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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 3871. OKAIIA , TUESDAY COKKINO , JUTA' 7 , 189G. SINGLE COPY liTVE CENTS SEATS GOLD COSTESTASTS Cnstor's Nebraska Delegation Favored by National Committed HILL CHOSEN FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN SIM IT Mon Muster TTrentj'-Tlircc Vote * AKiilnxt Tniit > -M\ , lint \\Itl Otcrruli- All the Dci- In tliu COIM entlim. CHICAGO , July G The national commit tee today selected a temporary chairman and passed upon tbo contested eases which were brought before It ; Unlike the action of the republican committee lu St. Louis , It refused to admit the press to Its meetings , and Its proceedings were entirely behind closed doors. The committee decided to take up the contested cases first. There was little Interest In them , with the exception of the Nebraska and Michigan ca&cs , These , It wag expected , would determine tbo rclatlto strength of the gold and silver men on the committee. The Nebraska case was settled In fat or of the gold men by a tote of 20 to 23 , which was about n test tote , as was thown later bt the vote for the temporary 1 chairman. A member of the committee who was In favor ot the gold delegation and voteO ttlth the majority said the case tvas very peculiar , and that It was tcry hard to tel tvhlch side bad the regularity , although I ttas his opinion that the gold men had n long scries of precedents and should bo seated , The contest , however , was dccldcu on a straight tote as to preference of mem bers of the committee as to the gold or Bllter delegation. The probabilities are tha' the contention will scat the slltcr delcga tlon. tlon.Tho The action of the contention In sealing the gold delegation from Michigan was n durprlsc to the stiver men. But one vote tvas cast against placing the gold delega tlon on the temporary roll , nnd that was cast by Mr. Campau , who Is one of the sllvc leaders ot Michigan , a most pronounced sll cr man , and one who has been emphatic In Ills denunciation of the present admlnlstra tlon. Mr Thomas of Colorado made the mo tlon to seat the gold delegation and forty seven members of the national commute voted to do so. In view of the threats tha have been made by the silver men that foti dolcgates-at-largc from Michigan would b unseated In order to cast the tote of tha state for slltcr and secure n tv.o-thlrds ma Jorlty In the contention. It remains to b seen what action they will take now that tbo silver men on the national committee , ttlth one exception , toted to seat the dele- Kates Tbc other contests -were of minor Importance and the decision In cither case tvcs In no fccnse a test Of course the Important feature of the meeting of the committee was the selection of a temporary chairman As had been pre dicted , Senator Hill received a majorltj of the totes ot the committee and tomorrow when Chairman Harrlty calls the conten tion to order he will present Mr. Hill for temporary chairman. The tote In the com mittee , 27 to 23. showed the silver men were not satisfied and the announcement tvas immediately made that a minority re port would be presented and that Mr , Daniel , who was defeated In the committee , would be the choice of the slltcr men for temporary chairman It means that there will be a fight In the contention tomorrow ns soon na the chaplain finishes his pra > er. There was an Interesting scene after Mr. Hill's selection when Mr. Thomas an nounced the determination of the silver men to elect another man and Inquired of Chairman Harrtty If a silver man would be recognized to place another man In nomina tion , a question which Mr. Harrlty resented as a reflection on his fairness. When Mr. Cla > ton of Alabama made his speech asking for the selection of Senator Daniel for tem porary chairman he Indicated tery plainly the purpose of the sliver men by appealing to the gold men ot the committee not to name a man for temporary chairman who tvaa unsatisfactory to a majority ot the contention and precipitate n fight as soon Rs. IK as the convention Is called to order. The committee completed Us work b > selecting rt the minor officers , to whom there will be no objection NAMES OF COMMITTEEMEN. The following are the members of the na tional committee present , there being nine represented by proxies Alabama , Henry D. Clajton ; Arkansas , U. M. Rose ( T. Me- Hoe , proxy ) , California , M. F. Tarpej ; Colo- rady. James S. Thomas ; Connecticut. Charles F French ; Delaware , Louts C. Vandergrlft , Florida , Samuel Pasco , Georgia , Clark Ho-v- cll. Jr. ; Idaho , Frank W. Beane ( Barry N Milliard , proxj ) , Illinois , Ben T Cable , In diana , Simon B Sherln , Iowa , J. J. Rich- nrdson ; Knnsis , Charles W. Blair ; Kentucky Thomas II Slier ley ; Louisiana , James Jef- frojs ; Maine , Arthur Sew ell ; Maryland , A P. Gorman ( L G Boughan , proxy ) ; Massa chusetts , Joslah Qulncy ; Michigan , Daniel II. Campau ; Minnesota , Michael Doran ( D W. Lavvler. proxy ) , Mississippi , Charles B Howcy ; Missouri , John G. Prathcr ; Montana A. G. Davidson ; Nebraska , Tobias Castor , Nevada , R. P. Keating ; New Hampshire A. W. Sulloway. New Jersey , Miles Ross ( Senator J J Smith , proxy ) ; New York William F Sheehan , North Carolina. M W Ransom ; North Dakota. William C. Lels- yo- tlckovv , Ohio , Calvin S , Brlco ( George I. Gll- lllanil , proxy ) ; Oregon. E D McKec ( Fred Ilcllman , proxy ) , Pennsylvania , William F lUrrlty ; Rhode Island , Samuel R , Honey ( Richard B , Comstock. prox > ) ; South Cai- ollna , H L Donaldson ; South Dakota. James II. Wood ; Tennessee , Holmes II. Cummlngs. Toxns. O T Holt , Vermont , Bradley B Smnlloy ; Virginia. Taylor Ellison ; Washing ton. Hugh C Wallace , West Virginia , John Sheridan. Wisconsin. E. C Wall ( Senator "W , P. Vllus , proxy ) ; Wjomlng , W. L Kuvkendall ; Alaska. A. L Delaney ; Arizona Charles M Shannon. District ot Columbia , James L Norrls , Now Mexico , H B. Fergu son ; Oklahoma. T. M. Richardson ; Utah Samuel A. Meirltt ; Indian Terrrltoiy , Robert L < Owens The national committee held n meeting In the morning , tvhlch was devoted to routine business ami the distribution of tickets It was nearly 1 o'clock when the national committee WAS called to order again The anti-silver delegation from Texas ap peared and announced the withdrawal of their contest. Senator Jones of Arkansas made a state ment before the committed on behalf of the Illmclnlllc league and stated that the or ganization would bo sniffled with any man for temporary chairman who was In accord with the sentiment of silver men who were members of the committee. The flrtt contest called was that from the Seventh Indiana district , where Frlnret. a gold man. and Cooper , a slltcr man. were In contest. The committee decided In favor of Cooper , BRV\N'S MEN