New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
GOLD MEN MEET AGAIN.
THEY DECIDE TO MAKE FIGHT on
EVERY POSSIBLE POINT.
SENATOR HILL TO BE NAMED FOR TEMPORARY
CHAIRMAN IN SPITE OF THREATs-soUNp-
MONEY DELEGATES MAY REFUSE TO
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.


rBY rELEoRAPu TO THE rRrBuSE]
Chicago July 5-The gold Democrats hel0
another council tonight at the Auditorium
Hotel. It could not be called a council OF war.
but might be rightly termed council Of az.
gravaton BY aggravatng the free-coinage
Democrats II is argued the gold men may be
able to drive them into executing such abomina-
bic acts as to give just cause for knitting the
free-coinage candidate for President. But az
for openly boiling that hateful thing. Mr.. Whit.
ney and Senator Hill are yet in no mood Tor II.
The council was attended by about one hundred
prominent gold delegates and gold politicians.
Among those present were William c. Whitney.
Senator Smith, Of New-Jersey; Senator Gray. OF
Delaware; Bradley B. Smalley. of Vermont:
William F. Harrty, chairman OF the Democratic
National Committee; Smith NJ. Weed. Of Platts.
burg: John r. Reed and Robert f. Wright of
Pennsylvania; eX-Mayor Gilroy, OF New-York;
Elliott Danforth. ex-State Treasurer Of New.
York; Mayor Malloy. Of Troy; William F. shee-
han, of New-York; William d. Bynum, A. O.
Smith and A. F. Brown. Of Indiana: Don NJ.
Dickinson of Michigan: Washington Hesns. Of
Chicago Controller Eckels Ex-Governor William
f. Russell of Massachusetts: ex-Congressman
John E. Russell Of Boston; ex-Police Commits.
scner ]. J. Martin. Of New-York. and James ".
Hnkey chairman Of the New-York Democratic
State Committee.
Senator David B. Hill was not present. Word
was brought from him. however. that II those In
attendance at the conference decided that he
had better stand for temporary chairman. he
would accept the unpleasant duty OF getting
knocked down and run over by the free-coinage
machine Mr. Hill had been waited upon In the
course Of the afternoon by Senator Jones, OF
Arkansas. and Senator Daniel OF Virginia and
asked as a personal favor by them to decline
the post Of temporary chairman II he was
named for the position by the gold majority Of
the Democratic National Committee they de-
clared the silver men would move that silver
man be substituted for him. Mr. Hill decided
that he would. nevertheless persist in his can.
ddacy for temporary chairman. 1t was an
easy way to acquire a reputation for courage
mo. gentlemen said Mr.. Hill to Senators
Jones and Daniel Il cannot heed your warning
not to run for temporary chairman. man who
has been defeated for Governor OF New-York By
15O 900 majority fears crushing machine after
such an experience" And So apparently the
first test of strength in the Democratic National
Convention will be upon this Office Of temporary
chairman.
Those in attendance at the conference approved
of Mr.. Hills decision. They will have the Demo-
cratic National Committee tomorrow name Mr..
Hill for temporary chairman. expecting that he
VIII De Deaten Dy tndTleS -. lnOmdS, or COlOFa0O.
who is said TO the choice Of the silver-coinage
Democrats. This defeat on temporary chairman
will be grievance No. |. No. 2 will be sought
when the free-conage platform is adopted. aftes
a bimetallic plank offered a substitute hao
been voted down Possibly by that time the Dc.
cision will be reached not TO vote for any man for
President. but TO throw $50 blank ballots. The
Montana delegates. II will be remembered at tho
Republican National Convention declined TO vote
fer a candidate for President after the platform
was adopted. The argument was made at the
conference tonight Of the gold Democrats thae
this would be the right policy to adopt after
free coinage plank is adopted here In Chicegd
How can we take part In vote for Pres:do04
after a free-coinage platform Is adoptedT aseo0
one Of the delegates. sine II we vote 10 pug
gold man on free-coinage platform we snail -
acting absurdly; and II we vote for free-coino0o
candidate for President We stultny our prino
pies"
Those At the conference will also make grtevs
ance OF the repeal Of the two-thrds rule, u u "
repealed: or OF the conversion OF the MichigAo
delegation into free-coinage ona
Ex-Governor Flower made a motion that com
mittees be appointed and sent to the veriouo
State delegations to try TO persuade them NOT -
support a free-coinage platform. Controlles
Eckes moved AZ an amendment that individualo
seek out the various State delegations and make
speeches against free coinage. He feared tha1
the free-silver delegations would resent the senA.
Ing to them Of formal committees The general
opinion was that Mr.. Eckels ives rlght ana n
was reported that The frse-eolpaoo 0onocsatS