The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-02
HR. HARRITY Is NON (ONHITTbL
THE SILVER COMMITTEE ASK I'M.
PORTANT QUESTIONS.
They Desired to Know Particularly as TO
the Question of Temporary Organi-
zation of the Chicago Convention
But Were Informed that the Full
National Convention Committee
Would Have to Pass Upon This.

chicago, July 1.-The executive COM
mlttee of the national Democratic conven
ton committee convened at the Pal
mer House promptly at 12 to-day with
Chairman Harrity and Messrs Wall, She
rim, Sherly, Prather and Wallace present.
Mr' cable being the only absentee. The
committee went Immediately into execu-
tive session with Gordon of guards nj
the various doors
The silver committee, consisting of Sen
ators Jones, Daniel, Turpie, and Govern
ors Altgeid and Stone, We're promptly add
mltted and were closeted with the eXecu
1--WE committee for some time. The uues.
tlon OF temporary organization was under
discussion.
Inc TWO committees We're together for
an hour and Il half, when the silver men
Withdrew, leaving the national commit
teemen to continue their conference.
Inc proceedings We're informal in char
acter' and while there was no acrimony
dlsplayed on either side. the conversation
was very earnest in character. There
were no formal speeches. but the confer
ence partook of the character of !, general
convocation-''Quiet us if we were sitting
around log fire in the country" said
one OF the participants after it had closed.
The silver men first asked that il
should be definitely understood that they
ulu not come rs representatives of the sill
yer committee but as delegates represent
ing the majority view of the convention
They expressed desire to have an under
standing upon the various questions of
temporary organization, chairman. seats
tor delegates and alternates, procedure
IN regard to contesting delegations and
Che arrangement OF the temporary roll
call.
n,.f g Al.
was devoted to the selection of a tempo-
rary chairman and upon this point no
understanding was reached. Chairman
Harrity stated that he had no opportu-
NIFTY Tor conference with other members
OF the national committee and he did not
Ieel prepared to Indicate the policy of the
committee. He said he would be pleased
to confer with the silver men again. and
asked them to meet the committee next
Monday if not before, by which time he
hoped to be able to speak authoritatively.
de said he had no candidate but declined
TO say whether the committee would be
disposed to act upon their own RESPONSE
bility or accept the advice of the silver
men
Chairman Harrity's exact position was
that the full national committee would
have to pass upon the temporary chair
manship and that he had no means of
knowing how the members of the commit
tee would regard the subject He ven
tured the opinion that they would he con
trolled by their convictions and their
Judgment. If controlled by conviction
alone they would probably select Il man
holding the same financial views which
they might individually hold, whereas if
they, consulted their Judgment, they
might select II man whose views would
he IN harmony with the sentiment of the
majority of the convention. He did not.
ne SAID, suppose that the executive com
mlttee would feel called upon to make a
recommendation. If not, there would be
no use Tor the silver committee to see the
executive committee again and they could
call upon the national committee Mon
day If the executive committee should
however, decide to act, the silver men
would be notified and they would be heard
ga III by the executive committee