The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-09

Congressman r. p. Bland for presiden
and will entertain no proposition for
compromise with the Democratic part
which does not include Senator Te1e
for that position.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Parkcrsburg, W. Va. July 1.-Befor
Governor McCorkle started for Chicag'
| from Charleston tonight II was an
nounced that he would be doomed TO
the vice presidency. 1t has been sai'
that he is promised support by Mary
land. Virginia and other southern dele
cations.
Chicago July 1.-The executive com
mittee Of the national committee has de
cided to recommend to the full commit
tee that they proceed III the usual way
to designate man for temporary chair
man of the national convention. 1t is
not yet determined whether the eXccu
tive committee will assume the respOn
sibility of naming the man for this place
and that matter is still under considera'
| ton.
There is no doubt that if the full com
mittce accepts the recommendation it
will result in the precipitation of lively
skirmish on the floor of the convention
on the threshold of its proceeding. The
silver men are quite determined upon this
point and show no disposition to yield I'M
less a pronounced and wcll-known silver
man should be named by the national
committee, which there is no reason to
believe will be the case.
If Il gold man is selected the silver
minority of the national committee will
bring in report recommending Il silver
man. and the first contest between the
gold and the silver forces will be fought
out there and then. 1t has been init
mated that in case affairs reach this
state, Chairman Harrity of the national
committee will refuse to order Il roll call
and will arbitrarily seat the gold candi-
date.
Mr.. Harrity's friends say however.
that he will pursue no course that is not
in accord with precedents and with his
ideas of fairness to ali.
The silver men refuse to believe that he
would pursue such course but shake
their heads ominouslv when asked what
would result in case he should.
The gold men on the national commit
tee are not united upon Il man for preSid
ing officer, but they discuss names more
freely than the silverites, mentioning
those of Senators Hill and Villas and of
Mr.. Hugh Wallace, member of the ma
tional committee from the state of Wash
ington and son-in-law of Chief Justice
Fuller of the United States supreme
court.
There is liable to be division among
the gold forces of the committee with
the administration gold men constituting
one faction and the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
gold men the other faction.
Senator Hill stands for the latter
wing and Senator Villas is not anxious
for the place, and there is tendency of
the administration men to unite upon
Mr.. Wallace. 1t is believed he would be
willing to accept the honor of the nominal
ton, taking his chances in the conven-
ton in Il contest with the silver nominee.
The administration men are largely SUI
periOr in number to the other gold men.
Il majority of the committee against
tration gold men. There is. however. a
belief among members of the committee
that Senator Hill might prove acceptable
to the silver people. and in case they
should signify their willingness to accept
him he might be named as Il compromise
candidate by the committee.
The movement to make Senator Hill
chairman has received de-
cided impetus during the day and there
is good reason for believing that the
committee of the national COM
mittce would be pleased to suggest his
name if they felt that il would be ac-
cepted by the silver men. Members of
the committee profess to believe that Hill
would be acceptable to the silver people
because he is not regarded as an admins
tration man, though ranked with the
gold forces. Many impartial observers
express the opinion that the senator will
be accepted by all factions in
order to make smooth sailing Mt the be-
ginning of the convention. The silver
leaders hold out stifily, however, for
man of pronounced silver proclivities FOR
presiding officer