The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-01
DETERMINED TO RULE
DEMOCRATIC sILvERITEs ARE MAS
TIERS OF THE SITUATION,
And Are Firm I'm Their Insistence
that the National Committee Shall
Bend to Their VIII.
NO GOLD MAN CAN PRESIDE
vENTION MUST BE FOR SILVER.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, Likely
to BE Chosen IL the Bimetallic
Committee Has Its Way.
- go
0-THIRDS RULE OPPOSED
IT'S ABROGATION TO BE DEMANDED
BY ILLINOIS DELEGATES.
Denounced ms n Curse by Gov. Att
| geId-PossibIe Action of Committee
in Regard to Contested Seats.
Senator Harris, Of Tennessee, Likely
to BE Chosen IL the Bimetallic
Committee Has It's Way.
TWO THIRDS RULE OPPOSED
IT'S ABROGATION TO BE DEMANDED
BY ILLINOIS DELEGATES.
Denounced as n Curse by Gov. Alt
in Regard to Contested Seats.

CHICAGO, June 3O-The committee ap-
pointed by the Democratic bimetalic COM
mittee to confer with the executive COM
mittee of the national Democratic commit
tee will meet the gertiemen composing this
organization at the Palmer House to-mor-
row. Chairman Harrity Is expected to ar
rive during the forenoon and to call the
executive committe together soon after
his arrival. Other members of the national
organization have assured the silver COM
mitteemen that they will be received soon
after the executive committee is called to-
gether Members OF the executive commit
tee with whom the silver men conferred
to-day assured them that steps had
been taken looking 10 the selection of tenn
porary officers. ibis has had the effect Of.
causing the members Of the bimetallic or
ganization TO feel that possibly their appre-
tensions were unfounded, ana to conclLGC
that probably there will be no effort at
snap judgment. They will. however, make
their call and present a statement of the
action of the bimetallic committed and ask
that the committee he allowed to suggest
the temporary presiding officer. If this re-
quest is not granted they will report TO
their full committee, aud the full commit
tee will proceed TO select a man for the
place, and prepare for his election at the
outset of the convention in the face of a
contrary nomination by the national com-
mittee. This course will not, no Hevcr he
adopted without full warning to the ma.
tional cornmittee In case such warning %.
pears to be necessary. Also. i'm the event
that the national committee consents to
the suggestioa, The silver nen will proceed
TO name man for the place. 1t is even
~
promise that would allow the national
committee TO make it's own selection of a
presiding officer in case they agree to take
silver man, and TO submit the name TO
the bimetallic committee before announcing
the name.
The silver men are very determined on
the point of not being thwarted in this
matter. and are giving their entire atten-
tion TO it. They will tell the national COM
mittee very plainly that the only way to
avoii a clash in the convention. and for
the national committee to avoid being re-
pudiated, is for 1t to accede to the wishes
of the silver men in this matter. They as
sert that it will have TO be made apparenr
from the beginning that ii is TO be a silver
convention, and that this can be demon
strated In no way so clearly as in the Sc
lection of a temporary presiding officer.
Ihe silver men have given very little at
tention 10 the question OF who shall be So
lected 10 preside, but speculation turns
more freely to Senator Harris of Tennes-
see. IL Is suggested that the task may br
quite arduous for one of Senator Harris S
advanced age. but his great experience and
parliamentary ability, as well as his popu.
larlty In the party, will render him a for
midable candidate If he manifests desire
Tor the honor. The name of Governor
Hogg, OF Texas. is also mentioned in con-
nection with the selection