The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-02
They Fear Chairman Harrity Is
Working Against Them.
NO GOLD MEN TRUSTED BY THEM
Silverites Want 10 Run the Conyen-
tien From Start TO Finish.
If Harrity's Committee Names . Gold
Temporary Chairman the silver
Delegates Propose 10 Turn Him
Down-Ecsels Tells the >ilverites
That the Gold Democrats Won't
Vote Tor Free Coinage Candidates.

Chicago. July The executive conn
mittee OF the national Democratic COM
m!ttee met at the Palmer house promptly
at ls today. with Chairman Harrity and
MesSrs. Wall. Sheern. Sheriey. FraSher
and Wallace present. Gable WAS the only
absentee. The committee went Immediate
y into executive session The silver COM
nIttee. consisting OK Senators Jones, Dam
lei and TuTple and Cows .Mtgeld and
Stone were promptly admitted. The aues-
ton OF temporary Organization was dis
cussed. Tho TWO committees were togeth-
er an hour and a halt, when the silver
men withdrew.
While no animoslty was displayed on
either side. the conversation was very ear
nest There were TO formal speeches. but
general conversation. just as IL We were
sitting around a log fire IN the country
said one participate after IL closed. The
silver men asked that il should he def
nltely understood that they did not come
as representatives of the silver commit
tee. bat as delegates representing the ma
joFity view of the convention. They eX-
pressed desire 10 have al understanding
upon the various questions OF temporary
chairman, seats for delegates ana alter
mates, procedure regarding contSsttng DEL
egations. and arrangement Of the tempo
rslry roll call. Referring 10 the tempo
raTy roll call the members Of the executive
pect TO consider the contests as the ma
tionai committee had done on all previous
occasions and make up the temporary roll
call Attention was called 10 the fact
that there has so far been no notice or
contest except In Nebraska. The silver
men did not indicate whether this would
he satisfactory. Ii was also stated. on
behalf of the national committee, that
tickets would be distributed by the COM
mittee according to the established GUS
tom.
The principal part Of the conference was
devoted 70 the selection of temporary
chairman, but no understanding was
reached. Chairman Harrity stated that
he had had no opportunity for confer
enee with other members OF the national
committee, and did not feel prepared 10
indicate the policy Of the committee. lie
said no would be pleased TO confer with
the silver men again, and asked them TO
meet the committee on Monday By which
time he hoped 10 be able to speak author
itatively. lie said he had no candidate,
but declined 10 say whether the eommit-
tee would be disposed TO act OH their own
responsibility or accept the advice Of the
silver men. The silver men we're not pre-
ciseiy pleased with hts statement and
they made II clear that they would expect
10 be consulted. and also that ia case OF
failure 10 consult them and the election
OF a presiding officer whose views were
not in harmony with those Of the major
ity they would be heard from IN the con-
vention This WAS pat SO plainly that
the members OF the executive committee
did not fail 10 comprehend its ruii import.
The silver men stated That they would
accept any man designated by the national
committee provided he was a man OF rec
ognized standing I'm the party whose views
were understood everywhere 20 be In ac-
cord with their own on the financial ques-
tion. They We're only concerned that the
convention should be recognized from the
beginning az a SILVER convention. feeling
confident tha, many would draw their con-
clusions as TO the character of the con-
vention from the standing Of the tempo
rary presiding officer IN the silver ranks.
Tarrity and hts associates listened pa
tiently. bat gave no sign OF any fnclina-
ton 10 Yield 10 tho request. nor indeed,
as 20 what course they would pursue,
further than that outlined in Harrity's
preliminary statement All the members
OF the committee expressed a desirs 10
preserve tho utmost harmony tn the con-
vontion and among individuals, and in this
expression they were heartily Joined by
the silver men. with the mental resefva-
ton that the rule or the ma iority should
be made manifest from the beginning.
Nothing was said on either side 10 indi-
cate preference as TO individuals for the
ehairmanship.
Harrity's position was that the full ma
tionai committee would have to pass upon
the temporary craftsmanship. and he had
no means Of knowing how the members
of the committee would regard the SUBJ
iect He ventpred tho opinion that they
would be controlled by their convictions
and their judgment. II controlled by their
convictions alone. they w0uld probably
select man OF the Same financial views
they hold individually. but n they con-
suited their Judgment they might select
"A man whose Views would be ia harmony
with the sentiment OF the majority of the
convention He did not, he said, suppose
the executive committee would feel called
upon TO make recommendation. II not.
there would be no use for the silver COM
fnfttea TO see the executive committee
again, and they could call upon the na-
fiouaI committee on Monday.