The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-10

THEY ARE DETERMINED TO CONTROL
THE CONVENTION.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee IL Told That the Convention
Must De.a silver One From the
Deginnfng-No Definite Arrange.
ments Regarding the Chairman.
ships.

CulC0SO, July Sine executive com.
mittee of the national Democratic
. committee convened to-day with Chair
man Harrity and Messrs. Wall, Sheer
In, Shelly, Trather and Wallace pres
: ent, Mr.. Cable being the only absentee.
The committee went Immediately into
: executive session, with Gordon Of
guards ut the various doors.
The silver committee, consisting of
/; Senators Jones, Daniel and Turpie and
Governors AltgeId and Stone, were
promptly admitted, and were closeted
with the executive committee for some
time. The question of temporary Or
ganization was under discussion. The
two committees were together for an
hour and a half, when the silver men
withdrew, leaving the national COM
mfttee men to continue their session.
The proceedings were informal in char
acter. There were no formal speeches,
but the conferences partOOk of the
character of a conversation. The silver
men first asked that it should be def
nftely understood that they did not
come as the representatives of the sill
yer committee, but Us delegates repre-
(. senting the majority of the convention.
They expressed a desire to have an
understanding upon the various ques-
lions of temporary chairman, seats for
delegates and alternates, procedure in
regard to contesting delegations, and
the arrangement of
The Temporary Roll Call.
Referring to the temporary roll Gull,
the members of the executive commit
tee intinatetl that they would expect
to consider the contests as the national
committee had done ON all previous &C.
'castons, ana make up the temporary
roll call. Attention was called to the
fact that there had so far been no
notice Of contest except in the one in
stance in Nebraska. The silver men
old not indicate whether this would be
satisfactory or not. 1t vas also stated
on behalf"of the national committee
'that the tickets would be distributed
Dy the committee according tn the es-
tabiished custom. The principal part
: OF the conference was was devoted to
the selection of a temporary chairman,
ana upon this point no understanding
was reached. Chairman Harrity stated
that ne had had no opportunity for
conference with other me. cbers Of the
national committee. and he did not feel
preparsf to indicate the policy of the
committee. He said he would be
p1eased e: confer with the silver men
again, aid asked them to meet the
committee again next Monday, ii not
Defore. by which time he hoped to be
able to speak authoritatively. He said
ne mad no candidate, but declined to
say whether the committee would be
disposed TO act upon their own respon.
sibility or accept the advice of the sill
yer men. The silver men
Were Not Precisely Pleased
with this statement. but there was
nothing for them to do but to accent
tue situation as it presented itself. This
they did, but not without making their
position very plain. All the visitors
TAXED and all agreed in making it
GEAR that they would expect to be
consulted. ana that in case of failure
" consult them and the selection of q
pigslulhg oH1cer whose views were not
IN harmony with those of the majority
they would be heard from in the con.
vention. This was spoken in conrteo,,s
language, but it was nut SO nloinIv
that the members Of the execntive
committee did not fail to comprehend
1ts Iuil meaning. The silver men also
stated that they would be satisfied
WIN ana would accept any man desig-
na!ed ~ the national committee. nro.
vlded he was a man of recognized
Standing IN the party, and that he was
q man whose views were understood
everywhere to be in accord with their
own on the financial question.
In that event, they would not insist
upon naming the individual, as thew
were Indifferent on that score. They
were only concerned that the conyen.
ton should be recognized from the he
ginning as silver convention. and
they felt confident that many would
draw their conclusions as to the char
acter of the convention from the stand
ing OF this temporary presiding officer
IN the silver ranks. Mr.. Harrity and
MS associates listened patiently to all
this, but gave no sign of any inclina-
ton to yield to the request, nor indeed
ANY as to what course they would pur-
sue. All the members of the executive
committee expressed a desire to pre-
serve the utmost harmony in the con-
vention, and among individuals, In
hissexpression, they were heartily
Joined by the silver men, with the men
tai reservation that the rule of the ma
jority should be manifest from the