The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-03
THE GOLD STANDARD MEN WILL
BE IN A MINORITY AT CHI
CAGO.
TABLE SHOWING PROSPECTS.
THE VOTE WILL STAND GOLD 3S1,
SILVER 4e7, AND DOUBT
FUL 6S.
CHAIRMAN HARR1rY IN CHICAGO.
w. j. Bryan Says the Two-Thirds
Rule VIII BE Put on the
Shelf.

CHICAGO, June 2.-The two-thirds rule,
heretofore governing nominations, will be
abolished by the silver majority in the Dem
ocrat.c national convention. This is the
positive prediction of w. ]. Bryan, the
choice of Nebraska silver Democrats for
president. Mr.. Bryan himself fayors the
abolition Of the time-benored rule, and he
says that there is no question Of It's being
wiped out. He bases his prediction on the
assumption that the, silver men will control
the convention. As a matter Of fact, what
is assumed by the. Nebraska leader on this
point is practically admitted by the gold
leaders.
Chairman Harrity and his colleagues OF
the subcommittee of the Democratic national
commttee-all gold men-came to town yes
terday morning. In4the afternoon they pre-
pared an estimate ofshow the. convention will
stand on the money question. They gave
the silver men 427 delegates, the gold men
3s7, and put s2 sin the doubtful col
umn. Messrs. Harrits. sherley and Wal
lace were the committeeman present during
the figuring.
"The two-thirds rule ought to be abolished
and it will be abolished" said Mr.. Bryan
while waiting in the Unity building for an
interview with Gov.sAltgeld. "a few weeks
ago 1 could not have talked SO positively on
this point for the reason that the certainty
of our controlling the national convention
had not materialized. Now, however, as the
struggle for keeping US from having ma
jority of the delegates has been given up
fha ran
fidently. There is no doubt in the world
that the silver delegates will have sense
enough to abolish the rule. What is more.
many of the gold delegates, think, will
Join them in smashing it. The rule will
be killed by ignoring it. Every convention
adopts its own rules you know, and the two
thirds rule has always been reported and
adopted. This time 1t will not be reported
OF course the gold men bring it up as an
amendment to the report on rules, but ]
hardly think they will
AS to presidential candidates Br. Bryan
said: "Well, our chief consideration now is
to safeguard our principles. to see to 1t that
the right kind Of a platform is adopted rather
than to tie ourselves upon the candidate Ques-
ton. l may say to you that some Of the can
didates prominently mentioned are not as
sound on the silver. question as they might
be.
''Have we hopes Of winning? Yes, sir, pos
itively we have. The Republicans may strad-
die at st. Louis, as 1t is said they will, but
straddle will not deceive the silver Republi-
cans who are sound on the money ques-
tion."
Chairman Harrity and six other members
Of the committee OF the Democratic national
committee met at the auditorium. The great
er part of the afternoon was spent in the
consideration of a luncheon, served in one
Of the club rooms Of the hotel, at which
there were present, besides the members of
the subcommittee. National Committeeman
Castle of Nebraska, and Richardson, of Iowa,
apostles of gold in the realms of silver, and
A A. Goodrich and R. E. Spangler. honest
money Democrats, of Chicago. John p Hop
kins got there in time to drink one of the
final toasts.
The remark was jocularly made that the
occasion of seven gold Democrats making
preparations for free silver convention was
good one to celebrate with a feast, to which
Mr.. Harrity made reply that the gold men
had at least five weeks longer to be merry
There was great deal Of interest attached
to this gathering of the subcommittee Some
figuring was done during the day, which
shows that the hopes of the gold men are