The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-22
MILLS DEFINES HIS POSITION
CANNOT SUPPORT TIE CHICAGO
PLATFORM NOE NOMINEES.

PLATFORM NOR NOMINEES.
The Chairman Of the New Haven Town
Committee win Not Resign Until After
Second Convention--A Another Meeting
Friday Evening When Mr.. Mills VIII be-
Ousted From the Chairmanship.
For several days there has been talk
in certain quarters about the Change
of heart" alleged to have taken place.
or as being in process of taking place.
in Chairman William J. Mills Of the
democratic town committee. Since the
first utterances of the chairman In ref
erence to the platform adopted at Chi
cago and the candidates named the sill
yer men have been bringing up reasons
and excuses why Mr.. Mills should re-
tract the words and fall in line unden
the Bryan-silver-populis banner.
One OF their favorite arguments has
been that Mr.. Mills was put at the
head of the town committee when the
party in the city was almost in the last
ditch and that this was done for pur-
pose, no less worthy one than to give
the chairman chance to bring organ
ized force out of routed rabbie. This
they say the chairman was accomplish-
ing. That he has had an ambition to
finish this making cosmos out Oh
chaos the silver men claim to. know
1t was this that made them hope t07
witness this complete Change of
heart last evening when they met in
the chairman's Office in the Exchange
building.
That Mr.. Mills had not changed his
mind just little bit was plain to be
seen, however, to any one not bedaz-
! zled by the clouds Of silver which over
hangs the country. He marched
lup the stairs through the ranks
| of scores Of democrats not mem-
bers of the committee, that lined the
stairs and Railways to his office. There
was fxedness Of purpose about Mr..
Mills. which everyone UNDERSTOOD
came from feeling that he had some-
thing to say to the gentlemen Of the
committee, and that he intended to
say It, s@s#
When they were all assembled Ia the
office OF the chairman, eleven Of the
fifteen members being present, there
was an air of expectancy pervading the
atmosphere. All eyes We're turned to
the chairman. and as many Of the out
isiders as could get within hearing
distance did so.
The chairman did not call the meet
ling to order, but s61d: aGentlemen,
this is not a meeting Of the democratic
town committee. We have met here to
discuss matters of Importance con-
cerning democratic politics. There has
| been a great deal of talk about a meet
ing for the purpose Of ratifying the
choice Of the Chicago convention I
cannot favor the silver platform, and 7
certainly cannot support plank which
insults the integrity Of the supreme
court of the United States
1.-THE whole platform is undemocratic
and unconstitutional"
| Continuing, Mr.. Mills said: II do nob
intend to resign my position as chair
man of this committee; at least shall
| take no action in the matter until there
is another convention Of democrats OF
Connecticut We are now subject to-
| the rules and the law laid down by the
state convention held in this city,which
Ideclared for gold. Should the second
convention repudiate the work OF the
first and declareN for silver I shall
| then resign from the Craftsmanship OF
Ithis cimmittee."
AS Mr.. Mills closed his speech q
member Of the committee arose and
i said: Gentlemen, / am surprised to
hear any democrat express such senti-
| James Keleher be --
At this juncture Chairman Mills
said: Gentlemen, I have a pressing
/ engagement and you must excuse me.
| With this announcement the conf
mittee began to retire. Before the
member had time to finish his motion
the room was cleared.
Messrs HUT and Russell accompan-
led the chairman up the street, while
| the other members went across the
green and for a period were lost to the
world.
Later it was learned that it was de-
cided to hold another meeting on FRI
| day evening, not, however. IN Mr.. Mills
office but in the Monticello club house
| on Temple street This action was
taken by the silver democrats In order
to test the sincerity of the president
and board of governors that all demo-
Gratis are welcomed within the walls OF
| the Monticello club. ~
| The silver men say that failing to
get the Monticello club they will go on
| the central green.
| They claim nine of the fifteen menu
bers of the committee already. It Is
confidently asserted that by Friday
thirteen of the fifteen will have enlisted
under the white metal Chairman Mills,
they say, will then be ousted from the
craftsmanship.
A new man will be elected and a rat
| ification meeting will be held