Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-09
CONVENTION
At CHICAGO
The Great Democratic Assem-
blaSe Called 10 Order at
1850 o'clock on
Tuesday.
A BATTLE ROYAL LIKELY
Senators Hill and Daniels Nominated
for Temporary Chairman.
{ SUGGESTION OF A COMPROMISE
Daniels Urged for Permanent
Chairman.
A BATTLE ROYAL LIKELY
Senators Hill and Daniels Nominated
for Temporary Chairman.
SUGGESTION OF A COMPROMISE
Daniels Urged for Permanent
Chairman.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 2.-The arrival
y Of Chairman Harrity and the meeting
Of the executive committee of the
National Democratic Committee are
the first events, since the arrival of the
silver men and the meeting of the
Illinois delegates, TO remind people
that the National Convention is about
to be held. The reports to the execu-
tive committee indicate that the pre-
laminary arrangements with the CON
vention hall and the supply of the
necessary adjuncts have been about
completed and that in these respects
the preparations will be concluded in
ample time for the opening next Tues
day.
So far as the work of the convention,
ttself, is concerned, the situation is
very chaotic. But one thing has been
made clear, and that is that the silver
forces will be in the majority, but
whether they will be able to assert
their majority on the temporary
organization, whether they will have
the necessary two-thirds to nominate
whether they will abrogate the two
thirds rule or when they will nomi-
nate are questions which are still in
the air and which must depend for
their solution upon the future. The
silver men who have arrived are unit
In their determination to control the
convention and to yield to no COM
promise, and events, so far as they
have unfolded, indicate that if there is
any effort to thwart them in this mat
ter the convention will become the
scene Of spmeIvery exciting occurrences.
SILVER FROM CORE TO cUTIcLE.
/ Some of the silver men manifest
disposition to resent the announced
intention of gold advocates who are
not delegates to the. convention to come
Ito Chicago with the avowed intention
<of influencing the course OF proceed
ings. Voice was given to this feeling
Fby Senator-elect Money of Mississippi,
who said: SIT is an unheard of pro.
ceeding for men like Mr.. Whitney and
Mr.. Eckeis, who have no credentials
to the National Convention, to attend
it with the. view of influencing the
action of delegates on question of
principle. 1t is, of course, usual for
the friends of candidates to exert their
influence upon delegates who believe
as they do, but for men to come here
as these men do, to change the views
of delegates who are instructed on a
ID AhO vi loiltJy 10 pl6Cb OF
arrogance or piece of folly, lust as
you choose to regard it. / say to them
that either one of two constructions is
to be put upon their conduct They
either propose to buy men outright or
they want to otherwise influence dele
gates to break faith with their con
stituents Either policy will be re-
sented, and L predict that the gold
} advocates who come to the convention
without other excuse than that of
exerting their influence on duly elected
delegates will meet with a very cool re-
ception. The convention will be silver
from core to cuticle and the gold in
huence cannot be used to change its
character
NEW YoRK's HEADQUARTERS
Len. II. Wager of Troy, sergeant at
arms of the Democratic State Central
Committee of New York, is registered
at the Palmer House. He arrived in
Chicago early in the proceedings to
perect arrangements at the Auditorium
and the Palmer House for the accom-
mediation of the New York delegation.
Singularly enough the room that will
be used for headquarters, in the Pal.
mer House, is the identical one the
New Workers had - years ago, when
ME- SIbfGlhuQ WAS llTbb
The New York headquarters will be
thrown open to the public Saturday.
Mr.. Wager will see that they are hand
somely decorated.
GRAY WITH GOLD STANDARD CONTINGENT
New York, July 2.-Headed by
William g. Whitney, gold standard
contingent will leave for Chicago at
a. so o'clock this afternoon, journeying
ba VnrIS
The party will include, as guests of
Mr.. Whitney, United States Senators
Gray Of Delaware and Smith of New
Jersey, ex-Goy. Russell of Massachu.
setts, District Attorney John r. Eel
lows, Naval Officer Christopher G.
Baldwin, State Chairman james W.
Hinckley, National Committeeman
: William #. Sheehan, ex-Mayor Hugh
j. Grant and Col. George E. NJ
Harvey, Mr.. Whitney's secretary. At
Albany Senator Hill and Smith NJ
Weed will join the party. Senator
Murphy, ex-Gov. Flower and Frederick
r. Coudert were invited to join, too,
but could not
"We go to Chicago" said Mr.
whitney, "as Democrats desirous of
doing the best we can for our party.
What will be done cannot be foretold.
we nope IL VIII Us lOr DbSl iDlefc5lS OF
the party and of the country"
Chicago, ILL.,, July 3.-Notwith-
standing the convention is still four
days off there are almost continuous
conferences among those who expect 10
be called upon to make the platform.
They consist largely of the free silver
leaders who are located at the Sherman
House. Their plans all look to pro
pairing document which, while it
will cover various other questions of
Democratic faith, will give the place
of prominence to the financial decara
ton. 1t is, indeed, now expected that
the platform will he silver pronun-
ciamento, setting forth tho free com
ago doctrine in the form nf a ringing
address, which will appeal to the sup
port of all silver advocates of Whatever
party. The gist Of the plank Will, how
ever, be an unequiyocal declaration for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver