The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-06

tional committee. who are silver men
held second meeting last night tc
sgree on candidate for temporary
chairman of the convention. and decided
to recommend Senator John ". Daniel
Of Virginia. Senator Daniels name may
be presented 10 the full committee for
temporary chairman by the silver mem
bers. Ii the gold committee, who are a
majority. insist upon presenting the
name OF Senator Hill. or some other gold
man. to the convention, the silver con-
tingent Will nominate Daniel 1t is pos
sible that Daniels name will be brought
before the convention by a minority re-
port from the national committee.
Senator Hill is the undoubted choice
of the national committee. He is also
the one man from the east of national
prominence who is willing TO test his
popularity before the convention. 1t
has been claimed by the gold men that
the silver friends Of Senator Hill, in both
house and senate, many of whom are
delegates to the convention, would have
sufficient strength, and would use their
influence 10 secure his election as tenn
porary chairman, If he shou.e be named.
Many silver men. whC'are friends OF
urged him not to allow his name to be
used by the national committee. and not
TO place himself in a position where he
might be humiliated by being defeated.
Senator Hill has advised all those who
have called upon him to pursue con-
servative course. He has expressed tho
belief that il the convention adopts a
silver platform. that there will surely be
% bolt, and he thinks that IL conserva-
tism is showed, that the bolt will be
much reduced Ii is understood that
Senator Hill believes that, in case the
convention should sustain the national
committee In the selection of himself
for temporary chairman, that the bolt
from New York state, and possibly some
other sections OF the east. will be greatly
minimized. The silver men feel assured
that Senator Hill will not bolt but under
the instructions OF the Democratic state
convention OF New York the delegation
acts as unit, and IL majority should
decide To bolt. or to take no further part
In the convention after the adoption of
the silver platform, Senator Hill, who
has endorsed this unit rule would be
compelled to abide by the results
While Senator Hill is constantly ad-
vising conservatism on the part Of the
silver men, he has given no pledges that
he would make a conservative speech
II elected TO preside over the conven-
ton. w. II. Sheehan. member of the
national committee from New York and
one OF the closest personal friends OF the
senator In that state, was asked If Hill
was selected Tor temporary chairman
lf he would make a conservative speech,
and not one which would be obnoxious
TO the silver men, Mr. Sheehan replied:
senator Hill, IL selected temporary
chairman Of the convention, Will make
gold speech"
Mr.. Sheehan was asked how he re-
garded Hills chances for the place. and
he declared he did not believe the sill
yer men would turn him down II he was
selected by the national committee.
Senator Hill is very much under the
impression that he will be elected If Sc
lected by the national committee, al
though every delegation from the south
and west who arrived yesterday Joined
I'm the declaration previously made by
the silver men on the ground. that they
would not accept anybody but silver
man for temporary chairman.
The plea of the senatorial friends OF
Hill. asking him not 20 place them i'm the
position of voting against him has been
almost pathetic. Nearly every silver
Democratic senator is here as n delegate
from his state. IL was known during
the tariff fight that some ill-feeiing grew
out OF a scene In the senate between
Hill and Joe Blackburn, still near the
close OF the last session of congress Hill
made a vigorous speech In the senate,
supporting Carlisle on the bond issues.
but took occasion to severely criticise
Carlisle and the friends Of Carlisle in
kentucky because they did not support
Blackburn for senator after he had re-
ceivcd n caucus nomination. In that
speech Iill said that there were greater
issues than the currency question. and
that the Democratic party should not
divide on the question OF silver and cur
rency. The silver men appreciated that
speech. and they do not expect that Hin
will bolt when "a l6 to l platform is
adopted.
Hill maintains. In his epnversation
With the silver delegations who have
called upon him. that they are not fol-
lowing the lines Of his argument used I'm
tha seuatc on that occasion. because