The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-06

CHICAGO, July 5.-The Democratic
national convention is not only in a
quandary as to whom shall be selected
for President. but 1t has n still higher
fence to jump in the matter Of the Sc
lection Of officers to preside over the
| temporary and permanent organiza-
| tions. The latter officer may be se-
lected without much trouble II the Sc
| lection OF the temporary chairman
could be satisfactorily arranged.
Senator Hlll Is the undoubted choice
OF the national committee. He Is also
the one man from the east Of national
prominence who Is willing To test his
popularity before the convention. It
has been claimed by the gold men that
the silver friends OF Senator Hlll In both
| hCuse and senate, many Of whom are
delegates to the convention, would have
sufficient strength and would use their
| influence 10 secure his election as tenn
porary chairman II he should be named.
| But II is now well understood that the
silver men will not vote for anybody
but a silver man for chairman.
During the day many silver men who
are friends OF Senator Hill called upon
him and urged him not TO allow his
name to he used by the national COM
mittee and not to place himself in .
| position where he might be humillated
by being defeated. They have assured
| him that they have a high regard for
him and that 1t will be disagreeable 10
have to vote against him, but the situa-
| ton Is such that they must have sill
Yer man to make the first speech OF
| tho convention. Senator Hil has ad-
vised all OF those who have called
upon him to pursue a conservative
course.
VIII he n Bolt.
He has expressed the belief that II
the convention adopts silver platform
there will surely be a bolt, and he
thinks that II conservatism is shown
that the bolt will be much reduced.
| 1t Is understood that Senator Hill be-
| lieves that in case the convention
| should sustain the national committee
in the selection OF himself for tempo
rary chairman that the bolt from New
| York state. and possibly some other
sections OF the east will be greatly MIN
| imized. The silver men feel assured
that Senator Hill will not bolt, but url-
| der the instructions OF the Democratic
state convention OF New York the dele
CATION acts as a unit. and II a majority
should decide TO bolt or 10 take no
| further part in the convention after
the adoption OF the silver platform,
Senator HilI. who has endorsed this
unit rule, would be compelled to abide
by the results.
While senator Hill is constantly ad-
vislng conservatism on the part OF the
| silver men, he has given no pledges that
he would make a conservative speech
| II selected to preside over the conven-
tIon. W, +. Sheehan, member OF the
national committee from New YORK.
and one OF the closest personal FRIENDS
of Senator Hill in that state. was asked
| II Hin was selected for temporary
chairman II he would make a conServa-
tive speech, and not one which would
be obnoxious to the silver men. Mr.
Sheehan replied: Senator Hill. II Sc
leeted temporary chairman OF the con-
ventIon, viii make a gold speech.
Mr. Sheehan was asked how he re-
| Eurded Senator Hill's chances TOT the
place. and declared he did not believe
the silver men would turn HllI Gown
II he was selected by the national COM
mIttes.
Senator Hill Is very much under the
impression that he will be elected II
selected by the national committee, al Z
though every delegation from the south
and west which has arrived to-day
have Joined in the declaration prevl-
ously made by the silver men on tns
| ground, that they would not accept
/ hIN NFlN buA Il SllNNA AAasAH' 49,
rary chairman.
APNthsne Plea.
The plea Of the senatorial friends OF
Senator nm asking him not to place
| them In the position of voting agalhst
him. has been almost pathetic. Neaty
every silver Democratic senator - nsTS nV,
| as a delegate frum his state. While hllI
| has opposed them. not only on the slIver
| question, but upon many other queS-
! tIons. notably the Income tax, yet they
regard him as a manly fighter ana nave
| a great deal OF admiration for hir', ne
| has never cnunseled bolt IRON tne ~
IIOnal convention and has seVeESg
criticised any body OF the party iN MIliSh
| the tariff fight that some hl-teeItns
rrcU ont Of n scene In the senate be-
| tween Hin and Joe blackburn. SUI near
the ciose Of the last session OF that Con-
gress HIN made a speech In the SenAle
suppportlng Carlisle on the bond ISSUES
| but took occasion to severely Crl Crltle'se
| Carlisle and the friends OF CarllSIe III
| Kentucky because they did NOT support
blackburn Ter senator after he hau re-
| cclved the cauCus nomination. IN tnal
| spnrch min said that th"re are greater
| issues than the currency question; anu
| shat the Democratic party Rhou'a hos
divide on the question OF silver aho cur
rcncy. The silver men appreciated tn1S
sprach and they do not expect that hlil
| viii bolt when a 10 60 l platform Is
| ndopted nm maintains In his conNsr-
sa,ion with the silver DELEGATIONS VINO
have called upon him that they are not
following the lines nt his argument used
in the senate on that occasion because
they are subordlna;lng every other
issue 20 the silver question solely.
Tho silver men say that this mas s9t
beyond anything else In the DemoeThuo
plrty. and the leaders who are mere
rycn II they were disposed to stand oy
Senator nm as temporary chairman,
would find Il impossible 20 control ne
drlrgation from their states VINO are ae-
termInod that none but sixteen 70 que
man shall preside That the selection
OF silver man for temporary chalrtnan
IL assured there seems to be no ques''"n
Of doubt
All at Sea.
Rut In the selection OF such man
IA where the silver men arc AT sea
They want n man who will control the
convention and will make himself teu,
but thsr,, Is some dniculty In making
a selection Senator White. OF CALI
fcrnIa, who is n member VI the delesa-
lion from that state. is one OF inc rest
presiding officers that could be tound'