The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-06
ONE POINT GAINED
Whitney's Crowd Will Prevent the Ab-
rOgation Of the Two-Thirds Rule.
MEETING OF THE GOLDBUGS
Their Second Gathering IL Char
acterized by Its Solemnity-They
Consider the Bolting PROPOSE
tion and Contested Seats.

Chicago. July 5.-The gold state dele
gates gathered rather slowly this eve
ming for their second meeting. The at
tendance was much larger than on
Friday night. many more OF the dele
gates having arrived. Neither Senator
Hill nor Governor Flower attended the
meeting, the former giving as reason
that he was too busy with other af-
fairs. Before the session Mr.. Whitney
said: "The meeting Is simply to for
mulate plans. We are not going to ar
range any Individual course" II was
announced. however. that the meeting
was to get the sense OF the delegates
on the question Of bolting. several dele
gates having urged that course early
In the day. The meeting was called TO
order by Mr. Whitney. and Senator
Gray again assumed the chair He
spoke briefly but encouragingly OF the
work done. assuring his hearers that
there had been one point gained. that OF
preventing the abrogation Of the two
thirds rule, William C. Whitney fol-
lowed Senator Gray and was greeted
with great applause.
Mr.. Whitney spoke briefly On the
situation and called attention to the
contested seats and to the fact that IL
was alleged that the silver men were
going to throw out all delegates who
did not agree with them. This led to q
general explanation OF the contested
seats In Indiana, Ohio and Nebraska,
but particular attention was called to
Michigan. All the cases. as explained
by men from the states interested, were
in favor OF the gold delegates. The
Michigan case was explained by Ell
lott, Stevenson and Don N. Dickinson.
II was stated by Stevenson that no
ground OF contest existed. no irregu-
larity was charged, that all that was
claimed by the silver men was tat
Michigan was q silver state and that
It should not cast q gold vote IN the
convention. The proposition Of tho
silver men Is to unseat the four dele
gates t-large, T.. G. Stevenson,
Thomas A. weadock. r. r. Raker and
Peter White.
The delegation now stands 16 gold
and IL silver and II the four delegates
at-hrge are unseated and the silver
men substituted. the situation will Be
rcversed. and Michigan, being under
the unit rule. would cast - votes for
silver and give the silver men the
necessary two-thirds 10 control the
convention.
1t was stated that II had BEEN decid-
ed by the silver conference to-nighsk "a
unseat the gold delegates In Michigan
and that steps are being taken In thai
direction. II was stated that three
states. Indiana. Ohio and Missouri had
already instructed the men for the
committee on credentials 70 seat the
deiegates-at-l large from Michigan n
was also stated that when the Indiana
man was selected he was asked how
he stood ON the Michigan contest. and
replied that he had not looked into II
yet.
We'll" was the answer. "k yoa don't
know how you are going 70 vote w
had better elect another man." and
this was enough TO secure Q pledge
from the man selected.
Another statement was 70 the e6ec'
that Senator Cockerill In d11cussinG
the Michigan case with Senator Hi
declared that every gold deiegats-at'
large was to be thrown out and th<
state voted solid for silver. The pro
posed course was declared to be revo'
lutionary and II carried out woul<
justify the gold men In any step they
might deem advisable. II was snid tha
gold men could not submit to any suct
high-handed course. Another confer
ence will be held on Tuesday night AZ
ter the convention has held one session