The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-06
Eastern Delegates Stubbornly
Keeping Up the War,
ALTHOUGH IT IS HOPELESS.
Not Single Break in the Strength
of the Silver Forces.
Inc silver Men Are Determined tn
Run the Convention and VIII
Not Have senator Hill at ANY
Price-some Insist That He VIII
Vet BE Allowed to speak Even.

ehicago. July 5-The Eastern gold men
made every PREPARATION this afternoon and
evening to keep UP the war. even IL they
INA themselves in hopeless minority.
There has not been a break In the silver
strength and the leaders of the movement
are nxed as adamant In the determination
10 run the convention. AT the same time
thefe seems 10 be q sympa thetic feeling
Tor senator Hin. and several of the lead
ers visited him this afternoon and re-
auested him not to allow his name TO be
used Tor temporary chairman Senator
Jones. or Nevada, was particularly anx-
ious about the matter He said: .Sena-
tor HUI. We have no personal objection
10 you. but our forces viii not be con-
tent with anything but silver man In
the chair. We don't want 10 have to turn
you down and We hope you will not ac-
cept the designation"
But ex-Goy. Russell. William c. Whit
ney and other leaders were strong in their
Judgment that there should be a fight on
this issue; that Mr.. Hill would stand, and
that he had begun preparing an address
that would be- delivered from the floor IL
not from the platform This last state
ment developed an interesting phase that
may mean lively row in the convention.
The gold men shall not speak" was the
cry OF the rank and file of the silver men.
with the exception of Jones. Blackburn
and Mclean. These latter said that the
convention should be fair in its treatment.
and fairness. so far as the gold standard
men are concerned, should mean that Rus
sell, Fellows, Hill and Gray should be
allowed to talk. There was a good deal
OF discussion today over the matter of the
absence of Senator Hill from the gold
meeting last night and the questions as
TO his absence from both the gold confer
ence In the morning and the meeting last
night and his refusal TO say anything at
the conference on Friday night, were put
squarely TO him tonight He said
"The gold meeting last night was held
by local people and / was not expected to
speak | have refrained from taking any
part in any conversation on the financial
issue. because l do not believe there Is
any use reiterating my views. All have
read the New York platform. On that
issue ] stand squareiy. | have nothing TO
say TO the present discussion on tenn
porary chairman. | viii consider the mat
ter IL the national committee tenders Ii
to me. No. cannot see that the situation
is changed. We are not any stronger than
we were, but We are doing good mission
airy work."
Some little discussion was caused this
afternoon hI reason of the fact that tho
gold men had called another meeting for
tonight at the Auditorium. II was said
that it was TO settle the question of sup
porting Mr.. Hin for chairman. Mr. Hills
attention was called to the statement that
there was a silver delegation from New
York state. He said: That statement
Is absolutely untrue There is not sill
yer delegate in our party. The man who
made the statement is an impostor.
Ex-Gov Russell. of Massachusetts,, was
asked this afternoon TO give his views OF
the situation He said: There is no ma
terial change. You can say that The two
thirds rule will not be abrogated by the
convention and that the unit rule will also
stand"