NOT SEATED. Nebraska was the next state called. Two delegations wrra elected from this state ono as a gold delegation and the other us a silver drli-Kation The gold delega tion was known as the Castor delegation nnd was represented by T J. Mahone ) nnd the bllver nut ) were known as the Bryan delegation and were irpreeentcd b\ C. J. Snijtb. The committee deeldcd In fat or of the gold delegation on a roll call by a tote of 20 jffts to 23 najs There were two absentees , both ot whom. It tvas believed , would haw toted foi the gold delegation Thn Mlfhlpan ceso was then taken up Mr Stpvcnson made a tisorous speech In defense of the gold delegation. Ho declared that the men who were contesting had no pi on M ( I s of content , H was a plain attempt to steal the statn of Michigan , to which the ellver men had no more right than the } bad to tbc sovereign state of New York After a ehort discussion the Stevenson ( gnld ) delegation wan seated by a tote of { T to ) Campau of Mlehlpau toting In the nega theDoth Doth the gold auJ a liver delegates from South Dakota were uiJercd placed on the oils by a tlva voce vote , each being given a halt tote. As coon as the South Dakota contest ttas decided , ono of the Interesting features of ho meeting occurred. Mr. Harrlty an- nouneod that the next business In order ttas ho selection of a temporary chairman for ho national convention. Henry D Clay- on ot Alabama placed In nomination John V. Daniel ot Virginia. He made an eloquent ilea for his candidate , and said he was ono of the greatest orators of the south and a man who would make an admirable pre siding officer Ills speech was greeted with applause by the silver men. W F Sheehan ot New York placed Senator D. B Hill In nomination He spoke of the services of Penntor Hill In the democratic party , and said his popularity throughout the country made him n fit man for the place He paid a tribute to HIM as n parliamentarian , and said he was second to none as a presiding Dfflccr. The gold men applauded Mr. Slice- han'a remarks Both speeches were short. Then the tote was taken. There tvas quiet In the committee room as the roll was called by states. Louisiana did not tote. The result was- Hill , 27 ; Daniel , 23 , and the gold men cheered. SILVER MEN REBEL. A very Interesting scene followed the an nouncement of the vote and the declaration ot Chairman Harrlty thnt Senator Hill had been selected by the national committee for temporary chairman Mr. Thomas of Colorado rado announced that the silver men would present a minority report and would ask the contention to elect another man , a man In accord with the silver majority of the contention , for temporary chairman Ho said the desire of the silver men had been announced for some time and the members of the committee , who had just made the selection were well aware of the fact that their choice was not satisfactory to the majority of the contention. He then said he wanted to know from the chairman of the national committee , who would preside side until the temporary chairman was elected , If he would recognize n sllter man to place In nomination before the contention a man of the silver faction's choice This query , addressed directly to Chairman Ilar- rlty. brought that gentleman to his feet with great promptness He said ho re sented the Inquirt of the member from Colorado. It contained a reflection upon him and his fairness as a presiding otllcer nnd as chairman of the national committee tvhlch was unwarranted and uncalled for. He declined to answer any such questioner or to give It further consideration. Mr. Sheehan again took the floor and said the silver men were making a mistake in refusing to abide by the precedent In na tional conventions heretofore. He rccallce the fact that four > ears ago the Cletelam men wore defated by the national committee and Owens of Kentucky was made tem porary chairman Although he was an anti- Cleveland man the Cleveland majority of the convention did not undertake to violate the established precedent of the party and reject the man selected by the party. He warned Mr. Thomas and the silver men that they would bo the losers In the end If they refused to accept Senator Hill for tem porary chairman. For temporary secretary , S P Sheerin of Indiana was selected , John R Martin as sergeant-at-arms and James Oliver of New York as his assistant The secretary was authorized to designate such assistant sec retaries as he pleases and he namec Leopold Stiauss of Alabama as the first as slstant secretary , nt the request of Com mlttecman Clayton of that stnte After the adjournment of the natlona committee , Mr. CIa > ton stated that Imme diately niter the chairman calls the convex tlon to order he will present the name o David B. Hill for temporary chairman , am will then recognize either Mr. Clajton or Mr Thomas , who will present , on bohal of the minority of the national committee the name of Senator J W Daniel ot VIr glnla Mr. Clajton and the other silver commltteemcn say they have entire con fidenco In the fairness of Mr Harrlty am expect to sec the matter of the. tomporarj chairmanship settled In the same spirit o good humor thst prevails In the committee The report of the minority tvill bo brief. MIVIII ainv nnci. me WAH tiinoiincc Their Iiitciitloii to rontro the Ti-niinrar | > OrKlinl/nt Ion , CHICAGO , July C. The sitter men were not prepared for the announcement of the selection of Senator Hill for the position ot tcmpotary chairman by the national com mittec. They bad counted confidently upoi securing the co-operation of a sufficient num bcr of gold members of the committee t secure the recommendation of Senator Dan lei. When the sliver committee held Us firs meeting Its members were congratulatln , themselves upon l'e probabllitj of the selcc tlon of Senator Daniel , \\hen they me again In the etcning they showed plalnlj that they were -ilvippolnted , but they wcr not noticeably discouraged They asserte < more positively than ever their determlna tlon to secure contrDl of the temporary or ganlzatlon , regardless of th > ' committee's ac tlon They took "ho position that the re suit was secured by open Intln'ldalion. Tli Interview between Mr Whitney and Com mlttceman Norrls or tha DHtiict of Colum bla was referred to as a specimen of the goli men's tactics , and It was stated In the meet Ing that Mr. Whitney had even thrcateuei to ruin Mr. Norrts In his business If h should persist In his determination to sup port a silver man for 'emnorary chairman The plan of the silver men will now be tc have a report prepared ov the minority o the committee , presenting their choice fo the position , and to scat him at all hazards The committee meeting tvas attended bj representatives from twenty-six states , a ) of whom stated that their states were prepared pared to follow the Instructions