The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-08
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
Work Of Convention For TOda!
Mapped Out.
SENATOR WHITE OF CALIFORNIA
WILL PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
Slate for Permanent Organization Some

Slate for Permanent Organization Some.
what of urpriss-McDermott of
Now Jersey Threatens Bolt in Commit
tee on Resolutions.
Chicago, July 7.-The committee on
permanenet organization met after ad-
journment of the convention. Con. E.
b. Finley of Ohio was elected chairman !;
j. Fl. Brown OF Georgia, secretary, and
W.F. Webb of Missouri, sergeant-at-arms.
1t was the in5ontion of the silver men
to at once act upon the permanent cha If
manship of the convention and they ex-
pected some one representing the sill YER
l2afeEs to be present to indicate what
was desired to be done. This did not
turn out to be the case.
Some of the gold men urg ed that q
yoto be at once taken. The silver men
moved recess of five minutes, during
which time they retired and held a
short caucus
Senators Harris and White, and ex-
Congressman Bryan were Ealked of. A
committee OF tive was appointed to con-
Ter with the silver leaders, and the bime-
tallic league for the purpose uf selecting
proper committee, and guiding the sill
YER men before the convention. A recess
was taken until evening. When the COM
mlttee resumed it's session, motion to
ADJOURN until p. m. WAS carried. The
sub com mmittee had consultation with
the silver leaders and the slate when
| the full COMMITTEES reassem bled at p. IN.
was ready.
The slate was surprise. For the vet
u mic r,qf fNo1r, Lal knar,
conceded to be probably the choice, SEN
ator Stephen White of California had
been substituted. The only reason men
| TONED informally for the change was,
that the members thought it undesirable
| to have both presiding officers from
| Southern states. George G. BIlbert of
kentucky placed Senator Whites name
Hampshire. moved to make Senator Hill
| of New York the choice of the commit
| toe. A roll call was taken and the vote
resulted in the selection of Senator
| White by 33 to 6, The six states which
voted for Senator Hill were Delaware,
| Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hamp-
| shire, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
A significant feature of the meetin q
was the absence of E. r. Coudert, repre-
senting New York, and James Allis of
Connecticut. Four other states and
territories were not represented. Hon.
| W. 6. Bryan of Nebraska was for some
| time considerably talked of in his
absence about making him the perma-
| ment presiding officer of the convention.
At the suggestion of his friends, his
| name has not been presented, for the
reason that he might be candidate for
President before the convention.
| Thomas J. Cogan Of Cincinnati, was
| the choice of the committee for secretary
of the convention. This office is supposed
| to have been picked out for Major
Towles, the aged. but energrtic secretary
l of the bi-metallio committee, but he did
not muster enough votes.
| Sergeant Atari Martin, was the sub
| ject of sharp criticism and an effort was
| made by half dozen radical silver men to
turn him down and recommend another
person for permanent sergeant alarms.
Six men so voted when the question took
the form of a resolution, and when they
were defeated, it WAS aunouced that they
| reserved the right to bring in a minority
report, recommending the removal of
| Martin. The chief complaint Is that Col.
Martin did not prove himself capable OF
| handling the convention efficiently today
and three Thousand empty seats were
partly the result of his peculiar methods
and theories. The following were choser
convention officers: l.. ID. Hisohemer
Chicago, first assistant secretary; JEFF
Pollard, assistant reading secretary E.
B. Wade of Tennessee, reading clerk
Nat. X. Waller Of Florida, assistant read
| ing clerk.