Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-30
Two Conferences Being Held in
Chicago To-Day Of Impor-
tance to the Party.
BLAND-ALTGELD COMBINE
Vice-President Adlai Stevenson
Now Looming Up as a Presi-
Dental Candidate.
SENATOR JONES TALKS

CHICAGO. ILL.,, June S0.--The mem
bera Of the bi-metallic national demo
cratic committee, whose deliberation
will 60 far toward determining tn
platform Of the national convention t,
be held next week, are In session at the
Sherman house to-day.
President Heyworth, Of the Chicagt
exhibition company, announces thai
everything is in readiness at the Coli
scum for the national convention.
The main platform will be located in
the eastern portion of the central sec-
tlon, and will be reached by private en-.
frances. On the Sixty-third street side
OF the building is the grand public re-
ception ball. Oaly soft drinks will be
offered for sale. Newspaper row has
been established in the southeast cor
ner of the structure, and a loug-dis-
tance telephone has been placed 10 the
lobby. The main entrance is located
at Sixty third street, and the carriage
entrance at Sixty second street aud
Grace avenue. The acoustic facilities
Of the immense building have been
pronounced perfect.
CHICAGO, Ills, June 80 Behind
closed doors and in separate parlors of
the Sherman house, were inaugurated
this morning, two conferences, the re-
suits of which are likely to materially
affect the deliberations and the out.
come of the national democratic cor
vention, in this city, July 7th. The BIZ
metallic democratic national commit.
tee, is one and is composed OF num-
Der OF democratic senators and repub-
licans, and committeeman from each
state and Territory. The other confer
ence is composed of forty-eight district
delegates and delegates-at-large of ILL
nois, together with number Of lead
g'party workers all over the state.
called personally by Governor Altgeld,
chairman, for the purpose of consider
Ing the merits aud qualifications of
various gentlemen already in the field
Tor the presidential nomination, and 10
suggest and carry out methods to off
set any scheme whatever, looking to
compromise, that might b. suggested
by the gold standard minority, and to
decide whether or not Illinois should
lay claim to either the temporary or
permanent craftsmanship of the con-
yention. These two meetings made
the Sherman house the rallying point,
and at an early hour this morning
scores Of delegates and hundreds of
boomers we're already on the ground.
IL do not think we will do much, to.
day, besides discussing the general sit
uaiion," said Senator Jones, sand
considering plans by which our forces
may work nnitedly and harmoniously
toward the end.'' 1--WE are not going
to have any trouble in framing sill
yer plank" !" (He said this with
SMILEY.
'.In fact, this will be about the
easiest portion of our labors. There can
be neither equivocation nor evasion IN
an out and out declaration for free and
unlimited coinage -
In informal talks and interchanges
OF opinion considerable prominence
was given to the report which reached
here from the east, this morning, that
Vice President Stevenson is looming
mp as presidential candidate, as
possible choice Of eastern democrats,
TO many of whom he is known to be
very acceptable, and that they might
seek coalition with southern delega. |
fions with view Of forcing his nomi
nation. Among silver men, however,
the suggestion is not received with
much favor, although none of the
Spokesman Of the assembly forces are
willing to couple their names with an
expression of opinion in the absence of
an authoritative announcement that the
Vice-president is actually in the field.
Ten O'Clock was the hour set for
calling to order the bi-metallic demo-
cratic conference, but owing to the
fact that but twenty of the forty-si
committeeman we're on hand, recess
until Ioon was ordered, without any
business being transacted. Ex-Con-
gressman Bryan, OF Nebraska, was
one Of the callers at the bi-metallic
headquarters, this morning. He ex.
planned that he was en- route to his
home from visit to southern Illinois,
and would return on Sunday with bis
silver delegation from Nebraska. He
had brief conference with Senator
Jones and Secretary Towle, which is
understood to have had relation to the
probable action Of the national CON-
mjttce in making up Of the tenn porary
roll and the preliminary disposition Of
contests. Later, Secretary Towle said: |
IL think our principal business to-day
will be TO appnint special committee
to wait upon the national committee
and ascertain their plans regarding the
temporary organization OF the eonven-
tion."
At 1920 o'clock, Senator Jones an
nounced to the throng that the national
committee would go into executive
session, ard added that all silver dele
gates to the national convention were
invited to be present. Aeceptanees to
this invitation were so numerous. that
after those outside these designations
bad withdrawn, sufficient number re-
mainea to crowd the two communicat-
ipe parlors.
When the committee went into ses-
zion, there was an informal inter
change Of opinions in regard to or. 9.
talizing the silver forces on the money
plank. 1t was agreed. however. that
the matter Of organization was of the
fyst Importance, and on motion Of