of the lead era designated by the committee In ever move they might make. H developed that l' was the plan of the committee to selec men to make all the Important motion which It Is" contemplated may bo neeessar ; In the convention , and that none but thesi shall bo supported bj the slltcr men , what ever the motion or suggestion. Tbo question ot the advisability of holding n genera caucus tvc.s discussed at the day meeting but the fact appearing that the members o the committee tvcro not sufficiently In structed on this point , the committee ad journcd until night , without taking action In order to allow a further canvass of tin various sllter delegations on this question It appeared from a vote taken that ther were 423 delegates represented In the con fcrence. but that only 205 of them had In dlratcd their preference upon theadvlsibllltj of a caucus Of these 12S were for thi caucus Governor Altgeld suggested tha If a caucus should bo held , there should bean an understanding that no speeches be made OAMPOIIMV IS IWAI.l.Y DIVIHR ! ) finlil Men Ilec-lnro They \tlll \ol lit Iliiiinil l > > llu * lull Hill.- . CHICAGO , July 6. Delegate Henry E Wlso Is authority for the statement that the California delegation Is nbout equally dl tided between gold and silver , although the delegates were Instructed for sitter am are subject to the unit rule Mr. Wise said today : "Tho gold men will not subml to the dictation of AltKeld and his followers nnd will dlsrrgaid the unit rule and vote as they plcasa If they find It necessary. * ' I'artliiu- I n I c , CHICAGO. July 6 , As the train tvas abou to leave Indianapolis , carrying the Matthews club to the contention. Governor Matthews In taking leave of them In the depot Fald "Bojs , make. 1C to 1 your first constJe-ra tlon and let my candidacy bo a sccondarj matter with jou " "This declaration on the part of Governor Matthews , " bald one of the club , "was greeted tvlth prolonged shouts and , If possible , attached the governor's boomers more warmly to him. " roull.f of ( JUKIItfiiiiiiilniitfil. . WILBER , Neb July C ( Special ) At the republican float representative convention for the Thirty-third district composed o Saline and Gage counties held here today G R. KoulUet of Gage was nominated for representative b > acclamation. LLIXOIS SOLID FOR BLAND ) olegation Decides to Vote as a Unit for "Silver Dick. " til STATES MEET AND ELECT OFFICERS nm-c-teil tn Mont Cii e * AX Itlinnt Any InilniMlntiN Ulthor nx to Platform or I'linilliliito I'rc- ( tutivritll ) Kiionn. CHICAGO , July C. The forty-eight votes of Illinois will bo cast solidly for Bland t tvas so decided at a caucus of the dele- jatlon today. The final tote on the ques tion stood 43 for Bland , 1 for Stetcnson and 4 absent. Of the four absentees three arc ironounced Bland men and the fourth a gold standard men. Early In the day nn effort ttas made to check the Bland movement tn Illinois A boom tvas started In the Interest of Chief Justice A. M. Craig of the supreme court of Illinois. There were men from all over the northern grand division of the supreme court of Illinois who were out shouting for Craig. There wcro scores of them and Delegate Charles Ladd of Kcnancc took the lead. In calling the caucus to order , Governor Altgcld said that the democratic party was about to face ono of the most grate and momentous crises In the history of Amerl can politics It was a time when all true democrats must conic out and declare their principles. Unity of action was absolutely necessary. Anything else meant defeat. It was no time for casting complimentary totes A candidate must be agreed on whom the majority believe could bo elected and then no ptlns should be spared to see that he headed the poll The sentiment of the governor was heartllj applauded. Ex-Congressman George W nthlan offered a resolution to the effect that Illinois dele gates should cast theli solid vote for Bland Ex-Congressman Charles K. Ladd spoke against the adoption of the resolution He believed It t.ould bo much better for Illi nois to dcclaic for an IHInoUan , and sug gested the name of Chief Justice A. M. Craig of the supreme court With Justice Craig at the head of the ticket ho said the democrats of Illinois could carry the state by 50.000 majority. Harry Donnovan of Chicago opposed the resolution because he did not think Blanc would bo a strong man In Illinois. If It was determined wise to support any man outside of the state , he believed Horace Boles of Iowa was the strongest candidate Ex-Congressman J. R. Williams spoke for the resolution. Ho bcllcted R. P. Bland to bo the logical man for the place A substitute for the resolution was offeree demanding an Informal ballot that each delegate might name his first choice for president. The substitute tvas adopted amen on the Informal ballot the result was as followsBland. . 26 , Stevenson , 8 , Craig , 4 Boles , 4Teller. . 1 ; Bryan , 1 ; absent 4 Total , 4S. A motion was then made that the chair man of the delegation be Instructed to casl the solid tote of the delegation for R. P Bland This was carried by a tote of 4 ! ajes and I nay The Illinois delegation , before adjourning tonight , elected the following olllcers Chairman. John P. Altgeld ; resolutions , John E. Worthlngton ; permanent organization Judge W. M. Prentiss , credentials , A. W Hope ; rules , George W. FIthlan SENATOR HILL NOT PRESENT. The New York delegation met tonight and hold quite a lengthy session. Senator HII was not present , and ex-Governor Flowe : was called upon to preside. National Com mlttecman Sheehan briefly addressed the meeting , saying be belleted congratulation were in order because the gold standard men by obtaining the seating of the gold delegate In Michigan and Nebraska had broken the silver two-thirds on the presidential vote Goternor Flower being called upon for a few remarks made this significant state mcnt "I bcllcte wo should abide by th decision of the contention on all topics , am In that way demonstrate our dcmocrac } ' This resolution was then adopted "Re solved. That the delegates from the state o New York to the national democratic con \entlon gratefully acknowledge the compll mcnt extended to the democracy of the Em plro state by the national democratic com mittec by the selection of D , B. Hill as tern porary chairman of the national conven tlon. " The delegation then selected Its con tcntion olHccrs , including. Chairman o delegation , II. P. Flower ; member natlona committee , William r. Sheehan ; membe committee on resolutions , D. 1) ) . Hill ; mem bcr committee on credentials , Smith M Weed member committee on permancn organization , T. K. Coudcrt. 