The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-04
the two-thirds rule seems to be dying
SILVER CAUCUS
No Decision Arrived At-Indiana Declines Il
Be Bound

Be Bound
CHICAGO, July 3.-The silver dele
gates In the city held a brief caucus at
the Sherman house tonight to take into
consideration the advisability of naming
man for temporary chairman of the
convention. but postponed action until
Monday. The only positive action taken
consisted Of the adoption of plan Offer
ed by Hon. o. w. Powers of Utah, to
bring the silver delegates together in
such numbers as to make conference
among the delegates possible and render
them thorough without making the
meetings so large as to be intractable; I;
the plan consists in the appointment Of
member from each silver delegation,
with power to act for the state. to meet
and confer with the steering committee,
composed Of Senators Jones. Daniel and
Turpie and Cows. Stone and Altgeld. The
members Of this committee will be ex-
pected to poll their respective delega-
tions on all questions and to be the rep
resentatives of their various states in the
proceedings Of the silver committee.
This committee is to continue in exist
ence until the adjournment of the con-
vention.
The meeting adjourned after deciding
against any further action on any SUBJ
ject until Monday at 2 o'clock. when the
committee provided for will be called
together to take action upon any ques-
tion that may be presented. The meet
ing was deferred until that time in order
to permit the committee to secure off,
cial information as to the action of the
national committee on the subject Of
temporary chairman and other ques-
tions. 1t is believed the postponement
Of the decision upon a caucus to so late
day will have the effect Of preventing
the holding of any.
The committee will be composed Of the
following delegates:
Alabama-John w. Tomiinson.
Arkansas-J. T. Tillar.
California-W. r. Burke.
Colorado-T. ]. O'Donnell.
Georgia-Hon. Patrick Walsh.
Idaho-L L. Haynes.
Iowa-C. A. Walsh
Kansas-David Overmeyer.
. Kentucky-Hon. ]. c. S. Blackburn.
NAACHiS oil ~1eOiSc Z. I1uIIlIIleT.
Mississippi-Hon. H. D. Money.
Missouri-Hon. D. A. Dearmond.
Montana-W. A. Clark
Nebraska-C. J. Smythe.
North Carolina-Hon. r. ]. Jarvis.
Oregon-D. Mullinix.
South Carolina-Hon. Benjamin r.
Tillman.
Tennessee-Hon. James Richardson.
Virginia-P. ]. Otey.
Washington-W. H. White.
wyoming-J. E. Osborne.
Arizona-Wiley Jones.
Oklahoma-E. F. Mitchell.
Utah-O. w. Powers.
Indian Territory-B. L. Owen.
District of Columbia-John Boyle.
South Dakota-v. S. Ross.
REFUSE TO CAUCUS
CHICAGO, July 3.-The Indiana dele
cation held a protracted meeting to-
night and took unexpected action in op-
position to the plan Of holding caucus
Of silver delegates. at which the silver
nominee is to be chosen. Speeches were
made denouncing the proposed caucus
as undemocratic, after which the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the delegation from
Indiana believes that the nominee of this
convention ought to be made by the
convention, and we decline to attend or
be bound by the action of the caucus or
conference for that purpose.
The Indiana delegation is conducting
the candidacy Of Governor Matthews,
and the effort of the resolution is to
withdraw participation on the part Of
Governor Matthews friends in the pro-
posed CAUCUS.