Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-02

mittee.
Chicago, July 1.-The executive com
mittee OF the National Democratic Com
mittee convened at the Palmer House
promptly at y o'clock to-day with
Chairman Harrity and Messrs. Wall.
5heerin, Sherley, Prather and Wallace
present Mr.. Gable being the only alb
senJee
The committee went Immediately in
10 executive session with a Gordon OF
guards at the various doors.
The silver committee. consisting of
Senator's Jones, Daniel, Turpie, and
] Governors Alcgeld and Stone, were
promptly admitted and were closeted
with the executive committee for some
time. The question of the temporary
organization was under discussion.
The two committees were together
for an hour and a half, when the silyec
men withdrew, leaving the national
committeeman TO continue their con-
ference.
The principal part OF the conference
was devoted 10 the selection OF a tenn
porary chairman, and upon this point
no unders anding was reached. Chair
man Harrity stated that he had had no
oppormnity for conference with other
members of the national committee
and he did not feel prepared TO lndlcate
The policy of the committee. lie salu
ne would be pleased 10 confer with the
silver men again, and asked them 10
meet the committee next Monday, II
moi before. by which time he hoped to
De able TO speak authorltatiYely. ne
said he had no candidate, but declined
10 say whether the committee would De
disposed to act upon their own respon-
sibilitv or accept the advice OF the Sill
yer men.
The silver men were not precisely pleased
with this statement. but there was nothlhs
for them to do but TO accept the situation
nc If presented itself This they did but
without making their position very clear.
All the visitors talked and all agreed in
making it clear that they would expect to
he consulted and also that in case of fall
presidirg officer whose views were not In
harmony with these Of the majority they
would be heard from in the ccr1en --'-.
This was spoken in courteous language
but it was put so plainly that the members
of the executive committee did not fail TO
comprehend It's full import.
The silver men also stated that they
would be satisfied with and would accept
any man designated by the national COM
mittee provided he was man Of recog-
nizea standing in the party and that ne
was a man whose views were understood
everywhere TO be in accord with their own
on the financial question.
Mr.. Harrity and his associates listened
patiently to all this but gave no sign Of any
inclination to yield to the request, nor in
deed any as TO what course they would
pursue. further than that outlined in Mr..
Harrity's preliminary statement.
The silver delegates are far from salts
fed with the result of the conference Of
their committee with the executive com
mttee. The result of the conference was
almost nil. and the silver men left the
committee room feeling that their labor
ldQ Deeu prdcucdIlN IN vain. lHSy were
also dispieased with the postponement Of
the matter until so late date as next
Monday.
Chairman Harrity's position was that the
full national committee would have to pass
upon the temporary chairmanship and
that ne had no means of knowing how the
members Of the committee would regard
the subject. n ventured the opinion that
they would be controlled by their convic-
tions and their judgment. If controlled by
conviction alone they would probably Sc
lect a man holding the same financial views
which they might individually hold. where
as if they consulted their Judgment. they
might select a man whose views would be
I'm harmony with the sentiment Of the ma
jority Of the convention. He did not, he
said, suppose that the executive committee
would be called upon to make a recon-
meadation. If not. there would be no use
for the silver committee to see the execu-
tive committee again and they could call
upon tine national committee NIonday. If
the executive committee should however,
decide to act. the silver men would be noti-
fed aud they would be heard again by the
executive committee.