The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-07

be bolt by the gold people. / thinl,
the silver men should insist ON naming
the temporary chairman. The pres
emit national committee has a majority
| opposed to silver, and they should moi
| press the point Many of THE Virginia
delegates are fond of Senator Hill, anC
if he were not so closely identified with
| the Eastern gold men. | would Like tt
vote for him. He is an intimate frienC
also of Senator Daniel and Major Otey
| aud four years ago we were all for him
| for President over Cleveland" Mr.
| Swanson saws Senator Daniel viii be
| the Virginia member of the resolutions
| committee.
| The Virginians will not have to name
| a National committeeman here, as Maj
| Otey was elected TO that position by
| the Staunton convention as the sue
| cessor of Mayor Tyson, of Richmond
Congressman Jones, of the first dis
| trict. one of the Virginia delgates-at-
| large. is for Boes for first place. lie
saws he would be the strongest man
the Democrats could nominate. II
do not think 1T would be good policy to
nominate Teller" said Mr.. Jones" He
is a good man. but the Democrats can
not afford to endorse one who has been
identified with the Republican party.
Teller is all right ON the money ques-
ton. but he has been an earnest advo-
cate of the protective tariff policy of
the Republicans, and his nomination
necessarily would displease tariff re-
formers in all sections"
Congressman Smith Turner, of the
Seventh Virginia district, arrived this
morning. Il am here he said, mere
ly as looker-on. 1t will be an interest
ing convention. and | want to hear the
speeches al watch the scutfie going
on between the factions. / do not
agree with the silver advocates, and for
that reason declined recently to be
candidate for reelection The silver
ties appear TO be i'm a decided majority,
and there is no doubt they will carry
out their policy i'm tthe convention
NORTH CAROLINIANS.
Ex-senator Jarvis was the first Of
the North Carolina delegates to arrive.
He is anxious to succeed General Matt
W. Ransom on the National committee,
and his friends are working up a sen
timet for him. His chief opponent will
be Josephus Daniels, editor of the
Raleigh News and Observer. General
Ransom is probably ON his way back to
the City of Mexico, and will not be
here His proxy as committeeman is
in the hands of f. H. Busbee, of Raj
eio'h. Mr. BuSbee is also urged by his
friends to contest with Daniel and Jar
Wis. Daniels is AN intense silver man,
ad is reported to have worked up his
candidacy to a point where he will be
hard to defeat.
EXIongTessman Waddell, Of Viii
mington, is another one of the North
Carolina delegates in the city. The bal
anee of the delegation are expected to-
morrow mlonnfng, and will be quar-
tered at the Sherman House. WaddeIl,
Busbee and Jarvis say the
North Carolinians are not yet commit
ted TO any candidate, but a majority
are favorable to Bland.
L. l.. Emery, of Weldon, delegate
from the Second district, is close
friend of Ransom, and it is understood
he is opposed TO Daniels. Emery wants
Busbee TO enter the contest.
BLAND LEADS IN TEXAS.
Governor Culberson, Ex-Governor
Iiogg, ex-senator Reagan and Con-
gresham Bailey were among the
prominent arrivals this morning from |
Texas. MIR. Bailey said; I'VE are espe- |
cially instructed for Bland; that is. |
the Texas convention passed "a resolution |
fayoring him, but we are not absolute |
~ bound. The feeling among the del
egation is that we should investigate |
the situation, and then cast our vote |
for the man who is most likely TO con- |
ccntraIte the silver strength of the |
country. | ann am admirer of Bland, |
Others of the Delegation are not 50
pleased with him, and Texas will pro |
coed cautiously, though the inclina- |
ton at present is Ito support Bland. |
He seems to be decidedly in the lead, |
and the talk is that he will gain right |
along. | ann unalterably opposed to |
Hill or any other gold man being |
made temporary chairman"
Ex-senator Reagan is AN enthusiasts |
tic Bland man. He says he served |
many years i'm the House with the Mis- |
souri, candidate, and regards him as |
the foremost champion of the silver |
eaue in the Democratic party.
SOUTHERNBRS OPPOSE HILL,
An interesting group of we'll known |
public men sat together this morning |
i one of the parlors in the Palmer |
House. They were Seators Waltham |
and George, and Senator-elect Money, |
of Mississippi; Senator Berry, of Ar
kansas; Senator Hill and Congressman
Hill, of Arkansas. 1t was friendly |
talk, though all the SouItherners diff
fered radically with Senator Hill on
the money question.
Senator Cockrell came along, and |
the conversation turned on the tempo
rary Craftsmanship. Mr.. Cockrell wants
Hill to withdraw from the contest on
the ground that most of his Demo |
cratic Senatorial associates are fond OF
him, and it Will be disagreeable to re-
ject him, as they say they will do in
the event the national COMMITTEES
agrees upon him. Senator Cockrell
intimated that an arrangement will
probably be made to take Hill out Of
the race.