The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-03
CONFER WITH The COMMITTEES
sllvsrmsn Hold Conference with
ChaIrman marrIly.

Chairman Harrity.
llCmcA0o, July 2.--The executive com /
mittec Of the national Democratic com
mittee convened at the Palmer House
promptly az i2 O'Clock yesterday with /
Chairman Harrity and Messrs. Wall, |
sherin, sherley. Praiher and Wallace
present, Mr.. Gable being the only ab.
sentee The committee went imrhedi
ately into executive session with cor
don Of guards at the various doors. The
silver committee, consisting Of Senators
Jones, Daniel, Turpie and Governors
Altgeld and Stone were promptly ad.
mitted and were closeted with the exec
utiye committee for some time.
The question Of the temporary organ.
ization was under discussion. The two
committees were together for an hour
and a half. when the silver men with.
drew, leaving the national committee.
men 10 continue their conference.
The proceedings were informal in
character and while there was no acri.
mony displayed on either side. the con-
vention was very earnc-t in character.
There was no formal r9ccches but the
conference partook Of the character Of a
general convcntion-"qu quiet as II we
were sitting around log fire In the
oountry"-said one Of the participants
after IL had closed.
The silver men first asked that Il
should be definitely understood that
they did not come as representatives Of
tho silver committee, but a. delegates
reprcsenting the majority view Of the
convention. They expressed a desire TO
have an understanding upon the various
questions Of temporary organization,
chairman, seats for delegates and al
ternates, procedure in regard TO con-
testing delegates. and the arrangement
Of temporary rollcall.
Referring to the temporary rollcall
the members Of the executive committee
intimated they woald expect to consider
the contests a. the national committee
had done on all previous occasions. and
make mp the temporary rollcall AZ.
tention was called 10 the fact that there
had been - iaf. no notice Of contests
except in the one instance Of Nebraska
The silver men did not indicate whether
this would Be satisfactory.
Il was also stated In behalf Of the ma.
tional committee that the tickets would
be distributed by the committee accord.
ing TO the established custom.
The principal part Of the conference
was devoted TO the selection Of a tempo
rary chairman. and upon this point No
understanding was reached.
Chairman Harity stated that he had
no opportunity for a conference witt
other members OF the national commit
tee and he did not feel prepared 10 indi
cate the policy Of the committee II,
said he would be pleased 10 confer with
; the silver men again and asked them q
meet the committee next Monday II no
e before by which time he hoped 10 b
. able to speak authoritatively. He sal,
he had no candidate, but declined 10 sa,
whether the committee would be dis
posed 10 act upon their own responsible
j. iiy or accep; the advice Of the silye
men. The silver men were not precise
ly pleased with the statement, but ther
was nothing for them to do bat accep
: the situation as Il presented itself. Thi
3 they did, but not without making ihei
/, position very clear All the visitor
!. talked and all agreed in making It clca
G that they would expect 20 be consultc
and that in case Of failure 10 consul
i them and the selection Of aprcsiding Of
g flcer whose views were not In harmon
y with those Of the majority. they woul
" BE- heard from in the convention. Til
Nss spoken in courteous language. hE
It was put so plainly that the member
. Of the executive committee did not IA
! TO oompchend is full import.
y The ilvermen also stated that the
would be satisfied with and would a
n oept any man designated by the naiioi
b. al committee provided he was a man
IN recognized standing in the party an
10 that he was a man whose views wei
" understood ovorywhoro 90 BE- in accol
with their own on the financial que
ton. In that event they would not Il
oi sist upon naming the individual a. tn,
tc were indifferent ON that scurc Tn,
oi were only concerned that the conve
" tion should be recognized from the
y ming as a silver convention, and th,
d felt confident that many would dra
~ their conclusions as 10 the character
the convention from the standing Of q
temporary chairman In the silver ranl
rc Mr.. Harrity and his associates listen,
Nd patiently 10 all this. but gave no sign
u any inclination to yield to the reoue'