The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-07
HILL NAMED FOR CHAIRMAN.


cratic party expects to overcome the
distrust which the present admlnistra.
tion has earned for Il, now Is the time
10 prove it's sincerity
There Is candidate upon whom
the vote ot all the friends ~ free sil.
Yer can be united. II all those who
have the cause at heart will yield
something OF their extreme partisan.
ship and place the cause " silver first
and complete party success second. lie
Is a candidate who having given more
than 20 years TO a devoted struggle Tor
this cause and for financial reform.
has shown that he can put his devotion
To his principles above all party ties
or party success,
TO nominate a straight Democrat In
u divided party, when millions of hon.
est citizens stand ready TO support a
non.partlSan candidate Is mere rcck.
less experiment. not only an act OF
supreme folly in this hour. but de-
fiance to all prudence and cannot be
construed as meaning that the Demo-
cratic party desires to conjurc with the
magic OF the occasion and prcfes de.
feat Tor the cause In spirit of mar.
row partisanship than TO succeed by
the rational act Of union upon can
didate who can certainly succeed. We
feel confident that the peoples party
Is willing TO open a path to union upon
Henry NJ Teller, and II this radical
patriotic opportunity for success Is re.
jrcted by the Democratic convention
In determination 10 seek complete
party success, regardless of an open
path TO Victory. then we call the true
friends ~ the cause 60 witness that the
responsibility rests on those who reject
this opportunity. We ARE forced to
say after an earnest endcavor % In.
form ourselves about the sentiment of
the peoples party ot the country at
large that the party cannot be induce
to indorse candidate for president
who has not severed hia Affiliations
with the old political parties"
Among the signers are II, r. Tauho-
neck. of Illinois. j. n Weaver ~ Iowa.
and Martin quinn. OF oregon.
The silver men were not prepared Tor
the announcement Of the selection ~
Senator HIN for the position of TEN.
porary chairman BY the national COM
mittee. They had counted confidently
upon securing the cooperation Of a
sufficient number Of the gold men on
the committee TO secure the recon-
mendatlon OF Senator Daniel When
the silver committee held its frst meet
ing its members were congrRtulating
themselves upon the probability Of the
selection Of Senator Daniel. When they
met again In the evening they showed
plainly that they were disappointed,
but they were not notlceably discour-
aged. They asserted more positively
than ever their determination TO &C.
cure control Of the temporary organI-
zation regardless OF the action OF the
committee. They took the position that
the result was secured by open in
tlmldation. An interview between Mr.
whitney and Committeeman Norris, OF
the District Of Columbia, was referred
to as a specimen Of the gold mems tao
tics, and II was stated in the meeting
that whitney had even threatened to
ruin Norris in his business II he should
persist In his determination to sup
port silver man for temporary chair
man. The plan OF the silver men will
now be TO have a report prepared by
the minority OF the committee. pre-
senting their choice for the position
and to seat him at all hazards