The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-07

CHICAGO. July 6.-The national corn
mittee today selected a temporary chair
man and passed upon the contested ca ses
which were brought up before it,
Unlike the action of the Republican
committee in St Louis, it refused to adj
nit the press TO the sessions of the COM
nittee, and its proceedings were entirely
behind closed doors. The committee de-
cided to take up the contested cases first.
There was little interest manifested in
them, with the exception of the Michigan
and Nebraska cases. These, it was ex-
pected, would determine
THE RELATIVE STRENGTH
Of the gold and silver men on the COM
mlttee. The Nebraska case was settled
In favor of the gold men by a vote of %
TO y, which is about test vote as was
shown later by the vote for temporary
chairman. A member of the committee
who was in favor of the old delegat ton
and voted with the majority said the
case was very peculiar and that it was
very hard TO tell which side had the
regularity although il was his opinion
that the gold men had long series of
preceoentS and should be seated The
contest, however. was decided on a
slralgnt vote as TO preference of mem bers
CT the committee as to the gold or silver
delegation.
THE PROBABILITIES ARE
that the convention will seat the silver
delegation. The action of the convention
In seating the gold delegation from Mich
1gan was a surprise to the silver men
But one vote was cast against placing
the gold delegation on the temporary roll.
and that was cast by Mr.. Campau, who
is one OF the silver leaders of Michigan
a most pronounced silver man, and one
VINO has been emphatic in his denuncia-
Ton o. the present administration
Mr. Thomas of Colorado made the mo-
ton to seat the gold delegation, and AZ
members of the national committee voted
TO do so. In view of the threats that
have been made by the silver men that
the four delegates at large from Mich
1gan would be unseated in order to cast
the vote of that state for silver and Sc
cure a two-thirds majority in the con-
vention, it remains to be seen what ac-
men on the national committee with one
exception voted to seat the gold dele
gates. The other contests were
OF MINOR IMPORTANCE.
and the decision in each case was in no
sense test OF course the important
feature of the meeting of the committee
was the selection of a temporary chair
man. AS had been predicted, Senator Hill
received majority of the votes of the
committee, and tomorrow when Chair
man Harrity calls the convention to order
he will present Mr.. Hill for temporary
chairman
The vote in the committee-27 to %
showed the silver men were not satisfied
and the announcement was Immediately
made that minority report would be
presented, and that Mr.. Daniel who was
defeated in committee, would be the
choice of the silver men for temporary
chairman. II means that there will be a
fight in the convention tomorrow as soon
as the chaplain finishes his prayer
There was
AN INTERESTING SCENE
in the committee after Mr.. HIS selec-
ton. when Mr.. Thomas announced the
determination of the silver men TO elect
another man, and inquired of Chairman
Harrity If a silver man would be recog-
n.Zed TO place another man in nomina-
ton, question which Mr. Harrity re-
scented as reflection upon his fairness.
When Mr. Clayton. OF Alabama, made
his speech asking for the selection of
6enator Daniel for temporary chairman
he indicated very plainly the purpose of
the silver men by appealing TO the gold
men OF the committee not to name a. man
for temporary chairman who was I'M
satisfactory to the majority of the con-
vention, and precipitate a fight as soon as
the convention is called to order
The committee completed its work by
selecting the minor officers, to whom
there will be no objections.