The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-07

silver man 20 place IN nomination hefo-c
.ae convention man Of the silver lac
ttoa's choice. This query. addressed oh
rscctly 70 Chairman Harrffv. brought that
gentleman 70 his feet with great prcsnpt-
ness. lie said ne resented tire inquiry from
the member from Ccloraac. 1t contained
a reflection upon him ard his fairness as q
presiding officer Sna "a chairman OF the
rational committee wisch was unasrrNnS-
eS and uncalled fer. We declined 70 enswer
such a question or give it further consd-
GRAFTON.
ar SheeAan again took the foer and said
~fle silver men were making mistake IN
refusing 70 abide by the rr~ceSsent IN na-
tiorai conventions heretofore. tie recassed
ire fact that fear years ase the Cleveland
men were defeates BY the NATIONAL con-
u,fttee and owens. OF Kentucky. Was made
Temporary chairman. Although efe was an
ants-cleVeland man. the Cleveland major
ity of the convention did not tssertsSe 70
violate the established pr~eedent of thu
party and reject the man sssecsea by tho
committee for temporary chairman. he
warned Mr. Thomas and the silver men
that they would he the losers In the end X
they refused TO accept senator Htl for
temporary chairman
For Temporary secretary g. r. Seaertn.
OF Indiana. was selected. Jehn r. Martin
was selected as scrgeant-a;~srzns. and
j
ss<tanE The eecrUtary was asFsfsuSRd
20 Designate such assistant ss<rataxfes aS
Ne pleased. and be named Leopola Strauss.
OF Alabama. as tho first assistant sacrss-
tary. al tho request OF Committeeman
CLAYTON, az that state.
After rho adjournment or tho nataonAk
committee Mr.. Clayton stated thai irnzne-
diateiy after Chairman Esrrsty calls tnc
convention TO order he viii present tho
ID, s,fN XnY+
temporary chairman. and win then recox-
ntxe either Mr.. Clayton or M. Thcinas.
tsrs committeeman frcm Colora1o. VINO
will present. on behalf os the minority OF
she national committee, the name OF SEN
atar John W. Daniel. OF Virginia MT.
Clayton and the other silyer men say tary
have entire confidence In the fairness OF
Mr.. Harrity ana expect 70 see the matter
OF me temporary chairnanEhzp settsed In
che same good humor that prevahed IN
the committee. Tho report or tue MINOR
ity will be brief. and tonlzht = hesnk
signed by tho minority members OF tho
committee -
national COMMITTEES present. nine being
representei by proxies: Alabama. Hsnry
N Cvfavton: Arkansas II. M. Rose. 7. Mo
Rae proxy: California, NJ. II. Tarpey. soio-
raae. Charles s. Thomas; tonnecticass
Carlos French; Delaware. Lewis c. VAN
faYErln. FiNfENAs S&TlI~A A~N1s NsF1t ef"s
Clark Howell. IT,: idaho. Frank w. He~nc.
Barry y. billiard proxy. Illinois. Ben =.
Gable: Indiana. Simon p. Shesrin. Iowa.
n r. Richardson. Kansas, Charles w.
blair: Kentucky. Thomas n. Sherleys
i,ouis,ana. James yeffries: Maine. Arthur
Sewail: Maryland. A. j.. Gorman. l. q.
Ronrhan proxy: Massachusetts,. Josiah
Quincy: Michigan. Daniel ]. canpsni
Minnesota, Michael Doran. ID. W. Lawler
proxy; Mississippi. Charles r. Iowrys
Missouri. John q. Prather; Montana. A j.
Davidson: Nebraska. Tobias Castor: Ne
y-rda. II. p. Heating. New Hampahire A.
". Sulioway; New Jersey. Miles Ross.
Senator J. J. Smith proxy: New York.
william r. Sheehan. North Carolina NJ.
W. Ransom: North Dakota. William 8.
I.eistikow: Ohio. Calvin g. Brfce. George
T. GiIliland proxy. Oregon, ~ D. McKee,
Fred Holman proxy: Perrsylvsnia. w. r.
Harrity: Rhofe Island. Samuel r. Honey.
Richard n. Comstoek proxy: South Caros
lima. NJ T. Donaldson. South Dakofas
James Wool: Tennessee. Holmes Gums
mlngs, Texas. o. T. Holt. Vermont. Brad
ley r. Smaiieys Virginia. J. TNyfor E1ii-
son: Washington. Efugh G. Wallace. West
Virginia, John Shsridan. Wisconsin, n. g.
Wall Senator w. r. viias proxy. Wyo-
ming, w L. Kuy<rrda1l. Aiaaka. A. \.
Delanav: District OF Columbia. James Il
Norris: Now nsexfco, II. n. Ferguson: Ok
lahorna IT. M. Richardson: Utah. Samuel
A. Merritt; Indian Territory. Robert L.
Owen