Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-30
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Preparing for lhe Convention.

CHICAGO, June 30.-The national
democratic committee will meet Mon
day to select the temporary officers oil
the convention. Among the names sug-
gested for the temporary Craftsmanship
are those Of Senator Hill, Senator Villas,
Senator Cray and Hugh c. Wallace, OF
Washington. Senator Jones said yes
terday that he thought the silver men
would accept the recommendation that
Senate Hill be made temporary chair
man. Eve differ widely on the financial
question: he said, "but regard him
as man who would be perfectly fair
and conservative in the performance OF
the duties"
Behind closed doors in the Sherman
House there were inaugurated this
morning two conferences, the results of
which are likely to materially affect
the deliberations and outcome of the
nationol democratic convention. One
was that of the bimetallic national COM
mittee, the principal object of which is
to endeavor to shape matters so that q
coalition of all the silver forces in the
country may be brought about. The
other was conference of the forty
eight delegates of Illinois, together with
number of party workers from all
over the State, called by Governor
Altgeld, to discuss what course of pro-
cedure the delegation should advocate
in regard to the abrogation of the two
thirds rule and further suggest methods
to offset any scheme looking to COM
promise that might be suggested by the
gold standard minority.
Senator Jones says that the national
committee propose to keep their eyes
open and to be prepared for whatever
shrewd play the gold standard people
might attempt to indulge in. At the
same time it was not proposed to die
tate candidates save to throw its in
lluence for men sound on the silver
question.
1t is thought that Senator Isham G.
Harris, of Tennessee, chairman of the
democratic bimetallic national COM
mittee, will probably be the permanent
chairman of the democratic national
convention. This is part of the pro-
gramme Of the silver men, which in
cludes the removal of the national
democrats headquarters to Chicago
and the election Of Senator Jones, of
Arkansas, as the chairman of the ma
tional committee to succeed William
F. HarritJ.
In the interchange of opinions con-
corning presidential candidates con-
~, a hln
report which had reached here from
the east this morning that Vice
PresidentStevenson was looming up as
presidential candidate and that it was
possible taat the eastern democrats, to
many of whom he is known to be &C.
ceptable, might seek coalition with
the southern delegations with the view
of forcin, his nomination. Among the
silver mon, however, the suggestion was
not received with favor. Nevertheless,
the arguments and discussion pro aud
con, left the impression that the advent
in the nce of the vice president might
still further complicate the situation
and mike it more than ever necessary
for the silver people to coalesce their
forces
Teno'clock was the hour set for call
ing tt order of the bimetallic demo-
cratic conference, but owing to the fact
that int twenty of the forty-siX COM
mittemen were on hand, recess un-
til nom was ordered without any bust
ness Icing transacted. Meanwhile the
disparh giving the expression of Sec
retar, Morton's sentiment that the sill
yer men had the road and were going
to keep it, and that the chief trouble
withMr. Whitney's threat was that the
gun was not big enough, was read
alou to the assemblage, to the evident
satisfaction of the listeners.
CONSERVATION was thrown into the
Boie: camp this afternoon by report
that an alliance offensive and defen-
sive had been effected between the
Blanl forces and the Illinois delegation
in tn, interest of the Missouri Exon.
gresham and with Governor Stone as
residlary legatee in the event of the
silver dollar champion failing to win
out.
At 1920 Senator Jones announced to the
thronl that the national committee would 20
into executive session and added that all sill
yer delegates to the national convention were
invitedto BIO present and take part in the de-
liberatons The acceptinces 10 this invita-
ton wtre SO numerous that after those out.
side tlese designations had withdrawn a
sufficient number remained to crowd the two
pnm ipa ri narlorS