'I he Virginia delegation held a meeting tonight to take action upon the question of holding a caucus. The tote on the prop osltlon resulted 11 to 9 In favor of the cau cus , there being four absentees The tote for a caucus were cast by Bland men. The South Carolina delegation held a meeting tonight to discuss preferences Some differences were developed as to th < wisdom of standing by Senator Tlllman and after a somewhat heated discussion 1 was decided that the delegation should no be toted as a unit , but that each dclegat should vote his personal preference. The Louisiana delegation gate a very ex haustlve hearing to the representatives o all the different candidates today , Includ Ing ( ho free sllter republicans who ad vocal" " ! Teller's" " " nomination. A vote tva postponed until tomorrow morning. Tin sentiment of the delegation was divided between Boles , Bland , Teller and Mat thews. There Is a considerable feeling In favor of Teller , but the strong sugar re publican movement In Louisiana makes Tel ler's friends fearful that his nomlnatlor might furnish many of the democrats o the state their coveted excuse for toting for McKlnlcy The sentiment tn the Georgia delegation which discussed the question of presl dcntlal candidate : , tonight , was strongly In favor of Teller , but It tvas decided that 1 would not be advisable to cast the tote of the delegation for him on the early bal lots , nnd either Bland or Holes will re cclvc the tote of the delegation at first. STATES ELECT OFFICERS , Alabama The Alabama delegation held a meeting today but postponed the selection o members of the several committees. The delegation Is Instructed to vote as a unl for silver. Colorado The Colorado delegation electee the following ofHclcrs : Chairman , R. W Sheer ; member of the national committee Adalr Wilson ; resolutions C. S. Thomas credentials , T J. O'Donnell ; organization H Sweeney , vlco president. J B , Grant secretary. Olney Newell ; to notify nominee for president T J. O'Donnell ; to notify nomlnco for tlco president. K I ) McCarthy The Colorado delegation decided by a tote of 5 to 3 to support Senator Teller for presl dent as a unit In case his name was brough bolero the contention If Teller's name Is not presented , tbc delegation will be for Bland. Delaware Chairman of delegation , Wil ard K Salsbury , member of committee on resolutions. Senator Gray A rumor wag afloat that the Delaware men Intended to jolt , but all of them disclaimed any such mention Idaho The Idaho delegation today mei and organized , dividing upon the support o Mr IJland on the first ballot The dele gation selected officers as follows : Chairman W H. Watt ; national committee , George. Unilee ; commit t to on resolutions , I ) . N Illlard ; committee on credentials. T. Regan , permanent organization , J C Rich Hlllari Is for stiver and far sufficient revenue to meet the expenses of the got eminent. Indiana The election t.ent over. Iowa Chairman of the delegation , Samuel B Evans , member of national committee Charles A Walsh : member of the committee on resolution * , J. S. Murphy ; member oi committee on rules , M. W. DajlUs ; member of the committee on credentials , Will A Wells ; member ot the committee on perma nent organisation , Richard F. Jordan ; hon orary vice president , M H. King ; honorary secretary. S. A. Urewstcr ; member of the committee to notlfv nomlnco lor president , i. C Gemung , member ot committee to notify nominee for \lcc president , W. II. Stackhousc. Mr Murphy li for silver The nstructlons of the delegation as to resolu tion Is for silver. Kansas The Kansas delegation adopted a resolution to cast Its twenty totes for Hand. The Kansas delegation decided. In addition to catting Its full tote for Bland , hat It Is Inexpedient to chktigc the two- birds rule. GOLD MEN SNOWED VNDER. Kentucky The following organization was agreed upon. Chairman , Ollle James , halrman of the committee on resolutions , Senator J. S. C. Blackburn. Blackburn favors free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold at the ratio ot 16 to 1. The delegation tonight ratified the organization agiccd upon In caucus todav. except the name of General P W. Hardln was substi tuted for that of Senator Ulackburn at the latter's request. Man land The Marjland delegates reelected - elected cx-Unltcd States Senator Arthur P. Gorman member of the national committee and chose John E Hurst for chairman of the delegation Maryland has sixteen votes In the convention Eloten of these are for gold and the for silver , John Prentice Pee tvas placed on the resolutions committee Massachusetts The Massachusetts dele gation organized tonight John W Cor coran was- chosen member of the national committee and John E Russell member of the committee on resolutions Delegate J. T. O'Sulllvan of Lawrence denounced "boss- Ism" and objected to the "slate. " which , he charged , was made up b ) the "bosses " The slate prevailed by a tote ot 14 to 10. Minnesota Chairman delegation , P. It Winston ; national committee , D L. Law- Icr , committee on resolutions , Jamca K O'Brien. No Instructions , but the member of the resolutions committee Is a gold standard man Mississippi National committee , W. V Sullivan , resolutions , Senator George. The delegation is Instructed for silver nail the sentiment Is for making sllter the Issue to the exclusion of all else The sentiment for president Is divided between Bland , Doles and Turplo. Missouri The Missouri delegation com pleted organization , with the exception of selecting a member of the national commit tee , as follows Chairman of the delegation. Governor Stone ; committee on resolutions Senator Cockrcll , credentials , M E Beuton , permanent organization C r. Cochran , hon orary vice president. William Eads , hororarj secretary , G Whalcn , member of the com mittee to notify the president. J. F. Green , to notify the ttce president , Hugh Bradj The preference of Senator /Cocki / ell as to the financial plonk Is for a strong free slltcr 16 to 1 declaration The delegation gate no cxpres Instructions as to the platform Montana Chairman , W. A. Clarke ; mem bcr national committee , A. J McIIallon , member committee on resolutions , K D Malts ; preference of member on committee on resolutions as to gold or sllter silver The delegation has decided to support Bland. TWO NEBRASKA MEETINGS. Nebraska The Nebiaika free sllter demo crats elected the following officers this morn ing Chaliman of the delegation , C J Smyth ; member of national committee , W H Thompson , member of the committee on resolutions. W J. Bryan ; member of the committee on rules W. D. Oldhan , member of the committed on credentials , I N Hol- lenbcck ; member of the committee on per manent organization , G. A. Luskhart ; hon orary vice president } Charles H. Brown honorary secretary. AF. . Morsan ; member of committees notify noirlneo for president and tlce president. 