The San Francisco call., 1896-07-06
HILL WILL NOT YIELD.
Determined to Permit the Presenta-
ton of His Name for Tenn
porary Chairman.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 5.-Senator Hill
was waited upon to-day by number of
prominent silver men, who used all sorts
of arguments to induce the New York Sem
ator to withhold permission for the use of
his name as temporary chairman by the
National Committee. Among the callers
were Senators Vest and Cockrell of Mis-
souri,, White of California and Walsh of
Georgia and other active silver men. SEN
ator Hill was told that it would be unwise
to allow his name 10 be presented only 10
be bowled over by the silver majority,
which is expected To rule the convention.
Hill listened respectfully to all argu-
ments presented, and vas unaffected in
his position by what was said to him. He
declined to make any statement for publ
cation as to his attitude, but others close
to him said that he was not the man to
give up fight on the eve of battle.
1t is believed that Senator Hill is the
only man who can prevent bolt by the
sound-money men of the East if free
silver platform is adopted and a free-silver
man nominated by the convention, and
that if the Senator were to bow to the
wishes of the silver leaders and refuse the
use of his name by the National Committee
for temporary chairman he would no
longer be in position to check a bolt of
the gold delegates. The efforts of the
silver men may therefore be set down as
Intellectual.
If the National Committee at its meeting
to- morrow decides to present the name of
Mr.. Hills for temporary chairman it may
be authoritstively stated that Senator Hill
will stand, and that the overthrow OF the
programme mapped out by the National
Committee will bring matters to head
between the gold and silver men at the
opening of the convention Tuesday.
The gold men know a test vote must be
met, and many of them believe it best to
meet it on the selection of temporary
chairman, with all the precedents of regu-
larity on their side, than 10 have the issue
presented on more even terms later on.
They question the ability of the silver
men to hold their men together on vote
to overthrow the decision OF the National
Committee and to turn down man who
deserves so well of his party as David B.
Hill Such an irregular beginning TO the
convention, followed by other arbitrary
acts by the majority, the gold men claim,
would fully justify them in boiting and
| refusing their support to the nominee.
Senator Hill shook hands with hundreds
of his friends during the day. He had a
word of cheer and encouragement for all
who are trying to stay the drift toward
free silver. He said he believed the unit
! rule on States and the 'two-thirds rule on
nominations-both the honored customs
of the Democratic party-would stand in
this convention.
He said all talk about there being one
| free silver man in the New Y ork delega-
| tion was nonsense; that each and every
man from the Empire State was for. gold,
and they would all vote for gold, even if
the unit rule was done away with.
The sound money delegates from Michi-
gan called on Senator h ill at his head
quarters this evening. The Senator re-
ceived the delegation very cordially. Ell
| liott E. Stevenson, on behalf of the dele
CATION, told Mr.. Hill that the gold men OF
Michigan were with him and would fight
for the cause of sound money 20 the end.
Mr.. Hill said he was glad to have such
faithful advocates of the cause and hoped
| success would crown the fight.
| "We are all working to that end" said
the Senator, "and we Will at least put up
glorious fight"
| AT the conclusion of the interview the
Michigan delegates gave three cheers for
the New York Senator.