The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-01

meeting. his purpose had been 10, II pos
sible, secure instructions for Mr.. Bland.
'He Is the man for US to nominate, IL
we would not be misunderstood. The
people know where Mr.. Bland stands on
the money question, and, while others
may be as reliable for silver. they are
not so we'll understood, for no others
have been SO thoroughly identified with
the cause as he has been. No explana-
tion would be necessary with Mr.. Bland
as the Democratic candidate" Mr.
Williams said also that the Democrats
OF southern Illinois were practically a
unit for Bland, and expressed the opinion
that Bland could carry the state on q
free coinage platform.
The Temporary Chairmanship.
The committee appointed by the DEM
ocratic bimetallic committee TO confer
with the executive committee of the
national Democratic committee, will
meet the gentlemen composing this or
ganization at the Palmer House this
afternoon. Chairman Harrity is ex-
pected TO arrive today, and TO call the
executiev committee together soon after
his arrival. Other members of the ma
tional organization have assured the
silver committeeman that they will be
teceived soon after the executive COM
nittee is called together.
Members OF the executive committee,
with whom the silver men have con-
ferred, assured them that no steps had
been taken looking to the selection OF
temporary officers. This has had the
effect of causing the members of the
himetallic organization to feel that pos
sibly their apprehensions were un-
founded and to conclude, that probably
They will. however, make their call,
there will be no effort at snap judgment.
and present statement OF the action of
the blmetallic. committee, and ask that
that committee be allowed TO suggest
the temporary presiding officer.
IL this request is not granted, they
will report to their full committee, and
the full committee will proceed to select
man Tor the place, and propose plan.
for his election at the outset of the con-
vention. in the face of a contrary nomi-
nation by the national committee. This
sourse will not, however, be adopted
without full warning to the national
committee, in case such warning ap-
pears to be necessary.
Also, in the event that the national
committee consents to the suggestion,
the silver men will proceed to name a
man for the place. 1t is even possible
that they would consent to compro-
mise that would allow the national COM
mittee to make its own selection of a
presiding officer, in case they agree to
take a silver man and TO submit the
name to the bimetallic committee be-
fore announcing the name.
The silver men are determined upon
the point OF not being thwarted I'm this
matter, and are giving their entire at
tention to it, They will tell the national
committee very plainly that the only
way to avoid a clash in the convention,
and for the national committee TO avoid
being repudiated is for them to ac-
cede To the wishes of the silver men in
this matter They assert that il will
have to be made apparent from the be-
ginning that 1t is to be a silver conven-
ton. and that this can be demonstrated
in no way so clearly as by the selection
of a temporary presiding officer.
The silver men have given very little
attention TO the question as to who shall
be selected to preside, but speculation
points freely to Senator Harris Of Ten
nessee. 1t is suggested that the task may
be quite arduous for one of Senator Har-
ris' advanced age, but his great ex-
periencc and parliamentary ability. as
well as mis- popularity I'm the party. will
render him a formidable candidate II
he manifests a desire for the honor
The name OF Governor Hogg OF Texas
is also mentioned IN connection with the
selection