The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-07
SILVER MEN HOLD A coSrERxSCn
They Decide 70 Turn Down Senator
Hili at All Hazards.

Chicago. July s-Tns silver men we~p
not prepared for the announcement OF the
selection OF Senator f1iil for the position OF
temporary chairman by the national COM
mittee. They had counted confidently upon
securing the cooperation OF a SUFFICIENT
number OF gold men OF the committee 10
secure the recommendation OF Senator
Daniel when the silver COMMITTEES hei1
It's first meeting its m~mbers were eon-
graduating themselves upon the prohalltl-
ity of ahe selection OF Senator Daniel
When they mef again In the evening they
showed plainly that they were fisappoint-
Ell. bur they were not notsceahly discour-
aged. They asserted more positively than
ever their detarrn lnafion TO secure control
Of the temporary organization regardless
OF the action Of the committee. They toolc
the position that the result was secured
by open intimidation. The Interview be-
tween Mr.. Whitney and commssf~cman
Norris. of the District OF Coluuafsa. was
referred 70 ~ a specimen OF the gold mems
tactics. and 4 was stated in rf1e meeting
that Mr. Whitney had even threatened ~
ruin Mr. Norris n his business n he shonIf
persist IN his determination 10 support n
silver man for temporary chairman.
The plan % The silver ufen wiiI now be 20
hayega renort prepared by tbs minority OF
the committee, presenting their choice for
the position. ard - seat him ~ all hazards
II u appears thst a majority OF the con-
veniion are With them. az they surely viii
be- TIE cosnn4ftsep n1N@f ing was attended,
by representative fran s~snsy-wix states.
all ~ whom stated that their states wers
prenarfd 20 follow tho Instructions OF ths
leaders aesEnasef hy the Committee In
every move they might make. ri devel-
ored that ~ was the plan of the Committee.
10 select nrn 70 make Al the sraporfart
motions which II n eontegnplatsts rsay ts
Me- Ira Aa
these shail be supported bv the silver men.
whatever the motion or suggestion.
The question of the advlsahalFfv ~ hosf-
fng general cannus was discussed ~ fis
day meeting, but tire fact appearing that
The members of the committee were not
Fufscienfiy tnsfrueted on this point tfss
c0ugnitte~ sdlDarbst NATL fonfehf without
taking action in order 20 allow a farss,s-
canvass or the various silver felpgatsous
or fais Question. " appeared frprf, a vass
taken THAI there were ts2 delegates rrYve
eented IN the conference bsst Only n0s -
them had iasliesfeSf their preferences mo.
the adv.sahitty of q caucus or these tes
we're for TIE caucus. Gov. slfgefd suw-
geziSf that n casr8s should he hAta
there should be an understanding that n,
speeches should be .saee.
TIE niEhf session was devoted almost
exclusively 20 the subject Of the sernr.-
airy chsirrnsuvhip The spirit whfch PER-
va1af the meeting was decidedly fsswua-
eious. and the leaders decided to poe
forth their utmost en8eavors n secure :
signal winning On motion Of Mr. r'oesn-
nell. ~ Colorado the roll was called tn
determine whether majority on ff~s sfef-
>zatea were represented az rhN rn~rggnw
The cnii developed the fact trat tAry.a
present had authority 20 pledge so 1ele-
gates. This ~ hare fna foritv. and ths
committee Immediately decided fhAt II vfAs
too clcze for comfort. About cne-fbfrs oe
the members present were az 70 o'clock
appointed sub-conmsttees 70 visit the sb-
serf delegates and secure further pieeges-
They Immediately started out Ia carriages
20 se0ur the town. TIE silver men dtf
not attempt 20 conceal the fact that ftsey
were somewhat chagrfned over fhe fsct
that there was not q better showing
The committee appointed 20 VISIT recai-
citraut delegations made the rounds with
great dispatch ard returned ~ Tess than
an hour. reporting thar they Rad posied
some OF the missing delegations sud haf
sscured ths guarantees Of = sufiscieas NUM-
ber 70 sw4.fi she total 20 81. and bad been
assured ~ nzembers % delegations who
were seen that there wozsfj be a vote of
at least ~. This estimate, Il was stated