chicago. July 3.-The executive COM
ompa Of the national Democratic
Nn,ittee convened to-day with Chair
y uorrity and Messrs. Wall, Sheer
sbrely, Prather and Wallace pres
J, AZ Cable being the only absentee.
"nmmittee went Immediately into
I,outive session, with a coITion of
ards at the various doors.
Thn silver committee. consisting of
..ators Jones, Daniel and Turpie and
rarrors Altgeld and Stone, were
."nntIy admitted, and were closeted
EuS The executive committee for some
ams The question of temporary or
tsnution was under discussion. The
r. nmmittees were together for an
y, and a half, when the silver men
.th,rw. leaving the national COM
[iraa men to continue their session.
~ nroceedings were informal in char
,a- There were no formal speeches,
nj the conferences partoOk of the
(La-acter of n conversation. The silver
nan first asked that it should be def
btply understood that they did not
lome as the representatives of the sill
pr committee, but as delegates repre-
pntlng the majority of the convention.
fhey expressed q desire to have an
understanding upon the various ques-
[ons of temporary chairman, seats for
eegates and alternates, procedure in
pgard to contesting delegations, and
h. arrangement of
The Temporary Roll Call.
Referring to the temporary roll call,
be- members of the executive commit
e minated that they would expect
\ consider the contests as the national
Dmmittee had done on all previous DC
asi0ns, and make up the temporary
Ol call. Attention was called to the
bet that there had so far been no
Otce Of contest except in the one in
lance in Nebraska. The silver men
ID not Indicate whether this would be
atisfactOry or not. 1t was also stated
behalf of the national committee
bat the tickets would be distributed
the committee according To the es-
ablished custom. The principal part
the conference was was devoted to
be selection of a temporary chairman,
ad upon this point no understanding
as reached. Chairman Harrity stated
bat he had had no opportunity for
E~aference with other metnbers of the
atl0nal committee. and he did not feel
|npared to indicate the policy of the
Immittee. He said he would be
eaSed TO confer with the silver men
gain, and asked them TO meet the
onHittee again next Monday. if not
eiore, by which time he hoped TO be
EMm speak authoritativelv. He said
e had no candidate, but declined To
y whether the committee would be
sIVsed TO act upon their own reSpon-
OlOy or accept the advice Of the sill
y men. The silver men
We're Not Precisely Pleased
10 thls statement. but there was
"uihg Tor them to do but to accept
situation as it presented itself. This
y uId but not without making their
Saoh very plain. All the visitors
Aed ana all agreed in making it
gag that they would expect TO be
Nui'ed, aud that in case of failure
OIsuit them and the selection of n
%"lhS ficc whose views were not
Adrnioly with those of the majority
ry would be heard FROM i'm the con
mroh' lhlS was spoken in courteous
asuase, but it was put so plainly
= Ihe members of the executive
|Snulttee did not fail to comprehend
tu' meaning. The silver men also
nv tnat they would be satisfied
E,aa 'hu would accept any man desig-
soa ny the national committee. pro-
~ he was Il man Of recognized
muans IN the party. and that he was
nan whose views We're understood
rn ~ mnHre TO be in accord with their
IN oh the financial question.
~, nat event, they would not insist
[a.a hanllng the individual, as they
a-o muiilcrent on that score. They
on pniy concerned that the cOnven-
|n,tSlould be recognized from the be-
Sar Us Il silver convention, and
.eit confident that many would
I,a". 'neir conclusions as to the char
VI the convention from the stand
OF this temporary rresidipg officer
SILVER ranks. Mr.. Harrity and
"Ssociatcs listened patiently TO all
\ u gave no sign of any inclina-
" Yield to the request, nor indeed
. % 10 what course they would pur-
al the members Of the executive
nIttee expressed a desire TO pre-
M, une utmost harmony in the con
Gs on' and among individuals. In
lnos 11preSsion. they were heartily
oy the silver men, with the men,
NJ. pserVation that the rule of the ma
Fa.t should be manifest from the
VIA. Nothing was said as to in
'auals for the craftsmanship.
frogramme OF Gold Men.
brt,roller Eckels, of the treasury de-
h WTeiht, said to-day that he expected
h" hithey and others Of the anti
kcka,. wing of the party tomorrow Mr..
bmriss thinks that after that time the
bmpmAAlon of sentiment will change
n"nat and that the silver people
\ th not nave such complete command
Iays SITUATION as they now appear to
n, while Mr.. Whitney is regarded