Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-01

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Csnua. Committee. are correct. the gold
standard delegates to the Chicago con-
vendon viii be given no quarter.
The silver men are going to run the
convention" said Mr.. Hinrichsen.
They viii cortrol both the temporary
and permanent organizations and will
nominate free silver ticket from top
10 bottom and adopt a free silver 16 90
/ platform. The wishes Of the gold men
VIII not be considered. The States they
represent Will not vote the ticket, and
SO they will be ignored.
Last year when the Democrats Of Il
icQis held a convention and declared for
y silver, I wrote to Mr.. Whitney and
I number Of other gold Standard Demo-
crats asking for a conference between
che sold and silver men Of the party.
The replies were short and curt. They
could not think Of consulting with so
insignificant a crowd as the frse silver
wing represented Things have chang
ed now. We nave two-t thirds of the del
ega,es. We viii no. confer with the
god men, because we have nothing to
confer about. The great Democratic
party wants a free silver ticket and
platform, and we viii give it to them"
Secretary George W. Allen. of the
Bland organization, says the conven-
ton viii not las over three days. BY
that time" he says, the silver men
wiuNaave adop,ed a 16 TO 1 platform,
nominated Silver Dick Bland and ad-
journed. The gold men know they are
fairly whipped and as gold Democrats
they can do nothing else than fall into
line ard make it unanimous"
Senator Martin, Of the Kansas dele
gauon. advances the abrogation of the
two-,hirds rule, saying: IF I had my
way about it. the two-thirds rule
wouldn't last a minute. But don't pre-
tend 10 know what the convention will
do with it. The majority ought to rule
That's the principle the government Of
rheUnited States IS founded upon. It's
an a mistake 90 say that this rule is
Fastened upon the party forever II was
IN 1874 that the precedent was estab-
ished that it required a IwO-,hirds vote
10 nominate a president, and then il was
only done as a trick 20 defeat Martin
Nan Bure3. His position on the admin
~ q r,r1
Of the party leaders. and while Van
Buren had a majority Of the delegates,
they tried to euchre him out of the hon
or by establishing the twO-thirds rule.
IL ought to be abolished"
The subcommittee of the Democratic
National Committee viii meet at the
P3rHer House tomorrow for the pur-
pose Of arranging some Of the minor de-
i1.ls OF the convention. This Sub-com-
m-ttee consists Of Chairman W. T. Har-
Ii.y, OF Pennsylvania; Secretary S. p.
Sleerin. OF Indiana, and Messrs. B. T.
Gable. Of Illinois; j. c.. Prather. of-Mis-
souri,; NJ. C. Wall. of Wisconsin; Hugh
c. Wallace, OF Washington. and T. H.
Sherley, Of Kentucky. The committee
VII hear reports from the sub-cOmmit-
tee on music, press and decoration Of
Che convention hall
Col Sheerin said to-day that the
minor committees having these mat
ters In charge would be able to report
that everything was in practical read
iuess for the convention. and he had
no doubt that the subcommittee in
charge would find the work in all re-
spects satisfactory. The national COM
mittee has departed from the usual
rule Of having a committee composed
Of residents to look after these matters.
They placed the work in the hands Of
members of their own organization,
and they feel that the innovation has
proved a success. The full national
committee viii not meet until noon
mex. Monday. the day before the con-
ventiOn No Ons appears TO have 4
definite idea as 70 what business il will
have before IT, There have been re-
ports Of contests from various States,
notably Michigan, Texas, Nebraska,
Nevada and Colorado. but Col. Sheerin
says that so far he has received official
notice of none except that from Ne
brasba.
The Democratic party has in the
past been so free from contests that
LAtAc are AEM pAtCcAtAlo ~ 6u4uC tAAOlls
The national committee has never
heretofore granted hearings as the Re-
publican committee does. nor attempt
cd 10 arrange them so far as TO decide
what Sc. Of delegates where there are
contests. shall have their names placed
mon the temporary roll The prac
tice has been rather 10 deprive both
parties 10 a contest from participating
N the temporary organization, thus
referring the entire matter 10 the con-
vention II is believed that this plan
vii be pursued this year though the
silver men have been somewhat ap-
prehensive that the national commit
tee may attempt to override these pre-
cedents and seat gold contestants, be-
raviug a majority of the committee 70
b opposed TO silver. Hence the sub
committee. which will meet tomorrow,
VIII be asked by the silverites TO give
Slem some assurance on this matter
The national committee. will. at its
meeting next Monday designate tem-
porarv officers of the convention, in
c.udins the temporary chairman.
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