Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-04
CHIEFS CONFER.
The National Bimetallic Commit
tee Meets at Chicago.
The TWO-THIRDS RULE ATTACKED.
The Illinois Delegation VIII Try to Get the
Rule 4 brogated-The supporters OF
Bland Decide Upon Plan
of Campaign

CHICAGO. July 1.-The conference of
the menu ers of the democratic nation
al bimetallic committee was called to or
der at the Sherman house few minutes
past IL yesterday by Senator Harris,
of Tennessee, who is chairman of the
organization. There was present
quorum of mem bers of the committee
and a large number of distinguished
silver democrats, including Senators
Harris and Bates, of Tennessee; Jones,
of Arkansas; Turpie, of Indiana; Dan
iel, of Virginia, and Cockrell. of Mis-
souri,; ex-senator Martin, of Kansas;
Gov. Stone, of Missouri; Congressman
Mcmillan and Richardson, of Tennes-
see, and ex-Congressmen Bryan, of Ne
braska, and Snodgrass. of Tennessee.
The first meeting was devoted large
ly to introductions and the exchanges
of views as to the outlook for the APP
preaching convention The opinion
was generally expressed that there
would be no question as to the abso-
lutte control of the convention by the
silver forces, to which was generally
added determination to see that
nothing happened to in any way weak
en- the control.
There was more or less individual
discussion of Mr.. Whitney's attitude
that there was no expression on the
part of anyone favorable to yielding
any thing to the gold standard ele-
ment.
The formal proceedings consisted in
the appoin tment of committee to
confer with the executive committee,
consisting of Senator J. K. Jones, of
Arkansas; Gov. w. ]. Stone, of Mis-
souri,; Senator David Turpie. of In
diana: Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois, and
| Senator J. w. Daniel, of Virginia.
The terms of the resolution under
which this committee was appointed
authorizes the committee ito confer
with the executive committee of the
national committee in reference to all
questions affecting and relating to the
| temporary organization and proceed
ings of the national convention"
The Illinois delegation to the ma
tional democratic convention voted
unanimously yesterday to support in
convention a resolution for the abro-
cation of the rule requiring presiden-
tial candidates to receive the votes of
two-thirds of the convention to insure
a nomination. The proposition was
supported in an earnest speech by Gov.
Altgeld. The governor declared that
the two-thirds rule had been a curse to
the democratic party ever since it came
into existence. He declared also that
the abrogation of the rule at this time
was the key to the situation. With
the rule in existence the party might
be at the mercy of the gold forces.
The subcommittee of the democratic
national committee will meet at the
Palmer house in this city to-day for the
purpose of arranging some of the
minor details of the convention. The
full national committee will not meet
until noon next Monday, the day be-
fore the convention. No one appears
to have a definite idea as to what bust
ness it will have before it. There have
been many reports of contests from
various states, notab Michigan,
Texas, Nebraska, Nevada and Colo
RADIO, but Col Sheerin says that far
he has received official notice of none
except that from Nebraska.
Gov. Stone, of Missouri. arrived yes
terday morning, and is at the Audito-
rum Annex. The governor is dele
gate-at-large from Missouri The sup
porters of Bland have decided upon a
plan of campaign Every effort will
be made to capture the delegates when
the various states arrive. and to aid in
that work it was determined to have
headquarters at the Palmer, as we'll as
at the Auditorium, where the Missouri
delegation will be housed. The name
of Bland will be presented in the con-
vention by Senator George G. Vest
He will be for Bland and sixteen to
one silver. Gov. Stone will be the
mem Der from Missouri on the platform
committee, and Senator Cockrell will
be presented by his state as a member
of the committee on credentials
Senator Turpie, of Indiana, is among
the recent distinguished arrivals He
comes to attend the national conven-
ton, to which he is a delegate. II am
here he said, sin the interest of Gov.
Matthews for the presidential nomina-
ton, are all our Indiana delegates
We think him the most availa BILE, and
when all things are considered, the
most acceptab BILE man whose name will
be presented to the convention The
senator expressed the opinion that the
convention would declare unequivo-
cally for the free coinage of silver and
osition.
If the representations of W. 81. Hin
richsen, delegate-at-large and chair
man of the Illinois state central COM
mittee, are correct, the gold standard
democratic delegation to the conven-
ton will be given no quarter.
The Record yesterday said that Sem
ator Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee,
the chairman of the democratic BIZ
metallic national committee. will prob
ably be the permanent chairman of the
democratic national convention. Sem
ator Jones, of Arkansas, will be the
chairman of the national committee In