'John A. Creightorr Bryan Is for free sllrcr and free trade. The Instructions of the delega tion are for free silver. The Ne braska gold delegation elected officers as follows. Chairman of the delegation , T. J Mahoney ; member of national committee Tobias Castor , member on revlutlons , N S Harwood ; member committee on credentials Charles J Rytn ; member committee on per manenL organization , D. P. Rolfc ; honorary tlce president , Euclid Martin ; honorary sec rotary. Henry Kochler , member of the com mlttccs to notify nominee for presl lent and vice president , W. A. Paxton , committee on contest , T. J , Mahoney. New Hampshire The New Hampshire delegation elected the follow Ins Chairman Frank Jones ; national committee , A. W SuIIoway ; resolutions , Irving Drew ; cre dentials , C R Sinclair ; permanent organi zation , Gordon Wooelbury The preference of the member of the committee on reso lutions Is for gold All of the delegates will vote for gold. Whether the ) will sup port a free silver candidate on a free sll- tcr platform Is doubtful A membei of the delegation said "Our action will depend on the course followed by the majority of the gold delegates. Doubtless we will net with them In whatever plan they pursue. " New Jersey The New Jersey delegation elected United States Senator James Smith , Jr , a member of the national committee , ii place of Allen L. McDermott , who declined re-election. A steering cpmmlttce was ap pointed , consisting of ox-Senator Henry D Wlnton of Bergen , ex-Judge Albert Tallman , Frederick Marsh , Munson Force and Lewis' P. Martin This committee will confer with the delegations of New York" ami onncctl- cut , and other eastern delegations , with a view of securing unity of action on all mat ters that may arise In tbjs convention The delegates declare that New Jersey will not bolt. Mr. McDermott Insists that If a free silver platform Is adopted ho will walk out of the convention. Mr. McDermott was chosen chairman of the delegation and placed on tbo resolutions committee. OHIO FOR M'LEAN. Ohio The Ohio delegation met at 11 o'clock and the meeting resulted In the following organization Chairman , John R. McLean ; national committee , John R. Mc Lean ; resolutions. Allen W Thutman ; cre dentials , Ulrlch Sloan ; permanent organiza tion. E B. rinlcy ; vlca president. John H Blacker , secretary , . George S Long , rules and order of business. Frank Harper. A _ resolution was adopted to support John R. McLean for president , there being only five totes for other candidates ! ! KO under the unit rule , Mr. McLean will get the forty-six voter of the Ohio delegation Oregon The Oregon delegation organized to day as folvs | : Chairman , L. P Mlnnlx ; resolutions , A. Mlllerj credentials. M. F Butcher , nermaine.nt orEnulzatlon , J. C Welch ; honorary vlco president , J. W Haj- ward , honorary secretary. Charles Nichols The preferences of Mr. Miller of the plat form committee me for free silver and a conservative declaration en the tariff. The delegation gave lnstfuctonx ( for a 16 to 1 silver plank. The .determination to urge Governor Pennoycr'for the presidency was reaffirmed South Carolina The .Sctutli Carolina dele gation elected Senator Tlllroan chairman of the delegation , memberof the national com mittee and member of .the committee on resolutions. Senator Tlllman has not de cided whether ho r. Ill bo Willing to permit his name to go before the contention as a presidential candidate. He declares the convention must neroe a man who will consolidate the disorganized and antagonis tic elemtna He eaja the situation now Is so chaotic as to dlsguit a man who loves the cause and wants to tight for It. Tennessee The Tennessee delegation , which Is equally divided between Bland and Boles for the head of the ticket , met today and selected United States Senator W. B Bate as chairman ot the delegation J. M. Head was elected national committee- man. Other commltttemen are : R , T McNeil , resolutions. HOGG ATTACKS BLAND. Texas Goternor Culberson , chairman ; Al fred Douglas , secretary ; member of national committee , James S Dudley ; resolutions , ex-Senator Reagan.-The delegation was In structed for Bland , ft In Iti Judgment be wag the most available candidate Today , ft hen the question of candidates was brought up In connection with the selection of Congress man Bailey to second the nomination of the choice of tbo delegation , Goternor Hogg made a speech. In which he questioned Bland's availability. He referred to the stories afloat about Bland's Roman Catholic ( Continued on riftu Page. ) BETWEEN BLAND AND BOIES Missouri and Iowa Hold the Call in the Convention at Chicago. TOBIAS CASTOR TRIUMPHS TEMPORARILY HIM I'dlnt In the \utlonnl Cini- inltlt'o ami < ! ( > | N the Ailiuli- Hliin Ticket * for the Culil Moiu CHICAGO , July C. ( Special Telegram ) The democratic nomination for president Is still an uncertainty , the uncertainty resting on the possible success of efforts to head off Bland before he gets two-thirds. The Iowa people arc stilt unremitting In their work for Boles , but they will gltc out no figures. The other free slltcr candidates hardly hope for anjthing more thin their own states. I saw Senator Llndsey of Kentucky wearing n Blackburn button , and In reply to my question he said : "Yes. I think our man will hate to be satisfied with a compli mentary vote from his own state. " That Is the situation tvith most of the lesser lights and the chances are their totes will soon go to Bland. There U jubilation In the administration part ot the Nebraska delegation. While t In decision of the national committee In favor of putting the administration men on the temporary roll tvas not unexpected , It was balled with delight In the Palmer house and cast a corresponding gloom over the "Ne braska regular delegation , " across the street. The sltveritcs' contest committee had been busy last night and this morning with members of the committee , but Tobc Castor got his woik tti last nnd best. I saw the two members of that famous political law firm , Mahoney & Smjth , standing foi two hours with huge bundles of aflldavlts under their arms waiting to be admitted to picbcnt the opposing sides of their case to the committee They were finally allowed testate state the cane , but the documentary testi mony will be reserved for the committee on credentials. The arguments were those fa miliar In Nebraska. Smjth Insisted that the Martin delegation were bolters. Malroncy denied that the contention of ISOt was reg ular , nnd said the action of the administra tion faction hud since been endorsed by n tote of 2 to 1 at the polls Mr Brjcn told me he tvas willing to let the committee on credentials right the wrong he has suffered. Edgar Howard , the Sarpy county statesman , however. Is for having some sllter man Insist from the start that both delegations be iccognlzcd In the temporary organization. The sound