The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-06
Bryan No Longer Considered, He
cause His Seat I'm the Nebraska
Delegation Is Contested.
CHOICE OF THE MAJORITY
SENATOR WHITE, OF CALIFORNIA,
UNWILLING To TAKE THE PLACE.
Name of Daniel, of Virginia, 10 Be
Presented To the Committee
when 1t Meets To-day.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, July 5.-The disproportionate
importance of the selection OF the tempor-
ary chairman of the Democratic convention
was illustrated to-day by the hurried ar
rival of Mr.. Michael +. Tarpie. the national
committeeman from California Pressing
business engagements had taken Mr.. Tar
pie to Mexico and he had not deemed the
sessions of the committee OF sufficient inn
portance TO attend So much stress has
in the last few days been laid on the issue
whether the gold or the silver men OF the
committee shall dictate the selection of the
chairman that Mr.. Tarpie was overwhelm-
ed with kilograms urging his attendance
I'm Chicago. To-day he arrived hot from
the City Of Mexico, having come all Of the
distance by special trains
Nothing better shows tie chaotic co<s9e
ton of affairs here almost on the eve OF
the convention than the bitterness OF the
fight over the temporary chairmanship-
The silver members OF the national commit-
tee were in session all this afternoon dis
cussing the merits OF the various gentle
men who have been proposed for the place.
1t has been irrevocably determined that
Senator Hill shall not be permitted 10 pre-
side over the convention SO determined
are the silver Senators that only a free
silver man shall preside. and that Mr.. Hills
name shall be rejected If IL is presented
by the national committee. that two Of his
colleagues. Messrs. CockrelI, of Missouri.
and White, of California called on him
this afternoon and told HIM that If he per-
mitted Chairman Harrity 10 nominate
him he would only expose himself TO need
less humiliation by permitting vote. This
is our convention" said Mr.. CockreIl. I'VE
are to be held Responsible for everything
that is done. We accept that responsibil-
ity, but We demand i'm return that we shall
control every step. We propose 10 have
free-silver man preside and We will 5e COM
PEELED to defeat you If yoL permit Your
name 10 go before the convention
Mr.. Hill listened very carefully 10 what
his callers told him. They convinced him
that the gold element of the national COM
mittee is by no means as strong as = gen
ally supposed. and proved TO him that his
selection in committee might possibly be
secured by only very slender majority
of three or four votes, a selection so dearly
bought that the cost would be too grear
to compensate him for the humiliation
which would surely follow. When Messrs.
Cockrell and White left the New YORK
Senator he had not definitely determined
TO notify the committee that ne would not
permit the use OF his name. but IL was evi-
dent that he felt no enthusiasm alM that
only the fear OF the reproach OF cowardice
win induce him TO become the committees
candidate.
The silver men OF the committee late this
afternoon through Senator Pasco OF Flor
ida. notified Mr.. White that they had unani-
mously selected him as their candidate.
The names of Mr. Blackburn and OF SIR.
Bryan had been canvassed. but both had
been rejected. OF Mr.. Blackburn II was
frankly stated that IL was feared that. un-
der certain contingencies Mr.. Blackburn's
eloquence might prove an endless brook.
and il is the programme OF the silver men
TO rush everything, including speeches, as
promptly possible. Against Mr.. Bryan ir
was urged that. being a member OF n con-
testing delegation. there might be objec-
ton TO selecting for presiding officer a man
whose status In the convention was not
without doubt. The committee had there
fore selected Senator White who presided
AT ST. Louis I'm 1855 with distinguished abiI-
ity. Mr.. White briefly informed Mr. Pasco
that. having only recently visited AR HuI
TO dissuade that gentleman from accepting
the offer of the gold men. il would now De
clearly impossible for him 10 accept "A
sented to Mr. Whites views. and returned
TO the committee 10 report Mr. Whites
refusal Late tonight il was reported that
the name OF Senator Daniel. OF Virginia.
would be presented for temporary chair
man by the silver faction
Indications tonight do not present z
cheering outlook for the conference to-mor-
row. which Senator Jones has been 50 earn
est!y arranging and at which the Senatorial
clique hoped TO map out the entire work oe
the convention
Mr.. Arthur Sewali. the national commits
| teenan from Maine. arrived to-day. He
expresses his intention 10 vote for Mr. Te,-
| Ter. whose name Senator Dubois says win
surely be placed in nomination. Mr.. Sewail
favors brief platform which shah express
| itself for free coinage of silver at fs 10 1.
with an incidental allusion 10 the subject OF
the tarin. Hon. Pat Walsh. OF Georgia.
says that the platform will contain ring
Ing denunciation of the American Prots~