Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-06

four absentees. As the unit rule pre-
walls, this means forty eight votes TO
the Missouri candidate. Ex Refresen
tatiye " J. Bryan, of Omaha, is being
urged by bis friends for temporar,
4 chairman Of the convention. Th'
Mississippi delegation, this morning
agreed 10 support him, and his frlen Z
in other states are actively working
4 Byar, this afternoon, declined to dis
cuss the situation until after action II
taken by the national committee il
recommending temporary chairman
The committee appointed by the silver
men TO look after their interests In tAe
matter of the selection Of temporary
chairman for the convention held a
final conference and decided they
would not appear before the ns-
tional com nittee In formal manner
to suggest candidate for that
flee. This meeting was attended by
full membership. Meanwhile, the
silver me mbers of the national COM
mlttee have seen another programme
agreed upon. They have determined
that. Senator Jones, acting spokesman
of the silver committee, should appear
before the national committee and
make statement that the silver men
had no name to suggest but We're
ready to abide by such action as the
silver minority of the committee mig BIT
decide upon. This will he done to
avoid any appearance of dictation.
The silver minority of the national
committee, it i&said, will see that a
thorough silver man is named. There
is desire on the part of number for
Sena tor Blackburn to accept the place,
but the minority will probably present
the nome OF Senator Daniel. Senator
White has declined to permit his name
to be mentioned.
HILL A CANDIDATE.
Senator David B. Hill, VIM. C.Whit.
ney, Senator Cantos, and National
Committeeman Sheehan held con-
ference at noon at the Palmer house,
At the conclusion of the meeting,
Sheehan said that Hill had declared
himself a candidate for the temporary
of the national conven-
ton.
ONE VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
The situation is precisely what it
was a week ago. Assured Of their
control, the friends Of
The white metal are ready to concede.
neither jot nor little. An out -and-out
free-silver and revenue-tariff platform,
and candidates whose cloth is cut to fit
Lhe garment, is the program The |
national committee is IN session, to- |
day, with Chairman Harrity presiding,
and will complete the designation of
The temporary organization, together
With whatever routine matters may
aVesbeen left for final disposition.
A conference IS also In progress to-day
between the executive committee Of the
association of democratic
,lubs and the chairman of the twenty
tate organizations. The business in
rider is to arrange for the national
Of the league, which is TO
V heldyinSb. Louis next September.
National President Chauncey F. Black,
Il Illinois, is absent through Illness;
md Postmaster. General Wilson, who
) chairman Of the executive commit
ee, has also been prevented from at
ending; the latter having given his
roxy to Congressman Benson McMil-
an, OF Tennessee.
THE TAMMANYITEs.
The redoubtable Tammany delegation
rrved this morning on two special
rains, full of vim and energy for sound
money. They we're met at the depot
y delegation from the Iroquois club
nd a big, nondescript crowd, and es-
orted to the Auditorium with bands
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