money delegation expects a retersal from the credentials committee. The contest decision also gave a setback to some of Brjan' " . aspirations. The Nebraska silverltes have been quietly talking Brj-nn for president , and had hopes that ho might carry the contention by storm with an ad dress as tempornrj chairman Unless some thing Intervenes Nebraska's tote on the first ballot v 111 be sixteen for Bryan Each Nebraska delegation was in session twice today. Except for the election of of ficers bj the admlnlstratlonlsts , nothing for mal resulted bejond a canvass of the sit uation. One of the most distressing fea ture of todaj-'s contest decision Is that It gives all convention admission tickets to the hard money men. leaving the sllverltes In the cold. Two good republicans , A. U. Wy- rnan and Sam Orchard , spent all morning trjlng to learn where to apply for tickets and finally landed In the right camp. Nebraskans arc thick , but only n few hive registered nt either headquarters Mrs Brjan arrived tonight , to remain ovclr the contention. VICTOR ROSEWATER. IOWA nni.nr.ATns n.vvc A b Attempt to Hun III n CniiiproiulMO IMniiU Fill IN < < > Succeed. CHICAGO. July 6 There was a breezy time at the meeting of the Iowa delegation this morning The meeting 'was ' called to order by Samuel B. Evans W. H. Stack- house of the First district , a federal officer Immediately offered a resolution as follows "Resolved , That the members of the com mittee on resolutions from this state when selected be instructed to offer this resolu tlon as part of the platform- "We hold for the use of both sliver and gold as standard money of the country and the coinage of both gold and silver with out discriminating against cither metal or charge for mintage at such ratio as will maintain the parity between both metals , and we demand that all paper currency shall bo kept at par with and redeemable In suoh coin " Mr Stackhousc tvas allowed to speak for several minutes upon the resolution , and made an elaborate argument. William B Wherry attempted to follow Mr Stackhoube but the silver men became Impatient am : refused to listen to the argument , calling for a tote The motion was defeated , font ayes and twcnty-tv.o no s Mr Stack- house Mr. Wherry , Max Majer and T. M Gobble voted a > e. 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CHICAGO , July 6 Mr Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor , has Issued the following- To the Public This morning's papciH publish a dNpatc"i purporting to have IIOPI fient by me Julj 4 from Imllumiiiolls to B.irln Wllkln- , endorsing the c.milldncy of Mr. John R Mel.eun for the nomination for the pronldenry I begto snv that the dlspitch is n clumsy forgery and Is a \l pious nttimpt to UHO my nnmo ami posltloi In the labor movement for n purpose forelgi to the alms nnd mi thodH of the American Iteration of Labor I le'ft IndliiiiiipollH July 3 and pp. nt the 4th nnd Gtli amoni , the Iron miners of northern .Michigan , de livering addresses to them My stopping ove-r In this cltt Is lncldpnt.il , ns I am on mv return to IndlnnnnolH I should cny thut thin H not written to prejudice * Mr McLean's cnndldncy or to further thnt of nny other gentlemnn. but In the Interest of our cnuse , the members nnd de-vote-ea of which have n right to In Hist thut nn thplr executive olllcer I shal In no vvny Influence the cholco The American reiteration of Labor stands for the free and unlimited coinage nf hlltor at the recognized ratio of 10 to 1 nnO II neccsujip. independent of nny other na tion. This IH our declaration ; tvo have no choice of candidates \Vrv resnectfullv SAMUEL aOMI'ERS. oln r to Tell llolMii-l About n , NEW YORK. July C Chairman C. W Fairbanks of Indiana arrived at the Fifth Atenue hotel this evening and tvas Imme dlat.ely surrounded b > over a score of mem bers of the committee who will hate the honor of notifying Garrett A Hobart of his nomination for the tico presidency by the republican national convention. The com mlttee will be met In the hotel In the morn Ing by a committee from Patcrson , N J after which they will start for that city It IB expected that almost etcry state will hate a lepreEentatlve at the notification. OflV rrd 1) | , | TIionuiH. CHICAGO , July 6 The silver men , In can vassing for a candidate for temporary chair man and before deciding to urge the election of Senator Daniel ot Virginia , tendered their support to Mr Charles S Thomas of Colorado rado Mr Thomas declined the honor , urg ing that It would be advisable to name some one from a state not distinctly a silver pro ducing state. tlr . roller I'lilnu-r' * Ili' CHICAGO. July 6 A brilliant reception was given to prominent visiting delegates and others by Mr and Mra Potter Palmer at their residence on the Lake Shore boule vard Among those present were , Governoi and Mrs Altgeld , ex-Governor and Mrs Flower , ex-Governor Russell , Joe Mcdlll , Mr and Mrs. KobUaat and Mr. and Mra James H. Eckels. MAY lin A OOOI ) TICICIVT ALSO. I < ntrt Stirinl e UK to ( lie Program of the Kimtprn Condiment. CHICAGO , July 6 The program of the gold leaders has begun to assume shape , hough It has not been entirely ( greed upon and has only been submitted to very few eadcrs of the anti-silt cr men. During the gold conferences Mr. Whitney , who Is the recognized leader of the gold forces , has counseled the anti-silver men to stand to- jcthcr and be" ready to act In a solid body when occasion requires He has not Indi cated what action Is to be taken , but refers to It as something that Is to be decided upon later It Is understood that as the matter stands the course Is not to walk out of the contention , but to remain until the close Then tvhen the silver men hate ilcclded and adjourned a conference w 111 be tield and arrangements made for a conten tion some weeks later of antl-slltcr demo crats for the purpose of putting In nomina tion a man whom they can support. Of course. It the sllter men go to the extreme of turning out the gold delegates In Michi gan and capturing that stale a bolt may bo Immediately precipitated , but the conten tion to bo held to select a gold candidate Is not likely to be hastened by an actual bolting contention A number of gold men arc tcry much opposed to this. They would prefer that no candidate be put up , so that they could re main within the organization and tote against the ticket named by the slltcr men. This course Is preferred by the western men , who feel that silver organization will be very strong In their states and bolters would get a cold shoulder In the future It Is understood that the eastern men feel that the best way to withhold totes from the sllter ticket Is by putting up a candidate. Many of the eastern men do not want to be put In the position of having to choo e be tween the republican candidate and the democratic