Evening star., 1896-07-03
TEMPORARY CHAIRNaysHup
10 select Some One Not Identified
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70 select Some One Not Identified
With the Silver Movement.
CHICAGO. July at has been determin-
I'd. so far as such a matter can be in ad-
vance of the meeting of the national COM
mittee, that the committee will select for
temporary chairman some man who is not
Identified with the silver movement. al
though 1t may have leanings toward it. 1t
Is apparent from the talk Of the members
OF the committee who are here that they
do not like the terms which the silver men
laid down for the subcommittee, and they
feel that the national committee should
rot be dictated to in this matter by some
outside organization.
Ben. T. Cable. member Of the national
committee for Illinois, who was not at tae
meeting Of the subcommittee when the
delegation of silver leaders appeared there.
days he Is opposed to having the demo-
cratic national committee swerve from its
usual custom in the sefectio of q tenn
porary chairman. and il the convention
does not like the committees selection it
will have the right to- vote for another
man. 1t seems to be the opinion that the
committee will be going far outside it's
custom to submit to a faction of the party
in the selection Of presiding officer.
L. Victor Baughman of Maryland who
is the proxy for Senator German on the
national committee. was at the national
committee headquarters today. and an
ucGHCeu tNdt ne DotefeS III carrying out the
customs OF the party, and has no hesitation
in saying that he believes the democratic
national committee has the interests of the
party too much at heart to even attempt to
take any unfair advantage at such an i'm
portant juncture of the party's history. He
thinks that some fair and impartial demo-
crat. such as Vice President Stevenson
would give satisfaction to every element Of
the party.
1t was suggested to Mr.. Baughman that
the Vice President was not delegate to
the convention. but he says the national
committee has authority to go outside the
convention to select its temporary presiding
officer. ..ls1 -'r'
THE GOLD STANDARD MOVEMENT.
Awaiting the Arrival of the Eastern
Men.
CHICAGO, July 3.-With the exception of
the active work Of the local gold standard
men, the movement in that direction lies
dormant today, and will remain in that
condition until the arrival of eastern gold
standard men late this afternoon.
Chairman Hlrrity has refused to be very
active In the cause until the arrival Of
his eastern conferees, because as the head
Of the national committee he will In
measure have to aid In the deciding what
Is now the knotty point between the gold
standerd and the silver men, the selection
Of a temporary chairman. On this matter
there seems to be a division even among
the silver men.
Senator Blackburn, an active silver man
and presidential candidate, while pro-
claiming against any gold standard man
welding the gavel at the convention, tenn
pers his remarks with the statement that
he is equally opposed to any gag law or
the rushing of the convention by those In
control. He said this morning: 1.-The men
who are coming to fight for gold are good
democrats ard as such are entitled to a
hearing before the convention The re-
publican convention gave q respectful
hearing to the silver men, even though
they knew that their party was to be dis
rupted, and there is no reason why we
should not do the same"
On the other hand, there are those who
urge that the previous question should be
moved on all motions and that the gold
standard advocates should not be allowed
to state their views.
Chairman Harrity, who will call the con-
vention to order, refuses to say today
whether he will rule that speeches are in
order OF not prior to the selection of
temporary chairman. At that time no rules
will have been adopted for the government
of the convention, the congressional rules
having to be adopted by resolution.
The silver men who are opposed to Sena-
tor Hill or any other gold standard man,
say they will move the adoption Of the
rules prior to the selecting Of chairman,
but Harrity says that his only business IL
to call the convention together and then
name the national committees choice for