The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-04

Contest to Follow.
Chicago, July 3-With the exception
of the active work Of the local golt
standard men the movement in that di
rection lies dormant today and will re
main in that condition until the arriva.
; of the eastern gold standard mer
) late this afternoon. Chairman Harrity
has refused TO be very active in th<
cause until the arrival of his eastern
confreres, because, as the head of the
national committee,he will in a meas
ure have to aid in deciding what is now
the knotty point between the gold stan
dard and silver men,the selection of a
temporary chairman. On this matter
there seems to be a division even anon g
the silver men. Senator Blackburn
an active silver man and a presidential
candidate, while proclaiming against
any gold standard men welding the
; gavel at the convention, tempers his
remarks with the statement that he is
equally opposed TO any gag law or the
rushing of theconvention by those in
control. He said this morning:
THE men who are coming to fight for
gold are good Democrats and as such
are entitled to a hearing before the con-
vention. The St.Louis convention gave
a respectful hearing to the silver men,
even though they knew that their party
was to be disrupted, and there IS no
reason why we should not do the same"
THOSE WHO WOULD GAG.
On the other hand there are those who
urge that the previous question should
be moved on all motions and that the
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allowed to state their views. Chairman
Harrity, who viii call the convention to
order refuses to say whether he will rule
that speeches are in order or not prior
10 the selection OF temporary chair
man. At that time no rules will have
been adopted for the government of the
convention,the congressional rules hav-
ing to be adopted by resolution. The
silver men who are opposed to Senator
Hill or any other gold standard man,
say they will move the adoption of the
rules prior to the seating of a chair
man, but Mr.. Harrity says that his only
business is to call the convention to-
gether, and then name the national
committees choice for temporary chair
man.
ALL KINDS OF IFS"
If the name mentioned meets with the
diSap approval of the silver men they will
move a substitute, and then move the
previous question. All then depends
upon whether the chairman of the ma
tiOnai committee will recognize this call
] for the previous question in the absence
OF rules. If he refuses and the gold
standard men are allowed to talk, then
/ there will be doubtless, an exciting
scene. The fasteners have among them
lEaXndY~Ql II 1sox
there are also some clever men among
the southern and western delegates. The
rank and file of the silver men are al
most rabid in their ca gerness to control.
and there may be great trouble. But
all this surmiSe of approaching and ap-
pretended trouble may be abrogated by
an amicable arrangement between the
national committee and the silver men.
Some of the silver leaders are urging
that there is no harm TO come to their
cause by having Hill as chairman of the
temporary organization. for by a ma
Jority they can overrule his rulings. Vice
President Stevenson is mentioned TODAY
as a possibility and his name is receiv-
ed with more favor than Hills.
PLATFORM MAKING.
Chicago, July 3-Notwithstanding
the convention is still four days Off
there ere almost continuous conferences
among those who expect to be called
upon to make the platform when il is
made. They consist largely of the free
silver leaders, who are located at the
sherman mouse. Their plans all look
70 preparing a document which. wbiIA
1t VIII cover various other questions Of
democratic faith, viii give the place of
prominence to the financial declaration
IL n 11,r,
form Will he a silver pronuncis r,an+ ~
Setting forth the free coinage ,1o[.t-,,,,
IN the form OF a ringing address which
Will appeal TO the support of all silver
advocates of whatever party. The psst
OF the plank, will however. he an mr.
equVocal declaration for the free end
unlimited coinage of silver at the ra-
no or 10 TO 1 without waiting the action
of any other nation.
TARIFF IS THE RUB.
The tariff plank IS really giving +ba
silver party more concern than the fin
aGciai declaration. They consider this
a very delicate matter. The silver oues-
ton Is recognized by all as the para
mount issue, but the Democracy has
been so persistent in its declarations on
the tariff and the Republicans have
made il so prominent in their platform
that they realize the impOssibility of
ignoring it This they would gladly do
if they could for this one time because
of the effect that a declara ton leaning
too pronouncedly towards free trade
would have upon Republican silver men
and PopuliSts, whoes votes they hope
to secure with a free silver candidate.
So far as there has been an exchange
of opinion the tendency is decidedly 70
nounced declaration on this poinLLead
ers feel that the financial question Is one
requiring a declaration of principle but
that tariff is a proper subject 10 plead
politics upon. They viii probably an
aounce adherence to Democratic tradi-
tons on this subject. though IN very
general terms. and announce the belief
chat with the mintage OF silver the pres
ent tariff Will produce sufficient revenue
for the needs OF the government There
may be a declaration for = more eQuit-
able adjustment than that contained in
the present law with the hope Of recon |
Cling the wool and lumber men OF the
west. The plank may even contain an
implied reconciliation TO protection ii
words indicating that any tariff. even
though for revenue only. is protection /
70 labor.
PLANK PROPOSED.
Judge Powers OF the Utah deIesat ion
has submitted from that delegation the !
following draft OF a tariff plank
we favor 1he imposition OF duties 20 /
meet the revenues Of the government.
such duties 20 Dc 50 adjusted as 10 o.
crate equally throughout the country /
and not discriminate against classes o. Z
sections"
Judge Powers expresses the opinion Il
that a declaration Of this character /
r,-o,rId f.a satisfal..n-v 70 tha W.. an ]