The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-07
SILVER MEN WILL CONTEST
BE OFFERED BY THE MINOR
ITY.
FIGHT ON FROM THE VERY FIRST.
As Soon as the Opening Prayer IL
over IL Test Vote VIII be Pre-
cipitateds

| chairman, and passed upon the con-
tested cases which were brought be-
fore it, Unlike the Republican COM
mlttee, at st. Louis it refused to ad-
NIT the press to the sessions of the
committee, and its proceedings were
entirely behind closed doors. The COM
mittee decided to take up the contest
ed cases first. There was very little
interest in them, with the exception
of the Michigan and Nebraska cases.
These, 1T was expected, would deter
mine the relative strength of the gold
and silver men on the committee. The
| Nebraska case was settled in favor of
the gold men, by a vote of 26 to %,
which was about a test vote, as was
shown later by the vote on temporary
chairman. Members of the commit
tee who were in favor of the gold
delegation and voted for the majority,
said the case was very peculiar and
1t was very hard to say which side
had the regularity, although it was
his opinion the gold men had long
series of precedentS and should be
seated. The contest, however, was de-
cided on straight vote as to prefer
ence Of members of the committee as
to a gold or silver delegation. The
probabilities are that the convention
will seat the silver delegation.
The action of the committee in seat
ing the gold delegation from Michigan
! was a surprise to the silver men. But
one vote was cast against placing the
gold men 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 who has been emphatic in his de-
nunciation Of the present administra-
ton.
Mr.. Thomas of Colorado, made the
motion to seat the gold delegation, and
| forty-seven members of the national
committee voted to do so. In view of
threats that have been made by the
silver men that the four delegates at
large from Michigan would be unseat-
| ed, in order to cast the vote of that
state for silver, and secure a two
thirds majority in the convention, it
remains to be seen what action they
will take now that the silver men on
the national committee, with one eX-
ception, voted to seat the gold dele
gates.
The other contests were Of minor i'm
portance, and the decision in each case
was in no sense a test. OF course, the
IMPORTANT FEATURE
of the meeting of the committee was
the selection of temporary chairman
for the convention. AS has been gen
orally predicted, Senator Hill received
a majority of the votes of the COM
mittee, and tomorrow, when Chairman
| Harrity calls the convention to order,
he will present Mr.. Hill for temporary
chairman. The vote in the committee,
81 to %, showed the silver men not
satisfied and the announcement was
Immediately made that a minority re-
port would be presented, and that Mr..
Daniel, who was defeated in commit
tee, would be the choice of the silver
men for temporary chairman. 1t
means that there will be fight in
the convention tomorrow, as soon as
the chaplain finishes his prayer.
There was an interesting scene in the
committee after Mr.. Hills selection,
when Mr. Thomas announced the de-
termination Of the silver men to elect
another man, and inquired OF Chair
man Harrity if silver man would be
recognized to place another man in
nomination, question which Mr.. Har-
rity resented as a reflection upon his
fairness
When MIR. Clayton, of Alabama, made
his speech asking for the selection of
Senator Daniel for temporary chair
man he indicated very plainly the pur-
/ pose of the silver men, by appealing
! to the gold men of the COMMITTEE not
/ to name man for temporary chair
! man who was unsatisfactory to a ma
| iority of the convention and precipitate
q fight as soon as the convention is
| called to order. The committee COM
pleted its work by selecting the minor
! officers, to whom there will be no OBJ
| jections.
| The committee held meeting in the
| morning which was devoted to routine
business and the distribution Of tick
cts. During the meeting there was an
informal exchange of views among the
members on the subject of temporary
chairman. When the committee re-
convened In the afternoon the contests
| were at once taken up. The
FIRST CONTEST CALLED
| was that from the Seventh Indiana
! district, where Frinzet, a gold man.
| and cooper, silver man, were in COR
test The committee decided in favor
| of Cooper
/ Nebraska was the next state called
| Two delegations were elected from
this state, one was a gold delegation
and the. other, silver delegation. The
| gold delegation was known as the
| Castor delegation and was represented
| by D. j. Mahoney and the silver me,
known as the Bryan delegation. were
| represented by c. J. Smyth The com-
mlttee decided in favor of the gold
delegation on roll call by vote of
rs yeas, % nays. There were two
| absentees, both of whom 1t was be-
lieved would have voted for the gold
delegation.
The Michigan case was then taken
up. Mr.. Stevenson made q vigorous
| speech in defense of the gold delega-
! ton. He declared that the men who
! were contesting had no grounds of con-
| test It was a plain attempt to steal
| the state Of Michigan, to which the
| silver men had no more right than
| they had to the sovereign state of New
| York After a short discussion the
| Stevenson (golD delegation was seated
| by vote of A to l. Campau, of Michi-
gan, voting in the negative
The Ohio contest was then called
| 1t was from the eighteenth district. J.
Fl. Clark and E. S. Raft, gold men.
We're contesting the seats of w. S.
| Pitts and John H. Schwertzer The
silver delegation wGs seated "a to II.
The South Dakota case was then
taken up. Both the gold and silyes
| delegates were ordered placed on the
rolls By a viva voce -ote, each being
| given half vote.
AS soon as the South Dakota con-
| test was decided. the Interesting feat
] uro of the r1oefvflpg ne~,:.-ra,s Mr. uar