The Irish standard., 1896-07-04
WILL IT Be HARRIS !
The Senator From Tennessee Spoke
OF as Chairman.

+ Chicago June 30.-A morning paper
says Senator Isham G. Harris, ofETennes-
see. the chairman of the Democratic bl-
metallic National Committee, w1N proba-
bly, be the permanent chairman OF the
Democratic national convention. This is
the program of the silver menf which In
cludes the removal of the naAonal DEM
ocratic headquarters to Chicago, and the
election of Senator Jones, e Arkansas,
as the chairman OF the national commit
tee, to succeed William F. Harrity.
Senator Harris reached fhe city last
night. He came to Chicago almost direct
from Atlantic City, wher9 he has been
resting in expectation of the appointment
as permanent chairman pf the conven-
ton. Mr. Harris is said 10 be splendid
parliamentarian, and Yhen presiding
over convention cannotbe confused, In
;tfmidated or bulldozed. fSuch a man the
silver men say, must By the chairman OF
the convention, and they further assert
that Senator Harris just fills the bill.
The removal OF the National headquar-
ters to Chicago, the silver men declare,
will certainly be accomplished. They
say that as Illinois fill be the battle
ground it is necessary that the directors
of the campaign be fin close touch with
the men who are infthe field. The Re
publicans, the silver men assert, would
have changed their5 headquarters to Chi
cage, had they not feared that the East
tern capitalists Would have refused to
make their usual contribution to the cam
paign fund This objection, the silver
leaders say, will nit hold with the Demo-
Gratis. They do MT expect that they will
be able to collect any campaign money in
the East in the efent the convention de-
clares for free silver, and so nothing will
be lost financially by the removal Of
headquarters.
Senator Stewart of Nevada also arrived
today. He COMBS to use his influence to
secure a 'union5of the friends of none
tary reform ons the same candidates for
president and vice president. He said the
two men who appear to command the con-
t1dence Of all pArties are Henry M. Teller
and Joseph C. Fibley and that the Popu-
lists would support Mr.. Teller. He fears
the nomination. of Bland or Boies would
not have the dame effect as the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Teller, because it requires
Populists and 1.-THE Republicans who have
left their panty to join the Democracy,
without any action on the part of the
Democrats sianifying desire to cooper
ate. If the silver Democrats have not
enough regarf for the Populists and sill
yer Republicans, said Mr.. Stewart, to in
dictate in soYhe substantial way Their de-
sire of co-oBeration, the Populists will
nominate q candidate Of their own and
Justify themselves on the ground that
they are NOT willing to- trust the Democr-
racy. To Insure success there must be
mutual concessions
/ Portland, Ore, June 30.-Oregon's eight
delegates toSthe national Democratic con-
vention will very likely present the name
Of ex-Gov. Pennoyer for the presidency.
/ 1T depends upon his chances for the nom
ination, wlEch he admits are slim, but If
the fight between Bland, Boies and Sibley
ties up thk convention Pennoyer will be
put, up a3 a compromise candidate. He
has just b4en elected mayor Of Portland by
a large plurality, which gives him greater
strength. fSpeaking about the nomination
last evening he said:
81 am hot seeking the nomination, be-
cause thefe is little chance for Western
man, sbutYthere is an opportunity to secure
the vice presidential nomination"
Five OF the Oregon delegates who control
the eight through the unit rule favor Sib-
LEY, Of Pennsylvania, for first place, If there
Is no hope for Pennoyer. Unless some
deal concerning Pennoyer for the vice
presidency Is made at Chicago they Will
vote for Sibley. Their first choice for the
ticket is FPennoyer and sibley, while their
second choice is sibley and Pennoyer. They
are all opposed to the nomination OF Teller,
insisting that the Democratic convention
must name Democrat. All are, OF course.
FOR free silver and will vote for such a
platform as Populists and silver Republi-
cans will endorses.