The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-11
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETS
Vice Residential List is Run Over withou
Any Result.

4 Any Result.
Chicago, July 10.-The silver leaders
constituting Ehe steering committee.
which has until tonight had no meeting
| since the convention opened, again
| found after the nomination of Mr..
| Bryan that it had business on its hands
| in the selection of proper candidate
| for vice president A call for a con-
ference at the Sherman house was &C
cordingly passed around the convention
han and the meeting assembled a few
minutes before IL O'Clock tonight. The
committee found it had a wealth OF
candidates on its hands, including John
r. Mclean and Allen W. Thurman,
of Ohio; Joseph c. Sibley of Pennsylvi-
vania, ex-CongreSsman Williams and
Fithian and C. K. Ladd of Illionois and
Arther Seweu of Maine. The names Of
Senator Turpie and Governor Matthews
were offered and Senator Daniel of Vir-
ginia was also mentioned. The COM
mittee appeared TO be greatly impressed
with the Importance Of making a proper
selection and remained IN consultation
until a late hour considering the ques-
ton. The names of Mclean and Sib-
ley were the most frequently mentioned
but 1t was objected 70 Mclean that his
delegation, while solid for him for pres
ident, was divided on the vice presi-
Dental proposition and 10 Sibley that
If the nomination was given to him,
an opportunity might be lost TO win a
state, which, even with him, there was
slight hope OF carrying ennsyivania-
1t was developed during the course of
the meeting that BANDS Missouri
friends We're pressing him for second
place At midnight no conclusion had
been reached. p
The conference decided after midnight
that IT would be impohtic to take any
man from east OF the AHeghenies or
south of the Ohio and Potomac This
cut out S4biey, Sewan and George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts,. who was al
so mentioned Mr.. SewaITs name was
very favorably considered but It was
objected to him that Massachusetts IS
a September election state. The pro
pretty Of sending for Dir. Bryan was
discussed, but the suggestion was not
adopted. His personal representative
Mr.. Smyth. was however. closeted with
the committee. Mr.. Thurman OF Ohio.
erTived shortly after midnight and went
into conference with the committee.
The conference closed at O'Clock and
without reaching any conclusion except
that each member present should IN
form his delegation OF the names pre-
scented. The objection OF ioca ton was
urged effectuaily against Mr.. Bland.
The general consensus Of opinion ar-
peared 10 be that the candidate should
come from Ohio. Illinois or Kentucky.
The feud between Thurman and Nc
Lean cropped out and was made 50 ev-
ident that it looked impracticable 20
select either. The name OF Governor
Matthews was received with conside-a-
bic favor. as was that o. Mr ShiveIy.
the present Independent candidate for
governor.
Snaator Bsackbu-u's name was Tnen-
toned. bTzt he was ruled out BY -he
southern men on the ground q location
The northern urel were generally favor
able 70 him L was stated IN the con
ference that Mr.. Bryan had refused alb
solutly 70 indicate a preference as 20
individuals FOR a running mate.