silver candidate. General Tracy of New York , who ttas a gold leader In the rifty-thlrd congress when the silver purchasing law was re pealed , sajs that he docs not think the bolt or separate ticket will be organized at this contention , but that the people who do not approto of the nomination of a silver man will ask for another candidate and that It \tlll be a spontaneous demand He thinks the situation will not be far different from that of 1872. when the stalwart democracy retimed to support Horace Greeley and put Charles O'Connor up as a candidate In order that the democrats who would not tote for Greeley and were opposed to the repub licans could cast their totes for a straight- out democrat. The Idea of a second ticket Is also advocated by thotc who desire to make the protest against a silver platform and candidate as emphatic as possible. Gen eral Tracy sa > s that while he has not > ct reached the stage of a definite program , yet he regards It as the natural and Inevitable sequel to the complete contiol of the con tention by the slltcr forces , which now seems assured HILL IS SLOW TO SPEAK. Those of the eastern delegates who have been In the habit of following the lead of Senator Hill are at a loss to know just where they stand They are waiting for Senator Hill to announce his plan and his announcement seems to be tardy In Its ap pearance The arrival of Tammany seems to hate brightened jip the gold atmosphere considerably but the brightening Is simply because of the strenqhtcnitig of the num bers present and not because any revltcd hope of winning Those among the Tammany men who may bo accounted leaders are verj- much averse to the taking of any arbitrary action by the gold standard contingent. They say that democratic conventions have been always obedient to the rule of the ma jority and this should bo no exception to the rule. They say that a vigorous fight should be made by the gold men on all ques tions where the cast disagrees , but that when defeated the defeat should be accepted gracefully There Is a new- and rather not at feature of the eastern situation It Is the arrltul of a delegation of about sixty colored people ple calling themseltes the National Negro Democratic association They are presided over by James A Ross of Buffalo and arc scheduled to hold a meeting tomorrow night. The peculiar feature Is that a majority of them are for silver and they expect to pas * a resolution to that effect tomorrow night A considerable number of gold democrats are here from the middle western and south ern states which sent solid silver delegations with a view of co-operating with the gold delegates from the east. Thoj Include the followingExCongressman Bjnum of In diana , cx-Crr.grcssman Outhwaitc of Ohio lion Brn Cable of IllInoH. U S Hall anil Judge John C. Tarsney of Missouri. Genera ! John B Gordon nnd Homing Dublgnon of Georgia , R W Knott of the Lonlstillo Post and Mr Haldcman of the Courier-Journal of Kentucky and others These gold men arc seeking to Impress the convention with the Idea that the gold sentiment among the democrats of their states , although not pic dominant , must be reckoned with In addi tion to these men representatives of the ad ministration are here from all quarters of the country They see little , however , to encourage them In the situation The fed eral officials are Incensed at the seemingly deliberate purpose to ignore or condemn Mr Cleveland Hnrdly a single picture of the president lu to bo found In the hotels. THREE POINTS WON. The gold men are Jubilant over the fur ther fact that they have defeated the silver men's plan for a caucus to settle a plat form , candidates and the length of the con vention Senator Cantor , who Is delegate- at-Iaigo In place of United States Senator Murphy , mid tonight "We hate beaten them In three things They can't get a caucus ; they can't limit the convention to ono day , and they couldn't defeat Hill in the national committee " When the New York delegation met to night It was noticeable that a number of men with Holes badges tvcro In the room Just before the meeting five members of the Alabama delegation camu to Governoi Flower and paid. "Governor , wo have been forbidden by our unit rule to vote for Hill for chairman , but we will help him out b > voting for Whitney , no OB to take Eticngth from the Fllvor candidate" Mr Whltncj came over to the New York meeting and wat- there for about fifteen mlnntcH When lit came out he was told by the Associated press icportcr that he wan credited with not being averse to a bolt. Ho said : "You ma > denj that emphatically. I am not In fatoi of a bolt , I do not want a bolt , and I shall uigo that no such action be taken Wo arc democrats I have not heard of the alleged overtures of the Boles pcoplo to the gold men , but It Is not Impossible and there may be such breaks when they find the arlll trury way In which the slltcr men try to dlsposo of their booms " Such Tammany men as Senator Cantor Congressman Sulzer and J C Hhcehan assert that they will abide by what the major ) ! ) docs and will not bolt or refuse to vote on any question The majority of the Now York delegates aio apparently of the saint mind , and Matsachusotts and Pennsylvania the other two leading states In the gold movement arc In sympathy. As to the ac tlon of the convention on the temporary chairmanship , the delegates will fight tooth and nail for Hill , and they arc very chipper tonight with the hope that they may BCCUIC a number of sllter totcx to aid them It Is believed that the gold men to make c allow of fairness In the contention , tvill vote to unseat the Nebraska gold men seated by the national committee and will ask sup port In return from tha slltcr men for the Michigan gold men and for Hill The silver men. on the contrarj , seem to be afraid to night that there will bo a division of tholr forces that may hurt their cause It has been rumored that Holes has been dickering for the eastern vote and that n fovv allvcr states that hate Vice President Stevenson In mind arc looking to New York and other gold states for totes. Pennsylvania In not In this alleged dicker , remaining faithful ( Co Pattlson Allgold and Senator Jones arr most disturbed and demand a short conten tion , but the gold rntn say that U will be a prolonged one PI on C'rrrU Indian AKtMil , WASHINGTON. July C Tim presld'tit IMS appointed Fr'd Trceoil of Crow rrck 8 V. Indian fluent at the Ciovv CrcUv agency , MEET IN CONFUSION Nothing is Certain at Chicago but a TreO Silver Platform. MAJORITY IS HOPELESSLY SPLIT UP Neither Bland Nor Eoiea Has Shown asYot How Ho Cnn Win. DARK HORSES NOW LOOM UP IN THE FOQ Bryan a Possibility and Even Hill Talked Of ns a Compromise. FIRST CONTEST ON TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN .ten- York .senator Will Ho Clvi-n the ( ! IM < > | li > t'linlrninii Hurt-It ) mill the I'lKlK Milt He I'r.