The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
Silver Leaders to Demand That
Daniel of Virginia Be Chosen
to Preside.
ANUNPRECEDENTED SITUATION
IN THE CONVENTION.
Action of the National Committee to
Be Set Aside by the White
Metal Champions.
HEADQUARTERS UNITED PRESS,
HERALD BUILDING,

CHICAGO, Ill, July o.
Senator Hill's expressed desire is to be
gratifed. The first fight between the sill
yer and sound money forces will occur on
the question OF temporary organization of
the convention when Chairman Harrity
calls it to order at noon tomorrow. Ac-
cording to present appearances the PRAYER
is about the only part of the preliminary
proceedings which is likely to pass un-
challenged.
In no previous gre at National conven-
ton has the recommendation of the duly
chosen National Committee in regard to
a temporary presiding officer been antago-
nized by minority report and a demand
for a vote, but the present gathering is an
exceptional one and is likely to break in
upon precedents in more respects than
one. BY vote OF q to % the majority of
thINational Committee decided to recon-
mend Senator David B. Hill as temporary
chairman OF the convention.
c. S. Thomas of Colorado gave notice
that a minority report would be presented
recommending the selection of Senator
John W. Daniel of Virginia, and that the
convention would be asked 10 make a
choice between the two nominations. It
is a curious fact that at the last Demo-
cratic Convention held in this city, during
the memorable night session which re-
suited in the nomination of Grover Cleve-
land, Senator Daniel, with dauntless cour-
age, faced for over an hour a hostile audi
ence as the especial champion of Senator
Hill, the man to whom, by the irony of
politics, he is now antagonized.
The method of proceeding tomorrow
will probably be as follows: When Mr..
Harrity calls the convention TO order as
the representative of the National Com
mittee and recommends the selection of
Senator Hill as chairman, a minority
member of the National Committee will
offer a su bstitute offering Senator Daniel.
Under all forms of parliamentary law a
c substitute must first be voted upon, and
the only open question in this case seems
10 be whether or not Mr.. Harrity will
recognize one of the silver associates for
the purpose of offering this substitute, the
convention not having been organized,
and no roll of the delegates having been
passed upon.
The silver men claim that the chairman S
act il recommending a temporary chair
man for the approval OF the convention is
an admission that the convention is quail
fed to act upon it. If this be true in the
, one case, they assert that it must be so in
the case of the substitute. Should Mr..
Harrity refuse to put the motion for the
adoption OF the substitute, some silver
member OF the National Committee on
Platform will put the question himself, and
the skirmish between the gold and silver
factions will be preciDitated.
81 know very little about the parlia-
mentary status OF the matter" said Sen
ator Tillman tonight, "but 1 do claim to
be possessed OF a little common sense. l
know that Senator Daniel will be the tenn
porary chairman Of this convention and
that he will make the speech. If the gold
men think that their 300 votes form the
majority of this convention, Just let them