The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-09
DETAILS OF THE MEETING.

DETAILS OF THE MEETING.
Chicago. July G.-The national com
mittee held a meeting in the morning
which was devoted to routine business
and the distribution of tickets.
During the meeting there was an in
formal exchange of views among mem
bers on the subject of temporary chair
man. 1t was stated in the Associated
Press dispatches last night that Senator
Hill would be proposed by the gold mel
and Senator, Daniel by the silver mel
with the possibility that the silver mel
would have enough votes in the com
mittee to select Daniel. One of the gold
members. after the morning meeting OF
the committee. was willing to conced,
the selection of Senator Daniel by the
committee. This will avoid a contest il
the convention.
1t was nearly 1 o'clock when the ma,
tional committee was called to order
again. The first business was to make
up the temporary roll. The anti-silvel
delegation from Texas appeared and an
| nOunced the withdrawal of their con
test.
Senator Jones of Arkansas made q
statement before the committee on be
half of the national bimetallic league
and stated that the organization would
be satisfied with any man for temporary
chairman who is in accord with the sill
yer members of the committee.
The following were the members OF
the national committee present, there be-
ing nine representations by proxies:
Alabama, Henry ID. Clayton; Arkan
sas. U. NJ. Rose, T. V. McRea, proxy
California, NJ. e. farley; Colorado, G. S
Thomas; Connecticut, Carlos French
Delaware, l.. c. Vandergrift; Florida
Samuel Pascoe; Georgia. Clark Howell
Jr.; Idaho, Ii. n. Hilliard, proxy
Illinois, Ben 7. Cabell: Indiana, $. p
Sheerin Iowa., J. J. Richardson; Kan
ley; Louisiana, James Jeffrys; Maine A
Il. Sewell; Maryland, A. p. Gorman l.
V. Boughman, proxy; Massachusetts, j
$. Quincy; Michigan, S. J. Campau
Charles il. Howey; Missouri j. G
Prather; Montana, A. ]. Davidson: Ne
braska, Tobias Castor; Nevada, II. z
Heating; New Hampshire, A. p. Sullo
way; New Jersey, Senator j. j. Smith
proxy; New York, w. II. Sheehan
North Carolina, n. Nj. Ransom; Nortl
Dakota. w. c. Lesitowkf Ohio, G. S
Brice; Oregon. V. Holman, proxy; Penn
sylvania, William Harrity; Rhode
Island, II. h. Comstock, proxy; South
| Carolina, NJ. H. Donaldson; South Da
kota, J. NJ. Wood: Tennessee, Holme:
Cummins; Texas. o. II. Holt; Vermont
b. B. Smalley; Virginia, j. u. Ellison
Washington, ii. C. Wallace; West Vir
ginia. John Sheridan; Wisconsin, Sen
atOr William Il. Villas. proxy; Wyoming
w. l.. Kuykendall; Alaska, A. l.. De
lancy; Arizona, G. NJ. Shannon; Distric
of Columbia, j. l.. Morris; New Mexico
l.. II. B. Ferguson; Oklahoma, II. NJ
Richardson; Utah, $. A Merritt; Imdiar
Territory, Il. l.. Owen.
The first contest called was that from
| the Seventh Indiana district, wher,
Framed, gold. man, and Cooper, sill
yer man, were in the contest. The com
mittee decided in favor of Cooper.
Nebraska was the next state called
Two delegates were represented from
this state. One was known as a golt
! delegation and the other as silver dele
CATION. The gold delegation was known
| as the Castor delegation and was repre-
scented by ID. ]. Mahoney, and the silver
men were known as the Bryan delega
ton and were represented by @. j
Smith. The committee decided in favor
of the gold delegation ON roll call by
a vote of 26 to %. There were two alb
ScHtccS, DOtH VI WHOlll, IL was Del1eNeu
would have voted for the gold delega
ton.
The South Dakota case was ther
taken up Both the gold and silver
delegations We're ordered placed on the
rolls by Il viva voce vote, each being
given half n vote.
AS soon as the South Dakota contest
was decided the interesting feature of the
meeting occurred.
Mr. Harrity announced that the next
business in order was the selection of a
temporary chairman for the national con-
vention.
Henry ID. Clayton of Alabama placed
in nomination John w. Daniel of Vir-
ginia. He made an eloquent plea for
his candidate and said that he was one
of the greatest orators of the south and
Il man who would make an admirable
presiding officer. His speech was greet
ed with applause by the silver men.
w. r.. Sheehan of New York placed
in nomination Senator David b. Hill.
He spoke of the services of Senator Hill
in the Democratic party and said his
popularity throughout the country made
him fit man for the place. He paid n
tribute to Hill as a parliamentarian and
said he was second to none as a presid-
ing officer. The gold men applauded Mr.
Sheehan's remarks.
Both speeches were short.
Then the vote was taken. There was
quiet in the committee room as the roll
was called by states. Louisiana did not
vote.
The result was announced-Hill 27 and
Daniel %, and the gold men cheered.
A very interesting scene followed the
of the vote and the decla
ration of Chairman Harrity that Senator
Hill had been selected by the national
for temporary chairman.
Mr.. Thomas of Colorado announced
that the silver men would present
report and would ask the con-
ventiOn to select another man; man
in accord with the silver majority Of the
for temporary chairman. He
said the course of the silver men had
been announced for some time and the
of the committee who had just
made the selection were well aware Of
the fact that the choice was not salts
factory to the majority of the convention.
He said then he wanted to know from
the chairman of the national committee,
who would preside until the temporary
chairman was selected, if he would recog-
lize silver man to place in nomination
,efore the convention q man of the sill
yer factions choice.
This was addressed to Chairman Har-
ity and brought that gentleman to his
eet with great promptness. He said he |
esented the. inquiry of the member from |
colorado. 1T contained q reflection upon |
i'm and his fairness as a presiding officer |