- cl III tilt CM ! I in moil la ! ( ! > . CHICAGO , July C On the eve of the dem ocratlc national convention , which convenes In the Coliseum on the Lake Trout at noon tomoirow , all Is confusion. Only ono thing looms up like a searchlight In the fog that hangs over the situation nnd obsctirci the vision of the wisest nnd most farscetng ; of the leaders. That Is that the convention will be for silver at 1(5 ( to 1 As for can didates , the contention Is still groping In the dark. The din of the Bland and Holes boomers Is deafening , and so Infectious at times that It almost carries the public off Us feet. Bland Is unquestionably In the lead so far as actual votes are concerned , bis strength approximating 2f > 0 , a liberal esti mate , with Boles moving along at his heels with about 200 , but neither Is able to dem onstrate ns jet how ho can win. In this chaotic condition of affairs , go'slp and spec ulation cast about for dark horses Wil liam J. Brvaii , the "boy orator of the Plane , " Vice President Stevenson , John R. McLean , Senator Blackburn , the "blus grass orator" of Kentucky ; Senator White ot California , nil share the distinction of beIng - Ing canvassed. Even Senator Hill of New , York Is talked of , and bis famous Elmlra speech of 1SS3 Is recalled as an evi dence that be is a blmctall st and would make n strong compromise candidate. The name of ex Governor Campbell ot Ohio la also heard The Pennojer boom from Oregon gen ttas formally launched today , and ex- Congressman Slblo > of Pennsylvania an nounced his candidacy At work In the background Is the senatorial movement for Teller , with the free silver republicans and their allies , the populist leaders , straining every nerve to Impress on the convention the advisability of nominating the Colo- radoan With nil these sllter forces strug gling against each other , with the gold men solid nnd compact , ready to obey orders , 16 Is a shrewd political prophet who can point the way out. It will require at least another day for the fog to lift. i The silver leaders now reluctantly admit , on the eve of the convention- , that their two- thirds majority is nn undisciplined mass , run nlng hither and thither , possibly to bo stampeded in the end They started out wth | the announced intention ot getting to gether and arranging a program to bo put through by the sheer force of their major ity. They were to abrogate the two-thlrda uilo and select their candidate In a caucus of silver men. Both these projects wcro put aside , and they nre now at the door of the convention , with the question of a candidate open and a deadlock Inevitable. BLAND , BOIES AND THE FIELD. It will reo.uirc etery sliver tote In the convention to nominate and the friends of any candidate can. If the gold men do not plump their votes to a silver man who may be formidable but not the choice of the majority , pretent nn early nomination. This would , of course play Into the hands of those who nre maneuvering to bring for ward Teller at the opportune time , or. If the sentiment of the contention refused to jleld to the leader of the St Louis bolters' . Into the hands ot the managers of a dark ; horse. Buck Hlnrlchsen's poll of the Illinois delegation , showing n majority for Bland , was confirmed today when the delegation voted 43 to 1 to support the Mlssourlan. Kansas airl Texas fell Into line also for Bland and these acquisitions made Silver Dick's followers very confident but Boles * boom also grew apace Iowa's ex-gov ernor's managers received assurances of sup port from the south , which buo > ed up their hopes But It IB a long road to n two- thirds majority and Blond has naturally bo- I'orae the target of the friends of all the ) other candidates The dark horses are especially willing to have the Mlssourlan draw the fire It Is possible that eventually Bland may reach the goal but the most sagacious political observers seem to be lieve that they have reached the hill. After he has Lcen turned down , they expect to see the Blnnd cohorts , with their blood aroused , turn on Boles nnd destroy him. The Iowa candidate at present has the sup port pc-i haps unconsciously po far as ho Is concerned , of many of the eastern gold men , who expect to bow to the will of the majority. Bland , they urge. Is a man of a single ide-a In the end the situation seems to possibly point to nn outsider as the termination of this strife The gold men are without a definite pro gram They are practically reconciled to defeat , so far as the platform Is concerned , but seem to be possesbed of the vague hope that i-omethlng will turn up which will secure for them an acceptable candidate. Among Eomn of the. radicals there Is still talk of a bolt McDermott of New Jersey announced today that ho would walk out of the convention , anil the contesting gold delegation from Texas made up their minds that they did not want a candidate who was , as they expressed It devoted to the silver heresy But under the advlco ot Whitney and Hill , the fear of a bolt of nny propoitlons Is'being dispelled and some oC the gold men who were ) estcrday exceed ingly bitter , are moic composed and read/ to accept the situation Should there bo a phjMolul tvlthdiawlng from the conven tion , however. It Is likely the bolters will later place a ticket In the field PLATFORM STILL UNSETTLED. The silver men will go Into the conven tion tomorrow with nothing decided as to platform , and there promises to bo a ruction and perhaps bad blood over tbo matter The majority largely favor a sim ple platform tvhlch will subordinate all others to the financial Issue , which they regard as tbc vital and paramount issue of the coming battle at the polls A very considerable number , with their eyes on tha votes of tbo slltcr republicans , desire to completely Ignore the tariff question , while others arc In favor nf a moderate declara tion for a tariff which will mlao sufficient rotcnue for the government On the other hand , there are radicals who want an ab solute free trade plank In the platform. The Nebraska delegation today elected a member of the committee nn resolutions who wants a free trade declaration In the person of W. . ' . Br > an , Governor AUneld and Senator Tlllman ara fighting for a condemnation of the presi dent by name , while others. Insist that them shall be a denunciation of the administra tion's bond Issues , though they would fore- KO any mention of Mr Cleveland , Tbo friends of the administration are tery anx ious to forestall any reflection upon the president and the cooler heads among tbo silver leaders are dlfpotcd to acquleica. As a matter of fact , It It becoming appar ent that the shrewd generals on both sides do not ( H-lre to widen the breach between th 'lr ' fcllo-.vera. They will make every ef >