Evening star., 1896-10-07
DEBATE ARRANGEMENTS.
Mr.. Gates Outlines Plans for Davis
Hutchfns Meeting.

Hutchins Meeting.
Mr.. c. V. Gates, the second of Mr.. Henry
f. Davis in the coming oratorical duel be-
tween the latter and Mr.. Stilson Hutchins.
has submitted to Mr.. Thomas b. kalbfus
Mr.. Hutchins' representative the follow
ing plan for arranging the preliminaries of
the affair:
Assuming that the time of the debate
| fixed by Mr.. Davis in response to the sug-
gestion Of Mr.. Hutchins, namely, the even
ing of Friday. October Ii, at S O'Clock,
| may be considered as settled, / propose
| the following details of the debate, subject
to your approval, and subject also, of
| course. to such variation addition as
may be mutually agreed upon.
First. The question to be as follows
Whether the independent free and unli,nit-
ed coinage of silver at the ratio of 1S 20 /
as proposed by the Chicago convention is
advisable? Mr.. Hutchins to take the af-
tirmative and Mr.. Davis the negative of
the question.
Second. The place of debate to be de-
cided by you and me after conference and
all expenses incident to the renting of the
hall and in general to be borne in equal
shares on behalf of Mr.. Davis and Mr.
HGtchins.
Third. Admission to the debate to be
| by ticket only, but without any special
| reservation of seats, the total number Of
tickets to be equally divided between you
and me for distribution. In this connec-
tion / suggest in the interest of simplicity
| iE handling the audience that the tickets
! to be issued to You be of one color and
those to be issued to me of a different
color, ard the hall to be divided by line
| through the middle so that the holders of
| tickets of one color shall occupy one side
| of the hall and holders of the other tickets
| the other side. Special arrangements shall
be made for the press, for which purpose
| each side shall contribute one-half tEs
ne, fickatC uh will of
entitle the holders to seats without regard
| to the division of the hall.
Fourth. Cshers to seat the audience to
| be provided equally by you and me.
Fifth. The officers of the meeting to be
| constituted of one vice president named
| 10y each of us and president to be chosen
| by the two vice presidents, you and j to
| act secretaries. All questions aris;a;
| at the meeting. whether before or durir:s
| the debate, shall be settled by the president
and the two vice presidents by majority
| vote.
Sixth. The debate itself to be conduct ed
| upon the following terms: Each speaker to
| have two speeches, the first of an hour
and one-quarter and the second of one
| quarter of an hour in length: the first
| speaker TO deliver his first speech, to he
followed by the second speakers first
speech, this in turn to be followed by the
first speakers second speech, and finally
by the second speakers second speech
This. am Informed. is the usual arrange
ment for such contests and is ma aifestly
in the interest of fairness giving each
speaker the opportunity of some reply to
the points of his adversary. The order of
the speakers to be determined by lot the
speaking to begin promptly at o'clock,
and any interruption by the audience in
the way Of question comment to bc
ignored by each speaker in his discretion.
and any time consumed by interruption to
be added to the time of the speaker in
terrupted, this to include any undue inter
| ruption by applause, if any, matter TO
be determined by the presiding officers, as
above Indicated"