The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07

the Castor delegation on the temporary
roll.
Next came the Ohio contest-that from
the Eighteenth District-wherein John ii.
Clark and A. NJ. Raft, gold men, sought
the places of Conrad Schweitzer and W. S.
Potts, silver men. The gold men had been
recognized by their district convention
and the silver men by the State Conven-
ton, and the case was stated to the COM
mittee by Mr.. Clark in person for himself
and Mr.. Raft and by John c. Welty for
the silver men. The committee voted
"a TO Ito sustain the decision of the
State Convention and gave the silver men
place on the roll.
A rather unexpected contest came up
from South Dakota, where delegation of
silver men, headed by DR.. Ross, sought to
secure the seats fortified by the State Con-
vention to the delegation headed by Dele
gate +. NJ. Stover. 1t was clear case Of
silver against gold, but the committee de-
cided without the formality of a ballot
and practically by a unanimous vote to
seat the Stover or gold delegation. This
ended the contests for seats in the conven-
ton, as far as the National Committee was
concerned. Mr.. Bryan was somewhat sur
prised at the action in the Nebraska case,
having been firmly of the opinion that the
gold men had no show. When the result
was announced be said 10 a reporter of the
United Press:
well, we received more than the silver
votes of the committee, yhow, and will
be seated by the committee on crededtials
with question, because we have as clear q
right to place in the convention as the
delegation of any State"
Ex-Postmaster-G General Don NJ. Dickin
son was more than usually smiling and
complacent when the vote upon the Mich
igan contest was announced to him. "Y ou
will notice." he remarked, 'that Mr..
Campau's motion to seat the silver dele
gates received only his own vote and that
the motion to give the gold delegates their
seats was made by Charles s. Thomas, one
of the leading silver members of the Ma
tional Committee.
What will be done in the convention
about the matter?" Mr.. Dickinson was
asked.
"Oh, that's immaterial quite imma-
terial," he replied airily, as he walked
away.
The committee then decided to recon-
AANh'A q eSAh POAoAf VI AAlS SOAl-
vention, and, Mr.. Clayton, one of the
delegates from Alabama, nominated for
that position Senator John w. Daniel of
Virginia. He spoke briefly in support of
his nomination, urging the committee TO
recognize the overwhelming majority in
favor of free silver that was known to ex-
ist among the delegates at the convention,
and at the close of his remarks he was
loudly applauded.
EX Lieutenant Governor Sheehan of
New y ork presented the name of Senator
David B. Hill, setting forth his capabi.i-
ties as a presiding officer and his merits
as a Democrat.
No other candidates being named, the
committee proceeded to ballot, and Mr.
Hill was chosen by vote of 81 to %. Mr..
Hill received the votes of the committee
men from the following States and Terri
tories: Connecticut, Delaware, illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Ten
nessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin and Alaska-27.
Committeeman from the following
States and Territories voted for Senator
Daniel: Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kan
sas, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada,
North Carolina, North Dakota, South
Carolina, Virginia, Wyoming, Arizona,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Indian
Territory and the District of Column
bia-23.
James Jefferies, the committeeman
from Louisiana, was not recorded as vot-
ing. His support had been expected by
the friends OF Senator Hill.
After the result of the vote had been
announced the only exciting incident OF
the afternoon occurred. Mr.. Thomas of
Colorado rose and stated that he had been
assigned the unpleasant task of notifying
the committee in case the Senator from
New York was selected as the choice of
the majority that minority report would
be made and the name of the Hon. John
w. Daniel of Virginia would be presented
TO the convention as q substitute. Mr..
Thomas said:
The views of the Senator from New
York on the currency question are at vari-
ance with those of q majority of the dele
gates 10 the convention. lie stands as
the representative of the Eastern gold
men. We have been informed by the
press that these men have sent delega-
tions here to influence the action of the
convention, and statements have been
made by these men in the press and at
public meetings which they have held in
this city that they will agree to no COM
promise and will spare no effort to accom-
pli.h their ends. We would say to them
that the majority will accept no compro-
mise and also will spare no effort to secure
their purpose, which is to name man in
accord with their views. They don't de-
sire to work in secret, but to fight in the
open, and therefore notify the Committee
that minority report will be presented
with the Hon. John W. Daniel named for
temporary chairman of the convention,
and they will ask that that deliberative
body be permitted to select a presiding
officer who is in accord with the views of
the majority"
In conclusion Mr.. Thomas asked Chair
man Harrity, in view of the statement
that had been made, what kind of a recep-